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Does the hole get smaller?

• Yiannis1970 3,307 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 4:02 AM

  SoCalJim23:

  Funny & interesting reply "MIO".  Yes, I would agree that there is definitely "Luck" involved when hitting any "Double-Eagle".......but, you have hit over 3,000 Ranked Rounds yet no "Double-Eagles"....does that mean that I'm just "Luckier than You"?

   

  Short answer: YES.

  Long answer: YEAH.

   

• MioKontic 4,654 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 4:37 AM

  SoCalJim23:

  But as I mentioned, I think WGT members pretty much make their own "Luck". Better players tend to have "better Luck". 

  Are you saying you are a better player and so you have better luck?  I, and 100% of other members here, would strongly dispute that - you are NOT one of the better players, not by a long way, your score history proves that!  And since players have been able to play with high-level clubs off forward tees, stats no longer mean anything, and they certainly are not proof of your ability.

  Oh My God, what am I getting myself into here, we have another HenryKawa and/or pdb1!!!

  PS  Drop the bold font!

• HamdenPro 2,487 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 12:16 PM

  MioKontic:

  we have another HenryKawa

  That is a bit unfair to the omnipotent Henry Kawa.

  Henry post with much bravado but Henry is posting to get under people's skin about his unmatched skills. In SoCal's case, it appears he believes that he is one of the premier players on WGT.

  At one time, Henry was a fairly decent player and did have a "respectable" round with Young46.

  Personally, I would love to see a streamed game from SoCal so we can all learn a few tips.

  How about it Jim, can you stream a round so we can watch?

• SimonTheBeetle 3,645 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 2:55 PM

  MioKontic:

  ...or p**1!!!

  Well... I do know we have an Italian version of this in the forums now. (I personally named him "Paolo".)

• AnaNikolaj 639 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 3:48 PM

  MioKontic:

  SoCalJim23:

  But as I mentioned, I think WGT members pretty much make their own "Luck". Better players tend to have "better Luck". 

  Are you saying you are a better player and so you have better luck?  I, and 100% of other members here, would strongly dispute that - you are NOT one of the better players, not by a long way, your score history proves that!  And since players have been able to play with high-level clubs off forward tees, stats no longer mean anything, and they certainly are not proof of your ability.

  Oh My God, what am I getting myself into here, we have another HenryKawa and/or p**1!!!

  PS  Drop the bold font!

   

  I can somehow fully imagine Jim sitting in front of his computer with a split screen of his stats and his friends list.... and breathing somewhat heavily... 

• HamdenPro 2,487 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 5:21 PM

  SoCalJim23:

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• tnivka 141 Posts

  Mon, Jul 31 2023 8:44 PM

  Is it ok if we focus on the original question?

• MioKontic 4,654 Posts

  Tue, Aug 1 2023 8:42 AM

  tnivka:

  Is it ok if we focus on the original question?

  I answered it, was hoping a TC (one who knows what they're doing talking about!) could verify it as I've not reached that level myself.

• HamdenPro 2,487 Posts

  Tue, Aug 1 2023 8:49 AM

  tnivka:

  Is it ok if we focus on the original question?

  The size of the hole is dependent upon the speed of the ball...

  https://www.wgt.com/forums/p/225788/1625725.aspx#1625725

   

  EDIT: In reference to PMM's reply below, the hole has the illusion of getting smaller - :)

• AnaNikolaj 639 Posts

  Tue, Aug 1 2023 9:03 AM

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  tnivka:

  Please forgive the basic questions; I just never had the courage to ask. Assuming multi-player stroke play:

  Green speed is determined by the highest level player in the group, but tops out at 13/Tour Legend. What happens when you play against even higher levels? Does the wind go nuts? The hole gets smaller? Is that determined by the highest rated player or by the host? Or by chance? Just having a hard time accepting that Tour Legends and Tour Champions play the same course. Thanks.

   

  We do. The default setting in ranked rounds for TC is moderate wind and 13 greens. The hole and everything else is the same size. But we do get different conditions in WGT tiered weeklies and monthlies. The usual setting for TCs in those is high wind and 14,5 greens. 

   

  Conditions in scored multiplayer rounds are set to the default setting of the highest tiered player, but if the game is set in practice mode, then it's the game creator, who sets the conditions at will. Which is in fact worse for the lower tiers, cause the creator has the option to set tees as default (each tier from their own) or they can be set as the same for everyone...