Optishot Tour Management Board
1. The Optishot Tour Board consists of 4 Board Members and a Tour Secretary/Administrator.
2. They will manage The Optishot Online Tour, managing the guidelines and tournaments, as well as overseeing the integrity and regulations of play by all members.
3. They will review all applications for setting changes and review all evidence provided before making their decision. They will publish a formal statement relating to the setting change if approved.
4. They will handle all reports of breaches of the following guidelines by way of a closed discussion, and administer the penalties in accordance with the guidelines below. They may publish formal statements relating to the breach and penalty applied if necessary.
5. A current list of Board Members is found at
http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/...-online-league
Ball Settings
1. Players MUST set the ball type to the actual ball they are physically hitting. Players are to hit either a Real ball or Foam ball if their setup allows, due to unreliable data from the No Ball setting.
Clubset Settings
1. Players Driver settings MUST be set the to following, dependant on the ball and turf type they are using.
a. Real Ball, Stock Turf - 100% Speed, 88% Distance.............
b. Real Ball, Thick Turf - 100% Speed 88% Distance...............
c. Foam Ball, Stock Turf - 93% Speed, 88% Distance.............
d. Foam Ball, Thick Turf - 100% Speed, 88% Distance... Note May need to tee lower to get accurate swing speed.
e. No Ball Setting - 100% Speed 88% Distance ......................
2. Players MUST set the Loft and Offset Setting of all clubs to the loft of the club they are physically hitting
3. If using a 3 wood instead of Driver due to Height Restrictions Use Identical settings to those you would normally use as per your ball and turf setup above.
4. 3 wood and 5 wood MUST NOT exceed Speed 100% Distance 100% . Players can always adjust lower.
5. Players Irons MUST be set to achieve real world distances and both Speed% and Distance % settings may be altered up or down to achieve the correct distances.
6. Players may set the Putter Speed % Setting between 80% and 100% to reflect there real life Putting stroke. The Distance % MUST remain at 100% When Putting, players MUST hit either a real or foam ball, unless using the No Ball Setting for the whole round.
7. Players MUST NOT carry out any adjustments to any Clubset Settings during a round.
8. - Penalty . Anyone found in breach of the above settings shall be removed from the Tournament and/or face further action as the Board see's fit.
Trajectory Settings
1. The Highest Trajectory setting MUST NEVER be used off the tee or for approach shots from the fairway/rough purely in order to gain yardage but is to be used in situations when a higher trajectory is required to clear obstacles or obstructions. All other trajectory settings may be used and altered at any time with any club during a round. Until DD fixes software.
2 - Penalty - Anyone found in breach of the above guideline shall be awarded a 2 stroke penalty for each individual offence.
Pro Tour No Handicap League
Player participating on Pro Tour need to meet these additional requirements
The Pro Tour League is held to a higher Standard in regards to accountability for Scores Posted.. All Rounds Must be Recorded showing Clearly Ball Setting, and Club Setting, and then Posted on the Online Golf tour Video Thread... , No Players are Exempt from this...
Club Settings - Loft, Offsets, and speed and distance within Guidelines, ensure that the Video Quality is good enough to see all Club settings.
All Recording are subject to other Players Scrutiny to ensure players are playing within the Guidelines. Tour Pro Players that report concerns to me or the board, will be investigated promptly. Any obvious manipulation of software, or unrealistic settings, found during review of Video will be subject to banning from Pro Tour League, and from Site.
All players that fail to post video's will be disqualified from PGA Tour Tournament upon closing Event. No exceptions
Screen Recording Requirement
1. All Players are encouraged to record/stream their rounds and upload them via Twitch or Youtube within 24 hours of completing their round to relieve any suspicion of game tampering, or any unrealistic distances. If unable to record or stream you are still subject to provide such video if questions arise about your game play.
2. Before starting round please show Ball Setting and Clubset Settings for EVERY club.
3. Please post your Video's on Optishot Online Video's of Online Tournaments.. http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/...ne-tournaments
4. If when viewing another Players uploaded video you spot what you believe to be a breach of any of these guidelines you are to report it to The Board, giving the Players Name, a link to the video, the breach you wish to report, and the time that the proposed breach occurs.
