Wii Sports Golf: Tips and Tricks
So, you think you know how to play golf? You think you can just grab that Wi-mote and start sinking some holes in one? Guess again! Wii Sports Golf is not as simple to play as that. Why not just sit down for a few minutes and learn?
Wii Sports Golf is more than just hitting a ball with a stick. There are a few terms you need to be familiar with before we can begin.
Terms
- Fairway - This is the good grass. As long as your ball stays on the fairway you should have no problem picking a club and using it properly.
- Rough - Just like the name says this is the rough area that is not the fairway! Landing here is bad for you as it limits your power meter to two points.
- Bunker - Also known as a sand trap. Get your ball stuck in here and it's wedge-city for you! One dot wedge-city that is!
- Green - This is the light green area around the hole. This is where you want to be. Use the putter here and don't worry about the wind. Do worry about the lay of the land though because when you are on a hill gravity does take over!
- Out of bounds - This is where the ball goes when it is beyond even the rough! You will get a one stroke penalty and your ball will be relocated to the nearest edge of the fairway. Yes, landing in the water on the higher number courses is also considered out of bounds!
Clubs
You have several clubs to choose from; driver, iron, wedge and putter but you needn't worry about it as the game picks the best one for you.
Power Bar
The power bar on the lower left part of the screen and the blue dotted line on the map view are essentially the same thing. When deciding how hard to swing the club keep the map view in mind and do not forget... the ball will bounce on impact!
Also keep the wind gauge in mind when aiming your swing. If the wind is strong from a side direction be sure to aim the ball towards the wind as the wind will push the ball back on course. Wind does not matter on putting though so you can ignore it when you are putting.
Scoring Terms
- Hole in one - Self explanatory
- Albatross - 3 shots under Par
- Eagle - 2 shots under Par
- Birdie - 1 shot under Par
- Par - Shots are the same as course Par
- Bogey - 1 shot over Par
- Double Bogey - 2 shots over Par
- +[number] - [number] shots over Par
The only other scoring term would be "Chipped in" which means you got the ball into the hole without putting.
There is also an 11 shot mercy rule.
swinging
Practice, practice, practice! Take your time on this step and make some practice swings until you are comfortable with the power meter reading on your swing. nothing ruins a game faster than swinging cold.
Putting
Putting is the trickiest part of the game. you do not want to use the normal swinging method but instead just use your wrist. A little bit of a wrist motion should sink most balls without sending your power meter into the red!
Tricks
For a harder game hold down the "2" button when selecting the mode and the power meter, map and wind gauge will be disabled!
I loved the golf..I also got a hole in 1 on one of the wholes the first time I played!! No lies on that one either..it was amazing
Was it one of the beginer holes? There are only two holes in the game (I think) that are possible to get holes in one.
There also two “trick” holes where they offer you a small patch of green in the middle of the forest or the water. If you go for those shortcuts you have to land it just right or it ends up out of bounds.
The golf game may not be for real golfers but I have a lot of fun with it.
I’m hooked on this game too. As far as the “trick holes you speak of- I can only think of one- the 3rd hole and what other one?
You haven’t won it yet steve!
I dont know how you manage find time to play games and learn all the other stuff you write about, you getting help with the games posts from younger relatives any chance :-)
A few helpful tools I accidentally discovered: when putting on the green, pressing 1 on the remote gives you a lower viewing perspective to the hole, and pressing 2 gives you a contour map showing the varying elevation of the entire green, making it easier to determine how your shot will travel and to make adjustments accordingly.
Those are some good tips and they are things even I was unaware of!
I only recently hit Pro level on the golf game but I have not seen any change in game play because of it.
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On the subject of the “power guage”… sometimes it only shows 2 or 3 boxes instead of the normal 4… in sometimes if you stay within the 2 boxes say the ball will end up in the water or far short of the green.
Does anyone know what the reduced size of the power gauge is trying to tell you? (me)
The reduced power gauge is used when you are in a bunker (sand) and then it has only 1 box available and in the rough you have 2 boxes available. Its supposed to emulate real life golf. If you were really in the sand, you could only hit so far and if you were hitting out of the rough, you could only hit so far.
it is telling you that you are currently in the rough or a sand trap and can not hit the ball as hard as you want. you will hook or slice at that level, as there is less control over the ball in these conditions.
Can someone tell me any secrets to how hard to swing the shots on the different yardages? You obviously have a shorter swing plane on a 150 yard shot versus a 180 yard shot. Also, like with hole #8 one has to use a driver to get the distance but it comes in like an out of control jet…any way to hit the ball higher…
thanks…