PGA Tour Golf 486 Playing Guide By Martin Keen: ----------------------------- This classic game can be quite a challenge, so if you're sick of Tom Kite beating you at the 18th AGAIN then you'll need these tips: General Tips ------------ Firstly, unless you are feeling particually brave it is best to play as an ameteur. The lack of distance you can get from drives is more than compenstated by the accuracy you can obtain. When it comes to swinging the club, ignore what the manual tells you. On the downswing don't try and stop it on the grey area, but instead on the line which seperates the grey from the orange. DRIVING ------- For drives don't bother stopping the backswing, just let it go right the way to the top if you want a good few extra yards. Although this will cause the swing arch to move a little faster, accuracy is not quite as vital. Unless you really mess up the downswing it is very likely you will end up on the fairway. SHOTS TO THE GREEN ------------------ Where possible it is best to put a little backspin on all shots to the green so as to stop the ball rolling off into the rough. Accuracy is vital if you want to leave yourself with a decent putt. CHIPPING -------- For shots with a SW or LW it is best to put full backspin on the shot. Power and accuracy and both of equal importance here, but with a bit of practice it should be fairly easy to regually get the ball close to the hole. PUTTING -------- Make sure you turn the grid on, and always listen to the commentator when he offers advice about the break of a putt. If he says "this putt should be PRETTY straight in" then make sure you check on the grid which way the putt will break, then aim to the appropriate corner of the hole. Putts that are pretty straight in are rarely completely straight in. Unfortuantely the commentator has quite a sense of humour and occasionally likes to lie about the break of a putt - particually on vital shots. When this costly joke happens you have full permission to turn to your mate (should you be playing 2-player) and whinge "but he said it would be straight in. Bloody American commentator!".
