Shaped shots in Tour Mode
Any tips on how to hit shaped shots? I can’t for the life of me hit anything near accurately on the required diagonal. I default to only hitting straight shots and that is sufficient for the most par...
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Note my point about accuracy affecting mishit tolerances too. This is part of the trade off vs high power builds for me. I use shot shaping on most holes and have no concerns using max shaping (and do have reasonable control stats so it's not super limited), but I also have max drive and approach accuracy to help. I do this not because it's 'necessary' but rather simply helpful.
Remind me how 2k increases difficulty for shaped shots? I played 2k21 a bit but not recently.
@Ultrasonic_77 wrote:Note my point about accuracy affecting mishit tolerances too. This is part of the trade off vs high power builds for me. I use shot shaping on most holes and have no concerns using max shaping (and do have reasonable control stats so it's not super limited), but I also have max drive and approach accuracy to help. I do this not because it's 'necessary' but rather simply helpful.
Remind me how 2k increases difficulty for shaped shots? I played 2k21 a bit but not recently.
I think we are of like mind on how we setup our characters. When I was playing with a skill character I maximized it around accuracy. I felt it was much better to be accurate than long. Especially when it came to the short game.
2K's difficulty resolves basically around 2 things... swing timing and swing path. What like about 2K's mechanics is that it is accurate... if you execute the shot it will come off as expected. What I don't like is that due to the lack of variance in the hardware it makes it far too easy easy to make shots. Plus the developer added some inherent buffers in the game to make it easier as well. In my opinion a perfectly straight shot should be 1 pixel wide and not several.
2K's mechanics are not perfect in my opinion either... but it is more realistic in how it is executed. But 2K does offer umpteem settings to allow you to find a niche setup to satisfy almost ever player. If you can be humble enough to set them for your playing level.
Except for the stupid swing speed of 2K, I would probably play it exclusively. I hate having to fight with game mechanics to make a shot.
But to answer your question... shot shaping is done at address... and not through the swing. Though if skilled enough it could be done there too by a mistimed swing. Early timing promotes a draw/hook... late a fade/slice. So as you can see it is more complex as there are layers to the 2K swing. Simple but... it can be difficult to execute. Sort of like real golf.
Reading this post I was feeling nostalgic about the old 'Links' game for computer that me and my dad enjoyed playing together for many years. I seem to remember that you actually had to adjust your stance for draws, fades and high and low shots. It wasn't spoon fed. You could also move the tee left and right within the tee box. Not sure why modern creators can't incorporate these concepts into their games. It would make it much more realistic. I know there is still a version of 'Links' on steam and tried it a couple of times but it is a watered down version of what I enjoyed about it.
@frankhjr wrote:Reading this post I was feeling nostalgic about the old 'Links' game for computer that me and my dad enjoyed playing together for many years. I seem to remember that you actually had to adjust your stance for draws, fades and high and low shots. It wasn't spoon fed. You could also move the tee left and right within the tee box. Not sure why modern creators can't incorporate these concepts into their games. It would make it much more realistic. I know there is still a version of 'Links' on steam and tried it a couple of times but it is a watered down version of what I enjoyed about it.
I absolutely agree this is how it should be implemented in all golf games. Unfortunately a large majority need to be... in your words "spoon fed".
Though I don't think it's an issue... people should be able to figure it out these days with the aiming arc enabled that shows where the ball is going as you adjust your stance.
What is amazing to me is that these concepts have been around for decades and developers can't seem to repurpose good ideas. They would rather reinvent the wheel when it isn't needed.
I think that the Links series got it pretty close to right. I sometimes wonder where that franchise would be now if Microsoft didn't buy and kill it.
Now there is an idea... maybe it is time for Microsoft to get back into the golf market.
