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Just rented it last week so I haven't got around to creating my golfer but have had a chance to play 5 or so rounds with the various pros.

Started off playing on a modified simulation setting with everything on default expect zoom to aim and wind on and changed the strike meter to analog instead of analog fade. Was shooting pretty consistently under par with my best being -8 with Rickie Fowler at TPC Louisiana w/tournament conditions.

So I tried playing with the true simulation settings and had a great time. Shot 3 under (5 birdies, 2 bogeys) with Luke Donald at Spyglass and played really well.

Not having zoom to aim seemed foolish at first, but flybys really helped on shots into the greens and my lines off the tee. I also like the idea that the more you play the course the better your course knowledge becomes which can be a nice advantage. For example, they're were some tee shots that I had no idea what club to pull. I took hybrid instead of 3 wood off of a shortish dogleg right par 4 but left my self behind a tree since I didn't hit far enough down the fairway. Had 228 left in and had to play a huge cut around if I wanted to reach the green so I had to layup. I understand that all pros have that sort of info to avoid those situations but if you play from the perspective of an everyday golfer that might not have a yardage book handy, you can look past that. Only wish you still had the ability to look behind the hole while putting as you do with zoom to aim on.

Arrow only wind is fine. You can get a feel for it by how fast the arrow in moving and the swaying of the trees and bushes on the course. And while I still think playing with the analog fade strike meter is unrealistic, it does give you some anxiety when hitting out of the rough which is nice.