I’ve gotten quite a few requests recently by other players to share my current club setup and tuning in TW11. So I thought I’d lay it all out in one article so you can get a sense of my overall club selection strategy and hear the reasons for my tuning selections. I’m going to first show you what’s in my bag (at the moment) as well as the distances I get on each club. Then I’ll show you the tuning for my club sets and talk about my decisions there. Continue Reading »
Here’s my newest video, which is a match between Soonersguy06 and myself. He put out a challenge to play me on the EA Forums, and I was happy to oblige. I let him pick the settings, and he picked some doozies! I’m not used to playing in the rain with gale force winds, and so it was definitely a challenge! It was a good game, and I enjoyed it. Soonersguy06 played well, and I want to say thanks to him for allowing me to post the video. This is also my first video with real-time commentary, so you’ll have to let me know what you think about that as well. Enjoy! Continue Reading »
There’s been some chatter on the forums that some players would be interested in seeing more videos of my gameplay to get a sense of my play style, my club setup, and club tuning. Well, here you go! Recently, I’ve been on a little personal quest to see how low I can go. What is the lowest score I could possibly shoot? So far, a -29 is it. You’ll see in the following videos that I actually had a huge potential to go much lower, potentially to a -32, but I made some critical mistakes along the way. I’ll keep practicing and will post more videos as I get better scores, but for now you can check out my -29 at Doral below.
One of the differences between this year’s game and the last becomes glaringly obvious when you tee up for the first time. If you’re using the MotionPlus attachment, it’s no longer easy to hit full power tee shots; and what’s this, I can actually slice the ball now!?!? (I thought video games were a way of escaping real life…oh well) One of our first snap reactions to seeing a drive come off at something like an 88% is to, you’ve guessed it, swing harder. But to just swing your brains out is to miss the point of the new MotionPlus. Even the Wii remote by itself detected our swing force in TW09. The new sensors require finesse and gentle coaxing, and maybe even a pep talk or two. Understanding how the MotionPlus works and how it relates to your swing is key to getting a full power shot going. Continue Reading »
Attempting to use manual draw and fade can be a frustrating experience, especially when you are used to the ease of simply dragging your target circle around in the standard swing mode. While using manual draw and fade can add a new challenge to your game, the system itself can be a bit finicky and it takes some effort to get used to. In this short article, I just want to outline some simple steps for players to follow to, at the very least, get their manual draw and fade working. Continue Reading »
Your drive off the tee will probably be one of the easier shots you’ll experience on any given hole, mainly because it’s very forgiving and you usually will have a huge target at which to aim, that being the fairway. But players may still find some difficulty in achieving a maxed-out, 110% swing, or even a full swing at 100%. The purpose of this article is to give you some tips on how to add overall consistency to your power levels while driving, and how to achieve a 110% power level on command. Continue Reading »