Created Player/Career Mode Discussion

[St. Francisco]

For those having trouble with putting:

Practice makes perfect. When the lines are red, you're going uphill, and will need more power. When they're blue, you're going downhill, and will need less power. Of course, the little dots moving left to right (or right to left) tell you how the green is moving from side-to-side, and how fast.

Really, it just takes several rounds to be able to jump on a green, and have a general idea of where that ball is headed. I would suggest just using your judgment to line up a putt, then press LB (on the 360), and see how far you're off. Do this for a few rounds, and get a good feel of the greens.

EDIT: Wanted to throw this in too...just in case some guys didn't know (although I can't image how you wouldn't). When you're on the green, moving the d-pad up/down/left/right will change the power and path of your ball. Once you think you have it lined up correctly, then use the LB feature to see how close you are, then make further adjustments.

 

[dave]

EDIT: Wanted to throw this in too...just in case some guys didn't know (although I can't image how you wouldn't). When you're on the green, moving the d-pad up/down/left/right will change the power and path of your ball. Once you think you have it lined up correctly, then use the LB feature to see how close you are, then make further adjustments.

You can't use the LB feature in tour pro mode ... nor would I want to.

 

[St. Francisco]

A little CAP update:

I haven't messed with any challenges or anything...just doing straight tourneys. I've always been fairly good at this game, so it only took me two tournaments to put my skills in the 9.5-10.0 range.

In all of the tournaments I've played, I sim o1-3 rounds...I find that this keeps things realistic. If I play all four rounds, I'll win every damn tournament hands down. But if I let the CPU take over until the final round, then I usually have a really good battle.

Just completed the Twin Cities Tournament (my 4th tourney), played the first and last day, simming the 2nd and 3rd. Shot a 66-68-71-63 to win the tournament by one stroke with a -20 over Geoff Ogilvy and Pat Perez (-19). I birdied the final hole to break the -19 stalemate. I've won two of the four tourneys I've played in.

I'm on top of the FedExCup Leaderboard with 1,153 points. Tiger is right on my heels with 1,080.

My average skill is a 9.3 right now.

9.5 power (+1.0 equipment boost)
9.3 accuracy (+1.0 equipment boost)
7.4 short game (+0.5 equipment boost) I just lost -1.2 on my short game after this tourney...that pisses me off.
11.1 putting (+1.5 equipment boost)

Up next is the WGC-CA Championship with the delicious purse of 1.25 million. Gotta win this one so I can pick up some shit in the pro shop.

 

[St. Francisco]

You can't use the LB feature in tour pro mode ... nor would I want to.

Well I know that...but if these guys are three and four putting every single round, it's a good learning tool.

 

[dave]

I changed the sweet spot on my driver today to 20% (you need an advanced driver to do this).
My ratings plunged.

That said, I think the sweet spot change has made driving a real challenge and the game seem more like real golf.

At 15-20% sweetspot on your driver, the days of 80% fairways hit are over.

 

[Vinsane]

I thought I was good at this game and everyone else was struggling. I played with OOBL yesterday and shot a -2 at Sawgrass. Then I looked at my settings and seen that Tour Pro was turned off. If you want a really good challenge turn it on and play. No upgrades, no help. Just you, your club, the ball, the hole no clues. You need to know how to pay golf. I like it. I can see myself not putting this game down for awhile. Perhaps my summer escape?

 

[Maynard]

yeah its alot harder this year. I managed a +3 in the first round of the 2nd tourney

 

[Maynard]

i dont get this game sometimes. I shoot my best round ever. A -3 on Round 2 at Torrey Pines and all of my rating dropped. What especially bothers me about this is that i was hitting drives over 300 yards and my power decreases when my avg distance went up.....oh well, not complaining just kinda confused by this

I thought i made the cut at -1, but -1 was the cut line so i didnt make it.....the bastards!

does anyone know what these gamernet points do? the ones u earn when u win the challenges throughout the round?

 

[Krebs]

gamernet is strictly a leaderboard thing, see how you match up against others

 

[Krebs]

how many hole in ones do you guys have?

im at 3, one in a tourney, 2 in tourney challenge

 

[dave]

Ever since I put my driver sweetspot at 20%, my game has gone down in flames. LOL

First offline tourney, failed to make the cut, +14 at Pebble Beach.
Get off to a promising start at my next tourney (Torrey Pines) shooting an even par 72. Next round, I burst into flames and shoot a tourney worst 86. Failed to make the cut.

I really should consider changing the sweetspot back, but I find driving very realistic now. You have to think about every drive, when to use irons, etc... Since my sweetspot switch, my driving accuracy went from 80% to 64% ... which is about right. And, to be fair, my putting isn't exactly brilliant either.

