No feels – Golfing Around Review

Ok... the charming visual simplicity and crafting my own courses was an attractive idea but after playing a round, I am disillusioned with the idea. Swinging feels terrible. For a number of reasons... I have a limited top down view of my golfer with almost no sense of place on the course. The fact that I can ‘aim’ without seeing the target!? Worthless. I have to switch to map view to see the potential of my club and aim, but don’t see that distance relationship while swinging so I am always surprised at the results. The swing meter rotates your aim oddly and not predictably, as you approach its max. Again, with no reference to the course while this is happening, it’s almost impossible to take advantage of. The club ranges that you see on the map view are wrong. Several times when chipping or putting onto the green, my shot exceeded the max of my club’s displayed range... so... frustrating. Selecting clubs is annoying. It’s a tap to select the next club, which sounds quick and easy without another menu... but what you end up doing is passing up the club you want 1-3 times. <grrr> I would love to play a light fun golf game and I would love to make and exchange courses for my friends and kids... just not for this game.
Review by Feralparrot on Golfing Around.