oneeyedjohn:
Both the Windows and the Task Manager meters are up and down like a whore's drawers for me.
Bleedin distractin
That tells you you have a lot processing through your cpu.. if you hold swinging until the % of cpu use drops, take your back swing and hold till it drops again you will find a smoother meter. this also is an indication you may need to shut down some background programs that are running on your computer when you are playing. The more you have processing the more your meter usually will act up.
When putting due to the amount of graphics running the % of cpu use wont drop until you take and hold your backswing. Even moving you mouse pointer will cause the cpu to spike.
Another trick is to use task manager processes and allocate the highest priority to the two main files your browser uses to play and lower priority to anything else. That way your cpu will process those ahead of anything else. Also through the use of the task manger processes you can shut off processes you see that you dont need lessening the load too. However there is care that should be taking doing that. Shutting off the wrong process can be detrimental to your computers running and require a reboot.
The reasoning for all of this is because the game uses very little ram and is mainly cpu driven. So the lowest processing load you have, even with a faster cpu, at the time of swing release will normally result in a smoother meter. If your computer has a high load all the time while you play the end result is going to be unsatisfactory. You still have to factor in the type and capability of the gui on your video card also.
Having a cpu meter running lets you see what and when is the optimum for use on your computer
The tanti meter is small enough I put in the lower corner out of the way so it doesn't affect my vision.