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the game is great..... BUT.....

• vortmaxx 10 Posts

  Thu, Oct 14 2010 6:38 PM

  no way I'll spend any money here until play around the green is changed...... what a joke... really..... why is it so bad? I shoot in the upper 80's ......and probably give back 5-9 shots a round because the short play is such BS.... otherwise, I love it... but won't buy more credits or contribute anything else... I have no issues with the putting....

• aussieguyadam 602 Posts

  Thu, Oct 14 2010 8:22 PM

  practice more better clubs better shots simple formula...

  vortmaxx:

  no way I'll spend any money here until play around the green is changed...... what a joke... really..... why is it so bad? I shoot in the upper 80's ......and probably give back 5-9 shots a round because the short play is such BS.... otherwise, I love it... but won't buy more credits or contribute anything else... I have no issues with the putting....

   

• Soulcatcher 1,970 Posts

  Sun, Oct 17 2010 8:47 AM

  I think the problem is the game is very realistic around the greens with the exception of putting off the fringe (I don't even try anymore).

  There are some shots that you just don't do.

  Read THIS, and watch your play around the green improve drastically.

  Happy hitting.

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Sun, Oct 17 2010 9:25 AM

  I think it's pretty good. It has it's foibles but you soon get used to them.

• vortmaxx 10 Posts

  Sun, Oct 17 2010 7:02 PM

  my biggest gripe is you can play with stock clubs/balls and make a good chip/shot etc..... and on the first bounce the ball mysteriously stops in the rough etc......I totally agree that better (paid for) clubs should perform better; however, good shots should be "good shots" regardless of club choice...I really like the game a lot but a running shot that just gets sucked into the surface on it's first bounce like it's in a black hole isn't right....otherwise I really like it...... thanks for replies everyone..

• CharlemagneRH 1,054 Posts

  Sun, Oct 17 2010 8:52 PM

  vortmaxx:

  my biggest gripe is you can play with stock clubs/balls and make a good chip/shot etc..... and on the first bounce the ball mysteriously stops in the rough etc......I totally agree that better (paid for) clubs should perform better; however, good shots should be "good shots" regardless of club choice...I really like the game a lot but a running shot that just gets sucked into the surface on it's first bounce like it's in a black hole isn't right....otherwise I really like it...... thanks for replies everyone..

  Never use the default chip shot.  Use pitch instead.

• danohi50 1,020 Posts

  Sun, Oct 17 2010 10:53 PM

  Unless your on the fringe anyway...as far as your ball getting sucked into the rough..well that's possible since there trying to emulate 6 " rough prevalent on USGA championship set ups. However the friction model for the greens really needs some help. It should react half way between the FW and the green..ain't no where near close.

• vortmaxx 10 Posts

  Mon, Oct 18 2010 10:35 AM

  I should have chose my words better.....I get very frustrated when a chip from the rough, stops the second it hits the lightest cut of fringe when clearly the ball has the momentum to keep moving....I certainly understand it getting stuck again in the rough if I'm not hitting it far enough.

• vortmaxx 10 Posts

  Mon, Oct 18 2010 10:36 AM

  Thanks!!!!! :)

• AntonioBunkeras 262 Posts

  Wed, Oct 20 2010 2:24 AM

  vortmaxx:

  I should have chose my words better.....I get very frustrated when a chip from the rough, stops the second it hits the lightest cut of fringe when clearly the ball has the momentum to keep moving....I certainly understand it getting stuck again in the rough if I'm not hitting it far enough.

  I agree with you 100%. it is unrealistic and frustrating. So, with this in mind, I never chip unless I'm really close to the fringe.