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Putter Pal

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 6:06 AM

  I'm sure this will have it's advantages for those who cannot visually judge the strength with meter to eye accurately enough....that's how i do it and it works fine for me without having to use paper or a ruler.

  My putting will improve as I learn the greens better and can miss left and right of the ding more accurately and consistently.

  Of course I had to try out the Putter Pal but only bought the 10 hits to try it out but the measurements got totally in the way of me visually judging how I putt and I had to take 8 putts on the 3rd at Bethpage to get rid of it lol.

  I'll just stick to using my eyes as the judge.

   

  tbe

• Kriztjan 1,437 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 6:09 AM

  Honestly, this is supposed to be most realistic golf game out there, according to WGT, to implement this is taking away the human factor, calculating, estimating etc.

   

  I realize people uses rulers and stuff, but thats home made with human factor in play, but this is more of going towards the Tiger Woods series imoa.

   

  Have this feature only available in regular stroke and practice play, NOT in match and Tournament play.

   

  i count movements, i dont use rulers or other stuff for either shots or putts.

  I love this game but this kinda takes away the skill of putting.

• simovoice 4,963 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 6:37 AM

  YankeeJim:

  @ Tess-you make 99% of your putts under 18 feet anyway and you're calling this awesome? Doesn't fit.

  She can putt with blind eyes and his perfect mental ruler, so I bet she was only ironic ...

  I tried this new toy  for 10 putts, it was enough to understand how useless it is for me, this doesn't mean it's the same for all players here of course ....

• LizzieRossetti 1,545 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 7:02 AM

  I think my outstanding Putt statistics speak for them selves.

  I do not need a putter pal.

  I need 2 inch putts is all. (to be fair, I get those anyway after ten or twelve minutes on the green decreasing by increments)

  Now then.What about slow meters on expensive clubs to go with my wooly knickers for St Andrews.THAT would be some use to everyone.

  Lizzie xx

• williamricker 3,222 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 7:05 AM

  LMAO what a joke and they charge you for it even BETTER hahahahahahhahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaahahahahah

• swdeva 238 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 8:17 AM

  It does take away the skill of putting "the human factor". I tried Putting Pal and its not like putting for real. Of course it is your choice to have it or not.

• MUSTAQBAL1 270 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 8:33 AM

  stupid idea. wgt is making the game easier now. instead of low 50s, you will start seeing scores in the upper 40s and inching ever so closer to being like the mid 30s' scores on tiger woods online.  please wgt, take it away.

  qbal

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 8:42 AM

  MUSTAQBAL1:

  stupid idea. wgt is making the game easier now. instead of low 50s, you will start seeing scores in the upper 40s and inching ever so closer to being like the mid 30s' scores on tiger woods online.  please wgt, take it away.

  qbal

   

  I doubt it, do you really think those who can shoot in the low 50's will benefit?

   

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 8:44 AM

  YankeeJim:

  hpurey:

  Can't blame WGT for introducing this.

  How about blaming them for stealing it then? Sluny came up with this 2 years ago!!

   

  Stealing.....totally agree with ya YJ  

  Now lets hope they steal someone's idea for a ball retriever ;-)

• SHRUDE 5,835 Posts

  Wed, Aug 3 2011 8:57 AM

  using increments is better than this POS.

   

  IF it divided the meter according to the meter strength.. maybe

  eg; 30ft meter divided by 10ft increments - 120ft meter by 20ft increments... 

   

  I want to get rid of it now but i got 90 more hits with it..  should be a selection in OPTIONS to disable/ enable it.