how hard are the controls

[IIIlllIIIlllIIIlllIII]

thinking about getting this or golf with friends only thing putting me more towards golf with friends is the looks of the mouse pull back with no power meter. Is it something that you get the hang of or not?

[xStanky]

yes you do adjust and learn to shoot fairly consistently to how you want, its also more fun because it adds real competition and randomness to the game. In Golf with your friends the power meter is nice BUT people just know how hard to hit every hole on the limited maps they have. in this there is also whats called alternative shotting which is based on how far back the club is and not about how fast you move the club forward! Most people i see actually learn the hitting mechanic in the first few holes and can fairly accuratly hit the ball how they want by the end of the first course!

Right now the community for this game is smaller but i also see it grow a little every day! with more and more lobbies up throughout the day and a super nice and cool dev that is always added things the community requests.

[IIIlllIIIlllIIIlllIII]

Originally posted by xStanky:

yes you do adjust and learn to shoot fairly consistently to how you want, its also more fun because it adds real competition and randomness to the game. In Golf with your friends the power meter is nice BUT people just know how hard to hit every hole on the limited maps they have. in this there is also whats called alternative shotting which is based on how far back the club is and not about how fast you move the club forward! Most people i see actually learn the hitting mechanic in the first few holes and can fairly accuratly hit the ball how they want by the end of the first course!

Right now the community for this game is smaller but i also see it grow a little every day! with more and more lobbies up throughout the day and a super nice and cool dev that is always added things the community requests.

cool cool, tho the word "randomness" scares me a little. That is def something I do not want. That is way I am leaning more to the game with a meter. I would have bought gold with friends already, but looking at post I def like a lot of what you said about the dev and the workshop helps a lot. still idk if this style of gauging shots is for me

[xStanky]

the randomness i refer to is more miss calculations just like you would get with a meter since you do not KNOW where the ball will land but know from memory and past experience. i recomend youtubing some people play like "gassymexican" who has played other golf games. i know he has 2 videos of his first time playing and you can see how he actually gets a good understanding for the hitting very fast! Hope this helps. if the hitting is what scares you, get the game, play a little and before you hit 2 hours ask yourself if the hitting still scares you! If it still does steam refund :)

[Katesyl's Tea Time]

The maps are beautiful but I am having a very hard time controlling the ball... it's also lagging a lot. I am trying to keep in mind that the game is still in early access but if it doesn't improve I won't be playing much.