10 shots, all the same shot, aimed in roughly the same spot with... VERY different results, and you (EA) think this is "accuracy" and this is with just about every shot, any club, and distance

Those videos look like they're all using a Power Drive? That deliberately has higher dispersion as a trade-off for extra power. Which honestly makes sense to me, as in risking being less accurate by trying to hit a real golf shot as hard as you can?Also your shots are all overhit, and not by the same amount. Which probably adds to the variability you're seeing. I know you want to see zero variability but there are variables you control here that you haven't, plus there is deliberate additional variability as you know (but don't like).

Power Drive: A more powerful full swing when the golfer wants to get more distance off the tee. It comes with a slightly larger shot dispersion than the Drive as a result of the extra effort put into the swing.It's working as advertised by EA and if you overswing... more dispersion.

I think that the timing and swing plane elements affect the size of the dispersion zone, rather than where the ball lands within the dispersion zone. Not sure I've ever seen anything definitive to confirm this though.

@-Roasted513- wrote:@Ultrasonic_77btw, I chose the power shot due to the conditions of the course, if I straight clubbed up it would've been too muchOK but that doesn't change any of the responses you've had above though. You're getting big dispersion in part because you're trying to hit a tough shot.

@Katybee_1313 wrote:Meanwhile, the large dispersion circle is not moving at all.Dispersion area and targeting reticule show where you are aiming, ignoring elevation, lie, wind, etc. It's not a preview of the landing area, so there's no need for it to respond to the conditions - it's working as intended.I think the reason people exaggerate the effect of randomness in the game is because they think the dispersion area is where the ball should land. Perhaps something that could've been better communicated in the tutorial challenges.(Presumably that's not what Saint is implying with this post, though, because their tournament scores suggest a good understanding of the game mechanics.)

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17 Replies

Mark_Miwurdz
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
How can we watch them properly?
Ultrasonic_77
Hero
2 years ago
@Mark_Miwurdz wrote:
How can we watch them properly?
I've no idea I'm afraid. It's best to host videos on YouTube and share the links to be honest.
Ultrasonic_77
Hero
2 years ago
@Mark_Miwurdz wrote:
How can we watch them properly?
Actually pressing F once a video is selected/playing makes it full-screen.
Ultrasonic_77
Hero
2 years ago
Those videos look like they're all using a Power Drive? That deliberately has higher dispersion as a trade-off for extra power. Which honestly makes sense to me, as in risking being less accurate by trying to hit a real golf shot as hard as you can?
Also your shots are all overhit, and not by the same amount. Which probably adds to the variability you're seeing.
I know you want to see zero variability but there are variables you control here that you haven't, plus there is deliberate additional variability as you know (but don't like).
Katybee_1313
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Power Drive: A more powerful full swing when the golfer wants to get more distance off the tee. It comes with a slightly larger shot dispersion than the Drive as a result of the extra effort put into the swing.
It's working as advertised by EA and if you overswing... more dispersion.
agentputt
2 years ago
Agree with everyone else
Hitting a Fast AND an overswing just causes the dispersion to be worse than normal
ELF014
2 years ago
Just out of curiosity... has EA ever documented somewhere exactly how the swing meter works? I have never found anything, and it is hard to say it is broken if we don't know how it is supposed to work.
I have had PERFECT/PERFECT on the swing meter with what appears to be a perfect swing path and have the ball land well outside the dispersion zone.
I have had absolutely bad timed swings with a swing path resembling a reverse "Z" go dead straight.
In the end I just decided that I wasn't in control and went with it. Once in scoring range I felt EA let me drive the bus again.
Ultrasonic_77
Hero
2 years ago
I think that the timing and swing plane elements affect the size of the dispersion zone, rather than where the ball lands within the dispersion zone. Not sure I've ever seen anything definitive to confirm this though.
ELF014
2 years ago
@Ultrasonic_77 wrote:
I think that the timing and swing plane elements affect the size of the dispersion zone, rather than where the ball lands within the dispersion zone. Not sure I've ever seen anything definitive to confirm this though.
I'm good with that, but then a PERFECT/PERFECT with what appears to be a perfect swing path should be on line with the dispersion zone , and I would expect to land inside the zone.
Over or under swing I would expect to still be on line (assuming the swing path is good) but fall short or fly past the dispersion zone. Of course depending on the timing?
It would be great if EA had documented it somewhere for us novices so we could understand how things worked.
But could it be there is no definitive explanation because it's a totally flawed mechanic?
Katybee_1313
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I think part of it is they don't give us the exact wind speed, like Patel wrote in EA Rory. A 5 mph wind s not really 5 mph but anywhere between 4.6 to 5.5 mph. If I use the full blue arc, it's moving left and right even though I chose no wind gust. Meanwhile, the large dispersion circle is not moving at all. Adding gust would make that circle even bigger even though they won't show it.