Forums

Yard Speedometer

• cadillac1961 268 Posts

  Tue, Jan 24 2012 2:16 PM

  Can we assume that mean for the speedometer bar half or 2/3, even 50% or 75%.

  
  So, for example. means at 150 yards maximum target giving 75 yards away, targeted in the middle, a hit.
  Or be targeted at 30 yards maximum distance and 22.5 yards distance to target about 75%?

   

  Thanks for reposting

  Greets Cad61
  

• Joeyola 1,210 Posts

  Wed, Jan 25 2012 12:32 PM

  Full swings usually produce the best results.  It takes more practice, to get the feel right, when applying less power...as it does in real golf. 

  Here are a few things that might help:

  The meter indicates the yardage the ball travels under full power with the club and swing selected.  Keep in mind that yardage does not factor in wind, elevation or the added distance of premium balls.

  To hit more full swings, try using different Swing Selections (see menu in lower left when playing the game).  For example, full power swings with your Starter Sand Wedge (SW) produce the following distances: Full-70 yards, Punch-59 yards, Flop-24 yards, Pitch-22 yards, Chip-11 yards.  These selections are available with all clubs so you can hit fuller shots from anywhere on the course.       

  Around the greens, try using the putter from the fringe when other clubs don't feel right. 

  Better clubs may produce better results and they sure make the game easier =) 

  Joey

• cadillac1961 268 Posts

  Wed, Jan 25 2012 1:59 PM

  Hy Joey.

  Thanks a lot. Before i dont use the different Swing Options. I think thats change a lot in my game.Some times i wish i can make a trainings round with a Legend-Player, and he tells me the best way to doo. LOL

  See You Cad61

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jan 25 2012 2:08 PM

  I think I see what you're asking, cadillac. The % of your swing does not translate to the % of the club yardage. A 50% swing will not get you 50% of the rated yardage. In fact, the swing and the meter are not inversely proportional at all. The only way to know is by keeping track of what partial swings do for a certain club.

  Some players use the jerks in the avatar's swing to gauge how far a shot will go. This is pretty effective since it gives you a clear point to go to in the back swing but you have to figure out what that distance is for yourself with the ball/club combo you use. 

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Wed, Jan 25 2012 10:47 PM

  YankeeJim:

  I think I see what you're asking, cadillac. The % of your swing does not translate to the % of the club yardage. A 50% swing will not get you 50% of the rated yardage. In fact, the swing and the meter are not inversely proportional at all. The only way to know is by keeping track of what partial swings do for a certain club.

  Example: I just went out and hit balls up & down the 10th fairway at BPB. I used my R-11 7 iron, rated at 165 yds. In actuality, I get 170 yds with it, using Callway Z balls and no spin. WGT free balls yield about 160 with the same club.

  75% power got me 127 yds, almost exactly 75% of my full power distance.

  60% power gave 58% of max distance.

  50% power yielded only 45% of full power distance: 76 yds.

  25% power gave me only 16% of full rated distance, a measley 28 yds.

  So what have we learned? First, you will see over and over in these forums "don't use any less than 70% power" - the reason is that distance/power proportionality breaks down below that level. Second, different club and ball combinations will give you different results.

   

• cadillac1961 268 Posts

  Thu, Jan 26 2012 2:18 AM

  Normal 0 21 false false false DE-CH X-NONE X-NONE

  Jep.       Funnily enough, I came up with the idea that I have calculated for various distances templates to the PC. Only then I noticed that was not feasible for most of the implementation. Only when the putts I was able to get through the short distance a better feel.

  
  Now I'm on Joey's Statement Regarding the Swing Options my rankings directly improves by 2%. And can in the tournaments by better results. (More birdies, More pars) Thanks.

  
  Whether the convulsions are effective for the players, I doubt it, because it makes things too complicated then.

   

  King Regards Cad61
  

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Jan 26 2012 4:51 AM

  gr8flbob:

  So what have we learned? First, you will see over and over in these forums "don't use any less than 70% power" - the reason is that distance/power proportionality breaks down below that level. Second, different club and ball combinations will give you different results.

  That 70% you see usually refers to chipping out of rough close to the green. Choking some of the better clubs less than this works OK but your statement about breaking down is very true.

  Icon once stated he rarely chokes a club down a lot and there's a reason for that-you don't need to and you get better results from full swings, or almost full swings.

• cadillac1961 268 Posts

  Mon, Jan 30 2012 2:19 PM

  @ Hy Yankie Jim.

   

  Some players use the jerks in the avatar's swing to gauge how far a shot will go.

  Now i start too play with the jerks, and this helps a lot. If you know the pionts you must see.

  Great.....

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Mon, Jan 30 2012 3:03 PM

  cadillac1961:

  Now i start too play with the jerks, and this helps a lot. If you know the pionts you must see

  Putting works the same way. :-)

• cadillac1961 268 Posts

  Mon, Jan 30 2012 3:20 PM

  Yep i saw now.

  Great. But i m "Pro" now, and the green speed kicks me in cosmos away now.

  But i like too kick this in the right level next time.... LOl... see you.