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 »
Many players have been anxious to try out the new TourPro swing mode in TW11, but are finding it difficult to gain consistency with the new swing. I thought I’d offer up some tips on what’s worked for me, as well as some hints on how to correct common problems. In this article, we’ll discuss the three major parts of your TourPro swing: ball position, swing path, and wrist action. Continue Reading »
One question I often get, both on the EA Forums and here, is how to accurately calculate yardages when hitting out of the deep rough. Partial lies of 90% and above are most likely not going to give you much trouble, but it’s the 80% lies and below that are liable to ruin your round. Luckily, there’s an easy solution for getting yourself out of the deep stuff. All we need is a little bit of simple algebra. Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds. Continue Reading »
There has been a lot of confusion about the term “clicks” in my lofting tutorials. I get a lot of emails about this, and I’ve seen posts about it over at the EA Forums as well, so I thought I’d address the issue publicly. When I use the term “clicks of loft” in my tutorials, I am NOT referring to the AUDIBLE clicks that you HEAR when adjusting loft. Those clicks tend to account for about 5% of power reduction. The clicks I am referring to are individual taps of the d-pad while holding the B button, and they account for about 1% of power reduction for most clubs.
Keep in mind that not all clubs can loft the same amount. Wedges tend to have around 35 available taps of the d-pad when lofting, allowing you to reduce power by 35%, while some longer irons don’t have this much. So when adding loft to your club, point your remote away from the screen (I usually point it down and hold it against my leg for stability), hold the B button in, and tap left on the d-pad. This will add individual points of loft to your club, reducing its power by about 1% per point.
I hope that clears things up, but if you still have questions, feel free to keep emailing me and commenting on the articles themselves.
In this new video tutorial, I talk through some of the basics of tuning your irons in the club tuner, and discuss some strategies and techniques for making approach shots with your mid to long irons.
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.
Here is a video tutorial I made to demonstrate the basics of making approach shots, as well as determining the speed for both uphill and downhill putts. If you have questions about the video, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Also, if you would like me to make up a video demontrating some other aspect of the game, I am open to suggestions! Enjoy!
In my last post on creating custom courses, I talked about a few par 3′s that constantly give me trouble. These holes were Pebble Beach #12, Pebble Beach #17, and Doral #15. There are certainly other par 3′s within the game that are just as difficult, if not worse, but these three holes have some features that are in common. All three feature a green that is very shallow, but also very wide. This isn’t the worst thing if you’re playing from a close tee and with average or slow greens or easy pin placement. But when playing from black tees with expert pin placement and fast greens, you might as well write down a 3 on your scorecard before you even tee off. But before we give up all hope, let’s take a look at some ways we can maximize our chances of landing close to the pin on the first shot. Continue Reading »
One of the most confusing shots for newer players is the chip shot. It’s not quite a pitch, but not quite a putt. So what is it? Why should you ever use it? Why does it never behave the way you think it will!? In this article I hope to clear up some of the mystery of the chip shot and help you add it to your arsenal as one of your valuable plays. Continue Reading »