I think that ball life is about the same as it used to be. What has changed is the average score per round, which for most has gone up so one may not be getting as many rounds as they perceive they used to get
NRencich:I don't understand on how I'm playing a game, and all of a sudden on a water hole, the meter always manages to go beserk and I'll lose the ball. Meter stops and starts in middle of shot, and it didn't act up until I got to the hazard hole.
Yep.
The only Game Settings/Options I leave on are:
Flash Quality - High
Transparent Avatar - On
Aerial Multi-Cam - On
Aim Arc - On
Ball Trails (Replay) - On
Everything else is No or Off.