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crazy low scores

• ArchibaldBunker 1 Posts

  Tue, Jan 10 2012 1:16 PM

  how are people averaging in the 60s and 50s?

  is it simply the top equipment, or "cheats"? 

   

• miataman19 2 Posts

  Tue, Jan 10 2012 7:54 PM

  If this is suppose to be realistic golf how are people shooting a 53 at Oakmont? That is rediculous. The best player's in history couldn't shoot that low, EVER!! Only a handful have shot a 59. Why would I even consider entering one of your pay tournaments when people shoot these score's.

• tiffer67 1,764 Posts

  Wed, Jan 11 2012 3:18 PM

  miataman19:

  If this is suppose to be realistic golf how are people shooting a 53 at Oakmont? That is rediculous. The best player's in history couldn't shoot that low, EVER!! Only a handful have shot a 59. Why would I even consider entering one of your pay tournaments when people shoot these score's.

  Who claims that this game is completely realistic to real golf? Nobody I would suggest.

  The game is the most realistic in appearance to golf but is nothing physically like golf.

  Clearly if you are new to the game, don't have the best clubs and don't have all the shots you'd be mad to pay to enter a tournament and expect to compete. The answer is you have to put the hours in, learn the shots and how to putt, maybe then you may be good enough to challenge these players. In all likelihood however you wont be able to as not everyone has the same skill level.

  Be the best you can and be happy with whatever level you can get to. This game isn't purely about winning tournaments and credits and beating other players. There are lots of opportunities you can continually test yourself against your previous best scores on a variety of courses.

   

• TarheelsRule 5,566 Posts

  Wed, Jan 11 2012 4:04 PM

  No one ever has said as Tiffer mentioned that this is as difficult as real golf.  I have played real golf since I was 10, my handicap has been as low as scratch and today in my mid 50's it is 5.  That means that on a moderately difficult course of around 6600 yards, I will average shooting around 77 on my better 10 of 20 scores.

  My average on WGT is under 64 and that is at the Legend level so I'm on the longest tees and playing with the fastest greens.  Does that mean I am better at real golf or WGT.  In real golf my handicap puts me in the top 20% of my club.  In WGT I'm about the same I would think.  It's all relative, I'm sure that there are plenty of guys on here with averages in the high 50's that I can beat by a dozen strokes in real golf and the other holds true as well, there are probably plenty on here with a 77 average that could beat me at real golf by 5 strokes.

  Some WGT players have no knowledge of real golf, you can chat with them and figure that out.  This is a simulation and the more you practice the better you get.  In real golf practice helps but you need lessons as well to improve, WGT your improvement comes with practice and equipment.

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2012 7:28 AM

  ArchibaldBunker:

  how are people averaging in the 60s and 50s?

  is it simply the top equipment, or "cheats"? 

   

   

  Equipment. Period. Well and you have to actually know how to play the game. <smirk>

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• mrenn29 380 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2012 8:01 AM

  First off,now that the equipment is so accurate and forgiving, the average joe that usually shot 65 with g10's is now shooting in the 50's.There really isnt much thought process to the new equipment like it used to be.Just aim and hit and if you have an idea on putting then you'll prob birdie 90% of the time.

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2012 8:29 AM

  mrenn29:

  First off,now that the equipment is so accurate and forgiving, the average joe that usually shot 65 with g10's is now shooting in the 50's.There really isnt much thought process to the new equipment like it used to be.Just aim and hit and if you have an idea on putting then you'll prob birdie 90% of the time.

  Exactly. If you compensate for wind, elevation and lie. AND ding or come close to ding you can extremely low even. But I have to say that putting is about 75% of it.

• tiffer67 1,764 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2012 8:32 AM

  mrenn29:

  There really isnt much thought process to the new equipment like it used to be.Just aim and hit and if you have an idea on putting then you'll prob birdie 90% of the time.

  I agree with that totally and fear that the equipment, which has been taken a step too far in my opinion, will ruin the game over the longer term. There will be new releases of equipment this year I am sure, if it improves distance and spin a little bit more, we will all start to find the game less challenging.

   

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2012 8:49 AM

  tiffer67:

  I agree with that totally and fear that the equipment, which has been taken a step too far in my opinion, will ruin the game over the longer term. There will be new releases of equipment this year I am sure, if it improves distance and spin a little bit more, we will all start to find the game less challenging.

  I agree but consistency is still the key. I have my good rounds but then I have those "others". That is what separates the top 5-7 players on this site from the rest of the field. They are crazy consistent. BIB, Jake (with a good meter), Sim come to mind first.

  What's made the game fun again for me was joining a guild instead of play RG after RG after RG. Alt shot brings out the worst of me but I still enjoy it Immensely. And you get to play against some of the top players and friendliest guys on WGT, mostly.

• lvietri 3,326 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2012 10:15 AM

  They cheat .. they all cheat

   

  There .. it's much easier to just agree !!!