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Trackballs - how much space between ball and monitor/bezel?
MaxVolume:
--- Quote from: Cynicaster on November 26, 2012, 01:29:39 pm ---Still, full speed is easily attainable with thumbs only. I’ve always had a laugh watching drunk jocks play Golden Tee and literally put their whole body into the forward spin as if it’s making the slightest difference in their shot.
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Of course since I got into mentioning the encoder wheels, the two-thumb technique really limits x-axis movement, and of course less side-to-side movement translates into greater distance since practically all the force is exerted on the y-axis wheel. It's just more efficient than a sloppy one-handed approach, no matter how hard you hit it or how much follow-through (HINT: you're no longer in contact with the ball, genius ;) ).
ABACABB:
HOLY CRAP!! Will you give it up MAX. :banghead: Of Course you're no longer in contact with the trackball, it is called a follow through. And yes the follow through comes from thrusting your hand over the trackball very fast. Too fast?? That is your opinion. I have tried several times and I have had several friends try to achieve backspin by using thumbs and NONE of us can do it. So will you just mind your own freaking business and stop being a little :censored: about the way people use a trackball. You don't have a penny invested into my trackball so it is none of your business how I, or anyone else who uses this method, play Golden Tee. Tell Brian Urlacher to use his thumbs.
You never commented on a post I had made about this a while back which was: Did you even know this backspin feature existed in Golden Tee before the dedicated button came out? :tool:
Hoopz:
Happy Holidays everyone!
chopperthedog:
@ABACABB you are completely spot on. Played since 97' (best personal score 29 under). And hell no could anyone ever get that score with their thumbs. /me can tell max doesn't know the game that well.
good day.
MaxVolume:
--- Quote from: ABACABB on November 26, 2012, 08:03:32 pm ---You never commented on a post I had made about this a while back which was: Did you even know this backspin feature existed in Golden Tee before the dedicated button came out?
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Yes, because I never saw that post... however, I did follow your link, and I know it was there before you could simply press a button. What you don't seem to realize is that there's a limit to how fast the ball can spin and still feed usable data. Pretty sure that speed can be reached either way. I still maintain that if I were to use this pathetically inadequate method in a bar or arcade, I would immediately be accused of "cheating", and you yourself have pretty much confirmed that. So which is it? Useless, or an unfair advantage?