I spent some time last night struggling with the same problem Gunnyhighway mentions, the ball going a good bit beyond expectation. A club says it’s good for 80 yds. The lie says I should only be getting 80% to 85% of that power. Ball goes 90 yds?
Seems to mostly happen with closer-in shots, or at least it’s more noticeable there.
Also did some reading on the club difficulty. As soon as I installed, I chose “Master” club set and never looked back. They are not a nightmare, but every timing and swing plane error is quickly punished (frequently the “Very Slow” downswing, for me).
So from what I read, the three club difficulties adjust how punishing those mistakes are, at (as I understand) the cost of distance/power. For example, on the “Master” club set I’d started with has just a few pixels wide swing plane for my mouse to trace over, and staying inside that narrow stripe is almost impossible on many shots. There’s always some tiny variance and it is amplified into the shot.
Stepping down to Pro clubs, these blue zones are widened, but the maximum power I can get from a shot does down with each. More again with the Beginner club difficulty.
Playing a round with Beginner clubs last night, I actually had only one shot out of the entire round where I didn’t get a Perfect back or fore swing. And the vertical swing plane blue zone is so wide, that again, I never had issues. Of course, less power. My drives off the tee with Master clubs can push 320 to 330 yards when I get it right. With Beginner Clubs getting a 100% Perfect/Perfect was decently easy, but only put the ball 260 to 270 yards out.
I’m gonna invest a few plays in determining what kind of approach I want to take. The Master club set offers that power, but the sometimes frustrating timing and swing plane force the mechanical perfection of the swing to the primary “difficulty”. Or would I rather have less focus on demanding mechanical perfection, and use Beginner/Pro clubs to shift the “difficulty” onto decision making, things such as playing with fewer shot assists, and manual club selection?
