Not sure why nobody's started one of these yet but I didn't see one and wanted to post my very early impressions after one round.
Short version: I shot a 72 with Anthony Kim at Liberty National
Long Version: I scraped and clawed my way around Liberty National to shoot a 72 with Anthony Kim from the Blacks with Hard, Fast greens, Short rough, Medium Pin Difficulty and with True Aim on Tour Pro Difficulty.
Seriously, this felt very different from the start. True Aim makes all the difference. Because I couldn't move the aiming marker to a specific spot on the green and see a percentage of a full swing that I have to hit the shot with, it made going after pins a challenge alot of times. Especially when I was in between clubs. After a while, I just started shooting for the fat part of the greens, unless I had a great number in that I could challenge the flag with. I ended up with 5 birdies, 5 bogeys and the rest pars. It was great.
Things may change with a created golfer. I'm in the process of making one now. However, in 10, I had no troubles going super low with Anthony Kim anywhere really. This year, not so much. At first, I wasn't having much trouble hitting the fairways. I think I missed one on the front. But on the back, I missed a bunch, even hit one O.B. when I over-cooked a draw on a dogleg. I missed the fairway on one hole that I clubbed down to a 3-wood for just so I could hit the fairway lol.
Seems like the landing area being larger wasn't lip service by EA either. I often hit it a little right or left off the club, even on "perfect" swings. All in all, it was a truly enjoyable round, one that I hope is the norm and not the exception to the rule. Golf is a very random sport with random outcomes even when you hit a "perfect" shot. After one round, it's as close as this series has ever come to replicating that feel.
Short version: I shot a 72 with Anthony Kim at Liberty National
Long Version: I scraped and clawed my way around Liberty National to shoot a 72 with Anthony Kim from the Blacks with Hard, Fast greens, Short rough, Medium Pin Difficulty and with True Aim on Tour Pro Difficulty.
Seriously, this felt very different from the start. True Aim makes all the difference. Because I couldn't move the aiming marker to a specific spot on the green and see a percentage of a full swing that I have to hit the shot with, it made going after pins a challenge alot of times. Especially when I was in between clubs. After a while, I just started shooting for the fat part of the greens, unless I had a great number in that I could challenge the flag with. I ended up with 5 birdies, 5 bogeys and the rest pars. It was great.
Things may change with a created golfer. I'm in the process of making one now. However, in 10, I had no troubles going super low with Anthony Kim anywhere really. This year, not so much. At first, I wasn't having much trouble hitting the fairways. I think I missed one on the front. But on the back, I missed a bunch, even hit one O.B. when I over-cooked a draw on a dogleg. I missed the fairway on one hole that I clubbed down to a 3-wood for just so I could hit the fairway lol.
Seems like the landing area being larger wasn't lip service by EA either. I often hit it a little right or left off the club, even on "perfect" swings. All in all, it was a truly enjoyable round, one that I hope is the norm and not the exception to the rule. Golf is a very random sport with random outcomes even when you hit a "perfect" shot. After one round, it's as close as this series has ever come to replicating that feel.
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