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ABACABB:

Just a little discussion in regards to backspin on older versions of Golden Tee, ie. the versions playable in MAME. I am curious to know if you guys are aware that backspin is a feature in GT 3d thru Golden Tee Classic (2000). There was no dedicated button like in todays games. It had to do with how hard/fast you rolled the trackball forward, determined if the backspin was applied or your shot simply landed and rolled. This is not a debate as to the proper method of rolling the trackball as that discussion can get quite heated. I personally cannot roll the trackball fast enough with my thumbs to enable backspin. It takes quite a hard thrust with your hand to make it work. If you prefer that method, that is fine - good for you. It just doesn't work for me. So back to my original question which was: Are you aware of the ability to add backspin to your shots in Golden Tee in the versions playable in MAME? 

Here is a link from the Golden Tee website that has a little "Did You Know" section describing the feature:

http://www.goldentee.com/gt/GT/TheGame/HowToPlay/gt_backspin.jsp

mickkn:

As far as I know, You can backspin on all the GT games from 97 and up

DarthMarino:

The link specifies that backspin was a new feature in Golden Tee 4 (Fore).  The games on MAME are Golden Tee 3 or below.  With that said there is a way to get backspin in certain situations.  If you are fighting a strong wind and hit the ball very high, it will spin in the direction of the wind when it lands. 

Hoopz:


--- Quote from: DarthMarino on September 04, 2012, 07:42:41 am ---The link specifies that backspin was a new feature in Golden Tee 4 (Fore).  The games on MAME are Golden Tee 3 or below.  With that said there is a way to get backspin in certain situations.  If you are fighting a strong wind and hit the ball very high, it will spin in the direction of the wind when it lands.

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Here's the part that ABACABB was talking about:


--- Quote ---Backspin was originally introduced in 1995 on Golden Tee 3D Golf without a button! Players had to use trackball speed to apply this feature where the harder a shot was hit, the more significant the backspin was.
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ABACABB:


--- Quote from: Hoopz on September 04, 2012, 09:41:11 am ---
--- Quote from: DarthMarino on September 04, 2012, 07:42:41 am ---The link specifies that backspin was a new feature in Golden Tee 4 (Fore).  The games on MAME are Golden Tee 3 or below.  With that said there is a way to get backspin in certain situations.  If you are fighting a strong wind and hit the ball very high, it will spin in the direction of the wind when it lands.

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Here's the part that ABACABB was talking about:


--- Quote ---Backspin was originally introduced in 1995 on Golden Tee 3D Golf without a button! Players had to use trackball speed to apply this feature where the harder a shot was hit, the more significant the backspin was.
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Exactly Hoopz, thanks for clarifying.  Like I said originally, GT Fore introduced the backspin button but prior to this, if you slam the trackball really fast you can apply quite a big of backspin, regardless of the direction of the wind.  I have been playing like this for about 2 years now and when you get the feel for the speed needed on the trackball it is incredibly fun.  Reading some other GT posts though it seems that this is a very well kept secret.

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