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Another WGT feature that makes my blood boil

• Michalzeszen 7 Posts

  Fri, Nov 18 2016 3:46 PM

  phred952:

  Do you play golf IRL?  If so, did you ever hit a ball in the water and get it back?  It's not going to change.  Best thing would be to learn from your mistakes and stay out of the water and OOB areas and it won't be an issue.
  
  

   

  I disagree. It is just a way of profiting. The lost ball has absolutely no impact on the game. They could just keep the hit counter and keep the ball that hit the water. I repeat: this is just a smart way of profiting.
  
  I don't know how much your money worth in terms of RL stuff. But, just to make an example: in my country, buying a three pack of 400 credits balls, is the same of buying a high end 3-set tennis balls (a game I actually play IRL). I find it difficult to make sense on that price tag. At least on what my currencie's worth.

  phred952:

  You've played 166 ranked rounds in almost 5 year?  I did see you are playing more this month.  All that practice will help if you learn from your mistakes.  And seriously, you had to comment on a topic that hasn't been active for a month?

  Out of curosity, is your CDP XP total also messed up?  Just wondering.  Enjoy the game.

  phred952

  Got to tell you dude, learning what the heck "CDP" means consumed a lot of my time ( lol). I have no idea if it is working properly, I never really paid attention to the level system.

  That said, you must understand that I'm a casual player. I have a several years of experience, but relatively low time play. I have only one account to this game, and, as far as I remember, as soon as the training tutorials finished, I began playing ranking rounds. Not a lot of practice as you can imagine.
  
  So you see, being a casual player, it just drives me absolutely insane that I lose the equivalent of a good IRL tennis ball every time I put a electronic ball inside an electronic pot of water.

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Fri, Nov 18 2016 6:01 PM

  mkrizan86:

  phred952:

  It's like the first Par 5 on Bethpage Black.  It tempts you to shoot over the bunkers to the green.  But you either come up short and get to play in the sand, or you're long and can't hold the green, running off the other side.  Both reduce your chances of a birdie by a lot.

  I hate to disagree with you on this, but I'll do it anyway ;-) 

  #4 is a much easier birdie, if you shoot for the green. Played correctly (full bs, adding about 20y of power to stated distance in side wind, adjusted for other wind), you should end up a yard or 2 off the green. From there you have an easy pitch to a flat surface (unlike when playing from the right and short), which is in fact a decent eagle chance. There are a few spots (long and a bit to the right), where all you need to do is ding the pitch, it's totally straight, all you need is the correct power and a ding. Although, I haven't had more than a couple of dings (or even close to 1) per round, since my PC broke down in the beginning of October :-(

  The only thing you need to worry about, when going for the green, is not landing on the green before the hole. There's a nasty slope, which can make your ball shoot far away. But the bunker in front of the green is an easy out, the 10-15% lie is easy, just play a full bs flop with the correct power and you should end up not more than 5-6 feet from the hole.

  Of course, the above only goes, if both your clubs and balls have a decent amount of spin ;-)

  I admit I haven't tried going for the green on  #4 @ BPB in quite a while.  i got tired of being short and in the bunker, or not being able to stop the ball on the green.  I am using balls with more spin now than I used to, so perhaps I'll give it a try.  Thanks for the advice.

  phred952

• Robert1893 7,719 Posts

  Fri, Nov 18 2016 7:32 PM

  Michalzeszen:

  But, just to make an example: in my country, buying a three pack of 400 credits balls, is the same of buying a high end 3-set tennis balls (a game I actually play IRL). I find it difficult to make sense on that price tag. At least on what my currencie's worth.

  
  
  Not to put too fine a point on it, but wouldn't the more apt comparison simply be to how much it costs to purchase a sleeve of the same type of golf ball (IRL))?  
  
  But to keep your comparison of one to the other, how much did you spend for the tennis racket you play? I have to wonder if it's around the $13 or so you had to spend to get the irons you're playing here on WGT. :-)

  In other words, if a person is going to complain about WGT maximizing its profitability with respect to the balls, the person should at least acknowledge the (relative) bargains one is receiving with the other equipment. 

• Vaibhav5viv 886 Posts

  Fri, Nov 18 2016 9:43 PM

  Water is only really in play on Congo #6 with the front pin.. And that too if u r fixated with the flag.With BB I'd always bail out left to give a 18-20ft ...

  BB#4 is defo more easier going for the green as its a straightfwd pitch back up the hill .

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Fri, Nov 18 2016 10:17 PM

  To Michalzeszen,

  No one likes losing a ball in the water.  Especially when that costs money out of your pocket.  I have no idea what balls you would purchase as your currently equiped ball is the starter ball.  Best way to avoid the anguish would be as Fatdan said:

  "The solution is "don't get anywhere near the water, and when you do or can't avoid it, make 100% sure you don't hit into it!"

  For what it's worth, I feel that Congressional 18 is the biggest ball magnet (with water) anywhere.

  When I was a tour pro, I used the WGT G12-S ball with pretty good results.  Then I went to the G13-S ball most of the time.  I liked the slightly slower meter speed better.  I found it played well for the cost. At that time I was also playing with the L59 Ping G25's.  Buying higher priced balls with better attributes would have been a waste of money.

  I am sorry for the remark about CDP.  It wasn't meant to be taken seriously.  It was more a cry of frustration regarding the ongoing problems people are having since the last update changed how the CDP works combined with the apparent inability of many people to search the forum for answers before posting a question.

  Overall, I guess I was thinking that  people venting about the "unfairness" of a game following the consequences of what sometimes happens IRL and expecting any change to prevent it from happening is just strange.  As alosso says "we are WGT, hope is futile".  

  I have sent you a small gift of some sleeves of WGT G12-S balls.  I hope they help your game a bit and you enjoy them.  Hit them where you are aiming and keep them dry.

  Good Luck,

  phred952

   

   

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Sat, Nov 19 2016 5:17 AM

  "I have sent you a small gift of some sleeves of WGT G12-S balls.  I hope they help your game a bit and you enjoy them.  Hit them where you are aiming and keep them dry.

  Good Luck,

  phred952"

  Phred...IMHO, you are far too classy to be associated with this site.:)

• craigswan 31,765 Posts

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• JasCooper 528 Posts

  Sat, Nov 19 2016 8:00 AM

  Penalties for water hazards should be in strokes, not dollars.

  if you take a different shot if you ball is down to the last hit then you would if the ball is new, the system is flawed.

  I guess in real golf you are not allowed to swap balls mid-game, so that is not a solution.

  But the decision should be to take a safe shot to avoid a penalty, or risk a penalty. Not risk a penalty and a $2 ball.

  A ball retrieval fee isn't a bad idea. Then you won't alter your game based on the age of the ball in play.