Excalibur electronic DOUBLE SCREEN TALKING GOLF 383-2 - Manual (Page 4)

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Course Terrain
1. The game consists of eight different
terrains: Tee, Fairway, Rough, Bunker,
Water, Up Slope, Down Slope and Green.
2. The shot distance is determined by the
club selection and the terrain.
3. There are five different kinds of wind
conditions in the game: North, South,
East, West, and Windless. The wind direc-
tion changes without changing the force
of the wind every 30 seconds, which
affects the shooting distance. The dis-
tance is also related to the shot direction
selected, either Hook, Straight or Slice.
Only if the shot is over 20 yards can it be
affected by the wind direction, and every
20 yards will be affected be a factor of
one. See the chart at the top of the next
column.
4. To sum up:
Actual shot distance = usual distance -
distance affected by terrain ± distance
affected by wind direction.
Game Rules
1. The player always faces the green. The
goal is to get the ball into the hole with
the least number of shots.
2. A South wind (that is from the south,
blowing in a northerly direction, toward
the green) is displayed when the up arrow
appears in the golfer’s point-of-view dis-
play screen. An East wind is shown by the
left arrow, a West wind by the right arrow
and the North wind by the down arrow.
3. The following describes Out of Bounds
(OOB) shots:
(A) When the hole you’re playing is over
300 yards in length and contains sand
traps, if you hit the ball 100 yards or more
over the hole you will be OOB.
(B) When the hole you’re playing is over
300 yards in length and does not contain
sand traps, if you hit the ball 50 yards or
more over the hole you will be OOB.
(C) When the hole you’re playing is under
301 yards in length and contains sand
traps, if you hit the ball 50 yards or more
over the hole you will be OOB.
(D) When the hole you’re playing is
under 301 yards in length and does not
contain sand traps, if you hit the ball 25
yards or more over the hole you will be
OOB.
(E) Using a Hook to hit the ball beyond
200 yards is OOB when an East wind is
blowing.
(F) Using a Slice to hit the ball beyond
200 yards is OOB when a West wind is
blowing.
4. If your shot goes OOB or you hit the
ball into the water, you will be penalized
2 strokes.
5. When you are in the 2-player game of
Skins or Tournament modes, after the ini-
tial shot, the player farther away from the
green will shoot next. The player who is
to shoot next will have his icon flash in
the bottom left-hand corner of the display.
6. When the ball is 10 yards or less from
the hole, the ball is considered to be on
the green. The only club available is the
PT (putter) and the only direction you can
hit the ball is Straight.
7. If playing in Hint Mode (see page 4),
you should press the Start/Swing/Shot
button once to start your shot. New bars
will be displayed from left to right. When
the new bar reaches the Suggested Stroke
Power Indicator, you should press the
Start/Swing/Shot button again. The ball
will be struck with the correct amount of
force for the shot.
If you’ve decided to play with Hint Mode
off, press the Start/Swing/Shot button
once to start your shot. Press this button
again when you think that you have hit
the ball with the right amount of force.
8. Before hitting your shot, you can press
the Hole/Player button to turn on the Hint
function. This will provide you with the
computer’s advice of what club should be
used for the shot and the force necessary
to shoot the correct distance. If the Sound
is on, when you press the Hole/Player
button then a double beep indicates that
the Hint function is on, while a single
beep indicates that the Hint function is
off.
9. When the game is idle for 60 seconds,
a bird sound will play. This will only hap-
pen once for each hole.
How to Play (See diagrams on top of
Overhead View (on left of unit) Golfer’s View (on right of unit)
Windless-1 yard 0 yard -1 yard
South -2 yard +4 yard -2 yard
North -3 yard -4 yard -3 yard
East
-4 yard -3 yard 0 yard
West 0 yard -3 yard -4 yard
Wind
Direction
Hook Straight Slice