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• Agassi1991 777 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 12:49 AM

  Hi

  I think the main problem at the moment is, that when you miss ding by a tiny tiny you really get punished. It certainly put pressure on you!

  Take care all!

  Agassi1991

• Agassi1991 777 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 12:53 AM

  Hi again!

  Just played Pinehurst low wind. No problem with wind, but you really have to hit ding on the approach shots.

  Agassi1991

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 1:55 AM

  mantis0014:

  I really think there is something wrong with the gameplay at the moment

  Roger, I normally do not concur with the conspiracy theories, but I agree, something has changed.

  I have found missing the ding, even by a small amount is having a pronounced affect on the result. Some shots are flying a lot further or shorter than previously.

  Whether it is WGT trying to make the game harder, or I am just really off form, I do not know.

  Some are me, badly missed dings etc, that I can accept, but over the last week I have had more questionable results than the last six months or so.

  But looking at scores around, this is not universal, perhaps it is just me.

  But it has been a while since I have really scratched around just to break par.....and had my first triple bogey in a lonnnnggggg time on the par 5 course earlier!!

  Does it make it less fun, probably not and perhaps more realistic. But then again, I just play for fun.

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 3:03 AM

  alanti:

  I have found missing the ding, even by a small amount is having a pronounced affect on the result

  I see this posted quite a lot, why does this surprise you and others?

  If I miss the ding (or my chosen strike point on the meter), even by a quarks width, I fully expect to see the ball go miles off line.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 3:23 AM

  alanti:

  mantis0014:

  I really think there is something wrong with the gameplay at the moment

  Roger, I normally do not concur with the conspiracy theories, but I agree, something has changed.

  I have found missing the ding, even by a small amount is having a pronounced affect on the result. Some shots are flying a lot further or shorter than previously.

  Whether it is WGT trying to make the game harder, or I am just really off form, I do not know.

  Some are me, badly missed dings etc, that I can accept, but over the last week I have had more questionable results than the last six months or so.

  But looking at scores around, this is not universal, perhaps it is just me.

  But it has been a while since I have really scratched around just to break par.....and had my first triple bogey in a lonnnnggggg time on the par 5 course earlier!!

  Does it make it less fun, probably not and perhaps more realistic. But then again, I just play for fun.

  We have started to have CC comps from shorter Tee's and that's where my low scores are coming in and to try and get my Mojo back.   I know now my short game is pretty good....lol Off the Blacks, I struggle to break or get close to 30/60 due to the things you mentioned. Leaves me tearing me hair out some of time. 3 putting from 5ft out on Tourny greens is a disgrace (for me) ....lol Had a few of them lately. A few months back I was closing my eyes and getting around that 30/60

  As Agassi said earlier, Pinehurst is playing pretty true at the moment. Hope it stays that way.

  This is still the best online golf game out. We have the best of all things. IMO, Wgt has to be careful to try and not make the game too hard to play and take the fun out.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 3:36 AM

  PaulTon:

  If I miss the ding (or my chosen strike point on the meter), even by a quarks width, I fully expect to see the ball go miles off line.

  I've missed the ding from day dot....lol  I should say when I try to ding and just miss either way there has not been a drastic affect on what the ball does.

  Perfect example is the the BB 3wood.  Low forgiveness and if you miss ding just slightly then you are in big trouble. That's fair enough.

  With Iron shots, where the Forgiveness is bit more....  sometimes and more often now when missing ding the ball will go way off and that's not normal.

  Actually,  I might have stumble on something.  Maybe all or some clubs have been set (by mistake) to the same specs as the BB 3wood.  There has been quite a few clubs come into the Pro Shop.

• overtheedge 5,885 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 7:11 AM

  mantis0014:

  I'm not the one to have a Winge or complain about anything about the game.....lol.

  I know your not Roger. 

  mantis0014:

  I do have my theories.  Hypothetically speaking, maybe Wgt is trying to make the game harder, which quite a few have recommended. By doing this it is also taking the fun outa the game for most.

  This could be phrased in a number of ways. Making some "adjustments" to the game or, "re-programming" the game or, re-calibrating the game but the big question is, is WGT "manipulating the game". IF they are making the game harder to play which in turn could benefit business by players spending more money to purchase better equipment or better gb's then I think it border-lines manipulating. But again, the R&R's have so many loop holes that WGT is allowed to make adjustments, recals, re-programming, etc,,etc, all day long without notification so who the hell knows what the game will bring each day.

• JFidanza 1,676 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 10:42 AM

  derekortt:

   

  If you really want to drop your score, play Cabo front 9 or Whistler back 9. Oakmont back 9 also does the trick

  Thanks, I took your word on Cabo F9, and although I haven't played that one much, using my sparse notes on the course and some focus, all those birds really took my average down. As usual, I missed 1 or 2 Eagle attempts, but it was a nice game.

  Oly I don't think I ever had a exceptional score, and that evil par 4 is on my bucket...

• alanti 10,564 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 1:26 PM

  PaulTon:

  alanti:

  I have found missing the ding, even by a small amount is having a pronounced affect on the result

  I see this posted quite a lot, why does this surprise you and others?

  If I miss the ding (or my chosen strike point on the meter), even by a quarks width, I fully expect to see the ball go miles off line.

  The only reason is I am surprised is a I am talking very marginal misses on the ding - previously the results were not so severe, the last week they have been.

  As I alluded to previously, I do not see this as detrimental to the game, and actually makes the game more realistic. In real golf there are hundreds of factors that determine the end result, stance, grip and most importantly the imperfections of the swing. On here they are constant and the only factor is the ding line.

  The precision and forgiveness of the clubs obviously are the major factor in how poorly the shot result is, but I am using the same clubs as I did a week ago, before the last update - I have noticed a difference.

  Again maybe I am just not on my game, that is very possible. Especially when I see other (and again much better players than me) scoring exceptionally well.

  So are these players constantly hitting the ding or are these random results just affecting me (and again it is not every shot)? I sure as hell am not capable of hitting the ding line every shot, if I am running at a third of that it would be accurate assessment.

  Luckily I just play for fun, I have never played a challenge or RG - for the reason to keep this as a fun game. It really does not make a scrap of difference, nor do I care about averages or stats, but I have always said, if it is meant to be a game of skill, the playing field should be even.

   

• CanineSupervisor 1,882 Posts

  Wed, Oct 8 2014 5:30 PM

  PaulTon:

  If I miss the ding (or my chosen strike point on the meter), even by a quarks width, I fully expect to see the ball go miles off line.

  PMSL, Paul

  I've seen you play. I always thought you WERE missing the ding with some of those shots.

  Ooops..maybe it's that Voodoo I use on ya when we play though.

   

  Btw - is this how you're measuring that: 

  By extracting the total width of the top quark, Gamma_t, from the partial decay width Gamma (t -> W b) measured using the t-channel cross section for single top quark production and from the branching fraction B (t -> W b) measured in ttbar events using up to 2.3 fb^-1 of integrated luminosity collected by the D0 Collaboration at theTevatron ppbar Collider ?