ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Just shot 67. Gutted i three putted 15. Definitely find it easier on slow greens. I notice the tournament online says unlimited play. Can i confirm we are only to play each round once? Interesting, I'm sure that I'd set the round up to be one play only - so something's awry there. Possibly my mistake, and since it's too late to change it, let's just call it fate - play this round as often as you feel you need to. The other three rounds will definitely be one play only (unless WGT doesn't pay any attention to what I specify). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 (edited) Just playing my round now, and WGT definitely hasn't paid attention to my game settings - there should be low wind this round, and I'm getting anything between 9 and 17 mph. And I'd selected an easy pin setting - not in operation going by the 7th hole. Ach weel.... Edited August 8, 2010 by ArmiyaRomanova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Well, shot par yesterday (I think). Longest putt was 4.5 ft - total length of putts made was under 28 ft. Need more practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Spacey Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Little bit of encouragement for the guys at the bottom of the pile! If the people that came last gave up we wouldn't have a game!!! You can do better than that Graygo We started off the first game withing a few shots of each other. P.s Plenty back spin on iron shots, it's a life saver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Just put the tee shot in the hole - saves all this putting malarkey. Yet to happen (for me), BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 <br>You can do better than that Graygo <img src="http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif"'>http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif" class="bbc_emoticon" alt=""> We started off the first game withing a few shots of each other. <br><br>P.s Plenty back spin on iron shots, it's a life saver <img src="http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif" class="bbc_emoticon" alt=""><br><br><br>Just back from holiday mate and seem to have forgotten what little I knew about this game. <img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/verymad.gif"><br><br>Putting it down to a couple of things-<br><br>1. I'm not taking enough time thinking about the shots.<br>2. I'm shite and I'll allways be shite.<br><br>Almost every shot I play I put max backspin on the ball and it still shoots through the green!! <img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/angry.gif"><br> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Mywords Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The best thing I've bought is the Starter Plus Iron Set for only 49 Credits (30p approx). These give your shots a high tragectory, which makes the golf balls land softly on the greens, instead of rolling off the back. They make the game play alot easier. Give these a try Graygo. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The best thing I've bought is the Starter Plus Iron Set for only 49 Credits (30p approx). These give your shots a high tragectory, which makes the golf balls land softly on the greens, instead of rolling off the back. They make the game play alot easier. Give these a try Graygo. Mark. I never got the irons.. but I got a new driver and holes like the 7th which were horrible to play are now not bad.. Also I am on a lot of the par 5s in 2 now. Huge difference to the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The best thing I've bought is the Starter Plus Iron Set for only 49 Credits (30p approx). These give your shots a high tragectory, which makes the golf balls land softly on the greens, instead of rolling off the back. They make the game play alot easier. Give these a try Graygo. Mark. Cheers Mark, I'll give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Just shot a 6 under 66, no bogeys ... thought i'd taken the lead to find a sneaky 64 in the clubhouse... Nice shooting AR Still feel i could have been 4 or 5 shots better... misses so many 10-15 ft putts from decent approaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmcduff Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 is the tourney still open to enter or am i too late? wgt = gazthejambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 is the tourney still open to enter or am i too late? wgt = gazthejambo Definitely not too late to enter - and you're already a member of the 'country club', so you should be able to find out how to access the tournament.... Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The best thing I've bought is the Starter Plus Iron Set for only 49 Credits (30p approx). These give your shots a high tragectory, which makes the golf balls land softly on the greens, instead of rolling off the back. They make the game play alot easier. Give these a try Graygo. Mark. Only had 1 round with my "new" clubs and shot 80 with 2 horror holes that I quadruple bogied so things are looking up. Actually enjoyed it a wee bit for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The best thing I've bought is the Starter Plus Iron Set for only 49 Credits (30p approx). These give your shots a high tragectory, which makes the golf balls land softly on the greens, instead of rolling off the back. They make the game play alot easier. Give these a try Graygo. Mark. I took your advice and bought this iron set, but when I try to equip my bag with them I keep getting an error message (error No #1093), I've reported it to the WGT mods so fingers crossed they can fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 They probably think you nicked them John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 They probably think you nicked them John I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Managed a good round, nice 75 a couple over par. Starting to get the range and approach shots with my new clubs, I even managed an eagle on a par 5. Still need to practice my putting, got a spider putter that helps more with the power and angle, still have the odd hole that I can double bogey. A few more rounds on courses with these settings will allow us poorer players a chance to improve our game. Might try a sneeky last round when I finish today to see if I can improve my score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Add me please guys. User: GavsyVanGaverson Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Add me please guys. User: GavsyVanGaverson Cheers. Invite sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) Invite sent. Not received the invite yet. Does it take a while to come through? Edited August 10, 2010 by Gavsy Van Gaverson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Mywords Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Not received the invite yet. Does it take a while to come through? The invite is sent to the registered Email address mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Has anyone done any of the surveys yet to get credits.. do they work ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 The invite is sent to the registered Email address mate. Oops. Cheers for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant stones Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Has