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I have fun with golf, except for the "Second Wind" hole. Second Wind is a chore. I would like to see Disney change it.
I have played most my games at the nine hole "The Hole Kit and Caboodle". The Second Wind usually has an obstacle in the middle of the green, which makes that shot difficult. I can sometimes hit the center if I stand to the right and swing at 86-87%. This is a very narrow swing range, the angle is critical, and there is no gaurantee that it will go in. Often times a miss will come right back at you. The margin for error on the bottom of the green is equally bad. The level area around the hole is very small, and often times my ball rolls back down behind an obstacle. A direct swing of 52-53% puts you near the hole, sometimes.
The exit tunnel closest to the hole can be used to stop the ball from rolling back down the green. If I hit the ball up the left side of the wall (facing the hole) it will roll up, around, and catch a little bit on the exit hole of the tunnel. This helps greatly in stopping the ball.
Sometimes, to avoid the frustration, I quickly hit the ball (3%) against the wall, and accept the triple bogey for both my toons. This only requires 78sec to reach triple bogey for both toons! Let's call this the "Quick Triple Bogey".
Now for the math :-)
Number of toons playing = 2
Average number of of seconds per swing, per toon = 20 sec
Par 4 Hole (Second Wind), with triple bogey = 7 swings per toon
Number of "The Hole Kit an Caboodle"'s required for one toon = 100games/trophy
Time for two toons to complete one "Second Wind" hole with triple bogey
(20sec/swing)(7swings)(2toons) = 280sec
Time for two toons to complete one "Second Wind", Quick Triple Bogey
78sec
Let's assume 3/4 of the 100 "The Hole Kit and Caboodle" courses contain a "Second Wind" hole.
Total number of a "Second Wind" holes for both toons = 150
Total conventional time spent on "Second Wind" (I frequently triple bogey)
(280sec)(150) = 42,000sec
Total time spent on Quick Triple Bogey
(78sec)(150) = 11,700sec
Total time saved with Quick Triple Bogey
42000sec - 11700sec = 30,300sec = 8.4hr
WHAAAAAAT!!!?! I am going to spend eight MORE hours than I need to...on the most frustrating hole in golf?!
Not if I can help it.
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