3 years ago
Unreasonable Challenges
Notably the EA flop challenge in Around the green. Make one flop. Dumb. I spent an hour trying to do this and it's just too unpredictable, which is characteristic of flop shots. Challenges that f...
I also thought that the flop shot challenge was totally ridiculous. I play golf and flop shots are probably one of the most difficult shots to master. Just to land your shot on the green and have a putt less than 10 feet is a great feat for most golfers that are not professional. To require a hole out on a flop shot in this challenge is asking too much. Any hole out with a flop shot is 100% pure luck. The skill in hitting a successful flop shot is just getting it on the green to be able to have a decent chance to make the hole in one putt. That is the skill of a flop shot, not to hole out. And the next challenge is also just as ridiculous, making one shot from the bunker. Bunker shot hole outs are probably more common than flop shot hole outs, but they are still few and far apart. The skill in bunker shots is like the skill in flop shots: get it out of the trap and land it on the green to save a stroke. Making a requirement for a skill challenge to hole out a very unpredictable shot is countering the actual skill. The skill is just hitting it onto the green as closely as possible. Any hole outs with these types of shots is 100% luck, just as holing out any shot with a non-putter from off the green. EA Sports should remove this requirement.
And, BTW, I gave up on trying to get a hole out after about 50-75 chances. It just can't be done with any skill, only the very lucky can accomplish it.