Whilst playing HP's "find the bench" game, I had the thought of another potential game. I don't know if there is any such game outside of the UK, but those in the UK will know all about Spot the Ball, a gambling game where you have to mark on a still photo with a cross where you think the ball is at that precise moment in a football (soccer) game. I've wondered if I can do something similar here (but without the gambling aspect).
I think I've managed to do it (i.e. remove the ball from the screenshot), so I'd like to have a trial run to see if the game is viable. For this first attempt there will be no prizes, bragging rights only, but if I feel the game will work without cheating I will offer prizes for future weeks.
Instructions:
- Right click on the picture and click on "Save Image As...", then save it to your desktop with whatever name you want. Please save it as type JPEG (rather than PNG, BMP, etc) as it is a much smaller file than any other type.
- Open your saved image in Paint (right click on your saved image file then left click on Open With..., then select Paint (free software in Windows)) ready to place your crosses. Please use Paint and not any other software so that everyone does the same, and it will make judging the winner easier.
- Select the Line shape (1st shape) from the Shapes section in the toolbar.
- Select the thinnest line from the Size section in the toolbar. This must be done after selecting the Line shape otherwise the line thickness will go back to the default size, which it too thick.
- Now proceed to draw a cross using 2 diagonal lines where you think the golf ball is. Don't make the lines too long so that they cross other crosses.
- Each person is allowed 10 crosses per picture (only one picture entry per person). If there are more than 10 crosses the entry will be void. Less than 10 crosses is an acceptable entry..
- Once you have placed all your crosses, save your picture.
- Upload your picture to an image hosting site. I recommend https://postimages.org/ as it is free and the images don't carry a watermark like many other image hosting sites.
- Post your uploaded image into this thread using the URL in Direct Link by using the Insert Media icon on the forum edit toolbar.
So, now that you have all the instructions, here's the trial photo.
Wgt's first full course was Kiawah Island, so our first Spot the Golf Ball competition will be from that course - tee shot on hole #9:
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