WaLk0fLiFe:You realize us willing to do this stops shot advice and cheating? We can just go back to never streaming anything and you would never know who is talking to who or who is sharing screens where. People can be sharing screens at any time without you or anyone else knowing. This is an impossible rule to police unlesss someone does it on a stream. Giving opponent the choice is impossible if someone was going to shar screens and tell a player what to hit they would not tell the opponent and he would be none the wiser.
Everything you say is true, except maybe the first question. I don't realise that as I'm not as up on technology as I should be, but I suspect there are ways that information could still be passed without the watchers knowing.
There were two suggestions, I take it you've not saying there's anything wrong with the one that since some know this is allowed then all teams should. Once that's happened it's not about "us" it's about everyone. I'm not saying anyone did anything just that I would wonder if I was playing someone (anyone, not directed anywhere in particular) that was screen sharing with a better player. Saying that it's not only about what to hit etc, I've watched friends use the wrong putting scale, move the wrong way for the wind etc, if I could have said something I doubt if I could have stopped myself.
The second, that the opponent should have the choice: Firstly informing them I'd think is the minimum that should happen.
Thje whole impossible to police arguement doesn't seem relevant to me. Lots of things are impossible to police effectively it doesn't mean they should be allowed or legal. Is it even possible to screenshare and take a persons shot? That's a genuine question, I don't know. If it is then a few times in a round could make all the difference.
If it was against the rules; I'm playing someone and they ask if I want this and I say no, if they do as you describe above then they are cheating. If they can live with that then so can I. As you say they probably wont get caught but at least it's only probably. Two or more people already know, a few more gradually will, then a falling out and someone will tell. It wont make any difference to the result by then but it may to a reputation or two.
If someone did ask me if they could do this then I'd ask who with and if the person they were sharing with was. If I thought they were of similar or lesser ability I'd probably go along with it, until someone tells me why I shouldn't. For my next game in this I'd let my opponent screenshare with anyone he wants to if he asked.
If it was against the rules I don't think as many as you seem to suggest would do it.
I'm not trying to have a go at anyone in particular and I realise I'm in a very small minority so screensharing will be done with or without the opponents permission. It's just what I think and I don't see why that's painted as negative and I should be banned etc. What I don't understand is If it is just me that would, sometimes, say no would it matter if the choice was the opponents?