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ABACABB:

--- Quote from: MaxVolume on August 22, 2012, 03:24:10 pm ---
My, how times have changed... back in my day, we'd just use a quick hand movement to ROLL THE BALL.  No need to do a "Superman", just SPIN THE BALL REALLY FAST!  Sheesh!

Personally, I use both thumbs on bowling games since equal pressure on each side means a straight shot.  Probably works on golf games, too.

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 :tool:

@MaxVolume OK jackass.  No one asked how you play Golden Tee.  No one asked to be criticized for the way they play Golden Tee on here but you felt the need to chime in with your opinion so go  :censored: yourself.  The OP was asking about the distance because this is the way a lot of people play Golden Tee.  In fact, the world champion Golden Tee players play this way. 

So thanks for chiming in and showing everyone on here how dumb you really are.  Criticizing other people for playing a certain way, wow you are awesome.  I wonder if you got your letter in the mail saying that you are "awesome".  Good for you.    :tool:
MaxVolume:

--- Quote from: ABACABB on August 22, 2012, 04:21:31 pm ---@MaxVolume OK jackass.  No one asked how you play Golden Tee.  No one asked to be criticized for the way they play Golden Tee on here but you felt the need to chime in with your opinion so go  :censored: yourself.  The OP was asking about the distance because this is the way a lot of people play Golden Tee.  In fact, the world champion Golden Tee players play this way. 

So thanks for chiming in and showing everyone on here how dumb you really are.  Criticizing other people for playing a certain way, wow you are awesome.  I wonder if you got your letter in the mail saying that you are "awesome".  Good for you.    :tool:

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You're welcome... aside from the extra 'B', I like your user name.  Probably my favorite Genesis album.
MaxVolume:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 22, 2012, 11:24:44 pm ---
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Okay, so which is it... I'm too old, or I'm too young?  Can't be both, and I say it's neither.

SPEED has nothing to do with it.  Besides, didn't you see where I said "SPIN THE BALL REALLY FAST!"???  The thumb thing was for BOWLING games, and "probably works on golf games, too".  Did you not read the post?  I said nothing about Atari Football or Marble Madness, but again, as you point out, you need SPEED.

My point, and I do have one, is that SPEED did NOT equal "Superman" until drunk-asses started playing Golden Tee and decided that was the only way to play the game... like their follow-through was somehow as important in the game as it was on the fairway.  Umm... NO... the ball isn't gonna stop if you don't try to shove your hand through the screen.  It's not virtual reality, dumbass.

Given the TRON theme of my cabinet, I was thinking of having "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ENTER SCREEN" somewhere in the project, like on a menu screen or something.  Guess the best place to put it would be on the instructions for Golden Tee.  :banghead:

ABACABB:
@MaxVolume - I'm confused.  In the above post your first sentence says "SPEED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT".  Then you finish that same paragraph saying you need SPEED.  So let me clear this up for you:

For Golden Tee, you NEED SPEED.  Your drive is directly related to the speed at which the trackball is spinning (as well as how straight you hit your shot).  So to get the maximum speed out of the trackball, the follow through of your hand naturally caries past the trackball itself.  So there needs to be this space between the trackball and monitor.  I get it, you use your thumbs.  Good for you.  But I guarantee you cannot get the same distance off your drives as someone that really thursts the trackball forward.  It is not possible to create that same instantaneous speed on the trackball that you get from shoving your hand over it.  Do people get drunk and over do it??  ABSOLUTELY.  Is it part of the fun of Golden Tee??  HELL YES!!! 

So stop preaching that it is not necessary.  We all get that.  Anyone who has played Golden Tee gets that.  It is fun and it sure beats the hell out of that thumb roll method you're talking about.  So stop criticizing people for playing games the way want.  Isn't it all about having fun??  If they're having fun, why do you care how they're doing it??

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MaxVolume:

--- Quote from: ABACABB on August 23, 2012, 04:31:29 pm ---Look Max, you're right about the speed.  For Golden Tee, your drive is directly related to the speed at which the trackball is spinning (as well as how straight you hit your shot).  So to get the maximum speed out of the trackball, the follow through of your hand naturally caries past the trackball itself.  So there needs to be this space between the trackball and monitor.  I get it, you use your thumbs.  Good for you.  But I guarantee you cannot get the same distance off your drives as someone that really thursts the trackball forward.  It is not possible to create that same instantaneous speed on the trackball that you get from shoving your hand over it.  Do people get drunk and over do it??  ABSOLUTELY.  Is it part of the fun of Golden Tee??  HELL YES!!! 

So stop preaching that it is not necessary.  We all get that.  Anyone who has played Golden Tee gets that.  It is fun and it sure beats the hell out of that thumb roll method you're talking about.  So stop criticizing people for playing games the way want.  Isn't it all about having fun??  If they're having fun, why do you care how they're doing it??

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If you're admitting I'm right, STOP ARGUING WITH ME.  My original point is that it DOESN'T MATTER how much space you have if you know how to use a freakin' trackball!!!  I'm so sick of people just taking for granted that booze and videogames just automatically go hand in hand.  That's the biggest problem I have with stuff like The Gamerator, but I try to be diplomatic about that because the guy's a co-worker.

So... drink up, everyone!  :cheers:  None for me, I'm playing Pole Position!  ;D

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Oh, and I figured the speed thing would trip you up.  Did you not see where I said "SPEED does NOT equal 'Superman'"???  Yes, you NEED speed, but you do NOT (by your own admission) need to fly through the air like Soulja Boy.  Got it now?  :angry:
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