nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Oh lord - my ghost is TERRIBLE on that course. I wish I could delete it, haha. My next run will be much much much cleaner.
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The Golf Club |OT| Golf Sim Bliss
- Thread starter nicoga3000
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Oh lord - my ghost is TERRIBLE on that course. I wish I could delete it, haha. My next run will be much much much cleaner.
Ok, I'll give it shot.
Oh lord - my ghost is TERRIBLE on that course. I wish I could delete it, haha. My next run will be much much much cleaner.
Now that all of you guys are replaying my course, I really need to get a better score there as well.
Edit: You also should add "The Gauntlet by dano" to the GAF courses. Unfortunately has framerate issues, but its a really cool course actually.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'm going to do this with the little par 3 9-hole course I played at home all the time, as well as the local 18-hole we have a company membership to. There's also the course that goes inside the Motor Speedway that would be fun to recreate...Actually, there's a shit ton of fantastic courses by me that would be fun to make.
Are you in Indianapolis? I used to work as a camera operator on the blimp and was blown away to see a golf course on the infield of the speedway. Had no idea.I'm going to do this with the little par 3 9-hole course I played at home all the time, as well as the local 18-hole we have a company membership to. There's also the course that goes inside the Motor Speedway that would be fun to recreate...Actually, there's a shit ton of fantastic courses by me that would be fun to make.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I am - the track is only ~10-15 minutes from my house. My wife drives by it every day on her way to work. I've never played the course myself, but I hope to one day. I'm not a good enough golfer to justify the cost, ha.
Allforce
Member
Can you resume a round in progress on this game?
Also has anyone done any semi-accurate recreations of Augusta or Pebble Beach or any other famous real-life courses?
Looking into picking this up, EA Sports is off to a terrible start this generation in my opinion so I don't have much hope for PGA Tour when it comes out in 2015. Would rather back the little guy.
Also has anyone done any semi-accurate recreations of Augusta or Pebble Beach or any other famous real-life courses?
Looking into picking this up, EA Sports is off to a terrible start this generation in my opinion so I don't have much hope for PGA Tour when it comes out in 2015. Would rather back the little guy.
chris121580
Member
Yes, there is a continue option to resume your game
I haven't seen any accurate representations yet but I'm sure people are working on them.
Also, cool to see some other Indy people in here as well
RalliArtEvo
Member
Same here, been debating it since it popped up on the store. Looks fun!
IlludiumQ36
Member
Stone Reach Golf Links is a near exact replica of Pebble Beach's layout (Get it? Stone Reach / Pebble Beach). It's an "official" course too.
There is an Augusta clone published. It's pretty good. Easy to find using search.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
You're in Indy, too? West side in Avon here.
We have a membership to Twin Bridges if you've been there.I don't live in Indy anymore (it's been more than 35 years), but I still have family in the Brownsburg/Pittsboro area which is pretty close to Avon I believe.You're in Indy, too? West side in Avon here.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Brownsburg is really close to my house, yeah.
Game related, I am SHOCKED how incredible these load times are. Little framerate dips are forgivable on all levels when you have zero load times between holes! So incredible!
Game related, I am SHOCKED how incredible these load times are. Little framerate dips are forgivable on all levels when you have zero load times between holes! So incredible!
chris121580
Member
Nice, Fishers here. I haven't played there but friends and I are checking out Stony Creek in Noblesville next week. Looks super niceYou're in Indy, too? West side in Avon here.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
OK, played 45 holes tonight and have some questions and observations.
Observations!
1. Do people think 18 holes is fun when there are multiple 600+ yard holes? Because its not. Its tedious.
2. How about those carnival greens! Woo! </sarcasm> Fun on holes where the approach shots aren't hard. Annoying otherwise.
3. Fantasy courses are just that - fantasy. But there's no need to make a green shaped like an hourglass with a peak at the choke. Some fantasy decisions are so over the top that it takes something out of it.
Questions!
1. Anyone figure out how power works? I know that 100% is full stick back, but how do you hit 95%, 70%, 55%, even 40%?
2. Does holding the stick back for an extended period of time reduce the power? Or can I hold it back 100% for 5 seconds and still get 100% power?
I think that's it for now. I'll be putting in a lot more this weekend.
Observations!
1. Do people think 18 holes is fun when there are multiple 600+ yard holes? Because its not. Its tedious.
2. How about those carnival greens! Woo! </sarcasm> Fun on holes where the approach shots aren't hard. Annoying otherwise.
3. Fantasy courses are just that - fantasy. But there's no need to make a green shaped like an hourglass with a peak at the choke. Some fantasy decisions are so over the top that it takes something out of it.
Questions!
1. Anyone figure out how power works? I know that 100% is full stick back, but how do you hit 95%, 70%, 55%, even 40%?
2. Does holding the stick back for an extended period of time reduce the power? Or can I hold it back 100% for 5 seconds and still get 100% power?
I think that's it for now. I'll be putting in a lot more this weekend.
