[QUOTE=spats;35683387]I can't get past the pro events, I get slaughtered. Sucked all the fun out of the game for me.

Sometimes it feels like the game was designed by satan himself, the difficulty is just too much for me.[/QUOTE]

The thing that pisses me off is how I just CANT understand all the inner-workings of a shot. I line it up perfectly, a tad bit of wind that I compensate for, add some backspin, hit the ball directly in the center....and it freakin ends up 15 yards short in a bunker. WTF is this shit about??

[QUOTE=The Chef;35683672]The thing that pisses me off is how I just CANT understand all the inner-workings of a shot. I line it up perfectly, a tad bit of wind that I compensate for, add some backspin, hit the ball directly in the center....and it freakin ends up 15 yards short in a bunker. WTF is this shit about??[/QUOTE]

Precisely. It's so annoying.

Back spin makes your ball fly higher, this distance is lost. Front spin makes it fly straighter and reduces impact of wind, but the ball falls faster (lands shorter).

[QUOTE=The Chef;35683672]The thing that pisses me off is how I just CANT understand all the inner-workings of a shot. I line it up perfectly, a tad bit of wind that I compensate for, add some backspin, hit the ball directly in the center....and it freakin ends up 15 yards short in a bunker. WTF is this shit about??[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=spats;35683683]Precisely. It's so annoying.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget you need to account for the landing point and carry of the ball. The figures you see are just guides, they aren't going to be exact with so many variables - you really will get a feel for what adjustments to make.

As has been mentioned as well, work on making sure you have a good control stat (use the right clubs/characters/balls) to get as close to what you expect as possible. I'm on silver now and I'm far from an expert - using Grace at the moment but I'm going to switch to Amy as soon as Grace is maxed.

[QUOTE=addyb;35683542]Are these 18 hole tournaments your entering? Just wondering as I've just been doing 9 holers and they take around 25 mins from my experience. Say I enter a game at 9:15. I'm done for 9:40 so I can quickly book the 9:45 one.[/QUOTE]

30 minutes for 9 holes is no better. If anything 9 holes are worse since you have to wait more often for the tournaments to start.

[QUOTE=The Chef;35683672]The thing that pisses me off is how I just CANT understand all the inner-workings of a shot. I line it up perfectly, a tad bit of wind that I compensate for, add some backspin, hit the ball directly in the center....and it freakin ends up 15 yards short in a bunker. WTF is this shit about??[/QUOTE]


You also need to consider that the carry to run ratio(carry= how far the ball travels till it hits the ground for the first time, run how far it travels after it hits the ground) varies depending on the club. Generally speaking though, if you do backspin in Hot Shots, apart from maybe the driver and 3 wood the carry to run ratio is like 97%:3%. You're not factoring in something. Probably height. Are these elevated greens you're hitting into? Is the wind partially in your face?


I actually had this issue with Fantasy Golf Pangya when I first played it. The carry to run ratio in it is way different then hot shots. Even a 100 yard chip with 100% backspin would only go 70 yards in the air and run the other 30(then the backspin would happen if I did a backspin shot). I was landing in bunkers and water hazards left right and center I thought I could easily clear. It just took me time to get used to that.

Sometimes you have to hit the ball too hard knowing it will bounce in the rough just outside the green and that will take off most of the extra power and it will land right where you want it to. Or it will hit a slope killing all the speed. Hell sometimes the opposite happens and the ball runs right off the green. You need to pay attention to the slope of the greens as well.

[QUOTE=The Chef;35683672]The thing that pisses me off is how I just CANT understand all the inner-workings of a shot. I line it up perfectly, a tad bit of wind that I compensate for, add some backspin, hit the ball directly in the center....and it freakin ends up 15 yards short in a bunker. WTF is this shit about??[/QUOTE]

The thing that REALLY effects where the ball lands is elevation. After I got that down, the game became way easier. Look at the little arrow where it's going to land.

Red = hit it way farther than where you think.
Yellow = hit it a little farther.
Blue = Hit it shorter.

where's the easy mode ?

[QUOTE=Kafel;35686596]where's the easy mode ?[/QUOTE]

In the challenge selection, it's on the top of the screen. I think you turn it on with Square?

