Sims using community designed courses

[steb]

Do they exist?

The closest I've heard of is ProTee using the WGC2011 courses, but even they have to be 'enabled' by Redchain, right?

Many, many years ago in desperation I hacked Links to remove the golfer and change the view angle, but without the source code I had to convert the data from my analyzer into swing meter mouse clicks! It didn't work very well and I declared, "too hard".

So I've been checking the scene again and Perfect Parallel is looking interesting. They just mentioned they'd be releasing the simulator version up first, but I just can't see how sim companies are going to expose their devices' output protocols without charging big bucks so PP doesn't lose them too much in course sales.

[padre1161]

With our Fitness Golf version of the Red Chain software (www.fitnessgolf.net), all 2011 WGC created courses are instantly playable in our software without any conversion needed by Red Chain. This includes all present and future community/hobbyist created courses. For all other simulators that use the Red Chain software, Red Chain must first convert the .CGP files to make them usable.

[thelono]

Lol. Is this for real? Golf and treadmill. Weird.

[Kilroy]

There is a fella at my club who starts early, takes a lightweight bag, runs and plays 18 in 45 minutes. He doesn't care about score. He says it makes his morning run more interesting and enjoyable. You couldn't keep up to him in a cart!

[thelono]

There is a fella at my club who starts early, takes a lightweight bag, runs and plays 18 in 45 minutes. He doesn't care about score. He says it makes his morning run more interesting and enjoyable. You couldn't keep up to him in a cart!

Hehe

[padre1161]

Lol. Is this for real? Golf and treadmill. Weird.

Of course it is real. "Speed Golf", "Fitness Golf", "Run and Golf" are all names for the same outdoor sport. There are tournaments worldwide. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well unless the golf course is rented entirely for Fitness Golfers. Even then, if players are playing at different speeds, it is difficult to pass players without risking getting hit by balls. Thus, indoor "Fitness Golf" was born. Attempting to bring an exercise component to simulated golf. Why is it so "weird"? When you are playing real golf are you instantly transported to your next shot or do you need to move yourself to it? Keep in mind, that with our software there is an option to just play golf without the walking, running or biking required- just like a regular golf simulator!

[thelono]

I guess not "weird" I would just wonder if the treadmill has a cup holder for my beer.

[padre1161]

There is a fella at my club who starts early, takes a lightweight bag, runs and plays 18 in 45 minutes. He doesn't care about score. He says it makes his morning run more interesting and enjoyable. You couldn't keep up to him in a cart!

Yes, "Fitness Golf" works perfect in real life if you can land the first tee time in the morning. Keep in mind your "Fitness Golf" score is the combination of your minutes taken to the complete the round combined with your strokes taken to complete the round.

[bubs3141]

Can this be integrated with a protee?

[padre1161]

Can this be integrated with a protee?

Protee didn't give us permission to integrate our software with their hardware initially. We can contact them again to see if they are now interested. This would be very easy to do if they would allow it.

[steb]

With our Fitness Golf version of the Red Chain software (www.fitnessgolf.net), all 2011 WGC created courses are instantly playable in our software without any conversion needed by Red Chain. This includes all present and future community/hobbyist created courses. For all other simulators that use the Red Chain software, Red Chain must first convert the .CGP files to make them usable.

Well that's a coincidence - it was only last week I posted on Perfect Parallel's site that they could interface their upcoming game to iFit enabled treadmill's and make people walk (or run) between their shots.

[padre1161]

Well that's a coincidence - it was only last week I posted on Perfect Parallel's site that they could interface their upcoming game to iFit enabled treadmill's and make people walk (or run) between their shots.

Do you have a link to that Perfect Parallel discussion?

[steb]

Yeah, here, but there wasn't any discussion about it, just me suggesting it.