 

[Maynard]

my putting sucks! i cant read the breaks very well. But the bigger issue is the speed. I was playing a live tourney last night and the greens were very fast…holy shit, forget about it. I had 10 feet to the flag that was 3 inchs downhill and hit it at 6 feet power. That sucker went 20 feet past the hole

even with normal greens, I just cant find the right read on the speed. I used to be able to take a putt and add or subtract the up or downhill variation and hit it with that power. For example, 10 foot putt going 5 inchs uphill, I would use the 20 foot putter and hit it at 75% power which is 15 feet…..that doesn’t work this year.

Even if its 5 inchs uphill and I move the marker 5 inchs beyond the cup, its still off. Putts that are 10 feet or less aren’t as hard, but I still cant drop them. If its 20 feet or higher, man is it tough to read the speed.

Even if your lucky enough to get the speed, you still gotta get the break……@#$%^&%$#@!!!!!

 

[dave]

my putting sucks! i cant read the breaks very well. But the bigger issue is the speed. I was playing a live tourney last night and the greens were very fast…holy shit, forget about it. I had 10 feet to the flag that was 3 inchs downhill and hit it at 6 feet power. That sucker went 20 feet past the hole

even with normal greens, I just cant find the right read on the speed. I used to be able to take a putt and add or subtract the up or downhill variation and hit it with that power. For example, 10 foot putt going 5 inchs uphill, I would use the 20 foot putter and hit it at 75% power which is 15 feet…..that doesn’t work this year.

Even if its 5 inchs uphill and I move the marker 5 inchs beyond the cup, its still off. Putts that are 10 feet or less aren’t as hard, but I still cant drop them. If its 20 feet or higher, man is it tough to read the speed.

Even if your lucky enough to get the speed, you still gotta get the break……@#$%^&%$#@!!!!!

They always set the greens at lightning fast for the online tourneys. So stupid.

I prefer the offline tourneys now. I really don't want to compete against bestgammaeva's -64.

 

[Maynard]

yeah i didnt care to compete against the cheese scores, just wanted to get an achievement.....i didnt get one though. Maybe the game didnt appreciate my +8 score

 

[Vinsane]

yeah i didnt care to compete against the cheese scores, just wanted to get an achievement.....i didnt get one though. Maybe the game didnt appreciate my +8 score

Catch the tourney when it opens. I got the top 20 achievement? Something like that for posting a top score. The tourney was only open for about 2 hours and I posted my score. IF your just doing it for achievements then this is the best route to go. I lol @ the amateur scores being -28 through 1 round.

 

[bluntside]

my putting sucks! i cant read the breaks very well. But the bigger issue is the speed. I was playing a live tourney last night and the greens were very fast…holy shit, forget about it. I had 10 feet to the flag that was 3 inchs downhill and hit it at 6 feet power. That sucker went 20 feet past the hole

even with normal greens, I just cant find the right read on the speed. I used to be able to take a putt and add or subtract the up or downhill variation and hit it with that power. For example, 10 foot putt going 5 inchs uphill, I would use the 20 foot putter and hit it at 75% power which is 15 feet…..that doesn’t work this year.

Even if its 5 inchs uphill and I move the marker 5 inchs beyond the cup, its still off. Putts that are 10 feet or less aren’t as hard, but I still cant drop them. If its 20 feet or higher, man is it tough to read the speed.

Even if your lucky enough to get the speed, you still gotta get the break……@#$%^&%$#@!!!!!

Agreed on the very fast greens. Just when I was getting a feel for the average speed, BAM, I'm putting the ball off the damn green.

 

[Vinsane]

When the going gets tough, just think. You're not as bad as I am at this game. AT&T Pro-AM (AKA Week 3)

I shoot a +12 on Pebble beach, two triple bogies. One on the third the second on the 18th. I hit a beauty of a tee shot that rolls under the trees. Second shot I line up and slice it way left for a water hazard. Next shot is a straight line drive...into the bunker. Hit the bunker shot into, you guessed it...another bunker.

It was then a decent bunker shot that led to a 2 foot put to close out the round...FML.

I'm playng on Tour Pro. This game is ridiculously hard. And frustrating. If my PS3 wasn't important to me it'd be out the window.

 

[Vinsane]

My stats btw: 6.8 Power, 6.1 Accuracy. 6.9 Short Game, 6.7 Putting.

 

[Maynard]

do offline practice rounds improve your guys ratings?

 

[Ravin]

I finally bought some clothing for my guy since he was still using the EA default items. Man my golfers looks like one greasey motherfucker.