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Post by hammers1man on Nov 28, 2020 22:00:27 GMT
As I have said from the start the learning curve is big in this game, going to take more than 3 months for PGA Pro scoring. The score averages are really dropping as everyone is learning the game. This game is so much better than the last, tbh I found the last game a bit boring the last 6 months of playing. I can count on 1 hand how many flop shots I have played this season, where it was go to shot on 2019 and TGC2😁 Agree with you on the flop shots. Not practiced and almost never used here. Partial pitch now my go-to shot for anything over 25 yards. Working well for about 3 out of every 4 attempts. The 4th of those is my go-to bogey shot. I have found that 17 to 18 yards is give me that LW pitch, seem to get up and down 9 times out of 10 from that yardage with pitch  |
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Post by hammers1man on Nov 28, 2020 22:07:31 GMT
Agree with you on the flop shots. Not practiced and almost never used here. Partial pitch now my go-to shot for anything over 25 yards. Working well for about 3 out of every 4 attempts. The 4th of those is my go-to bogey shot. I can choose a pitch from 13-16 yards as well, if I am in deep rough, some elevation, and have some green to work with. Or - I can chip from 24 yards from fairway if I have lots of green to work with. Only time I choose a flop, is when I have short sided myself very bad - or if I am on a severe uphill lie (for realism), but that is rare. I am glad we are not using splash outside of bunkers, it would kill the short game for me. We need to actually have some partial shots in the short game apart from putting. |
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Post by andersnm on Nov 28, 2020 22:09:41 GMT
I can choose a pitch from 13-16 yards as well, if I am in deep rough, some elevation, and have some green to work with. Or - I can chip from 24 yards from fairway if I have lots of green to work with. Only time I choose a flop, is when I have short sided myself very bad - or if I am on a severe uphill lie (for realism), but that is rare. I am glad we are not using splash outside of bunkers, it would kill the short game for me. We need to actually have some partial shots in the short game apart from putting. Totaly agree - I like very much to consider if I am to hit a chip or pitch in some circumstances; do the ball carry enough with a chip, and how is the run-out? All of that is out of the window with the OP splash. |
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Post by hammers1man on Nov 28, 2020 22:14:47 GMT
I am glad we are not using splash outside of bunkers, it would kill the short game for me. We need to actually have some partial shots in the short game apart from putting. Totaly agree - I like very much to consider if I am to hit a chip or pitch in some circumstances; do the ball carry enough with a chip, and how is the run-out? All of that is out of the window with the OP splash. I think our settings are spot on here, difficult but if your game is on you can score well which actually makes the game so much more rewarding when the whole game is on song. Round 3 back 9 I was in the zone and it felt good  |
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Post by SimChars1968 on Nov 28, 2020 22:25:17 GMT
I must say I have had my struggles since joining USE, but this way of playing just keeps giving! It just gives another dimension to the the game and really feels more like playing the game for real. I actually find playing with grids etc. quite boring now!
Just like to add what a pleasure it is to compete with such a great bunch of people.
