Hi... have owned the R50 for about 1 year now... despite its limitations, I still absolutely love it and don't feel the need to go buy a computer for GSPro, and generally don't use Awesome Golf or E6 that often. I use my R50 on a daily basis, and I am not complaining... but I would like to see more depth for practice.
HOWEVA... I made many of these requests probably 10+ months ago, and none of these have been brought forth over the past year of software updates. It shouldn't be that difficult from a programming standpoint to allow for any/all of the following:
1) On the specialty ranges, the ability to place the ball anywhere on the teeing ground to produce different length shots to the greens.
2) On the specialty ranges, the ability to move the pins around the greens to practice moving the ball to buried targets
3) On the specialty ranges, a practice shot randomizer where you don't just get muscle memory, but you're challenged to keep hitting different shots without a bunch of prep swings.
4) On the specialty ranges, more short runway type shots so a player can practice bump and runs, low spinners, etc.
5) True driving fairway(s) on the specialy ranges so you don't have to close out of a range to go hit driver on the basic range.
6) On the specialty ranges, the ability to address/manipulate vertical height so a player can practice hitting uphill or downhill.
7) On the specialty ranges, more greens with different shapes, obstacles, pin placements, etc. just for more variety.
I am no tech wizard, but with the amazing technology built into this unit, and the unit's ability to read a golf shot from anywhere on a course, i cannot imagine these are difficult items to add, and they would make practice *SO MUCH* more useful and valuable.
Now... layering on top... green hardness, green speed, different lies for different spin... all of that is harder, but not impossible...
Finally...
1) DYING for some party-type games like scrambles... best ball... maybe a skins game or match play... none of that should be that difficult, but I recognize there is a time element.
2) Keep enhancing courses... Augusta is significantly better than it was previously.
3) I know this won't change... but I would like the ability to putt from on the green if I'm outside of the 2-putt zone on HTH tournament mode... an auto 3-putt kinda sucks - especially this past week where the pins are buried and you are penalized for playing smart.
Thanks, and please keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next updates.
