I think it's just one more "feature" that serves no real purpose. They implement stupid things like this, no-one asked for it, yet the meter problems persists after 4 years +. Fix the meter, in fact, re-make the meter, it is inherently flawed, being tied to club/ball "feel", the stupid thing has no idea how fast to go at any given time, it is like a slide show meter with some frames completely skipped. This can be proven pretty easily, go use starter clubs and balls for a round, and see how completely smooth that meter is.