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The PS Swing Meter...

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The PS Swing Meter. Could it be any different then the click meter? Well... Ok, here goes. The PS swing meter (SM) allows you to 'feel' the swing. You aren't just sitting back watching the meter go up and after you click, come back down for you to click again. You actually slide your mouse back and forth to move the PS SM. And, you still have to hit snap too. This adds a lot of realism to the swing. A lot of variables now come into play. You can swing with an open or closed club face, you can hook or fade your shot and the dreaded slow club head speed (CHS). Any one of these can put you in spots you would never even worry about while clicking. The game demands more concentration now. You have to think again. You can still maneuver the ball around the golf course, but you do it during the swing, not in pre-shot set-up. The game is both more satisfying and rewarding.

I think the most glaring difference between the two swing methods is that with the PS SM, it doesn't matter how far the meter moves going back. With the click method, the distance of the back swing is fully the determining factor in shot distance. Not true for the PS SM. CHS is the determining factor and the length of your back swing doesn't matter in the least. note: The length of the back swing does factor into the amount of CHS you can achieve, obviously, the longer you accelerate the swing, the more CHS you can generate. I have heard some PS'ers are able to generate the maximum amount of CHS with only a half swing. So, if you can generate 115 mph CHS with a half swing using your driver, you will drive the ball the exact same distance as someone else hitting 115mph CHS and a full back swing. There is absolutely no difference in distance due to the length of the swing, only CHS determines distance.

The other major difference is the swing path. The clicking method of swinging allowed you to alter the swing path in pre-shot set-up. You could select an in to out swing, an out to in swing, a closed club face or an open one. Or... any variation of these all at once. If you had to fade a ball around trouble, all you had to do was know about how much to change these settings, then you would just take your normal swing. You can not do this anymore with PS. You have to adjust your club face or swing path during the swing. Think about that for a second... Yep, during the swing. Now, not only do you have to worry about the snap, AND the CHS, but you ALSO have to worry about your swing path AND club face angle. The skill factor goes up a lot. I would guess that PS would be champ skill times 3 or 4. 

Other then the above, the two swing meters behave in the same way. You miss snap late, the ball will fade and if you hit snap early, it will draw.

Here are the desired CHS's for the different clubs. Remember, these are my target speeds and could be different then yours. Also, you do not need the maximum CHS to be a good PS'er. You just need to be aware of how far you hit your shots.

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