In many posts clearing system and browser caches, Flash Player settings, and game settings are mentioned as things to check if you're having connection, game freezing, or jumpy meter issues.
Here is a list of those things I do and check right before I play WGT and hope the information will help you:
I clean my browser caches, then close my browser.
At the system level - clear all the temporary Internet files your computer is hanging onto and other system caches that contain garbage data. Make sure your system Registry is cleaned up.
I use CCleaner Pro to do system level cache cleaning maintenance, usually several times a day, but I always run CCleaner right before I open my browser to start the WGT game client.
Browser Caches to Clear (Obliterate from the beginning of time)
Browsing History
Download History
Cookies, Other Site and Plug-In Data
Cached Images and Files
Passwords
Autofill Form Data
Hosted App Data
Content Licenses
Recommended Flash
Player & WGT Game Settings/Options
The WGT game client page should be the only tab/web site
open in your browser. I leave my anti- malware and anti-virus applications running
in the background, but have an absolute minimal number of applications that start
and run in the background when I boot my computer.
Flash Player
With the game client page open, right click anywhere on the page, click on Global Settings and the Flash Player Settings Manager web page
will open in a new tab.
In turn click on each Settings Manager panel:
• Global Privacy
Settings panel
Always deny
• Global Storage
Settings panel
Move the slider all the way to the left so the chosen value
is None.
Check - Never Ask Again.
Un-check – Allow 3rd party content to
store data on your computer.
Check - Store common flash components to reduce
download times.
• Global Security
Settings panel
Choose - Always Deny
No web sites should be listed.
• Website Privacy
Settings panel
Delete all listed web sites except media5.wgt.com. Left click on media5.wgt.com
to highlight it.
Choose – Always Deny and make sure media5.wgt.com
then has a red dot with a (Deny) minus sign in it.
• Protected Content
Playback Settings panel
Click on Reset License
Files
• Peer-Assisted
Networking panel
Check – Disable P2P Uplink For All
Note media 5.wgt.com will then have a red dot with a
(Deny) minus sign in it and no other web
sites should be listed.
Recommended WGT Game Settings/Options
On the first Game Client page click on Menu. Scroll down and click on Game
Settings.
If you have already started a game – click on Menu, scroll down to Options to choose game settings.
Display
Display Hole In One Challenges – NO
Ball Speed Boost – None
Use Ball Speed Boost On Green – NO
Flash Quality – HIGH
Show WGT Lessons Button – NO
Transparent Avatar – ON
Virtual Caddy – Do Not
Show Caddy
Distance Markers – Off
(moving the aiming square to check distance to points on the hole is more
accurate).
Aerial multi-Cam - ON
Aim Arc – ON
Camera Pans – OFF
Reflections – OFF
Putting Grid – OFF
Hole Info Display –
OFF
Ball Trails (Replay) - ON
Flag Animation - OFF
End Of Game Messages - Off
Putter Pal Display – On
if you have it. Off if you don’t have it. (I use VGG Caddy instead)
Shot Pal Display - On
if you have it. Off if you don’t have it. (I use VGG Caddy instead)
Show Available Surveys – NO
Show Credit Offers – NO
PIP Animation During Putt – OFF
Show Swing Meter Boost - OFF
Audio
I only lower the Music volume - almost all the way to the
left.
Sometimes I lower the volume of the Ambient & Environmental
sounds.
Advanced
All - OFF