I wish the description would have been a touch more detailed. Power Shot: +2 doesn't mean you get two more power shots it turns out... Had to withdraw from that tournament :(

And when is the next NeoGAF game start?

PSN ID is rhfb if anyone wants to add me.

[QUOTE=rhfb;35686848]I wish the description would have been a touch more detailed. Power Shot: +2 doesn't mean you get two more power shots it turns out... Had to withdraw from that tournament :(

And when is the next NeoGAF game start?

PSN ID is rhfb if anyone wants to add me.[/QUOTE]

Lots of people forget/don't understand that. The verbiage is the way Hot Shots has always done it. I think it's the fact that it's a positive thing being penalized that confuses people.

Hot Shots has always had "Hit a tree +1" "Bunker +2" rules. I don't think anyone would look at those and say "I should try and hit a tree in this round. It'll give me something".

Dont one of the loadscreen tutorials explain anything with a + means dont do that

If it would have said +2 Stroke I would have understood it right away. As it was presented though I thought I had 2 more power shots to use (pretty helpful since I'm using the beginning characters/gear still since I haven't unlocked anything better).

[QUOTE=rhfb;35687215]If it would have said +2 Stroke I would have understood it right away. As it was presented though I thought I had 2 more power shots to use (pretty helpful since I'm using the beginning characters/gear still since I haven't unlocked anything better).[/QUOTE]

yeah, it's definitely unclear. guess it's just a lesson most of us have to learn the hard way :p

anyone know if they have plans to reset the dailies like once a month or something? kinda silly if they dont as people who just get game wouldnt have anychance of getting near top50....or i could be just missing something as i only do them every few days or so

[QUOTE=JackFrost;35687265]anyone know if they have plans to reset the dailies like once a month or something? kinda silly if they dont as people who just get game wouldnt have anychance of getting near top50....or i could be just missing something as i only do them every few days or so[/QUOTE]

I've done every single one and now I'm forced to never miss them.

[QUOTE=krae_man;35687595]I've done every single one and now I'm forced to never miss them.[/QUOTE]

you gotta be top5 by now.....no??? (possibly even 1.....GO GAF!)

I got hooked on VTennis for the last few days so like i said im sure im like #2000 by now which without resets will just prevent me from ever doing them again.

and what the tits is up with them 2open character slots....thats really poking my OCD side

[QUOTE=JackFrost;35687662]you gotta be top5 by now.....no??? (possibly even 1.....GO GAF!)

I got hooked on VTennis for the last few days so like i said im sure im like #2000 by now which without resets will just prevent me from ever doing them again.

and what the tits is up with them 2open character slots....thats really poking my OCD side[/QUOTE]

Currently I'm 9th. I've been bouncing around between 7th and 11th. I need top 10's to get any higher and they are hard to come by. It's hard to hit every green in the minimum possible number of shots and not miss a single putt.

Been thinking about picking this up but I wish there were more courses. Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 has 12 courses and it's still $30 on PSN for some bizarre reason.

I hate DLC but if it means more courses than I'll pick it up. At least 10 courses would be good.

[QUOTE=JackFrost;35687662]you gotta be top5 by now.....no??? (possibly even 1.....GO GAF!)

I got hooked on VTennis for the last few days so like i said im sure im like #2000 by now which without resets will just prevent me from ever doing them again.

and what the tits is up with them 2open character slots....thats really poking my OCD side[/QUOTE]

You don't slip that much. I think very few (~100?) people play daily. I'm like 250 something and I've only played on a handful of days. But yeah I hope they put some thought into how it will be reset and stuff. Honestly just reset it daily. When I play I can usually play all 3 but the issue is I just can't play at all on many days. I still like it though no matter what. Good way to get money and level up players while still feeling like you're making prograss toward some abstract thing.

Well what an interesting night ive had online.

1st game - 2nd place
2nd game - was in 2nd and messed up terribly hitting a triple bogey to make me finish 8th.

3rd game - finished bottom of 7 people I think.

