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Post by darius1213 on Dec 1, 2008 23:29:08 GMT -5
i can confirm the scores above. i'm playing a locked game with nocheats4me. he hosted the game and it was password protected. i didn't see him registered, but our scores were:
nocheats4me: 62 dariusNC: 58
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Post by wallywhacker on Dec 1, 2008 23:39:41 GMT -5
i confirm darius's round above its my other guy. i got booted from the 10 and 11pm est both. so i figured if every1 was jumping in id try to post 1. And it worked. gg darius looks like u tied me for the week . see u later.'
darius: 58 nocheats4me/wallywhacknc/wallywhacker/sucks:62
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Post by NoChinDeluxe on Dec 1, 2008 23:40:58 GMT -5
Just finished my two NC matches. Ugh. How disappointing. Today during practice I was rockin' Doral, then I just cracked under the pressure of my first official NC tournament! There goes my season, haha. 10pm EST Match -- Giacomonc - 64 Darius1213nc - 57 NoChinNC - 69 (round 1) ClaudeRuffnc - 64 11pm EST Match -- Giacomonc - 63 NoChinNC - 62 (2nd round) Bobby746nc - 70 ClaudeRuff - 61 I had the second game in the bag until Claude had to go and sink an eagle 2 on hole 18!!! GRRRRR! I guess my bogey didn't help either Oh, and Bobby scored a hole-in-one on hole 13!! Didn't think they were possible with NC settings. I don't really want to be "that guy," but...well...I just hope you were playing your settings properly Bobby
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Post by ClaudeRuff on Dec 1, 2008 23:56:36 GMT -5
Giacomo: 63 nochindeluxe: 62 bobby746: 70 ClaudeRuff: 61 (for fun) The pressure was off and I had a miracle hole out for eagle on #18, I mean, straight in the hole. It was good match and bobby had a great back nine, including a hole in one on #13. NoChinDeluxeI've had a few hole outs using NC play, mostly chip-ins, but they're possible, the one on 18 was my longest. I think hole-in-ones are possible in NC play and it makes them that much sweeter.
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Post by giacomo on Dec 2, 2008 0:09:38 GMT -5
I confirm the scores reported. But I gotta ask: is everyone getting misleading elevations/power settings on various holes? Particularly on the 8th and 11th, but pretty widely from the 7th on, the elevations indicate power levels that are incorrect- maybe it's not 62%, but 70%... or 88%! I took an number of pars and a double bogey because the power levels suddenly weren't accurate. One hole I actually overhit by about 3% and the ball only traveled halfway to the hole. And no, it wasn't because I wasn't hitting the right level. Don't mean to be complaining, but I'm sorta frustrated!
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Post by bobby746 on Dec 2, 2008 8:39:31 GMT -5
Hey NoChain yea I was playing with the right settings trust me I still shot a 6 and 7 and still came in with the last score. I just got lucky bouance off the green and rolled in. Its nothing more then getting a double eagle like i believe to other guys got in our round of 18. I clubbed down and got finally got a lucky roll. When I am shooting 70s-80s trust me I am not cheating. If I would cheat trust me I would at least do it to make me come close to you guys in the rankings. Bobby746 I confirm
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Post by crazymike99 on Dec 2, 2008 9:49:54 GMT -5
I confirm the scores with Bobby746.
Bobby746- 75 CrazyMike- 65
Good round Bobby. Thanks.
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Post by NoChinDeluxe on Dec 2, 2008 12:57:56 GMT -5
Yeah, Bobby, I trust you man. And I didn't mean to come off sounding like I'm accusing you of anything. In fact, if you for some reason hadn't been playing the right settings, I'd definitely think it was a mistake long before I thought it was intentional. I know the reps of our players here, and I don't think anyone is out to fix any matches So...congratulations on your hole-in-one! But, as a reminder to all players, remember to double check your settings and also make sure you switch to advanced swing once the match starts! I have to do this every time on the first hole, as the computer switches you back to standard once the match starts. Pretty pathetic showing on my part for my first NC match, but I'm going to try and get better! Oh, and Giacomo, that screwy power stuff was happening to me too, which is why I had a lot of issues on my first round. There would be a 10mph wind right in my face as I'm shooting at an uphill green, and somehow I was flying over the hole like I clubbed up or something. I would overhit maybe 5% and fly into the rough. So I don't know what's going on. My greens seemed inconsistent as well. On one hole, I was going uphill something like 1.5 inches and I flew by the hole 6 or 7 feet. Then, on #18, I took the same shot and ended up short, which is what caused my bogey. So who knows, but one thing is for sure, it's definitely a challenge!
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Post by hoghead on Dec 2, 2008 16:25:39 GMT -5
I confirm the scores reported. But I gotta ask: is everyone getting misleading elevations/power settings on various holes? Particularly on the 8th and 11th, but pretty widely from the 7th on, the elevations indicate power levels that are incorrect- maybe it's not 62%, but 70%... or 88%! I took an number of pars and a double bogey because the power levels suddenly weren't accurate. One hole I actually overhit by about 3% and the ball only traveled halfway to the hole. And no, it wasn't because I wasn't hitting the right level. Don't mean to be complaining, but I'm sorta frustrated! I know exactly what you mean. Here is what I've learned. If you are hitting from the fairway then you will always be in the target zone based on these conditions. Wind, elevation and lie (i.e. feet are above club so ball will go right). If you are in the short rough, you do not have to compensate if you are using a wedge. If you are using any other iron, you will not reach the target zone and must compensate by switching clubs. I have had shots go only half way until I happened to look at the club select picture and noticed how much different a pitch wedge is angled than a wedge. When I switched to wedge I hit near target. If your situation is not in the rough then the only advice I have on that is play the course with no wind. It is very revealing. Play any course W/O wind and you will then know every compensation you need with respect to wind, elevation and lie.
