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    I started compiling a list of settings/tips/etc for myself because I forget or lose the thread on here. It has kind of evolved into a quick guide of sorts and covers a lot of FAQs that are asked a lot. Figured I would post it on here for anyone to use. let me know if I missed anything and I'll update it. Hoping this could be pinned on the forum.


    TGC 2019 QUICK GUIDE

    SETTINGS FILE ON DESKTOP
    These settings seem to work best for most people to create the most real experience.
    Greens would average around a 10 stimp with these settings combined with in game course conditions (see settings in TGC).
    Green Stimp: 6
    Green Softness: 1
    Green Speed: 3
    High Spin Shot Correction: OFF
    Straight Put Patch: ON
    Driver Boost: 5 (optional depending on LM)
    Shot Recording: ON



    SETTINGS IN TGC
    Before Match, go to Course Conditions tab and change to:
    Green Speed: Moderate
    Green Firmness: Very Soft
    Terrain Firmness: Soft or Very Soft
    For optimal projection, make sure time of day is midday with 0 clouds for most courses.



    TWEAK & TIPS

    FEWER MISREADS
    To cut down on how many misreads you get, try these tips:
    Point logo of ball at LM
    Don’t use white tees
    Do not wear white shoes or pants
    Do not have anything white or shiny behind where you swing and where the LM takes images


    SKYTRAK BALL PLACEMENT
    Driver: place ball behind red dot
    Irons: place ball direct on red dot
    Wedges: place ball 1in in front of red dot
    Putter: place ball behind red dot


    PUTTING TIPS
    Straight Putt Patch ON.
    Calculate an assigned value for how fast the lines at each grid box are moving and aim accordingly.
    Go to mthunt dead flat range and learn what putting to a number feels like. Concede to Hole 2 and it is a putting course.
    Set your Camera View to hide the ball and try hitting closer to screen, around 6.5ft, to help visualize the put.



    KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS & DISTANCE PENALTIES




    PLAYING SOCIETIES
    Rules: https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...650-tour-rules
    Gimmies: Go to Gameplay in TGC and set Gimmies to 2 yards
    Wind: None
    Shot Recording: Turn it ON in Settings file on Desktop
    You must then create an account and sync your nickname. Full details on this step here:
    https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...shot-recording

    Shot Recording saves all data from every shot in the game on the tour site under your name. You can export the data for use in a big data tool. Make sure you change the game to your actual club you are using for this data to be accurate for analysis. The game usually has something like 5 iron selected when I’m hitting a 7 or even 8 Iron.



    DISCORD
    Click link to join:
    Check out the The Golf Club - Simulators community on Discord - hang out with 3056 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.


    Once there, Direct Message ProTee Support, Type: !authme followed by your TGC Username (for example: !authme happygolfer)




    ACCESSORIES
    HITTING MAT:
    If you want to avoid injury, there are 2 main options below. This is a must-have in my opinion.

    FiberBuilt
    For anyone with a Fiberbuilt Grass Series hitting mat who finds themselves in need of a new surface, shop authentic Fiberbuilt replacement golf turf panels here.


    Divot Action
    https://www.customdesigngolf.com/div...rade-mats.html

    You can DIY the Divot Action if you want:
    https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...vot-action-mat


    TEES:
    Birtees or rubber tee holders work best. FiberBuilt sells a tee holder.
    Try to use tees that are not white. Red and Black seem to cause least amount of misreads.


    CONTROL BOX:
    Shop the best golf simulator control boxes at Golf Control Box. Take control of your golf simulator and improve your game.


    If your computer is not directly at your hitting location, this box is a huge time-saver. You can tap any of the buttons with your clubhead to aim, club up/down, target view, flyoever, rewind and more.

    Additional options are wireless mini keyboard, Voice Attack, and AirBoard on iPad/iPhone.

    Last edited by emveel; 01-06-2020, 05:39 PM.

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    Nice. *thumbs up*

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    • #3
      Thank you!!!

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      • #4
        Appreciate this. I also like the FairwayPro mat which is super forgiving and feels very close to taking a real divot.

        Question - can someone add a section or point me to a guide for playing online multiplayer. Scenario: 2 players local playing with 2 players across town.Tried to get this setup last night and it was not super intuitive and we ran out of time to figure it out.

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        • emveel
          emveel commented
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          I'm not sure on this but if someone confirms I'll add it to the guide. I think you have to be friends with them in TGC, and then select Add Rival and they have to be on the first tee or teed off of 1.

          Added keyboard shortcuts & distance penalties today to the guide.

        • BNaCl
          BNaCl commented
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          The friends part is what has been tripping me up. How do you add a friend? I found this in another thread and seems to be the solution, but I haven't verified yet.

          1) Each of you go to the same course on the first tee.
          2) Once there - each of you hit 'escape' - select 'group'.
          3) Each of you add each other as rivals.
          4) Go back to the first tee and you should each see each other on the scorecard.
          5) Since no one has honors - you both hit whenever you want - after that the furthest person away from pin will be up.
          They should fix their online play......

          I think each player also needs to enable "Turn Order" but I am not entirely sure what this does.