Last game...... My first 18 holer tournie. Had a tremendous start with a couple of birdies, chip in eagle and then followed it with my 2nd hole in one!! That gave me a 6 shot lead with 6 holes gone and at the halfway mark I was 800pts clear.
I kept my form and continued to hit birdies for the rest with a par in between. I finished -18 and about 1200 pts clear.

Will post screenie tomorrow to prove I'm not lying!
Best game I've ever played. Every single shot on the green bar a few was about a ft away and the ones that weren't I was nailing the putts.

Just one of those games were everything went right. I'm more shocked because I did so bad in the games leading up to it. I'm very pleased with 2 hole in ones in less than 2 weeks of playing.

How does the slope of the spot where you're hitting the ball (for example on the fairway or in the rough) affect your shot? I'm not talking about putting, I'm talking about "long range" shots. Can anyone clarify it?

[QUOTE=Syn23;35694907]How does the slope of the spot where you're hitting the ball (for example on the fairway or in the rough) affect your shot? I'm not talking about putting, I'm talking about "long range" shots. Can anyone clarify it?[/QUOTE]

It's easy really say your lie looks at an angle similar to this / I would aim more to the right as when you strike the ball it's going to veer to the left due to the angle. Wind direction still has to be taken into consideration though.

Sorry I know I haven't explained it great.

Yeah, I get the general rule, but I can't understand why sometimes the deviation is really low/unnoticeable and other times the shot deviates a lot more. I guess I have to take into consideration if the shot is from the fairway or from the rough, what kind of club I'm using and if I'm doing a shot labeled as "approach", but I'm not sure how all these things affect it.

[QUOTE=Syn23;35694907]How does the slope of the spot where you're hitting the ball (for example on the fairway or in the rough) affect your shot? I'm not talking about putting, I'm talking about "long range" shots. Can anyone clarify it?[/QUOTE]

Downslope: Ball won't fly as high when struck, wind will affect it less. Won't carry as far in the air, will roll more than a shot from a flat lie. Severity of the slope can affect whether super backspin works when properly inputted.

Upslope: Ball will fly higher when struck, wind will affect it more. Will typically carry farther in the air unless you're facing an extreme headwind. Will roll less after landing.

Left/Right slopes: Have to adjust aim in the opposite direction to make up for the slope.

Slopes are tough. Years later and I still find them very tricky.

[QUOTE=AstroLad;35696369]Slopes are tough. Years later and I still find them very tricky.[/QUOTE]

Indeed.

digging the game, but does it EVER tell you the exact windspeed?

[QUOTE=jooey;35696539]digging the game, but does it EVER tell you the exact windspeed?[/QUOTE]

I think it does early on.
Press down on the d pad to drop blades of grass and judge wind from that.

[QUOTE=jooey;35696539]digging the game, but does it EVER tell you the exact windspeed?[/QUOTE]not till you hit the green, you know after it's not needed any longer. As opposed to after your tee shot like every othe game. Yeah, I don't get the change enter.

Anyone know of where / how to do the ball skipping on the water three times trophy? I can only make it skip once...

Nm. Got it :) all I need is the loyalty max + buy everything in the shop trophies. The latter seems Impossible; you need so much and grinding won't get you anywhere fast.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/MCmsK.jpg[/img]

whee

Maple 9H in, Power Shot +2 (penalty if use). Those Par 5s are always tricky, was hoping my -11 would hold up and it did :)

Just got Carter.

wtf, lol

Erm, if I want to add spin to the ball, how do I time the d-pad button press? Just holding it down doesn't seem to work properly, or I'm just not getting it.

[QUOTE=spats;35705107]Erm, if I want to add spin to the ball, how do I time the d-pad button press? Just holding it down doesn't seem to work properly, or I'm just not getting it.[/QUOTE]

Super Back Spin

"Try pressing UP when setting power and DOWN at impact. Get a perfect impact and unleash a Super Back Spin that makes the ball burn blue and spin backwards on the green or fairway."

Just make sure the d-pad is being pressed at the same time as the button press. There's no limit on how long you can hold the d-pad down or special timing to it.

If you do it correctly, the ball marker in the bottom right corner will have a blue dot on it.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/Eo6SF.jpg[/img]


Super Topspin works the reverse way (DOWN when setting power and UP at impact)

Super Sidespin. If you want to bend it left, press RIGHT when setting power, LEFT at impact. And vice versa.

