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| rackoon:
Here is the deal., I am building a three sided cocktail and have all the parts for the long third side CP. (4x joys, 12x buttons, 1x 3" GT trackball, metal CP, and several Bi-metal hole saws.) Oh, and my CP is 6" deep. I have never played Golden Tee but want to include it because I read somewhere that it has been the #1 upright for many years running. If that many people like it then I'm sure I will to. PROBLEM: There will be joysticks on both sides of trackball. I have seen many GT machines and they have a wide open CP. Will I be whacking a joystick every time I swing? How hard do ya need to spin the trackball to hit the ball far? Should I place the trackball at the far end of the CP so I can really spin that sucker? Like I said, I have never played the game. Any input would be hepfull, thanks. |
| BobA:
Space is really needed behind the trackball to get the proper spin in GT. Very hard to do on a cocktail table with panels that are not very deep. Maybe you could put the tball in an open area where you can get the proper room to spin it. BobA |
| Sinner:
I've figured out a technique, using my thumbs for GT, when there isn't a lot of space on the CP...I think I can get just as much of a spin, as I can using the palm of my hand...difficult to explain the mechanics behind it, but I'll post picks if you want... |
| rackoon:
Thanks for the input guys. I had a feeling that I was going to have a space issue. I was going to extend the glass over the CP but now I think that would make matters worse. I wonder if I could adjust the sensitivity of the trackball to make up for lack of spin. Or maybe I could reverse the spin. (Well that might be kind of weird to play). Yo SINNER, a couple of pics would be sweet. I Think I know what you are doing. One would press down hard on edge of trackball and flick both thumbs forward. Is that it? |
| SeanCyrusTowel:
--- Quote from: rackoon on November 02, 2005, 04:13:40 pm ---Yo SINNER, a couple of pics would be sweet. I Think I know what you are doing. One would press down hard on edge of trackball and flick both thumbs forward. Is that it? --- End quote --- Yeah, he posted a picture in another thread recently about it. that is his general idea. I have a suggestion for you however. If this is a cocktail, why not be origanal and place the trackball on top of the table. While Golden Tee trackballs are typically of the larger variety (3" sometimes 4" I believe) make it a smaller 2 1/4" and not a high lip so it is recessed a bit, into the table top. This will give you plenty of room to whack that ball, unless the person sitting across from you has a large nose. |
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