Putting/Hole Physics

Question

Been reading and experiencing issues with how the ball interacts with the hole, e.g. balls “deflecting” off the hole, the ball running straight over the hole. Now neither of these things should happen but there is also nothing to say these putts should drop. Maybe the speed/angle was wrong; so it’s not the result of the putt that is wrong; just the visual behaviour of the ball. &nbsp;Putting should not be easy; not every perfectly struck putt goes in the hole; that’s just golf. To quote Rotella “Golf is not a game of perfect”. So I hope that the physics aren’t changed to make putting easier or more “reliable” just changed so that these deflects or overruns result in a lip-out or horseshoe. &nbsp;If you think you hit a perfect putt and it didn’t go in? it’s not bad coding, it’s golf. Accept it and move on to the next tee. It’s meant to be a sim and it happens all the time to all golfers.

noya_wesa · Answer

If people don't think something is right, they have every right to say so in my opinion.

And what if it is bad coding? Good coding certainly isn't responsible for things like this:

That's the 11th at Royal Liverpool

Or maybe:

That's the 18th at LACC

Or perhaps the 13th at TPC Scottsdale:

As long as the roll-overs that stop one inch past the hole, or the lip-hangers like that keep happening, I won't just 'accept it and move on to the next tee', instead I will carry on protesting that there are issues with the ball and hole interactions, irrespective of how many people choose to say it's okay for them so everybody else must be wrong.

elf014 · Answer

@Noya_WesaIt's interesting you posted this. I was playing Whistling Straights last night and had a slow rolling ball seem to go into and then ended up on the otherside of the cup. Funny thing is that it happened to my opponent as well on the same hole.

But what I was referring to is I had a similar result as your picture, but my ball was even further inside the cup. Where my ball lipped out but visually it is levitating inside the cup.

There is no question this game is flawed... and putting is just one of many issues.

palomamarvel24 · Answer

@Noya_Wesa&nbsp;wrote:If people don't think something is right, they have every right to say so in my opinion.&nbsp;And what if it is bad coding? Good coding certainly isn't responsible for things like this:&nbsp;That's the 11th at Royal LiverpoolOr maybe:&nbsp;That's the 18th at LACCOr perhaps the 13th at TPC Scottsdale:&nbsp;&nbsp;As long as the roll-overs that stop one inch past the hole, or the lip-hangers like that keep happening, I won't just 'accept it and move on to the next tee', instead I will carry on protesting that there are issues with the ball and hole interactions, irrespective of how many people choose to say it's okay for them so everybody else must be wrong.In these pictures, no one can claim “It’s Golf” because this doesn’t happen in real life. I just watched Nelly Korda play today. She made some putts and she also missed some birdie putts. The “it’s golf” works in her game. In reality, there is a much larger chance of seeing Nelly Korda dance the Funky Chicken than see a putt from the screenshots get done.