[QUOTE=Ken;35686824]In the challenge selection, it's on the top of the screen. I think you turn it on with Square?[/QUOTE]

didn't see your post, thx

[QUOTE=Alex Anderson;35705523]Super Back Spin

"Try pressing UP when setting power and DOWN at impact. Get a perfect impact and unleash a Super Back Spin that makes the ball burn blue and spin backwards on the green or fairway."

Just make sure the d-pad is being pressed at the same time as the button press. There's no limit on how long you can hold the d-pad down or special timing to it.

If you do it correctly, the ball marker in the bottom right corner will have a blue dot on it.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/Eo6SF.jpg[/img]


Super Topspin works the reverse way (DOWN when setting power and UP at impact)

Super Sidespin. If you want to bend it left, press RIGHT when setting power, LEFT at impact. And vice versa.[/QUOTE]

Tried it out and managed to pull it off once, haha. The window for hitting it right seems to be really small. Or I'm just not very good at QTE's/timing stuff. Thanks for the help though!

My 2nd hole in one online!

[url]http://youtu.be/hDK5UMU6EBI[/url]

Which ultimately led to this result:

[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/263/ebgphoto.jpg/][IMG]http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7958/ebgphoto.jpg[/IMG][/URL]


Also my best eagle to date:

[url]http://youtu.be/OhocX-cDvfs[/url]

got a -18 in today's 18 hole daily invitational!

My first hole-in-one.

this game is too difficult..

when are you supposed to use spins? im playing amateur courses and always overhit or underhit the ball.. and most of the time goes to the bunker or water...

I traded in wipEout for this
ugh I'm so used to Pangya that I completely suck.

It's a nice game to play on the bus though so I'm probably going to keep it.

[QUOTE=gembel;35707472]this game is too difficult..

when are you supposed to use spins? im playing amateur courses and always overhit or underhit the ball.. and most of the time goes to the bunker or water...[/QUOTE]

I've never used spin yet, off or online. You just have to get used to gauging how much power to give your approach shots in relation to wind direction, green lie etc. you will get better in time. After you have done certain courses/holes over and over you start to remember what does and doesn't work.

[QUOTE=addyb;35707581]I've never used spin yet, off or online. You just have to get used to gauging how much power to give your approach shots in relation to wind direction, green lie etc. you will get better in time. After you have done certain courses/holes over and over you start to remember what does and doesn't work.[/QUOTE]

which shot type do you recommend gauge or circle?

[QUOTE=gembel;35707693]which shot type do you recommend gauge or circle?[/QUOTE]

I go with the default gauge. Try them all though and see what suits your needs.

[QUOTE=gembel;35707472]this game is too difficult..

when are you supposed to use spins? im playing amateur courses and always overhit or underhit the ball.. and most of the time goes to the bunker or water...[/QUOTE]

Until you learn the basics, just focus on sorting out your button timings. All the spins in the world won't help you become more accurate until you know to hit the pink zone (or perfect impact - 0%).

Once you have impact down, backspin (down) stops the ball quicker and is best used for shots to the green where you have a smaller target (watch the wind). Topspin allows the ball to roll further and I sometimes use for tee shots to get some more distance. Try it on hole 1 of maple. at the right point and wind speed, you can shoot that green in one shot, though your putt will be difficult.

Sidespins are best used for getting round obstacles but they can help to stop the ball rolling down some slopes faster than you'd like.

I'll see if I can think of anything afterwards. Might be worth heading to Training mode to try some things out. Even a real-life physics experiment with a ball and a book on a slant might help ;)

[QUOTE=addyb;35707316]Also my best eagle to date:

[url]http://youtu.be/OhocX-cDvfs[/url][/QUOTE]
Quoting this as more people need to see that. Amazing shot well done!

Nice eagle chip-in! Has anyone managed to get an albatross yet?
[QUOTE=spats;35683387]I can't get past the pro events, I get slaughtered. Sucked all the fun out of the game for me.

Sometimes it feels like the game was designed by satan himself, the difficulty is just too much for me.[/QUOTE]I'm currently taking a break from the game after becoming frustrated with the silver events. The difficulty curve is definitely steeper than in the other golf games I've played.

