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The Optishot Tour Management Board
1. The Optishot Tour Board consists of 4 Board Members and a Tour Secretary.
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 must 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 must publish formal statements relating to the breach and penalty applied.
5. They have the powers to apply leniency in the event of supporting evidence. In such event a full disclosure of the information and reason for leniency must be published alongside the statement to not award/reduce the penalty.
6. 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..............
e. No Ball Setting - 100% Speed 88% Distance ......................
2. Players MUST set the Loft 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 % relative to your own personal ball and turf setup as above, but Distance % Settings MAY be up to MAX 100% Most players seem to find 100 % Speed, 100 % Distance is perfect, however if you find distances are long then set to 100% Speed 90% Distance or whatever it is to make them correct. Loft setting may have an effect here as with the irons
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. Any individual Driver, 3 or 5 wood settings outside of the above guidelines may be adjusted to a different % ONLY if evidence from an external device, ie TRACKMAN/GC2/FLIGHTSCOPE etc can prove without doubt that a persons Swing Speed/Distance is not being accurately read by Optishot and an adjustment away from the settings above is required. This change would need to be approved by the Board on a case by case basis.
9 - Penalty . Anyone found in breach of the above settings or using settings for any club to falsely significantly improve their ability or gameplay (ie, hitting a PW 250 yards) shall be removed from the Tournament and/or face further action as the Board do see fit. Minor breaches may be subject to stroke penalties or warnings at the discrepancy of The Board on a case by case basis
​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
2 - Penalty - Anyone found in breach of the above guideline shall be awarded a 2 stroke penalty for each individual offence.
Screen Recording Requirement
1. All Players MUST record/stream their rounds and upload them via Twitch or Youtube within 24 hours of completing their round
2. Before starting their round the video MUST show the Players Ball Setting and Clubset Settings for EVERY club.
3. Videos MAY be recorded at double speed and lower quality to reduce upload times. However the video stream MUST be of a quality good enough that Ball, Clubset Details and general play is viewable and able to be assessed for any breaches of guidelines.
4. A link to your uploaded video/past broadcast must be put in the relevant tournament forum thread to allow Players and Board members to verify your round
5. There are multiple software options for recording your gameplay. The common one used by many Players is the OBS software, which as well as making recordings to your computer, would also allow to you to stream your rounds live for all to see. Full instructions describing how to setup the OBS software can be found here:
6. If the settings from the above thread do not work sufficiently for your hardware/internet speed, please read through the settings guide in the link below as OBS software has a variety of settings that can be changed to hopefully allow live streaming and direct uploading to Twitch, all be it at a lower quality
http://help.twitch.tv/customer/porta...aster-software
7 - Penalty - Anyone who fails to upload their round within 24 hours shall be removed from the Tournament. If you believe you will be unable to upload do to issues outside of your control please contact The Board to discuss other arrangements. Failure to post a link in the forum thread may also result in removal from the tournament, so don't forget.
8. - Reporting - 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 Wednesday for 2 Round Tournament, and Monday for Majors. Invitations, sent directly to your Optishot and notified via Email, will go out on Thursday for 2 Round, and Tuesday for Majors, so you can join the matches that were created in Optishot Online Room. Please Pay attention to the Round you enter. TourRD1A means round 1 first group. TourRD1B means round 1 second group and so on.
2. 2 Round Tournaments will begin on Thursday, and 4 Round Majors will start on Tuesday, both Tournaments will End Sunday Night at 10PM EST, all rounds need to be completed so Tournament can be close out. Invites however may go out earlier but the dates for each tournament will be published in the tournament specific thread on these forums. If all Rounds are not completed then a Player will be given a final score of DNF and place last in 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, using the Video Recording/Streaming of the event as evidence
****************** 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 ****************** website carrys out automatic handicapping of players based on scores players acheive in completed rounds. However it needs 4 completed rounds worth of data to complete. In order to speed up the process slightly once a player has completed one Tournament a manual assessment of a players handicap will be carried out and they will be assigned an conservative handicap for the next tournament. Once the 2nd tournament has been completed the system should then have enough data to give a Player his automatic handicap. Details of how the Automatic Handicapping System works can be found here
http://www.******************/info.html
2. Adjustments to this handicap can also be manually made and currently The Optishot Online Tour does not allow negative handicaps. Because of this the lowest handicap player will always play off of an index of 0. If the System allocated handicap was -4, then that player, and all others will have their handicaps raised by 4 strokes.
Eg. All player have completed a minimum of 4 rounds and System has assigned them a Handicap of -
Player 1: Handicap -4
Player 2: Handicap 2
Player 3: Handicap 10
As The Optishot Tour doesn't allow negative handicaps every Player will have 4 strokes added to their Handicap so the for the next tournament:
Player 1: Handicap 0
Player 2: Handicap 6
Player 3: Handicap 14
A video showing the process is found here
3. This system is under constant review and possible to change so please keep up to date with the current system discussion on these forums.
http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/...ot-online-tour
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.
