As you may know, ever since the Wii "game", My Personal Golf Trainer with David Leadbetter, was announced, I've wanted to get one. If you do a search on this website, you'll find several posts about it along with screenshots and videos I've found.
It's been out now for several weeks but I have not yet purchased, mainly because I still have to convince the wife that A) spending $100 on a "game" is a good idea, especially when the only person in the house who would ever use it is me, and B) spending $100 on yet another golf related gizmo is also an equally good idea. As you may have guessed by now, I'm one of those golf gadget guys who buys the latest and greatest thing to improve your game, uses it for a few weeks and then sends it off to dead gadget land. I tend to do this even with the good golf gadgets (the Medicus comes to mind). I think I'm easily bored and apparently always looking for that miracle thingy that will instantly fix all of my golf related problems and turn me into a 50 year old Tiger Woods.
This game intrigues me though. Mostly because it will do one thing that even a professional instructor can't do..... trace each and every golf swing I make and compare it against the "ideal" golf swing. I will probably eventually get this game, but still have some heavy negotiating to do with the woman who holds the key to my bank account.
Now, I did however find what I consider a very amusing and informative video review done by a young guy who just recently purchased it. I think he was looking for more of a "golf game" than a "golf trainer" when he bought it, and this was pointed out by a few comments posted on his YouTube account by both some regular people, and apparently the developer of the game. I've included Part 1 of his video review below on this page. Part 2 and the comments posted on YouTube can be seen by clicking on the Read More button at the bottom of this post. His video gives what I consider a very good look at what you're getting for your $100. He points out what he feels are "annoying" things in the game and I can sort of agree with him on these points. However, just based on what I watched, I think I could improve my own game by using this tool...at least until it ended up in dead gadget land......enjoy:
This is not a game, it is for serious golf players that want to improve. It's like having a simulator in you own home.
If you want to play a game go and buy Tiger Woods 10
Dev response: There are a few misunderstandings to this title, it is NOT a GAME, it is a serious golf swing analyzer. So no, it doesn't have multi player or 'Party mode', it is a 'personal trainer' and Yes it does give a swing analysis after every swing, thats the main purpose of this product.
DEV: The golf course is a bit of fun, to practice and analyze your swings. Likewise we haven't gone for the best graphical effects, we instead used the code to give you the best technical swing analysis and reporting, which I am glad to see the reviewer says we get his open face, and weight shift right.
DEV: We have a specific target for this product - serious golfers, it is NOT available in game stores, just sports outlets. It does what it says on the box - Personal Golf training. A serious swing viewer, pro analysis, and corrective drills. It will identify and fix your swing. Well worth the money for SERIOUS golfers
@ComputerKid0001 I understand this, but it would have been so easy for you to put in an option to turn that stuff off, and then all of a sudden you also have a fun game you can play. Because its a serious golf simulator that doesn't mean it can't be fun too. Also no multiplayer, and no option to just hit a ton of balls on the range for fun is bad.
Its annoying because it would have been so easy for you to put these options into the simulator/game.
COOL BLOG! Thumbs Up! If you like FREE GOLF VIDEO GAMES then you have to check out World Golf Tour. It is totally addictive and beats Tiger Woods and Golden Tee. The only free Golf game in HD that requires no download!
If you want to play a game go and buy Tiger Woods 10
Its annoying because it would have been so easy for you to put these options into the simulator/game.