Ok. So i'm guessing the crown unlock list in the OP is accurate right? I just tried • 2-5: Win without using Spin shots. So I played the round without holding up, down, left or right on the d-pad for any of the shots. That should be it, right? Why didn't it work? Why!!!

[QUOTE=Koshiro;35708461]Quoting this as more people need to see that. Amazing shot well done![/QUOTE]

Thank you very much. Really appreciated. Feel free to leave a comment on my YouTube page if ya like! :)

[QUOTE=Gordon Shumway;35708878]Ok. So i'm guessing the crown unlock list in the OP is accurate right? I just tried • 2-5: Win without using Spin shots. So I played the round without holding up, down, left or right on the d-pad for any of the shots. That should be it, right? Why didn't it work? Why!!![/QUOTE]

Yes, I've done that one myself and checked it on the Vita. Are you sure you won the round as well?

If you always add spin to your shots in normal play, you might have added spin without knowing it.

[QUOTE=HiddenAway;35709285]Yes, I've done that one myself and checked it on the Vita. Are you sure you won the round as well?

If you always add spin to your shots in normal play, you might have added spin without knowing it.[/QUOTE]

Lol I actually use spin a ton, which is why I kept my hand off the d-pad for all 18 holes. Had a -7 win in the end..what a bummer. Guess I'll try yet again, sucks.

This game starts to get ridiculously hard on the fourth set if challenges. Super wind, thousands of trees, bunkers everywhere, and tons of houses to block any path to the green. Oh, and a par 4 that's over 400 yards to the green.

Agh.

Gold set is so hard, even on easy mode. Any advice for the Arabian stage and the one with all the cliff OBs (Golf Link Holes or something like that). I'm currently using Amy and Pinpoint club and ball level 2. Want to get that new Chinese golfer with an A in control but I don't have enough money yet.

Gonna hop on to cat lobby for a match at :15 if any gaffers wanna join

Yep scored a once in a lifetime chip in eagle in a daily tournie. Ball flew straight into the hole clean. No pin hits, bounces, lips etc.

And yes it's not in my video library. Absolutely gutted. It's a cruel joke the game has played on me. It did definitely record I know that for a fact.

Oh well it will only take me around 6 months to get over it. Lol.

[QUOTE=addyb;35723191]Yep scored a once in a lifetime chip in eagle in a daily tournie. Ball flew straight into the hole clean. No pin hits, bounces, lips etc.

And yes it's not in my video library. Absolutely gutted. It's a cruel joke the game has played on me. It did definitely record I know that for a fact.

Oh well it will only take me around 6 months to get over it. Lol.[/QUOTE]

None of the megacup shots are recorded.

How I hate the Arabian course. I do the challenges in order and have been banging my head against the first 2 of the bronze stage which feature that Arabian stage. Eventually got the first, but then I decided to do 4-3 and 4-4 and got them easily. Going for 4-5 later and unlock the VS and be done with this. No doubt that the next set will have this course aswell. I just hope I'll master this one eventually like the rest.

I can see fun times for me ahead!

[QUOTE=krae_man;35738697]None of the megacup shots are recorded.[/QUOTE]

Unless you have the Manual Recorder from the shop and record it yourself ;)

I really didn't find the Arabian course all that tough. It's hilly and windy, but playing it safe you can par pretty much every hole and get a few birdies while doing so.

[QUOTE=froliq;35738957]I can see fun times for me ahead![/QUOTE]

I had no issues until Silver, and now...god. 5-1 forced me to learn sometimes you can only take safe shots, but 5-2 seems to let you know, hey, there are no safe shots!

My attitude in Hots Shots is the same as my attitude towards sex: swing my shaft as hard as possible, try to get my balls as close to the hole as possible and just hope for the best.

[QUOTE=AkuMifune;35739300]I had no issues until Silver, and now...god. 5-1 forced me to learn sometimes you can only take safe shots, but 5-2 seems to let you know, hey, there are no safe shots![/QUOTE]
I managed to beat 5-2 before 5-1 (which I haven't won yet). At the moment I'm working out the best character and clubs to be using.

