overtheedge:
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
Shady and Over know nothing about Vem .
They are very accomplished quoters .
They are the go to guys if you want to know anything about what someone else has posted .
I can only speak for myself on this, though I believe you have Over misread as well. I actually suck at entering multiple quotes into one of my posts, and if you research it you will see this is true.
As for the V word, all I have EVER said about it, is that I know 99% of the time a missed putt is my fault, but I also have a very good idea when a missed putt was due to some program being cranked up. How else do you describe 2 putts that are exactly the same, yet behave very differently?
The one time I bitched like a madman about V was when I shot 11 under at St A on the front, then 4 over on the back. When I did that, I was told by a few people I had no clue what I was saying, and if I would have shot even on the back then they would agree VEM was at play.
WTF is that!?! In the first place, if I am able to shoot -11 on any front 9 of any course, I would expect a bit more respect when it comes to my opinions on this subject. I have also said, many times, that I believe VEM comes into play rarely, but when it does, you would have to be a beginner to not think something was up.
After playing this game hard for over 7 months, reaching the L tier, beating a few TL's off and on, and more I would think any long-term player would be able to put that all together, create a bigger picture, and realize I'm not BLAMING VEM for my overall play. Only at certain times where I am very confident I had a putt or 3 that were aimed and struck just right to go in, but somehow didn't.
PDB, it seems you are a true troll in every sense of the word, based on your replies to, what has been, a decent discussion on the topic.