JSmithers:On to the coaching thing... yes there are no rules against it. Yes it happens more than anyone in here thinks it does. I've seen people who average mid 60s shoot 55 in world cup matches.. but to create a witch hunt on a video game because you are upset you shot 58 in easy conditions at congressional and lost??
I know in general, and in particular the last part of, your reply isn't directed at me but still. It's over two years since I posted in the WC thread that screen sharing shouldn't be allowed, actually not even that:
The opponent should always be given the choice, not that I'm suggesting they weren't tonight.
All captains should be told this is allowed.
For which I was told I was a troublemaker etc etc. So when your video presented evidence of screen sharing and coaching I wanted to try again to say there should be a rule against this. Apparently in the cases I highlighted in the WC the reason was so that the games could be streamed, what was the reason here? This was a competition you were taking part in and ultimately won (I think).
So for me the "witch hunt" isn't about you it's about the issue of coaching and how screen sharing makes this easy to do or, in reality, almost impossible not to do.
I tend to agree that there aren't specific rules about coaching when it's wgt's rules that count and that probably includes the E-Tour qualifying brackets. I will say there should be rules to say it's not allowed, do you have any thoughts on that?
JSmithers: At the end of the day we are required to play our own round. Should there be a caddy in golf? Thats not for me to determine.
Not referring to the single incident but in general, do you think having possibly the best player in the game just now telling you where to aim, how to hit and with what is playing your own round?
Yes there should is a caddy in professional golf but that's not what this computer game is. In this game we are all given the same caddy; it carries the clubs around for us and before most shot gives us the wrong one :-) annoying sometimes but the same for everyone. Having someone like you to instruct us isn't available to everyone and therefor isn't fair. Maybe it isn't for you to determine but you are allowed an opinion, do you think coaching should be allowed?
JSmithers: I've basically stopped streaming and the enjoyment for the live stream round has been lost for me due to this stuff. The constant harassment and snarky comments have become unbearable. Maybe this will help some people understand some things.
I'm sorry you feel that way but this thread isn't meant to be harassment of you it's trying to get wgt to term something some of us feel is cheating accordingly. Most of the harassment I saw was on peoples status and I thought you gave as good as you got. I'm not sure what there is to understand, I think you're saying you only did this on the approach that happened to be recorded, as it appeared you both went off to another room afterwards it's impossible to argue.
I've always thought you were ok, sensible forum posts and setting up that tournament for people to enjoy, even just scoring that must be lots of work. I wasn't looking to pick on you personally. I realise that's probably of no interest to you but it's true all the same.