I hit a homing shot on one of the dailies yesterday but it didn't count because of the megacup.

[QUOTE=Number45;35739594]I managed to beat 5-2 before 5-1 (which I haven't won yet). At the moment I'm working out the best character and clubs to be using.[/QUOTE]

The last few games in a row I've finished at +2, 1 behind the leader so I'm close now. Using Stuart with Grass Cutter lvl 2 clubs and Pinpoint lvl 2 balls. Nothing better unlocked yet.

Does that seem good enough?

[QUOTE=krae_man;35739597]I hit a homing shot on one of the dailies yesterday but it didn't count because of the megacup.[/QUOTE]

by count do you mean unlock the trophy? I had a homing shot the other day, I think it was an unlimited power shot tourny. I'm guessing that was why I didn't get the trophy, or do the daily tournaments not get you any shot trophies?

[QUOTE=AkuMifune;35739673]The last few games in a row I've finished at +2, 1 behind the leader so I'm close now. Using Stuart with Grass Cutter lvl 2 clubs and Pinpoint lvl 2 balls. Nothing better unlocked yet.

Does that seem good enough?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, not too dissimilar to me really. Using Amy and Pin Hole v2 clubs and balls - none of it helps with me being shit when on the green of course. To be honest I'd be better laying up and chipping as my first "putt".

[QUOTE=levious;35739914]by count do you mean unlock the trophy? I had a homing shot the other day, I think it was an unlimited power shot tourny. I'm guessing that was why I didn't get the trophy, or do the daily tournaments not get you any shot trophies?[/QUOTE]

Yes I mean not getting the trophy. You can get trophies in the online tournaments or dailies as long as there are no special conditions.

[QUOTE=Number45;35739920]Yeah, not too dissimilar to me really. Using Amy and Pin Hole v2 clubs and balls - none of it helps with me being shit when on the green of course. To be honest I'd be better laying up and chipping as my first "putt".[/QUOTE]

Yeah I don't know why I was asking about clubs and balls when the times I blow it always seem to be acts of god.

Beginner league - lol~
Amateur league - Barring some small issues , not so bad at all.
Pro league - The hell happened?! I can't land anything decent and I'm over/under estimating like every shot.

:| Also had the game do the back door putt animation into super slow down and spinning around the hole forever ... to eventually whiff completely. That's some cruelty right there and signaled the end of playing for the night. Don't know what it would've had in store for me after that.

[QUOTE=krae_man;35739958]Yes I mean not getting the trophy. You can get trophies in the online tournaments or dailies as long as there are no special conditions.[/QUOTE]

even if the special condition makes the round more difficult?

[QUOTE=levious;35740619]even if the special condition makes the round more difficult?[/QUOTE]

Yes.

[QUOTE=scy;35740413]Beginner league - lol~
Amateur league - Barring some small issues , not so bad at all.
Pro league - The hell happened?! I can't land anything decent and I'm over/under estimating like every shot.

:| Also had the game do the back door putt animation into super slow down and spinning around the hole forever ... to eventually whiff completely. That's some cruelty right there and signaled the end of playing for the night. Don't know what it would've had in store for me after that.[/QUOTE]

That's been my experience too so far. :( I really wish they would've made a more gradual difficulty curve.

[QUOTE=krae_man;35739597]I hit a homing shot on one of the dailies yesterday but it didn't count because of the megacup.[/QUOTE]

I finally made one during an official tournament. Felt good, in that I had done like three already but they were all in unofficial rounds (one in the real golf challenge, even!).

Almost gave max loyalty. Then I have one more trophy til plat - the SOLD OUT one which will surely be fun with the random lobby parts machines giving me tons of double items :/

[QUOTE=depward;35740944]I finally made one during an official tournament. Felt good, in that I had done like three already but they were all in unofficial rounds (one in the real golf challenge, even!).

Almost gave max loyalty. Then I have one more trophy til plat - the SOLD OUT one which will surely be fun with the random lobby parts machines giving me tons of double items :/[/QUOTE]


I have all the parts. I only need to buy 2 more 20k outfits and the 5k outfits that unlock after those are purchased. I have one more character I need to max loyalty and I'll get the money needed to unlock the outfits doing that easy. Then I'll do a couple rounds to get the special shots I need on purpose. Then I'll just have to keep playing the game and hope that Albatross doesn't take forever to happen.

