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 »
Tags: Approach, consistency, loft, power level, recovery, the rough
This is an excellent article written by TheJokker on the advantages of club tuning and how to actually do it right. He originally posted it on the EA Forums. You can find the original post by clicking here. Club tuning will add valuable distance and control to your shots, and will reduce your hooks and slices when using the MotionPlus attachment. It’s well worth the effort, and I highly suggest using TheJokker’s guidelines for club tuning.
Tuning your clubs is very important to improve the quality of your game. After reading what little the TW10 book mentioned about club tuning, I was originally nervous to adjust these settings. There is no need to fear adjusting these settings when you understand what they do and how adjustments will affect your shot. Everyone will most likely tune they’re clubs a little differently than other players. When you tune your clubs you are fine tuning all the clubs in your bag to how you want them to perform. Tuning your clubs will add power, loft (height), spin, workability and adjust your draw or fade. Those are the 5 simple aspects of tuning your clubs, it is NOT rocket science. Continue Reading »
Tags: club tuning, draw/fade, general strategy, power level
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 »
Tags: basics, consistency, Driving, power level
Consistency on your approach shots is extremely important, because the result determines how and from where you’ll be putting. While hitting into the green with medium to short irons will usually allow you to find some club that will work at 110%, those partial-power full shots with your wedge are what really require a certain amount of finesse. In this short article we’re going to discuss how to define power zones for your wedge and also how to gain consistency when actually swinging your Wii remote. Continue Reading »
Tags: Approach, basics, consistency, power level
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 »
Tags: consistency, Driving, power level