DOCUMENT:Q88513 30-JUL-2001 [homegame] TITLE :Golf: Cannot Hit Ball More than 80 Yards PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== SUMMARY ======= If you change from a non-Microsoft golf game to Microsoft Golf for Windows, you may have a problem with the Microsoft swing control. Most other manufacturer's controls use three mouse clicks: one to start the swing, one to set the power, and one for the snap. The following instructions are in the Golf Help file. To take a full swing: 1. Move the pointer onto the Swing button in the Swing Control window. Press and hold down the left mouse button to start the swing. 2. When the indicator within the Swing Gauge reaches the green line at 12:00, release the left mouse button. A white line marks the release point, and the indicator continues to the end of the gauge. Note: The point at which you release the mouse button determines the power level of the swing. If you release before, or on, the 12:00 mark, your swing will be softer and more controlled, making the snap (the second part of the swing) more likely to be accurate. If you release in the red area (after the 12:00 mark), your swing will be more powerful than normal and your snap will need to be almost perfect to avoid severely hooking or slicing the shot. 3. The indicator goes to the end of the Swing Gauge, then bounces back around. When the indicator reaches the green line at 6:00, click the mouse button again. A second white line marks the release point. Note: The point at which you click here determines how straight the shot is. This is called the snap. If you click before the 6:00 mark, the shot will hook to the left; after the 6:00 mark, the shot will slice to the right. The severity of the hook or slice depends on both how close you get to the 6:00 mark, and, how powerfully you swing. The more powerful the swing, the greater the hook or slice. Additional query words: 1.00 ====================================================================== Keywords : ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.