anyone done any of the surveys yet to get credits.. do they work ok? I've done a couple and the credits have been added straight away but i'm getting rejected every time now. Even tried lying about my background but it's no good. Also i've just found out that you can remove the flagstick before your shot, the flag icon at the top right beside the distance to the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Whats the best approach shot to hit at the second? Should I be on the right of the fairway there? Its my bogey hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Whats the best approach shot to hit at the second? Should I be on the right of the fairway there? Its my bogey hole! i try to land to the left of the pin, a bit easier put Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 i try to land to the left of the pin, a bit easier put the crazy downhill put from the left... are you mental Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 the crazy downhill put from the left... are you mental i meant right of it. got my lefts and rights mixed up there, i'm usualy fine with that one, i hate the 17th and 18th holes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just a headsup that the first round of the St Andrews tourney closes for play in about an hour and a half. So far 33 of our 62 members have registered a score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just played a practice round on St Andrews, put the wind to its highest, the greens on Very fast and the hardest tees... Shot an 80... with 6 times 3 putting or more ( think there was a 4 putt in there) .. what a huge difference between ARs settings where Ive been shooting 68 easy and looking like making a birdie on every second hole... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just played a practice round on St Andrews, put the wind to its highest, the greens on Very fast and the hardest tees... Shot an 80... with 6 times 3 putting or more ( think there was a 4 putt in there) .. what a huge difference between ARs settings where Ive been shooting 68 easy and looking like making a birdie on every second hole... Wait until you see the Second Round settings...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) Preamble.. Of our 63 current members, almost a third (20) have now achieved Pro status, 5 of them with score averages under 70.00. All the Amateur players? score averages are dropping quickly, with several on the verge of Pro status. Very few of us still have Hack status. The highest score in the current tourney round was 89 - compare that with the 9 players who registered scores of more than 90 in the first round of the last tourney (on St Andrews with similar settings) and it?s clear that huge improvements are being made. Great stuff! (Apologies, I realise that there have been some big leaps in scores amongst the Amateur players in this round, but I don?t have the time to trawl records and draw comparisons - but you know who you are!) ST ANDREWS MARATHON So, to the tourney First Round. Thanks either to WGT system fart or administrative incompetence on my part, the round allowed unlimited play - and I notice that quite a few of us took full advantage of this (myself included ). With everyone improving rapidly, the two players (Deviskan and hiz999) tied for the lead on 62 are followed by a further 10 players with par or below par scores. They are... ayeball Bigsmak ElephantStones AndyMcI77 sosweb BBSHARK1874 wilsonjambo Chris1874 JamboBoof jamiej29 And no-one?s out of contention for a top ten finish. Here?s the Leaderboard at the end of Round One. Hope you all do as well or better in Round Two, which is open for play now. 48 hours to register your score... and it's definitely SINGLE PLAY this round! Edited August 10, 2010 by ArmiyaRomanova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 my last score was not counted, time ran out when i was on the 18th green. thankfully it was 6+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Spacey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'm on hole 6. All i have to say is, Good Luck - you'll need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 just holed a 32ft putt on the 6th.. so far.. 3 birdies and 3 bogeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 9 holes now 5 bogeys, 3 birds and 1 par! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Spacey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Just posted a 91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 just went round in a very respectable 75, just need more putting practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 well a 76.. 4 birdies, 6 pars and 8 bogeys.. and they hurt.. i 3 putted missing ones from 2 feet and less... sucks.. 5 times i three putted! O well! still 2 under for the tourney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaka Demus & pliers Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Front 9 - 4 birdies, 3 bogies Back 9 - 4 bogies, 2 doubles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Mywords Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 2 Under Front 9, 3 Over Back 9. Finished with a 73. I find it very tricky judging the distance with the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 87 for my 2nd round. For my first day of playing this I found that very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 2 Under Front 9, 3 Over Back 9. Finished with a 73. I find it very tricky judging the distance with the wind. i found that 17 and the 2 par 5s were played into hurricaines! 17 was a Drive, 3 wood then a full shot into the green (holed the put) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 A tip...don't invite me for a game - unless you have a lot of time to spare. The banter's terrific (or horrific...can't remember which AR said) though. I've been playing nearly 2 hours and am about to tee off at the 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 A tip...don't invite me for a game - unless you have a lot of time to spare. The banter's terrific (or horrific...can't remember which AR said) though. I've been playing nearly 2 hours and am about to tee off at the 7th. WTF.. it takes me about 20 mins to go right round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 2 teenage sons playing bandwidth-hungry stuff on their laptops and a not very fast connection in the first place - unless you know some speeding up method...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmiyaRomanova Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 10 bogies and 3 birdies to bring in a 79. Wind was bad enough, but I couldn't even hole a 10-foot putt. So many 1 foot or less putts. So much for Pro status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 In my first round I had a 108 foot putt and it lipped the hole and stayed out, just! I was almost up in the air running around the living room nekked, it's maybe a good job it stayed out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheiky Baby Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 75 there, a 56ft putt and a 54ft putt in the same round!! Laaaaaaaaaaaavely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Threw away 4 shots in the last 5 holes but still managed a 79 so not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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