Cheers
Simon
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Post by jeff on Nov 28, 2020 22:25:34 GMT
I am glad we are not using splash outside of bunkers, it would kill the short game for me. We need to actually have some partial shots in the short game apart from putting. Totaly agree - I like very much to consider if I am to hit a chip or pitch in some circumstances; do the ball carry enough with a chip, and how is the run-out? All of that is out of the window with the OP splash. I am forced to agree with both of you. I thought banning only the LW splash would be good, but I have gotten used to not using any splash shot outside of a green side bunker. I was playing a casual round online with a friend and was about 24 yds from the hole in the fairway with about a 14-foot elevation change. I was debating between a partial pitch and a risky chip. He said to just use a splash shot. I couldn’t make myself do it. I told him it felt like cheating. 😂😂 He said a splash shot is not a true bunker shot, since an 8I splash is in the game. No one IRL would ever use an 8I for a green side bunker shot, no matter how plugged the lie or strong the breeze. |
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Post by andersnm on Nov 28, 2020 22:27:41 GMT
I think we had one of the most realistic weeks scoring-wise here! Maybe even still a bit on the high side as the pros would slaughter this course. Think -25 is pretty realistic as a winning score. I just did a quick search on Tour records - and Ernie Els holds the record with -29. And remember, this course is good enough to host events on the European Tour. |
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Post by hammers1man on Nov 28, 2020 22:33:42 GMT
Totaly agree - I like very much to consider if I am to hit a chip or pitch in some circumstances; do the ball carry enough with a chip, and how is the run-out? All of that is out of the window with the OP splash. I am forced to agree with both of you. I thought banning only the LW splash would be good, but I have gotten used to not using any splash shot outside of a green side bunker. I was playing a casual round online with a friend and was about 24 yds from the hole in the fairway with about a 14-foot elevation change. I was debating between a partial pitch and a risky chip. He said to just use a splash shot. I couldn’t make myself do it. I told him it felt like cheating. 😂😂 He said a splash shot is not a true bunker shot, since an 8I splash is in the game. No one IRL would ever use an 8I for a green side bunker shot, no matter how plugged the lie or strong the breeze. I have always hated the game's concept of splash or flop distance dependent on club. irl I chip with anything from a 6 iron to a LW, for pitch or bunker play under 60 yards it's SW or LW only. |
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Post by hoosierhoops24 on Nov 28, 2020 22:50:46 GMT
Decided to take a break from the designer and play a practice round on next week's course. Anyone have a clue how to play this shot?  |
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Post by hammers1man on Nov 28, 2020 22:50:54 GMT
Twenty USE people playing a tournament and 6 pages of comments, TST 130+ people 2 pages. That says so much why I love playing here with our members. Larry might not be here anymore but I have never regretted leaving TST for what we have here, lucky to have some great support from talented members in our admin and really great members that get involved with everything we do. Look out for season 3 handicap matchplay tournaments.
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Post by artvandelay on Nov 29, 2020 3:13:23 GMT
Decided to take a break from the designer and play a practice round on next week's course. Anyone have a clue how to play this shot? VERY carefully. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2020 14:34:46 GMT
Totaly agree - I like very much to consider if I am to hit a chip or pitch in some circumstances; do the ball carry enough with a chip, and how is the run-out? All of that is out of the window with the OP splash. I am forced to agree with both of you. I thought banning only the LW splash would be good, but I have gotten used to not using any splash shot outside of a green side bunker. I was playing a casual round online with a friend and was about 24 yds from the hole in the fairway with about a 14-foot elevation change. I was debating between a partial pitch and a risky chip. He said to just use a splash shot. I couldn’t make myself do it. I told him it felt like cheating. 😂😂 He said a splash shot is not a true bunker shot, since an 8I splash is in the game. No one IRL would ever use an 8I for a green side bunker shot, no matter how plugged the lie or strong the breeze. I didn't know the LW splash was banned? I don't see it in the rules for USE. Was this just a suggestion? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2020 14:43:14 GMT
I forgot to post the final PS4 leaderboard so here it is  |
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Post by jeff on Dec 3, 2020 16:40:19 GMT
I am forced to agree with both of you. I thought banning only the LW splash would be good, but I have gotten used to not using any splash shot outside of a green side bunker. I was playing a casual round online with a friend and was about 24 yds from the hole in the fairway with about a 14-foot elevation change. I was debating between a partial pitch and a risky chip. He said to just use a splash shot. I couldn’t make myself do it. I told him it felt like cheating. 😂😂 He said a splash shot is not a true bunker shot, since an 8I splash is in the game. No one IRL would ever use an 8I for a green side bunker shot, no matter how plugged the lie or strong the breeze. I didn't know the LW splash was banned? I don't see it in the rules for USE. Was this just a suggestion? From the bunker, no splash shot is banned. Outside of the bunker, all splash shots are banned. An idea to only ban the LW splash outside of the bunker was floated. It didn’t get very far. 😀 |
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Post by jeff on Dec 3, 2020 16:46:18 GMT
<posted in wrong topic>
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