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A stupid question.

• sgarbiv 42 Posts

  Fri, Jul 25 2014 6:37 PM

  How high the flag? I'm trying the new course CTTH, and the 6th hole I get this shot. You hear the sound of the ball that touches the tip of the flag (it would appreciated a stick of starter balls by WGT for this shot! ), but the replay you can see the ball bouncingin the air without touching the flag (about a foot, more or less).

• 9,041 Posts

  Fri, Jul 25 2014 9:29 PM

  Rule of thumb...take pin out on approaches

  UL  though, looks like you hit the top of it....

  These things happen from time to time :)))

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• alosso 21,034 Posts

  Sat, Jul 26 2014 2:46 AM

  First, there's hardly a stupid question :o)

  sgarbiv:

  How high the flag?

  It differs ;->

  Some replays show "flag" hits well above it's extension - mapping glitches I'd say.

  Your shot seems to hit the black top of the flag - as realistic as it can be.

  Al's replay, OTOH, has the "in the hole" sound but carooms off nevertheless, very unlucky.

  Coincidentally, I saw a video on youtube recently showing a cup being destroyed by a golf ball slam dunk - the ball stayed in!

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Sat, Jul 26 2014 11:58 AM

  Here's some really unlucky shots (real life) ... here we can pull the flag ...

• alosso 21,034 Posts

  Sat, Jul 26 2014 1:28 PM

  Only Merion flagsticks are as unforgiving as WGT's!

  And now for something completely different:

  Youtube brought to my attention Mr. Kenny Mayne(!) who ventures in golf and other unconventional sports for a TV company. Look out for him, as I liked his approaches to Canal Jumping in The Netherlands and Irish Road Bowling, amonst others.

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Sat, Jul 26 2014 1:58 PM

  There is no standard height for the flag stick, though the USGA recommends 7 feet.

  Courses subject to a lot of wind often use shorter flag sticks.

• ZioMio 4,680 Posts

  Sat, Jul 26 2014 2:46 PM

  ApexPC:

  often use shorter flag sticks.

  or taller ones ... had this one in an AS game lol