Welcome to the Optishot Online Tour
1. The Optishot Tour Board consists of 4 Board Members and a Tour Secretary.
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 must 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 must publish formal statements relating to the breach and penalty applied.
5. They have the powers to apply leniency in the event of supporting evidence. In such event a full disclosure of the information and reason for leniency must be published alongside the statement to not award/reduce the penalty.
6. 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..............
e. No Ball Setting - 100% Speed 88% Distance ......................
2. Players MUST set the Loft 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 % relative to your own personal ball and turf setup as above, but Distance % Settings MAY be up to MAX 100% Most players seem to find 100 % Speed, 100 % Distance is perfect, however if you find distances are long then set to 100% Speed 90% Distance or whatever it is to make them correct. Loft setting may have an effect here as with the irons
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. Any individual Driver, 3 or 5 wood settings outside of the above guidelines may be adjusted to a different % ONLY if evidence from an external device, ie TRACKMAN/GC2/FLIGHTSCOPE etc can prove without doubt that a persons Swing Speed/Distance is not being accurately read by Optishot and an adjustment away from the settings above is required. This change would need to be approved by the Board on a case by case basis.
9 - Penalty . Anyone found in breach of the above settings or using settings for any club to falsely significantly improve their ability or gameplay (ie, hitting a PW 250 yards) shall be removed from the Tournament and/or face further action as the Board do see fit. Minor breaches may be subject to stroke penalties or warnings at the discrepancy of The Board on a case by case basis
​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
2 - Penalty - Anyone found in breach of the above guideline shall be awarded a 2 stroke penalty for each individual offence.
Screen Recording Requirement
1. All Players MUST record/stream their rounds and upload them via Twitch or Youtube within 24 hours of completing their round
2. Before starting their round the video MUST show the Players Ball Setting and Clubset Settings for EVERY club.
3. Videos MAY be recorded at double speed and lower quality to reduce upload times. However the video stream MUST be of a quality good enough that Ball, Clubset Details and general play is viewable and able to be assessed for any breaches of guidelines.
4. A link to your uploaded video/past broadcast must be put in the relevant tournament forum thread to allow Players and Board members to verify your round
5. There are multiple software options for recording your gameplay. The common one used by many Players is the OBS software, which as well as making recordings to your computer, would also allow to you to stream your rounds live for all to see. Full instructions describing how to setup the OBS software can be found here:
6. If the settings from the above thread do not work sufficiently for your hardware/internet speed, please read through the settings guide in the link below as OBS software has a variety of settings that can be changed to hopefully allow live streaming and direct uploading to Twitch, all be it at a lower quality
http://help.twitch.tv/customer/porta...aster-software
7 - Penalty - Anyone who fails to upload their round within 24 hours shall be removed from the Tournament. If you believe you will be unable to upload do to issues outside of your control please contact The Board to discuss other arrangements. Failure to post a link in the forum thread may also result in removal from the tournament, so don't forget.
8. - Reporting - 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 Wednesday for 2 Round Tournament, and Monday for Majors. Invitations, sent directly to your Optishot and notified via Email, will go out on Thursday for 2 Round, and Tuesday for Majors, so you can join the matches that were created in Optishot Online Room. Please Pay attention to the Round you enter. TourRD1A means round 1 first group. TourRD1B means round 1 second group and so on.
2. 2 Round Tournaments will begin on Thursday, and 4 Round Majors will start on Tuesday, both Tournaments will End Sunday Night at 10PM EST, all rounds need to be completed so Tournament can be close out. Invites however may go out earlier but the dates for each tournament will be published in the tournament specific thread on these forums. If all Rounds are not completed then a Player will be given a final score of DNF and place last in 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, using the Video Recording/Streaming of the event as evidence
****************** 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 ****************** website carrys out automatic handicapping of players based on scores players acheive in completed rounds. However it needs 4 completed rounds worth of data to complete. In order to speed up the process slightly once a player has completed one Tournament a manual assessment of a players handicap will be carried out and they will be assigned an conservative handicap for the next tournament. Once the 2nd tournament has been completed the system should then have enough data to give a Player his automatic handicap. Details of how the Automatic Handicapping System works can be found here
http://www.******************/info.html
2. Adjustments to this handicap can also be manually made and currently The Optishot Online Tour does not allow negative handicaps. Because of this the lowest handicap player will always play off of an index of 0. If the System allocated handicap was -4, then that player, and all others will have their handicaps raised by 4 strokes.
Eg. All player have completed a minimum of 4 rounds and System has assigned them a Handicap of -
Player 1: Handicap -4
Player 2: Handicap 2
Player 3: Handicap 10
As The Optishot Tour doesn't allow negative handicaps every Player will have 4 strokes added to their Handicap so the for the next tournament:
Player 1: Handicap 0
Player 2: Handicap 6
Player 3: Handicap 14
A video showing the process is found here
3. This system is under constant review and possible to change so please keep up to date with the current system discussion on these forums.
http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/...ot-online-tour
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.
Welcome to the Optishot Online Tour
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