Why do I suck at this game LOL

[pen0polis]

I'm pretty decent at irl game.
19 handicap, and hit the greens twice a week.
Also, i'm a seasoned gamer and no noob.
However I eat wet ass at this game LOL
Is there a decent vid or guide that yall know i can learn from?

[lawjax]

You've played for less than an hour. Of course you suck. It took me until I was roughly level 40 in EA for this game before everything clicked.

Anyway, try playing through the sponsorship/basic challenges. Those serve as a good tutorial to how the mechanics of the game work, they grant you money to spend on merchandise if you want to dress up your character from time to time or buy decent specs, and have 0 impact on your career stats, should you care about that sort of thing.

[Water]

You'll also hit different distances with all your clubs until you max your character out.

If you're level 1 you might be able to hit a stock 7 iron 150 yards. You hit level 15 and start adding some powerups to your club, you can get 170 yards, and it will be different at 20, 25, 30, etc.

I've had a maxed out player for so long that I know 100% my 6 Iron will go EXACTLY 200 yards with 1-5 MPH of wind and a perfect swing. There's no guessing for me, but there was A LOT at the beginning of the game.

Hope that helps.