EA Sports PGA Tour Is Getting A New Swing System And Other Major Changes After Backlash

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EA Sports is making a series of major changes to the game due in part to feedback and criticism from players.

By Eddie Makuch on

EA Sports has announced major changes to EA Sports PGA Tour in the wake of criticism from fans, including an entirely new swing system, better camera angles, and putting improvements.

Perhaps the biggest change is that EA Sports is bringing back the three-click swing system from past titles. The current swing system involves pulling the stick back and pushing it forward, with players graded by their tempo and consistency--or at least that's how it's supposed to work. GameSpot's review and others noted that the swing system is laggy and inconsistent.

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The new three-click swing system is coming to EA Sports PGA Tour later in April, and EA Sports said fans can expect «updates and previews» about this soon. Presumably the new three-click system will be an option and not a replacement, but that and other details remain unknown.

EA Sports is also making changes to the putting grids on greens. These are supposed to help people line up their putts, but players have observed that the grid's «bead lines,» as they are called, do not always work as intended and can actually throw people off. EA Sports said it was able to observe this bug internally and a fix for it is coming in a new update. Additionally, putting will get a visual update in the future so that the grid fades away after players hit their putt.

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