I'm a new player and think you can change the view by clicking on the camera icons on the overview. It's different to me also because I keep trying to zoom in and out with the mouse and it's simply not a feature. In reality I probably would stand from the point I'm hitting and not get a view of what's ahead without seeing it from that point so would have to know the course a little. Wind speeds are higher than average for anywhere in the US. 12.6 MPH is the highest on average in Oklahoma and 6.2 MPH is lowest which is Arizona. Think they laughed and put KPH without factoring in terrain which would also black the wind. Ah well it's still fun but I would have named it CGWT Crazy Golf World Tour so when your newbie status wears off and your balls starts doing weird things you understand the game. lol