etdefender19
Eagle Member
I got three stars finally after spending several hours
Needed to hole out from the drop zone on nine to do it
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I got three stars finally after spending several hours
Needed to hole out from the drop zone on nine to do it
Birdie almost every time.
Light glide or any Ballist straight up the fairway to get to the Z, then a Musket or Explorer, along the fairway, aiming a little high to get some hyzer action. It ends up needing 70-90' putt, slightly uphill, usually because I hit the "backstop" a little long and right of the basket. I don't try to cut any corners usually.
Dr. Bogey
Birdie Member
The latest update was s l o w for me at first. I changed the graphics quality in the settings from standard to low, and that fixed things. I noticed the downgrade slightly at first, but it wasn't too bad and I don't even think about it any more. The improved speed is absolutely worth it.
Just got mine too. -8. Needed 3 'putts' of greater than 80' (including 115') and another 2 in the 60' range.
Hole 5 is my biggest bugaboo normally but got that 115' footer this time. My par was hole 8. Perfect 1st throw to the sunshine but sawed off the high approach.
Love the course though. Like the risk reward on 2. Go for the eagle and miss and you may well be wet!
Longest disc I have so far is a glide/skip Recoil. It can get to the Z, then also use it for the second shot to get in position for that throw-in. I actually just tried it again and got lucky to cut between a couple trees to have an easy 57 footer on the same elevation level as the basket.
No luck on the last hole so far with only the Recoil. Is a Ballista pretty much a requirement on that hole? Can manage every other hole.
Owlwood is my favorite of the courses.
I managed to hit 999 on my rating! Is everyone way higher now? I had a nice, consistent run with some good runs.
Wow! I don't know what my rating is anymore, but I know it's down from my peak at 971. Between the longer game lags, needing to sign in every time now, and being annoyed at having to re-learn how my discs behave after every update, I haven't played nearly as much lately. I basically just log in to play the tournament rounds once every five days.
Yeah. To be honest I got lucky and had a good run, without many layouts that make good ratings really tough. I feel like I peaked, though! I just wish I had scraped together one more point to hit 1000.
As an aside, I do still carry the Acc/Glide Pure and Acc/Wind Fuse, despite there being significant overlap. I think throw-ins are easier with the Pure, even up to around 180' or so
I wonder if I should try putting the Pure back in the bag. My throw in rate has drastically decreased after the last update made Fuses more understable. No longer is it just point and shoot for me. I don't know what I'd take out to make room though, since I use everything in there a lot.
I read speculation that some of the lower-rated layouts were taken out of the rotation, so you're way less likely to get anything where a -9 is an 860.
I'm sitting at 963, high in the 970s, but haven't tried to grind out a rating in a few weeks and have improved since. Just shot my highest rated round last week though - 1141.
(before promptly pooping the rest of the pro tour for the week)
I read speculation that some of the lower-rated layouts were taken out of the rotation, so you're way less likely to get anything where a -9 is an 860.
I'm sitting at 963, high in the 970s, but haven't tried to grind out a rating in a few weeks and have improved since. Just shot my highest rated round last week though - 1141.
That's a nice high round! I've only broken 1100 once and it was with an 1101. Keeping consistently good rounds and avoiding blow-ups is the biggest thing.
etdefender19
Eagle Member
Are you submitting your screenshots to my "Hall of Fame" posts on the Facebook page? 999 would put you in a tie for 64th highest of all-time
etdefender19
Eagle Member
NOOOOOOO
Learn the Fuse for throw-ins, ditch the Pure and add an extra disc!
Go play the AI advanced tournament, miss intentionally on the various holes to give yourself the throw-ins to practice, and keep hitting re-throw until you either make it or get a tap-in.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. You're welcome in advance!
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I don't have Facebook. I actually did take a screen shot of when I got my new rating (and pro tour result). Or do you just like the screenshot of the profile page with name/rating and aces/eagles?
etdefender19
Eagle Member
Either one of those is what I require when updating the chart (along with your name and screen name)
etdefender19
Eagle Member
FWIW, I did try this advice, and my putting has not suffered a bit. And I putt everything under 50', and some over. I am 99% putting inside 45' and the Fuse has not changed that percentage. I can't speak for long throw ins, as I never used the Pure for that anyway, only the Fuse.
I now have a free slot. Let's see now, should I add a beatup dagger or a sticky, accurate, wind break, light, extra glide, big skip, roller, extra turn, extra fade anchor???
Oh, and yes, thank you for the great advice!
R-Ogre
Double Eagle Member
FWIW, I did try this advice, and my putting has not suffered a bit. And I putt everything under 50', and some over. I am 99% putting inside 45' and the Fuse has not changed that percentage. I can't speak for long throw ins, as I never used the Pure for that anyway, only the Fuse.
I now have a free slot. Let's see now, should I add a beatup dagger or a sticky, accurate, wind break, light, extra glide, big skip, roller, extra turn, extra fade anchor???
Oh, and yes, thank you for the great advice!
I forgot I'd clicked on the DGV thread for a minute and when I saw 99% at 45' I was like wuhhhhh
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