mkg335: I appeal to the community for support in our effort to get our friend reinstated.
I vote to reinstate Tom. I was surprised, when he got banned a while back and something didn't feel right then. I defended him from K in the sweeps thread, despite never playing with him.
As far as ding stats go, it's ridiculous to convict anyone on that alone. If they only count from tee to green, my ding rate is at 90+% on a good day and around 60% on a bad day (just my estimate). If they count putts as well, it would be significally lower, cause I'm an off ding putter. Just a thought, could they be including putts as well and Tom suddenly changed his technique? Cause that would explain the jump.
No matter what, ding % is the result of your daily meter performance, of your feel and rhythm at that moment and of your physical condition. When I play, after coming back from work, my fingers are stiff for about an hour. I can't get the timing right to save my life then.
This should've never been the reason for suspension.
P.S.: Thank you for making this public. I had no idea why he was banned and that he was the one, who was talked about.