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Re: Links

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From: whit... Scott E. Whitsitt
Date: Thu, 14 May 1992 11:13
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In article <1992May13.2...@talon.ucs.orst.edu> van...@kepler.ME.ORST.EDU (Eddie Munster) writes:
>In article <1992May13....@cs.brown.edu> j...@cs.brown.edu (James Durkin) writes:
>>
>>Anyway, to the point.  There is one (apparent) feature to the the game that I
>>don't like.  It seems to add a "momentum" factor to players under certain
>>circumstances.  After making a good putt for a birdie, I notice that that
>>particular player seems much more likely to sink long putts, chip in from the
>>rough, etc..  This could be a completely subjective impression on my part
>
>I've been playing Links for quite some time now and I have never 
>noticed this "momentum" factor.  I think that the peson making
>these long putts simply got the hang of it a bit more than others.
>
>Links *looks* great, but it has some flaws...  I wish they had 
>computer players that you could play against.  Also, I don't like
>the fact that you can take mulligans any time you want.  There should
>be a way to turn off that feature where it can't be turned back on.

You can turn mulligans of for the duration of a round by clicking the right mouse
button while the arrow is in the viewing area, before you select continue.  This will
turn the mulligan box red.

>
>For all you golf game fans out there, there's a fairly new golf
>game called Jack Nicklaus Golf - Signature Edition.  I've tried 
>this game out and if you've played the previous version of Nicklaus
>Golf, this one is a BIG improvement.  It still isn't as pretty as
>Links, but it has some great options like playing against the computer
>(who's skill you can modify).  You can pick from several body types
>to represent yourself (male, female, tall, short...).  You can play
>different games or a tournament and mulligans are a little more
>realistic, you only get one per game and it can only be used on a
>tee shot.  If you have a sound card, there's some great audience
>sounds if you make a good shot or come close.
>
>--Traig
>


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