[QUOTE=spats;35740783]That's been my experience too so far. :( I really wish they would've made a more gradual difficulty curve.[/QUOTE]

The tough part might be that after the easy tournaments you're just focused on max distance to lead to minimal shots and there's really nothing that can mess that up (easy greens, kind placement of hazards, good weather, etc.). Once you get to the third and fourth sets you have to abandon that mentality and focus on playing it safe and in some cases actually look at where your ball will go after it hits. After those yes it does start to feel like there are literally no easy shots but hey that's what makes the game fun sometimes. :D

God damn PSN down time fukced over my best ever daily tourney scores. By the time I got to playing them last night the PSN was down. Submission deadline has long passed and still no PSN. Yarg, sucks when you play well and it doesn't count.

Enter tournament today.

Hole out from 100 yards on second shot!!

"PAR"

What????

(+2 for power shots)

SONUVA!

I think a lot of people got caught out on that the first time, I know I did. :(

[QUOTE=eznark;35743857]Enter tournament today.

Hole out from 100 yards on second shot!!

"PAR"

What????

(+2 for power shots)

SONUVA![/QUOTE]

Those tournaments are the easiest ones to get a good rank on because so many people forget.

[QUOTE=gutterboy44;35742582]God damn PSN down time fukced over my best ever daily tourney scores. By the time I got to playing them last night the PSN was down. Submission deadline has long passed and still no PSN. Yarg, sucks when you play well and it doesn't count.[/QUOTE]

Looks like a lot of people had trouble connecting. I tanked on yesterdays dailies and didn't lose my position at all. In fact there's a larger gap between me and the ranks below me. The guy who was 5 points ahead of me is now 50 points below since he didn't do a single daily yesterday.

I guess I was lucky and didn't have any trouble connecting.

[QUOTE=krae_man;35738697]None of the megacup shots are recorded.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't aware of that. That's a shame as it was a mega shot (pardon the pun).

Got my highest ever finish on a daily yesterday (20th) it bumped my rank from 450 to a still lowly 387. Hey it's progress.

I only need an albatross now. That's never going to happen :D

[QUOTE=CSSer;35746885]I only need an albatross now. That's never going to happen :D[/QUOTE]

Oh it will happen [spoiler] in a mega cup tournament[/spoiler].

Just worked my fucking arse off to get a -1 win on 5-4, and managed to get the crown as well. So drained.

Was less then 1 foot away from an albatross in the first daily today. Power Shot +2 would have disqualified it from the trophy anyway.

I'm really enjoying my time with the game, only beat the second challenge today but it has been great fun, i've tried a couple of character but i'm stiking with the first one for now.

Played three online tournaments today, did pretty bad but it was still fun. Such a great game and i don't understand the sub native resolution complaint, sure it's not as sharp as the Ps3 games but it looks awesome IMO.

Does anyone else have trouble connecting to the lobby? I'd like to play some of you guys online, but it always gives me the same message "Connection to server failed. Try again." and an error code, something like G-00000A. I've tried this on two of my wireless networks and when I first got everything set up I was able to connect to it once on one of them, but after that, no dice. Same error message.

Strange since I'm able to hop onto the Daily online tournaments. And I pass all the network tests in the setup menu on the Vita. Kind of stumped on this one, anyone have an idea?

I love the game, but I don't understand some stuff. For example, what would be affected by changing the clubs (L/R)? Is it the same as hitting the ball above the middle point (say you're in sand)?

The game does a poor job in outlining the depth of it IMO. It's just so good I wanna learn all the ins and outs of it. :(

[QUOTE=Echoes;35765554]I love the game, but I don't understand some stuff. For example, what would be affected by changing the clubs (L/R)? Is it the same as hitting the ball above the middle point (say you're in sand)?

The game does a poor job in outlining the depth of it IMO. It's just so good I wanna learn all the ins and outs of it. :([/QUOTE]
At its most basic, changing the club affects the distance that you can hit the ball. However it also changes things like the flight of the ball (typically I think the smaller the club (1W biggest) the higher the flight of the ball) and certain clubs are better in certain situations than others. The hint screens can actually be viewed in the data section, if I recall correctly.

