Still Linksing wrote: ↑February 27th, 2020, 5:33 pm
pmgolf wrote: ↑February 27th, 2020, 12:02 pm
You can also watch the golfer while you swing with Links, using RTS. Where it gets difficult is with putting and chipping, which takes a bit longer to get used to. What I like best, though, is making a partial swing while watching the golfer. I do all the setup - loft, fade/draw, aim, and then watch the swing. It makes me feel so connected to the action!
Pete
Pete,
I might give it a try but don’t know I could ever use the mouse swing in Links. Links to me is click, it’s almost a sacred or traditional thing I’ve been doing it so long in this game. Not sure my head could accept playing Links and not clicking!
Yes, Links was click for me, too. I used it exclusively for about 15 years. But then one day I tried RTS and liked how it made me feel more involved in the game. I took down all my charts, tossed them in the can, and started watching the golfer animation swing. It required a mindset change where I no longer expected to have 10 or more birdies and instead had 5 or 6 more realistic ones. Here is a secret I uncovered that made the game a lot more fun for me:
Fade and Draw:
Clickers have Fade and Draw available but RTSers are supposed to make some magical mouse movement that I find impossible. This fixes it.
A) Load up your favorite RTS golfer and go into either a practice session or a round.
B) Change the swing type to "click". (Game screen bottom menu, "Shot Options", "Swing Options")
C) Go to Shot Setup. (Right click on the swing icon - choose "Setup")
Uncheck the "This shot only" check mark box.
Choose a Driver to start with.
1. Select "Fade" and notate where the sliders have moved to.
2. Choose "Flop" and reset the sliders to the "Fade" selections. (Also adjust Trajectory to 2 clicks down for Driver and 4 clicks down for all others)
3. Do the same with "Draw" and reset the sliders for "Punch". (Also adjust Trajectory to 2 clicks down for Driver and 4 clicks down for all others)
4. Change to the next club.
5. Repeat steps 1 thru 4 for all your clubs.
D) Click the "Shot Setup" OK button.
Once back in the game, change the swing type to "RTS". (Game screen bottom menu, "Shot Options", "Swing Options")
If it didn't work, the "
This Shot Only" box was probably NOT unchecked. (It makes the change permanent)
High trajectories create more fade and lower trajectories a more violent draw. To aim the Driver, pick a spot 250 yards out and fade away from or draw away from that spot. To pass settings to other named players, "Clone" the one you set up to a new golfer. The settings will pass along.
Wind affects the amount of Fade and Draw. Note: sometimes the "sweet spot" club contact with the ball will affect the amount of Fade/Draw.
TRAJECTORY should be 2 clicks down from the top for Driver and 4 clicks down for other woods and irons.
Swing Plane: -------------------------------- Club Face settings:
Fade: -2 for woods and -3 for irons // +2 for woods and +3 for irons
Draw: +2 for woods and +3 for Irons // -2 for woods and -3 for irons
Irons: Reduce settings to -2 or +2 to reduce severity of Fade/Draw
This should make the game much more enjoyable and realistic for RTSers
Pete