Gameplay Format
1. Tournaments will be either set in 2-4 Rounds for each Event. Matches will be created on Monday for all Tournaments. Invitations, sent directly to your Optishot and notified via Email., Please Pay attention to the Round you enter. TourRD1A means round 1 first group. TourRD1B means round 1 second group and so on.
Invitations: Round 1 will go out by 10PM EST Monday Night, Round 2 Invites will go out by 10PM Wednesday Night and Rounds 3 and 4 by 10PM EST Friday Night. Please do not ask for invitations in advance do to the amount of time involved.
2. All rounds need to be completed by Sunday Night at 10PM EST, so Tournament can be close out. If all Rounds are not completed then a Player will be given a final score of DNF for the Event.
3. Once you begin a Round you must complete that Round. If you exit the Round before completion you will be disqualified from the Tournament. However if this is due to circumstance beyond your control, ie power cut or software error, this will be dealt with on a case by case basis by the Board.
****************** Scorecard
1. After accepting your invite and when starting your round on Optishot you must also select Play Round for the corresponding round on the My Tournaments tab on the ****************** website
2. Scores for all Rounds will be entered in Live format. Entry will be done after completion of each hole and player must enter score the for each on the website. This will give players the opportunity to know where they sit during game play and give live in running scores
3. All scorecards will be verified and any scorecard that is inaccurate is subject to a 2 stroke penalty for EACH Entry that is incorrect. If it is found that the entry was done on purpose it will result in disqualification from the Tournament.
Handicapping
1. The Secretary/Administrator will auto-calculate before each tournament using a range -10 to +15, all players under 6 rounds will be adjusted to a conservative index until 6 rounds are achieved. We will use - handicaps with not adjustments. Subject to change
Please read fully and understand rules above, ensure you have the OBS recording software installed and tested, and familiarise yourself with both the Optishot Software, The ****************** website and these forums
Once you are fully setup and ready to take part in an event, have completed the necessary Clubset Settings, have Screen Recording Software in place, and are fully familiar with all the above Rules and guideline please post below that you have read, fully understood and agree to comply with all the above.
Guidelines can be modified at anytime and will be posted on this Thread..
So please subscribe to the Thread so you are made aware of any Updates.
Welcome to the Optishot Online Tour
1. The Optishot Tour Board consists of 4 Board Members and a Tour Secretary/Administrator.
2. They will manage The Optishot Online Tour, managing the guidelines and tournaments, as well as overseeing the integrity and regulations of play by all members.
3. They will review all applications for setting changes and review all evidence provided before making their decision. They will publish a formal statement relating to the setting change if approved.
4. They will handle all reports of breaches of the following guidelines by way of a closed discussion, and administer the penalties in accordance with the guidelines below. They may publish formal statements relating to the breach and penalty applied if necessary.
5. A current list of Board Members is found at
http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/...-online-league
Ball Settings
1. Players MUST set the ball type to the actual ball they are physically hitting. Players are to hit either a Real ball or Foam ball if their setup allows, due to unreliable data from the No Ball setting.
Clubset Settings
1. Players Driver settings MUST be set the to following, dependant on the ball and turf type they are using.
a. Real Ball, Stock Turf - 100% Speed, 88% Distance.............
b. Real Ball, Thick Turf - 100% Speed 88% Distance...............
c. Foam Ball, Stock Turf - 93% Speed, 88% Distance.............
d. Foam Ball, Thick Turf - 100% Speed, 88% Distance... Note May need to tee lower to get accurate swing speed.
e. No Ball Setting - 100% Speed 88% Distance ......................
2. Players MUST set the Loft and Offset Setting of all clubs to the loft of the club they are physically hitting
3. If using a 3 wood instead of Driver due to Height Restrictions Use Identical settings to those you would normally use as per your ball and turf setup above.
4. 3 wood and 5 wood MUST NOT exceed Speed 100% Distance 100% . Players can always adjust lower.
5. Players Irons MUST be set to achieve real world distances and both Speed% and Distance % settings may be altered up or down to achieve the correct distances.
6. Players may set the Putter Speed % Setting between 80% and 100% to reflect there real life Putting stroke. The Distance % MUST remain at 100% When Putting, players MUST hit either a real or foam ball, unless using the No Ball Setting for the whole round.
7. Players MUST NOT carry out any adjustments to any Clubset Settings during a round.
8. - Penalty . Anyone found in breach of the above settings shall be removed from the Tournament and/or face further action as the Board see's fit.
