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Match play greenspeed

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 5:53 AM

  Why is it that when I play against lets say a tour master we both get to play on tournament speed on the greens? This is a huge advantage for them.

  Why not make everyone play on the green speed they are used to? I want to play on fast greens whether I meet a hack or a legend. What is the reason that you make it easier for the top rated player?

• b0geybuster 2,574 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 7:19 AM

  SweetiePie91:

  Why is it that when I play against lets say a tour master we both get to play on tournament speed on the greens? This is a huge advantage for them.

  Why not make everyone play on the green speed they are used to? I want to play on fast greens whether I meet a hack or a legend. What is the reason that you make it easier for the top rated player

  really?   Did you even factor in your tee advantage?   

  Just saying,

  b0gey

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 7:50 AM

  b0geybuster:

  really?   Did you even factor in your tee advantage?   

  Stop being so ignorant. You know as well as me that you higher level people have better equipment that goes way further than my clubs. I was outdrived by this guy at least half of the times. 

  I asked why is it that I got to play on tournament greens when I usually play on fast greens? There is a lot of difference between those in speed you know..

  Just saying,

  SP

• b0geybuster 2,574 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:28 AM

  SweetiePie91:

  b0geybuster:

  really?   Did you even factor in your tee advantage?   

  Stop being so ignorant. You know as well as me that you higher level people have better equipment that goes way further than my clubs. I was outdrived by this guy at least half of the times. 

  I asked why is it that I got to play on tournament greens when I usually play on fast greens? There is a lot of difference between those in speed you know..

  Just saying,

  SP

  Ignorant would suggest a lack of knowledge, I can assure in general the lower tiers out drive the upper ones by quite a bit.  So WGT should cater to you?   You play on the upper tiers greens no matter the game.   Small price to pay for being able to hit mostly wedges into greens!

  Cheers,

  b0gey

   

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:36 AM

  b0geybuster:

  Ignorant would suggest a lack of knowledge

  Yes thats what I meant too..  we don't have the drivers to drive as far as you because our level is not high enough (usually if not someone has stayed on pro until level 70-80). So at least the one's I've played in matchplay has outdrived me or been as near the green as me on second shot.. And taking in that you often have irons going further than ours I can't see what advantage we have. 

• b0geybuster 2,574 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:38 AM

  SweetiePie91:

  b0geybuster:

  Ignorant would suggest a lack of knowledge

  Yes thats what I meant too..  we don't have the drivers to drive as far as you because our level is not high enough (usually if not someone has stayed on pro until level 70-80). So at least the one's I've played in matchplay has outdrived me or been as near the green as me on second shot.. And taking in that you often have irons going further than ours I can't see what advantage we have. 

  OK, maybe for you?  But as a legend, all tiers have a huge tee advantage on most courses.  The difference can be 3-4 clubs into a green at times.   So I am not sympathetic to what you seem to deem a disadvantage.

   

• trumpy959 99 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 8:59 AM

  SweetiePie91:

  You know as well as me that you higher level people have better equipment that goes way further than my clubs

  You have equipment available to you in the Pro Shop that along with your tee box advantage and a fair amount of skill, puts you way ahead of most players in the fairway on any given day. In an effort to even the playing field for that potential advantage WGT selects the green speed for the highest tiered player. 

  If others are outdriving you or making more putts than you, it then becomes your problem and possibly more practice is needed to help develope your game. Of coarse the player who has the most skill will always be the winner: no matter who the opponent is; or what equipment they may have; or what tee box or green they happen to be hitting from... 

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 9:59 AM

  How can you have two different speeds on the same green in real life? You seem to want this game to be more and more unrealistic.

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 10:57 AM

  trumpy959:

  You have equipment available to you in the Pro Shop

  No because I'm not at that level so I can get those longhitting clubs yet! 

  trumpy959:

  If others are outdriving you or making more putts than you, it then becomes your problem and possibly more practice is needed to help develope your game

  How can outdriving be my fault lol? I can't help that I have worse equipment that they do, thats not anything I can practice to get better on..

• SweetiePie91 269 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2011 11:01 AM

  piztaker:

  How can you have two different speeds on the same green in real life? You seem to want this game to be more and more unrealistic.

  So why are they choosing the player with highest tiers greens? The lower rated players need all they can get against a better player.. Or at least make it the average of the two peoples greenspeed..

  And besides, this is FAR from real life you know.. So that little difference wont make it so much more unrealistic..