RedRooster
Member
Don't you just start your down swing when the animated is at the percentage you want it at? You can still pull all the way back, just start your downswing earlier.
I'm sure this has been suggested on their forums, but I would really like if that cheezy chase camera wouldn't happen like in Tiger, and instead we'd have the option to just keep the camera from your golfer's view all through the ball flight. Again, like Tiger sim mode. I tried turning off approach cam and the other, but that just takes away your pre-shot views.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Indiana doesn't have much else going for it...Good craft beer and good golf courses.
World SkiFree
Member
I'm in the same boat. Still think I will wait for sale and/or pick it up after football season - my "offseason" option, if you will. It would be great if they released a simple playable demo on Steam.
1. Like mentioned above, just start the downswing when the animation is at the point you think you need for a given percentage. I usually pull it full back and see where it automatically stops, let it reset to address, then try to guess where 70/55/40 is in relation to the top.
I've found it difficult if not impossible to get flops below 50%, so if I need to do that I will change the shot setup (hold LT on PC with controller) and set the shot for higher which automatically takes off yardage for a full swing... then I'll recalculate and try to hit the new higher percentage.
2. After 3 seconds of holding at the top the golfer auto-returns to address. It doesn't seem to reduce power if you pause and then swing before that happens though. If anything, it throws off your rhythm and makes it easier to slice or hook, but that very well could just be me.
backbreaker65
Banned
Looking for Ghost to play against
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Chime in make a friend play vs. his/her ghost. Fun times could be had in your absence.
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Chime in make a friend play vs. his/her ghost. Fun times could be had in your absence.
So basically I no longer have friend leaderboard functionality. Anyone know why this would happen? This entire week whenever I log in I no longer see messages about courses friends have played, no longer see ghosts, no longer see anything really social.
I'll tell you what, without that stuff that game is nowhere near as good.
I'll tell you what, without that stuff that game is nowhere near as good.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
That's strange... PS4 or Xbone?
Neuromancer
Member
That's very strange.
Last few times I've played I've been unable to complete a course due to server disconnects. It's very frustrating.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah that happened to me the other day. That's when I discovered that when a game crashes you can attach a video of it to your crash report that gets sent to Sony which I thought was pretty neat.
Yeah they added that in 1.7 IIRC, they also added an auto-report option which is good.
But yeah.. 5 times today, no other game has even come close to this. Kinda soured me on the game now, first impression and all that. Seems like a solid golf experience though so I'll stick with it.
bananafactory
Banned
Does this game have online multiplayer? Not talking about ghosts, I mean where you can actually take turns shot for shot with another person?
RageOfFury
Member
Is this game worth picking up on PS4?
The last good golf game I liked was Links 2004 on the original Xbox
The last good golf game I liked was Links 2004 on the original Xbox
Yes, especially if you liked the Links games.
chris121580
Member
You've got a new score to beat on that Par 3. That's a great course by the way
Yes there is an option for turns enabled
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I love fun little par 3's like that. Guess I'll give it a go again, haha.
cowden_harley
Member
How long is M$ taking with this patch ffs
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I still can't seem to figure out how to get the right power on my stroke.
If I pull the stick all the way back, I get 100%. Check. Now, if I pull the stick back only, say, 75-80% back, the animation seems to stop at about 70-75%. Great. But if I want 85-90% power, there's no in between. Same with like, 50-60%. I'm either missing something or just can't do it. I also know I could slow my follow through down, but that' method is wildly erratic and has no real world "feel" like an animation swing would/should.
If I pull the stick all the way back, I get 100%. Check. Now, if I pull the stick back only, say, 75-80% back, the animation seems to stop at about 70-75%. Great. But if I want 85-90% power, there's no in between. Same with like, 50-60%. I'm either missing something or just can't do it. I also know I could slow my follow through down, but that' method is wildly erratic and has no real world "feel" like an animation swing would/should.
I've gotten into the swing of (huehuehue) pulling back 100% but then easing the follow-through semi-consistently to what I'm aiming for. Seems to me that the pull-back strength matters very little if at all.
If you are trying to get 80-90% power, I think the best way is to add loft to your shot and then still play it with a 100% swing.
Just like real golf, you should always be taking a "full" swing whenever possible. That's why you have a bag full of clubs and the ability to open your club face. Unless you are within 30 yards of the green (flop shot best shot!) you should never be trying to taking something off your swing.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
This is probably going to be my new approach - seems like the best option.
Thanks for the thoughts/tips/suggestions everyone!
This is true. When I play "real" golf, I rarely if every try to take anything off a shot as it almost never ends up with the desired result (usually end up coming up short). Opening the club face and/or playing the ball forward in my stance while taking a full swing produces much more consistent results (or as consistent as I would normally be).
It's one of the reasons I love the swing mechanic and club face dynamic in The Golf Club and really one of the things that gives it such a natural feel.
It crashed constantly on me this weekend though and now when I load it up my fans go bonkers. So....neato.