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• trsix 43 Posts

  Fri, Dec 24 2010 9:10 AM

  New player here.  I'd like to take advantage of offers and maybe use some cash to get a good club set now.

  I don't see any advantage to having to wait to unlock good equipment. Sucks. No interest in buying crappy clubs etc.

   

   

• Longwedge 885 Posts

  Fri, Dec 24 2010 11:05 AM

  trsix:

  New player here.  I'd like to take advantage of offers and maybe use some cash to get a good club set now.

  I don't see any advantage to having to wait to unlock good equipment. Sucks. No interest in buying crappy clubs etc.

   

   

   

  trsix,

  Welcome to WGT.  My advice to all new players is to play with the initial free club sets that you are given.  Get used to the game, the greens, and how to play.  Go to practice mode and work on different shots with different clubs.  In practice mode, the stats don't count, but you still get level points for playing.

  Most of all, make use of the forums and the advice left here by those who are great players of the game.  I learned a ton simply by reading what others do in different situations, then recreating those situations in a practice game and trying it out.

  Finally, remember that misery loves company.  You will find plenty of people on here who find themselves unhappy with the game, the prices of clubs and balls, ect.  Best just to tune them out and make your own opinions.  I myself, am extremely happy with the game, and I think the pricing is very reasonable for my entertainment dollar.

  Feel free to friend me if you like and I would be more than happy to play a practice round with you and chat up how I handle certain situations that arise on the course.

  Once again welcome...and good golfing,

  Long

• Joeyola 1,210 Posts

  Fri, Dec 24 2010 2:01 PM

  Longwedge:

  You will find plenty of people on here who find themselves unhappy with the game, the prices of clubs and balls, ect.  Best just to tune them out and make your own opinions.  I myself, am extremely happy with the game, and I think the pricing is very reasonable for my entertainment dollar.

  I suspect many of the unhappy don't play real golf...were it's consider an accomplishment to break 100 (for 18 holes) and not unusual to pay 40 or 50 bucks for one round.

  Joey

• trsix 43 Posts

  Sat, Dec 25 2010 7:46 AM

  played 2 guys yesterday

  they could out drive me by 50 yards.

  asked one guy how he got his driver

  said he wasn't sure. i think maybe when he joined it gave it to him. maybe it's changed  it was a raptor.

  i have the credits to buy one but won't let me.

  still think thats ridiculous.

• trsix 43 Posts

  Sat, Dec 25 2010 7:47 AM

  Joeyola:

  "I suspect many of the unhappy don't play real golf...were it's consider an accomplishment to break 100 (for 18 holes) and not unusual to pay 40 or 50 bucks for one round."

  Joey

   

  I play real golf!

• 8buster8 649 Posts

  Sat, Dec 25 2010 8:39 AM

  just throwing this out there as a possible explanation, not to bring you down in anyway because I am loving this game/addiction and want others to enjoy'/suffer it as well.

  perhaps the best reason for not letting hacks & amateurs get a huge driver would be ready-go competitions.  In this setting every tier competes together but they compete from their tiers' tees.  So a legend can barely reach some fairways (or so i have heard lol) with the longest driver (available at level 80 I think and is rated around 280 yards) while a hack tee may even reach the green or at least have a short wedge.

  hang in there, at pro level (which I think is around 79 handicap) you could grab a driver for around 200 credits that is rated around 245 yards.  I almost made it to master level with the starter driver and it didn't take too long; I went a little overboard on developing my short game and refused ( a little too long ) to get a longer driver.  Also, if you play the weekly and monthly free tournaments, other players should have the same limitations.  

  good luck.

• Yoda79 697 Posts

  Sat, Dec 25 2010 8:59 AM

  I agree with longwedge. In that it's also my opinion that you should wait to buy clubs and just use the starter clubs. Practice using the starter clubs and learn all 4 courses inside out. Practice using the different shots. Learn the punch, pitch,chip, and flop. Use all the different types of shots in different situations. Also, and this may go overlooked when you first start out, practice using different types of spin on the ball. You can either make the ball carry a little longer or you can make the ball cut through the wind easier. Very important that you learn that. Also after a while play ranked games. Doing this will bring your average down and you will move up in tiers. And the whole time you will be leveling up. Then once you get to at least to the "Pro" tier, that's when I would invest in some premium clubs. But in the mean time just practice, practice, practice. And if your having trouble with a particular hole or a particular shot then either ask a friend about what, he or she, would do in that situation, or post your question here in the forum and their are plenty of people here that would be more than willing to help you out. We were all where your at right now and I'm betting most of us have received advice in some form or fashion, so it's only right that we do the same when we have the chance. So welcome to the game and good luck out there on the links.

• 8buster8 649 Posts

  Sat, Dec 25 2010 9:42 AM

  also, I saw you asked someone how they got their clubs; only a couple of free ones will be available then you will need to use credits to "purchase" the premium ones.  So another question you may have soon is, "how do I get credits?"  Of course you can use real money, but many on here have done well without spending a penny.  I got some of my credits placing well in free weekly/monthly tournaments but most by becoming a survey whore to earn "free" credits (this is an entirely different thread/frustration). 

  And as a "real" golfer, you probably understand how quickly one can lower their handicap by improving short game and putting.  Improving putting here takes a while (really!), but I think short game and scrambling can be quicker.  Not sure how others play, but I "pitch" around the green probably 90% of the time, the other 10% is split between flop & chip.  It took me way too long to realize the weakness of chipping and (not related really) the usefulness of "punching" when you find yourself between clubs.

  remember, drive for show, putt for dough.

  btw, if you are asking (which I know you are not), be careful spending too many credits early on balls that may help for now but do not last forever (like clubs).   I chose a long time ago to play w/ the free balls, too frustrating for me to miss a shot and there goes the ball.  

• Joeyola 1,210 Posts

  Sat, Dec 25 2010 4:06 PM

  Try out the Starter clubs trsix...you'll notice quite a change in the meter speed.  And playing with those might help you transition to premium clubs where meters speeds are a lot faster. 

  As to "real golf", I was referring to what Longwedge said...nothing against you.  But it is amazing how much this game plays like the real thing...it takes a lot of practice to play well...unlike some video games where gamers think they are experts after just a few days.  I've been here a year and a half and learn something new every day.  

  Joey