For those that have been around a while, this isn't new but it's good to remind people. Myself and Bubba22 are the tour commissioners. We pick the courses and set up the tournaments. As always, we listen to you and often poll. You'll notice there hasn't been a 7500 yard course in a while. Although yes, sometimes a tree is in play. Kind of like the old Eisenhower tree at Augusta.
The bottom line is Rewinds are for equipment failure and follow the rules as if you were playing your dad a $20 Nassau and you'll be fine. These things call all be checked and I often do but, like the real game, there's some integrity. Feel free to police yourself and contact me if you see something. I've never not sought out the rules offender. The explanation on boost is sometimes "I hit it farther in real life". It's black and white. 5% max. The explanation on rewinds is almost always, "sorry, I won't do it again"
Here's the Rules Sticky
https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...and-guidelines
06-26-2017, 03:49 PM
Hi everyone. I think it's important to revisit the rules every now and then as we keep getting new players. Our tour is designed for everyone and every system. It's only for fun but like real golf, we have chosen to allow you to police yourselves. Also like real golf cheating will get you banned. If you are going to play, play by the rules. Everything else is managed by the game. Below are mostly settings.
TGC Tour Rules
Boost and other shot mods:
+/- 5%. Most ProTee/ TGC supported systems have the ability to adjust your settings. This is from having sensor mats and tweaking them. For tour play, you are allowed to adjust any setting by 5%. This means you can add 5% max boost and decrease 5% spin. Believe me, 5% isn't going to change anyone's life. A 20 yard draw would draw 19 yards with 5% adjustment.
Putting:
The standard putting setting was 2. We set it this way because we believed the GC2 would perform fairly at that setting. We recently changed it to allow you to increase the setting so the ball will only go straight. It's your choice what you use. I use 2. Move the slider all the way over and aim with the pointer only if you choose.
Gimmies:
You have to set your system to a max of 1.8 yards. This is done by setting the Gimmie Setting to "Gimmie". If you want no gimmies, knock yourself out.
Wind:
We play without wind. You must as well.
Shot Recording:
Turn it on. You'll see SR in the standings. An X means it's off. We contact those who have it off but sometimes someone that isn't on the form enters a tournament. If it's off, you won't be included in any rankings.
Rewinds:
Obviously a big one. Some systems give errors and strange things happen. Here's some examples:
Allowed:
-A ball was in the FOV of your GC2 and you rolled another couple of balls near by and it read a 2 foot put.
-Your protee said the ball you hit in the middle of your screen went 25 degrees right.
-Your GSX said the ball went 20 yards and it was flushed into the screen.
I think you get it.
Not allowed:
-Your putt lipped out but you think you hit it straight
-Your bunker shot didn't clear the lip but you think it should have
-You sliced it and it's behind a tree
-You hit a 3 wood over water and it didn't make it but you once hit a 3 wood far enough to carry
-You hit a 5 iron and it rolled over the green but you hit a 5 iron outside last week and it stopped
-You hit it in the water and the game put you all the way back where you hit it from. Too bad.
Have fun and play by the rules.
mthunt
The bottom line is Rewinds are for equipment failure and follow the rules as if you were playing your dad a $20 Nassau and you'll be fine. These things call all be checked and I often do but, like the real game, there's some integrity. Feel free to police yourself and contact me if you see something. I've never not sought out the rules offender. The explanation on boost is sometimes "I hit it farther in real life". It's black and white. 5% max. The explanation on rewinds is almost always, "sorry, I won't do it again"
Here's the Rules Sticky
https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...and-guidelines
06-26-2017, 03:49 PM
Hi everyone. I think it's important to revisit the rules every now and then as we keep getting new players. Our tour is designed for everyone and every system. It's only for fun but like real golf, we have chosen to allow you to police yourselves. Also like real golf cheating will get you banned. If you are going to play, play by the rules. Everything else is managed by the game. Below are mostly settings.
TGC Tour Rules
Boost and other shot mods:
+/- 5%. Most ProTee/ TGC supported systems have the ability to adjust your settings. This is from having sensor mats and tweaking them. For tour play, you are allowed to adjust any setting by 5%. This means you can add 5% max boost and decrease 5% spin. Believe me, 5% isn't going to change anyone's life. A 20 yard draw would draw 19 yards with 5% adjustment.
Putting:
The standard putting setting was 2. We set it this way because we believed the GC2 would perform fairly at that setting. We recently changed it to allow you to increase the setting so the ball will only go straight. It's your choice what you use. I use 2. Move the slider all the way over and aim with the pointer only if you choose.
Gimmies:
You have to set your system to a max of 1.8 yards. This is done by setting the Gimmie Setting to "Gimmie". If you want no gimmies, knock yourself out.
Wind:
We play without wind. You must as well.
Shot Recording:
Turn it on. You'll see SR in the standings. An X means it's off. We contact those who have it off but sometimes someone that isn't on the form enters a tournament. If it's off, you won't be included in any rankings.
Rewinds:
Obviously a big one. Some systems give errors and strange things happen. Here's some examples:
Allowed:
-A ball was in the FOV of your GC2 and you rolled another couple of balls near by and it read a 2 foot put.
-Your protee said the ball you hit in the middle of your screen went 25 degrees right.
-Your GSX said the ball went 20 yards and it was flushed into the screen.
I think you get it.
Not allowed:
-Your putt lipped out but you think you hit it straight
-Your bunker shot didn't clear the lip but you think it should have
-You sliced it and it's behind a tree
-You hit a 3 wood over water and it didn't make it but you once hit a 3 wood far enough to carry
-You hit a 5 iron and it rolled over the green but you hit a 5 iron outside last week and it stopped
-You hit it in the water and the game put you all the way back where you hit it from. Too bad.
Have fun and play by the rules.
mthunt
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