Daily tournaments are the smartest thing ever created. When I don't have much time to game (and what adult does?) I can hop on and see how I fair. The answer: Not so well.

[QUOTE=newsguy;35770201]Daily tournaments are the smartest thing ever created. When I don't have much time to game (and what adult does?) I can hop on and see how I fair. The answer: Not so well.[/QUOTE]
Yep, my work at lunch currently entails: 1. eating for twenty minutes or so, 2. thorough hand washing (obviously) and 3. EG dailies.

Love them. Great way to grind loyalty as well.

Hey, I'm pretty new at Hot Shots Golf (this is actually the first golf game I've ever put effort into) but if you want to play with/completely decimate a noob, feel free to add me on PSN: Dante_Ravenkin

[QUOTE=DanteRavenkin;35777268]Hey, I'm pretty new at Hot Shots Golf (this is actually the first golf game I've ever put effort into) but if you want to play with/completely decimate a noob, feel free to add me on PSN: Dante_Ravenkin[/QUOTE]

Welcome! Try playing Challenges. You'll get good.

[QUOTE=Echoes;35765554]I love the game, but I don't understand some stuff. For example, what would be affected by changing the clubs (L/R)? Is it the same as hitting the ball above the middle point (say you're in sand)?

The game does a poor job in outlining the depth of it IMO. It's just so good I wanna learn all the ins and outs of it. :([/QUOTE]


Changing where you hit the ball left to right will put curve on the ball. You do that if you want to hit your shot around an obsticle like a tree for example.

I'm invited too, guys. My PSN id is I_am_Turok2.

I really wish there was a way to share videos. This game is great but really does feel like a repurposed PSP game. Really this is the type of game that would require someone a few hours to figure out something like that. There's literally like 8 variables maximum to save per shot. They already have the feature programmed because you can save shots.

[QUOTE=see5harp;35784825]I really wish there was a way to share videos. This game is great but really does feel like a repurposed PSP game. Really this is the type of game that would require someone a few hours to figure out something like that. There's literally like 8 variables maximum to save per shot. They already have the feature programmed because you can save shots.[/QUOTE]

Problem is you don't save shots, you save entire holes. If you have an awesome chip in for birdie on a par 5, you have to sit through the first 3 shots before you see the good one.

[QUOTE=see5harp;35784825]I really wish there was a way to share videos. This game is great but really does feel like a repurposed PSP game. Really this is the type of game that would require someone a few hours to figure out something like that. There's literally like 8 variables maximum to save per shot. They already have the feature programmed because you can save shots.[/QUOTE]

I'd be down with YT integration for highlights. :D

[QUOTE=krae_man;35785010]Problem is you don't save shots, you save entire holes. If you have an awesome chip in for birdie on a par 3, you have to sit through the first 3 shots before you see the good one.[/QUOTE]

I don't get the difference. You can save entire matches of Halo or edit them down into clips. The replay files are probably smaller than the trophy data you sync on a daily basis. You Tube integration would be nice, but being able to see your friends shared videos on your Vita would be more useful (especially because you wouldn't even be able to see the video if it were on You Tube).

I would just want links to post in here myself. Had some sweeeet shots yesterday. Man there's nothing like that feeling of "ooh nice approach . . . OMG OMG it's going to go in [fist pump]"

[QUOTE=krae_man;35785010]Problem is you don't save shots, you save entire holes. If you have an awesome chip in for birdie on a par 3, you have to sit through the first 3 shots before you see the good one.[/QUOTE]

If you have 3 shots plus a chip in, on a par 3, you have a bogey my friend.

[QUOTE=attractivetb;35785946]If you have 3 shots plus a chip in, on a par 3, you have a bogey my friend.[/QUOTE]

Typo, I meant Par 5.

Anyway, it would be nice to be able to upload the videos to youtube. A very simple edit feature would be nice as well.

I really don't get the fascination with you tube support. The video is much smaller if you just save the presence data that your Vita is already saving. You can also adjust the cameras on the fly.