FSX 2018 User Manual

To start a new round, select the Play icon from the main menu. Choose between starting a new game, selecting the last game played, browsing your saved games or a random game. To proceed with default settings at any time during round setup, select the Start button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

Select a Course

Select the course and holes that you wish to play. Selected holes are highlighted in grey.

Select Course Conditions

Option 1: Real-Time Weather

Selecting this option will apply the live weather conditions for the course selected. If real-time weather is applied, no other weather settings may be set. Note: This feature is only available with course versions 1.8 and higher and requires an internet connection.

Option 2: Custom Weather Selection

Select the desired weather settings and course conditions for the round.

Note: Once completed, these settings cannot be edited in-game.

Select Rules

Pin Placement: Adjusts the difficulty of the pin on the green.

Putting Mode: Players can toggle between putting modes in the Play feature in the pre-game menu. Click the “?” symbol during pre-game setup to see the score table for Fast and Auto Putt.

Gimmes: Select a gimme distance for the round. Once a ball is inside the gimme distance, the player is given one stroke and the ball is considered holed.

Auto Putt: Pre-select the amount of putts a player takes once the ball is on the green.

Fast Putting: Player will be allowed one putt when on the green. If the putt is not holed, a tenth of a stroke is added for every foot remaining from the hole.

Manual Putting: Manually enter the amount of putts taken once a player’s ball is on the green.

Mulligans: Select the number of mulligans allowed per hole.

Stroke Limit: When enabled, a hole will end when a player's stroke count reaches double par.

Practice: When enabled, a player can enter practice mode at any time during the round. A player is able to practice the current shot without penalty to their score.

Scoring: 

Stroke Play: Standard golf scoring. The player’s score is determined by the cumulative strokes taken throughout the round.

Match Play: Two players only. Scoring is based on the number of holes won during the round as opposed to number of strokes accumulated.

Scramble: Teams of at least two players are required. Once all players on a team hit, the team selects the best shot to use. This continues until the ball is holed.

Lie Penalty: When enabled, the player’s shot has the chance to be negatively affected by its lie.

Stableford: Point-based scoring system based on a player’s score on every hole. Lower scores equal more points.

Modified Stableford: Modified Stableford features higher penalties for poor shots and greater rewards for good shots.

Select Players

All players in the current session will be automatically added to the round. Players may be added or removed as desired. Tee box, handedness, and handicap may be set for each player. To associate an FSX Live account (formerly called My Performance) with an offline player (a player without or not currently linked to an FSX Live account), select the FSX Live icon.

Select Teams (if applicable)

If a game mode is selected that requires teams, they can be set on this screen. Clicking on the current team names will allow them to be edited.

Resuming a Saved Game

To resume a saved game, select the Resume Saved Game button located at the bottom of the Select Course screen.

1. Player Menu

Switch to a different player at any time during the round (as long as they have not completed the hole) by selecting them through the player menu. Wind Speed, elevation and distance to the pin are also displayed next to the player menu.

2. Shortcuts Bar

Select and deselect shortcuts. Clicking the club icon will allow the player to select a new club.

3. Course/Hole Info

Displayed are the hole number, hole par, hole index and shot number.

4. Mini Map

The Mini Map can be expanded by clicking the double arrows and minimized by clicking the 'X' icon. Hovering the mouse over the Mini Map will display both the distance to the ball and to the pin from that location. A player’s aim can be adjusted by clicking anywhere on the Mini Map.

5. Dashboard

Add/change player information, edit the shortcuts bar, adjust in-game settings, and connect devices.

Note: Players can remove the in game HUD by clicking the tab below the Foresight Sports logo.

Shortcuts

Skip Hole: Moves the current player or all players to the next hole. Players will be given a score of 9
for the hole that was skipped.

Practice: Enters practice mode. Player can practice the current shot without penalty to their score.
Note: only applicable if practice mode was enabled during round set-up.

Scorecard: View the scorecard for the round.

Mulligan: Retake the previous shot without penalty (only applicable if mulligans were enabled during round set-up).

Analysis: View the data analysis screens for the current player.

Club: Change the club for the current player.

Grid: Toggle the green grid on and off.

Drop Balls: Add slope indicators to the green grid (only applicable if green grid is on). The opacity of the
green grid and slope indicators can be toggled by holding the CTRL key and selecting this option.

View Camera: Change the in-flight camera view.

Hole Review: Review shots on holes already played. Select the Hole Review feature from the View menu in-game. Users can select a hole and review all their shots played on the chosen hole.

Bird’s Eye: Gives an aerial view of the entire hole.

Flag: Moves the camera to the location of the flag.

Replays: View any previously hit shot for the selected player.

Flyby: Gives a flyby of the current hole.

Ball: Toggle ball type, choose between standard, premium, range and consumer.

Green Contour: When selected, will show the green contours of the current hole using a green grid.

Test Green Speed: Change the green speed by using our interactive stimp meter..

Drop Feature

In the event that the user hits a shot into a 'penalty area' (hazard) or out of bounds, users will be asked to select whether to rehit from their original shot position, take a mulligan or take a drop. 

Should the user choose to take a drop, they will be prompted to use the drop feature. To place their ball, users should use the up and down directional buttons to to navigate to their new drop position. Select 'drop' to finalize this position.