        • emveel
          emveel commented
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          Get on the Discord, they all play and stream live matches together and can get you sorted out in no time. That look right below but I'm not a streamer yet. I think you add friends in that same section as you are doing everything else.

      • #5
        Thanks for taking the time to post this

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        • #6
          This is great and really helpful. I'm new to TGC 2019 having just switched from 3D golf for syktrak and I was wondering if there is any way to print the scorecard after the round. My wife and I keep track of all the rounds we have played and I can't seem to find a way to save or print the results.

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          • #7
            Finally! Many thanks for the efforts. Much more helpful then trying to find info through posts and puzzle it all together.

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            • #8
              Thanks for sharing with us !

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              • #9
                I used these settings and I felt like the green speed was super fast, putts would go flying past the cup and roll forever
                Should I try adjusting the green speed or stimp or both?

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                • mthunt
                  mthunt commented
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                  Adjust both until you like it. I'm at 6-1-3 I think

              • #10
                Can someone direct me to or explain in detail the ‘Gimme’ rules in TGC2019.

                Cheers

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                • #11
                  Originally posted by stumac View Post
                  Can someone direct me to or explain in detail the ‘Gimme’ rules in TGC2019.

                  Cheers
                  Gimmie - anything inside 6 feet is good, anything outside you putt
                  On Green - anything inside 6 feet is good, anything on green outside is auto 2 putt
                  Distance - first distance is good, second is 2 putts
                  My Courses:
                  World Par 3's by mthunt
                  Toronto GC (L) mthunt
                  Burlington G&CC by mthunt
                  Weston G&CC by mthunt
                  London Hunt Club L mthunt
                  Park CC Lidar mthunt
                  Sunningdale GC Robinson L
                  Sunningdale GC Thompson L
                  Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
                  Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
                  The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
                  The National GC L mthunt
                  Mississaugua GC L mthunt
                  Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
                  Markland Woods CC mthunt
                  Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
                  Magna GC L mthunt
                  Barrie CC L mthunt
                  mthunt Range

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                  • wbond
                    wbond commented
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                    When I use distance, i set both to the same distance so you have to putt until you get it inside of the set distance. Not sure if that's how it was intended, but it works that way for me. Helps when people come over who don't play a lot on the sim and want to putt. Usually set it at 3 or 4 yds depending upon who is playing.

                  • mthunt
                    mthunt commented
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                    I set to on green when more than 2 are in my sim. Cuts the time down by a lot

                • #12
                  Since I'm not a computer genius, how about resolution. There used to be a place when starting interface that would give you options but it's been awhile and I don't see it.

                  Also, how do you determine resolution? I noticed when starting to play again that some of the opening screen is outside my computer screen so my settings must be incorrect. Is there an easy way so I don't have to keep trying new ones? I have the NVIDIA GeForce GTX980M

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                  • #13
                    I can’t get TGC 2019 to start for some reason. Happened all of the sudden. I went through the troubleshooting and did the “Allow access” settings and also made sure anti virus wasn’t an issue. I noticed there is an expired license message in the SkyTrak settings file. Not sure if that is an issue? My box connects and all licenses are good when doing that but get a SDK error message on the last page of the opening of the game. I own the game and don’t do the annual subscription so not sure what to try next?

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                    • Jb50
                      Jb50 commented
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                      Have you done this?

                      I had the same problem with SDK error. License Key has to be deactivated and activated again. Before doing it there was instruction how to change parameters of catalogue containing TGC software:

                      Then we have to reboot computer.
                      After reboot computer you can try deactivate license key and activate it.
                      If it do not help you have to contact ProTee for new license key.

                  • #14
                    Can anyone comment on these two settings and whether they should be on or off? Pros and cons of reach?

                    High Backspin Correction=ON
                    Short Game Correction=ON

                    I see above that "High Spin Correction" should be off, but perhaps the names have changed? Thanks.

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                    • #15
                      Originally posted by Mikeporter2000 View Post
                      Can anyone comment on these two settings and whether they should be on or off? Pros and cons of reach?

                      High Backspin Correction=ON
                      Short Game Correction=ON

                      I see above that "High Spin Correction" should be off, but perhaps the names have changed? Thanks.
                      High Backspin Correction was for TGC1. If the launch is under 24 degrees and over 10000 spin, spin is multiplied by .5 if on.
                      Short Game Correction The line Short Chip Correction=ON will switch SkyTrak into a mode able to detect short chips. Its a hardware thing. TGC will launch any shot when the data sent by the hardware is valid. It is only for skytrak and sets a default spin and launch I believe only inside 20 yards.
                      My Courses:
                      World Par 3's by mthunt
                      Toronto GC (L) mthunt
                      Burlington G&CC by mthunt
                      Weston G&CC by mthunt
                      London Hunt Club L mthunt
                      Park CC Lidar mthunt
                      Sunningdale GC Robinson L
                      Sunningdale GC Thompson L
                      Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
                      Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
                      The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
                      The National GC L mthunt
                      Mississaugua GC L mthunt
                      Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
                      Markland Woods CC mthunt
                      Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
                      Magna GC L mthunt
                      Barrie CC L mthunt
                      mthunt Range

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