My observations from using the new format a few times:
1) The meter is very smooth but seems faster than in the flash version. Please don't make me buy different balls and equipment to slow it down....lol.
2) I am an off ding putter and the greens react WAY different than the Flash version. So I will just have to relearn how to read all the greens.
3) I like the graphics but am still getting used to how much larger everything is.
4) There doesn't seem to be a way to turn off some of the sound effects I could do without, like the applause and heartbeat sound on a good approach without also tuning off the sound of the club hitting the ball. On the Flash game those sounds could be manipulated separately.
5) There are a lot more bells and whistles, I haven't used any of them enough to review which ones I think are good and which are superflous (in my opinion of course).
AceHoler26