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Ready go's so inconsistant its unbeleivable, can someone explain wind issue?

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Sat, Nov 13 2010 6:12 AM (2 replies)
  • chrisironsbones
    3,524 Posts
    Fri, Nov 12 2010 4:44 AM

    Can anyone explain how a G10 pw, travels 114 yards in 28 mph headwind on flat surface, (hence only loosing a yard off club yardage)forcing me to be 12 yards past hole in a ready go tournament, but the same shot with same wind in other free stroke play tournaments will travel around 100 yards in same headwind?

    Then to top it off, my putt which was from 34 feet with a totaly straight green only a tiny left to right break, after i dinged putt, and gave it say 25 feet of power, a strange clunking noise was heard , then ball flew left nowhere near where it should have gone,(ball should no way travel left on left TO right break for starters) 5 yards to left of hole and carried on for another few more feet untill it was a total of 43 feet. There was no downslope whatsoever.  A nice bogey to start round when it seemed i got 4 "deviation or beast" shots in a row!

    Then also next hole, my approach had 24 mph right to left wind, 72 yards from hole,so i aimed where i would usually aim quite far right ( would usually end up at least 4 yards or under to pin) but ball landed so far right it was like the mph of the wind had doubled

    If i had to choose i would rather a consistant game play and a jerky meter then what i get now a smooth meter and totally buggy gameplay.  Seems like another 100 credits in WGT pockets with out a fight. Whatever you do WGT always have last laugh by completely messing up shots to lower your score and even the field! (i also forgot to mention on the par 5 #5th my 200 yard iron on second shot maybe hitting some invisible object and travelling 330 yards ,leaving me 120 yards past hole!, then next hole i was 5 feet to pin, an easy birdie chance to obtain some dignity back from round, then ball flew right, again like it wasn't me taking the shot, and the green was totally flat no break on green whatsoever!)..That last shot was anough to make me withdraw from a ready go for the first time, but as WGT allready know why fix any problems because they know mugs like me will carry on entering ready go's giving them more $ because they're the most enjoyable rounds..when game play is buggless!!

    I didn't withdraw in the end,  and managed to do ok unill #11, where i had 28 mph tailwind off tee, flag is 162 yards, how can you explain 160 yard wedge hit only a tiny bit under full power only travel 153 yards and land me in bunker, surely with tailwind it should go OVER 160 yards???.

    Anyway, i put that round behind me after withdrawing on 11th, entered Bethpage ready go full 18, first hole birdied, then on second, i dinged drive, only for ball to fly LEFT into trees, nowhere near where i aimed, forcing me to double bogey. 

    WGT is it because i'm writing these posts complaining your'e bumming nearly every shot as revenge?..wow a litttle compensation..i misshit a putt on next hole, but ball went straight into hole, instead of left how it should have gone..WGT are listening! or inconsistencies are everywhere!!!!

  • chrisironsbones
    3,524 Posts
    Fri, Nov 12 2010 12:24 PM

    I entered another ready go this evening at kiwah, i was -3 going into 11th, then bang a meter skip as i pressed mouse, a slice ..plop..water hazard, ruining another round. Not to mention twice skipping when i later played st ands front 9 when i had 2 easy birdie putts from 4 foot away, making my score a crummy -3 instead of -5.. Damn it if i havn't learned my lesson by now then i'm more stupid than the next guy who's going to call me stupid in this forum!

  • BeachGolf
    119 Posts
    Sat, Nov 13 2010 6:12 AM

    Regarding the 114yd wedge shot, I have noticed that my WGT Tour Starters PW (I think it's the PW), which is supposed to go 115 yards, always goes about 113 yards into a 10-14mph headwind with full backspin and 95% power.  I know some clubs have less effect in the wind than others, but it shouldn't affect just one club in the set!  Even with no wind, it shouldn't go that far.

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