Nouvelles WGT Golf

  • WGT Tip: Putting Spin on the Ball

    18 Feb 2009

    For this week's tip, we are featuring nivlac's forum post about putting spin on the ball. Many players have found this useful, and we hope you will too. Enjoy!

    In the lower right hand corner of the game you'll see a ball with a green dot.

    Kinda looks like this. This is normal spin. Your ball has an average trajectory and average roll.

    Grab the green dot and move it upwards to impart topspin. Consequently, your ball will have a lower trajectory, will fly less and roll more if the ground is flat. Good in some situations, and not so good in others.

    Grab the green dot and move it downwards to impart backspin. Your ball will have a higher trajectory, will fly more and roll less if the ground is flat.

    Different shots will require varying degrees of topspin and backspin, but that part you gotta figure out on your own. :)

  • Don't Play Alone on Valentine's Day!

    14 Feb 2009

    Happy Valentine's Day from WGT!

    It's always more fun playing with others, especially on Valentine's Day. Finding a buddy to play with is easy on WGT. Just go to the WGT Players page and hit the Search button. You can leave the Search field blank, enter a partial string (i.e. "b" to find all player names starting with the letter b), or enter the entire username of the person you are looking for.

    If you find someone interesting among the available players but there is a grey button next to their name, it means they are in the middle of a tournament or multiplayer game. Sign their wall and pick someone else in the meantime! If you like who you played with, be sure to "friend" them afterwards by clicking on "Add as Friend" on their profile page, and it will be easy to find them next time.

    Cheers,
    WGT

  • WGT Tip: Use a Corded Mouse

    10 Feb 2009

    For a more accurate result when clicking on the swing meter, try using a corded mouse. Wireless mice inherently have a lag between your click and your computer’s reception of the click, so it is harder to time your click for the perfect swing. Hope this helps!

  • "Get Acquainted" with World Series of Golf

    09 Feb 2009

    The World Series of Golf will be hosting "Get Acquainted" events at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort on February 23, March 30, and April 20. This is your chance to explore the courses and hone your strategy in a real tournament atmosphere before the actual competition during the week of May 11, 2009. The buy-in is $10,000 with the winner receiving $300,000. Learn more here: http://www.worldseriesofgolf.com.

  • WGT Tip: Don't Lose Your Game

    07 Feb 2009

    We've all been there—you're in the middle of your best game ever, and you need to take a call, or leave for an appointment, or your kid/wife/mother-in-law (you name it) is calling you from the other room. Worst, you hit Menu / End Round/Main Menu thinking you could resume later, only to discover that you've lost the game.

    Remember that whether you're playing a tournament or ranked round, choose Save & Quit if you need to continue the game later. In a multiplayer round, if you need to drop off be sure to finish it later...you'll keep a lot more friends that way.

    Cheers,
    WGT

  • 100ft Putt

    05 Feb 2009

    Congratulations to ZACHT, who sunk an amazing 100 foot putt and won the first-ever community-organized putting competition. See the replay here!

  • Putting Tutorial

    03 Feb 2009

    We have a new video tutorial on how to putt, for those of you who are new to the game or just want to brush up. We have also updated our "How to Hit the Ball", "How to Aim", and "How to Start a Multiplayer Game" tutorials (please note the links have also been updated):

    Remember that there is also an in-game tutorial that walks you through the basics of gameplay. You can view it by clicking on MENU and selecting TUTORIAL.

    Enjoy!

  • Product Updates 1/22/09

    22 Jan 2009

    We released some upgrades to the product earlier today and here are the highlights:

    • Top Players list ordered correctly
    • Leaderboards showing both tiers
    • Resolved some cases of the session time-outs in game
    • Resolved some cases of swing meter stuttering
    • Improved messaging for cancelling a tournament, noting it will forfeit your tournament entry

    Thanks for your support.

    WGT

  • Product Updates 1/8/09

    08 Jan 2009

    We made some updates to the product today, and here are the highlights. As always, you can check the Announcements & Latest News forum for full details on our system updates.

    • Progress bar loader – a new game loader shows you the progress of the load, so you know how far along you are.
    • Online status sort – the WGT Players list is now sorted by online status by default, making it easier to form multiplayer games.
    • See More Friends – you will now see up to 250 of your friends in the Friends widget on the left hand side of your screen.
    • Screen resolution alert – if your screen resolution is lower than the recommended 1024x768, you will be alerted.

     

  • 2 Million Rounds Played

    09 Dec 2008

    WGT players from 170 countries have now completed 2 million rounds and hit 20 million golf balls since October. We'll keep the features, prizes and tournaments coming, so keep playing and thanks for all your support!

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