PTrenter:I've watched some of the top players like fmagnets and I've seen a lot that have the ability to ding around 8-9 times out of 10. I don't for one moment think these guys are using any aids be it official or not. Some people just have better hand/eye coordination than others.
I would reckon the 80%-90% is less true than if wgt said the top players ding 40% of the time. I too have watched many of Mags rounds.
It depends very much on what they (wgt) mean/say. This is not in anyway an accurate count (I will do one on a couple of rounds when I get time) but my impression is Mags hits the ding on putts much more than other shots, maybe 90% of the time. Drives and approaches, shots requiring the full meter or close to, 40% is probably close.
The "focus boost" is nothing to do with it as I don't think any of the top players use it and if they did wgt (and even anyone looking at their history) would know.
It is likely Mags will deliberately miss the ding sometimes, on a big slope playing uel for example, I think most times he tries to hit it (sorry if this is wrong). Apologies for repeating myself but it depends what wgt are looking at; overall ding %, drives and/or approaches, particular rounds etc etc. I'm assuming wgt would have the sense not to compare an even lie round to an uel round for example.
If wgt are careful how they check and see one player hitting the ding lets say 80% of the time when the other top players are at 40% would you be suspicious of the former? I'd have been surprised at a difference of over 1% between the best two, though there's nothing scientific about that.
Yes there can have a general thread and say being banned for hitting the ding too much is ridiculous, how can anyone reasonably disagree. Any specific case may be different though. I would like to know the details of what they look at and I know that's not going to happen.