Vaibhav5viv:
Robert1893: He's a good person and a very good player.
Probably, but he's been quite a bit off base on this thread. His initial post hardly screamed calling for a constructive response, while the subsequent post where he explains his troubles is a lot of whataboutery.
My initial post whether it was misdirected or not worded appropriately was somewhat of a cautionary tale, that even using slow meter balls with the SOTW can still result in miss dinged shots where "exaggerated" results will seemingly force players to lose balls they would not ordinarily lose.
I have played SOTW tournaments within our country club and won, whether that was simply luck or just being slightly better than the others that participated is up for debate I guess. The difference in our SOTW tournaments is they are based on multiple rounds played not just one lucky round. So in those events, I demonstrated an ability to play reasonably well over the course of multiple rounds.
Yet, I am still susceptible to have mistakes but the clubs being used can exaggerate those mistakes even far beyond what you normally expect or encounter. It is a possibility and losing balls in the SOTW can be more likely to occur than normal for most players even those with demonstrated ability.
After that initial posts, I felt I was only criticized...if the only thing a person has to say is critical and not empathizing given this can happen to all of us, then Yes my follow up post were on a different topic in that they were more of a response to one player only being critical who also responded in a similar demeaning manner to another member that also stood up for me. This type of behavior is not positive, it is more reflective of troll like behavior.
I admittedly was frustrated prior to making my posts because I hate losing balls. I could have written it better but I also grow weary of negative comments and will stand up for myself. That being said, these type of people are far fewer on here because I have overwhelmingly been grateful and appreciative of all the help, input and suggestions I have received. I simply have to do a better job at tuning out the sour pusses that have nothing better to say.
I am sorry if others don't share my concerns but being aware of an increased possibility of losing balls, even by skilled players, while it means more to some than others is more than likely anticipated and quite likely a desired outcome by those holding a SOTW clash event.
Also, thank you Robert and Lucky for your posts and any others I may have missed.