Trajectory Settings
1. The Highest Trajectory setting MUST NEVER be used off the tee or for approach shots from the fairway/rough purely in order to gain yardage but is to be used in situations when a higher trajectory is required to clear obstacles or obstructions. All other trajectory settings may be used and altered at any time with any club during a round. Until DD fixes software.
2 - Penalty - Anyone found in breach of the above guideline shall be awarded a 2 stroke penalty for each individual offence.
Pro Tour No Handicap League
Player participating on Pro Tour need to meet these additional requirements
The Pro Tour League is held to a higher Standard in regards to accountability for Scores Posted.. All Rounds Must be Recorded showing Clearly Ball Setting, and Club Setting, and then Posted on the Online Golf tour Video Thread... , No Players are Exempt from this...
Club Settings - Loft, Offsets, and speed and distance within Guidelines, ensure that the Video Quality is good enough to see all Club settings.
All Recording are subject to other Players Scrutiny to ensure players are playing within the Guidelines. Tour Pro Players that report concerns to me or the board, will be investigated promptly. Any obvious manipulation of software, or unrealistic settings, found during review of Video will be subject to banning from Pro Tour League, and from Site.
All players that fail to post video's will be disqualified from PGA Tour Tournament upon closing Event. No exceptions
Screen Recording Requirement
1. All Players are encouraged to record/stream their rounds and upload them via Twitch or Youtube within 24 hours of completing their round to relieve any suspicion of game tampering, or any unrealistic distances. If unable to record or stream you are still subject to provide such video if questions arise about your game play.
2. Before starting round please show Ball Setting and Clubset Settings for EVERY club.
3. Please post your Video's on Optishot Online Video's of Online Tournaments.. http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/...ne-tournaments
4. If when viewing another Players uploaded video you spot what you believe to be a breach of any of these guidelines you are to report it to The Board, giving the Players Name, a link to the video, the breach you wish to report, and the time that the proposed breach occurs.
Gameplay Format
1. Tournaments will be either set in 2-4 Rounds for each Event. Matches will be created on Monday for all Tournaments. Invitations, sent directly to your Optishot and notified via Email., Please Pay attention to the Round you enter. TourRD1A means round 1 first group. TourRD1B means round 1 second group and so on.
Invitations: Round 1 will go out by 10PM EST Monday Night, Round 2 Invites will go out by 10PM Wednesday Night and Rounds 3 and 4 by 10PM EST Friday Night. Please do not ask for invitations in advance do to the amount of time involved.
2. All rounds need to be completed by Sunday Night at 10PM EST, so Tournament can be close out. If all Rounds are not completed then a Player will be given a final score of DNF for the Event.
3. Once you begin a Round you must complete that Round. If you exit the Round before completion you will be disqualified from the Tournament. However if this is due to circumstance beyond your control, ie power cut or software error, this will be dealt with on a case by case basis by the Board.
****************** Scorecard
1. After accepting your invite and when starting your round on Optishot you must also select Play Round for the corresponding round on the My Tournaments tab on the ****************** website
2. Scores for all Rounds will be entered in Live format. Entry will be done after completion of each hole and player must enter score the for each on the website. This will give players the opportunity to know where they sit during game play and give live in running scores
3. All scorecards will be verified and any scorecard that is inaccurate is subject to a 2 stroke penalty for EACH Entry that is incorrect. If it is found that the entry was done on purpose it will result in disqualification from the Tournament.
Handicapping
1. The Secretary/Administrator will auto-calculate before each tournament using a range -10 to +15, all players under 6 rounds will be adjusted to a conservative index until 6 rounds are achieved. We will use - handicaps with not adjustments. Subject to change
Please read fully and understand rules above, ensure you have the OBS recording software installed and tested, and familiarise yourself with both the Optishot Software, The ****************** website and these forums
Once you are fully setup and ready to take part in an event, have completed the necessary Clubset Settings, have Screen Recording Software in place, and are fully familiar with all the above Rules and guideline please post below that you have read, fully understood and agree to comply with all the above.
Guidelines can be modified at anytime and will be posted on this Thread..
So please subscribe to the Thread so you are made aware of any Updates.
Welcome to the Optishot Online Tour
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