MichaelStroke:
So you'd rather hang out on the ladies tees in an attempt to dodge any challenge of the game.
Gotcha.
This is the opinion of your ego.
If Meesterbond is saying what I think he is saying, then I agree with him wholeheartedly.
I play the game to have fun and pass some free time. I had just as much fun playing from the "ladies tees" with starter clubs as I do now. I started playing this game back in 2010, before all the tiers were implemented. I had fun.
I had to stop playing for awhile after they moved me back a few tees and I could no longer game with starter clubs, it was impossible. We are left with a choice at that point, spend money to purchase all new equipment or don't play.
I enjoyed the game so at that time I purchased new equipment so I could continue to play (the equipment cost much less then). I took about 4 years off because I am not a hard core gamer, I just play for fun, I do not play for stats, tiers, or any other egotistical reason. I had a lot less free time on my hands so I quit playing for quite a while. You can see that I still game the equipment I acquired back in 2010, with the exception of my wedges and putter it isn't even available anymore. With the equipment that I have there are many par 4's that I cannot even reach in two on some courses and several par 3's I cannot reach in 1.
So the reason I would choose to stay on a tier rather than move up, and back, is so that I am not forced to purchase all new equipment just to be able to simply play. If I move back another set of tees I am looking at having to drop a substantial amount of money for new equipment for a game I just play occasionally or stop playing. Now if I played religiously like some people do, then I could understand the investment. But for people like myself I think it is unfair to force us to spend the money for all this new virtual equipment, which is expensive, just to be able to play from those tee's.
So having said that, I don't understand your egotistical comment about "ladies tee's" and avoiding challenges. I enjoy a challenge as much as the next guy, but spending cash is not a challenge. To tell you the truth, I would have just as much fun hitting from the "ladies tee's" using starter clubs.
If you don't agree with that, then tell me what is the challenge of 125 yd tee shot into a par 3 with a 125PW versus a 95 yd tee shot with a 95PW? This challenge you speak of is $$. I play real golf on a regular basis, so I know the answer to the following questions. Do you think spending more money on a driver in real life makes you hit your drives 80-100 yards further? Do you think there are any 3 irons on the planet that are 40 yards apart in distance when hit by the same golfer?
The purpose of this is for WGT to make money by moving you back tiers. Which I am not complaining about at all, it is a great game. And for the people who play for stats and tiers and *** like, they know they have to spend that $$ and don't mind, its ok. What I am complaining about is them forcing people like me to buy upgraded equipment just to continue to play. Its the way in which they average scores, which is not a true average at all. Right now they say my average is 68...psssh not even close. They choose the best rounds to calculate the average so they can move you back, and then you have to spend to stay competitive.
So yes, I also believe it should be a choice. If people choose not to move up tiers or back tees, limit the equipment to tiers/tees so they don't have an unfair advantage.