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Post by giacomo on Dec 2, 2008 16:39:56 GMT -5
Thanks, Nochin and Hog. One thing I should make clear is that most of the misleading power information I'm talking about is while putting. I am very careful to watch green conditions, break and elevation. I'm no expert on estimating breaks- I make lots of mistakes, and I find the moving green grid to be inconsistent at best in using speed of movement to indicate degree of break. But what really gets me is when the indicator says that there's a 2.2 inch elevation over the 11 feet to the pin, and the power meter, after adjusting for distance, indicates that 62% power is needed. So I hit with 62% power, and the ball travels half-way to the hole. 66% won't do it, nor will 70% or even 75%. It takes 83-88% to get the ball to go in the hole. How does 2 inches of elevation create the need for overhitting 17-22% ? I begin to wonder if the conditions I see and the conditions the other players see aren't the same. After an eagle on 1 and 5 straight birdies, I suddenly can't hit a birdie for 7 holes! Some of the holes are pars and 1 is a bogey. And of the 7 holes, 6 would have been birdies except for misleading elevation/power meter levels reported by the game. So okay- it's just a game, and there are a lot more important things to worry about. But it's frustrating, and I just would like to know if I'm nuts, or if others are finding the same thing, and have figured out how to adjust. Thanks! G.
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Post by TwistovF8 on Dec 2, 2008 19:13:09 GMT -5
Really Great Round by Darius!
For me...Putting NIGHTMARE
Verifying:
TwistovF8nc - 71 (1st) DariusNC - 54 (? )
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Post by hoghead on Dec 2, 2008 19:47:36 GMT -5
But what really gets me is when the indicator says that there's a 2.2 inch elevation over the 11 feet to the pin, and the power meter, after adjusting for distance, indicates that 62% power is needed. So I hit with 62% power, and the ball travels half-way to the hole. 66% won't do it, nor will 70% or even 75%. It takes 83-88% to get the ball to go in the hole. How does 2 inches of elevation create the need for overhitting 17-22% ? I begin to wonder if the conditions I see and the conditions the other players see aren't the same. After an eagle on 1 and 5 straight birdies, I suddenly can't hit a birdie for 7 holes! Some of the holes are pars and 1 is a bogey. And of the 7 holes, 6 would have been birdies except for misleading elevation/power meter levels reported by the game. G. I feel your pain The only thing about putting power that I have figured out is percentage is directly proportional to the length of grade or multiple grades in most cases. Again the only way to gauge it is on a putt that is level the whole way, you put the blue aimer right over the hole and it says 60% for a 26 ft. putt. You hit 60% and it drops right in. Now you have the same 27 ft. putt and you put the blue aimer over the hole and it says up 2 inches. No big deal you move it back a little to compensate then you putt and it is a foot short. I found out that I am not taking into consideration the length of the up-slope. If 3/4 of that 27 ft is orange grid then it takes a little more power to make it. If only 1/4 of that 27 ft. is orange grid then moving it back a little would work. Trust me, anybody that's played NC with me knows that I can make it to the hole almost every time and I usually don't go too far past on down-slopes. My problem is that I can't judge right to left or left to right For that you would have to ask the almighty wingnut what his secret is because he's got it down pat. I love to play against him.
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Post by astralgoa on Dec 2, 2008 23:49:48 GMT -5
Here are the results of the round of 10 PM Eastern time tonight: - AstralGoaNC: 33-35=68 (round 1) - TwistovF8NC: 34 on the front 9 but disconnected during hole 10 (I believe round 2) - NoCheats4Me (a.k.a WallyWhackerNC : 27-31=58 (I believe practice) - HogHeadNC: 32-35=67 (I believe practice) It was a pretty close round between Twist (for the front 9, before he got disconnected), Hog and myself. Wally was ahead of the pack
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Post by astralgoa on Dec 2, 2008 23:53:31 GMT -5
Here are the results of the round of 11 PM Eastern time tonight: - CrazyMikeNC: 27-27=54 - AstralGoaNC: 31-34=65 - TwistovF8NC: 9 shots after 2 holes but I believe it is his 34 for the front 9 (from the round of 10 PM Eastern time) that should count, and he should just play his back 9. I vote for an extension of the deadline to Friday (as discussed in another thread) to allow him to play his back 9. Amazing round by CrazyMike, in a different dimension compared to me
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Post by fredsc on Dec 2, 2008 23:57:08 GMT -5
Was supposed to play with crazymike & the guys but wally showed and didn't want him to be left out so stalled until the other guys started. Worked out as twist couldn't get in their game and joined ours. Wally got d'd after 2nd hole but was busy with "poker" anyway and told us to just finish our rounds. Riiiight...poker An ok round, Twist & I both had our share of chokes, with a few nice shots along the way. Twist was just making up his back 9 from previous game btw where he got disc'd after hole 9. TwistovF8nc 36 on his back 9, plus his 34 on front 9 from game he got disc from for total of 70 for round 2 Fredscnc 58 (2nd round)
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