Video Games Prepare Gamer For The Real Game

Video golfer Greg Hack is ready to try real golf.

Because of Greg's obvious success in the computer game, he is convinced he can make the leap...to real golf.

"I think I'm ready," said Greg, who has been playing video golf games since he got a pirated version of Links 386 in 1994. "Thirteen years of constant video golf gaming has shaped me for getting out on the green. Like the virtual Ernie Els and Justin Leonard in my video game, I’m certain to be a natural."

Greg, who may actually be allergic to grass, has honed and sharpened his skills to the point that he can judge video distances without using the automatic club selection, he can consistently time his backswing to achieve maximum power, and he is almost perfect at adjusting his stroke direction when compensating for reported wind velocities. And Greg is so good he almost never uses the laser guiding or “best shot” computations when he putts.

"With my months studying and practicing the game on my home computer, as well as my buddy Jack’s Playstation 2, I've learned to read the rendered greens, I'm able to correctly select the proper clubs based on the distances to the tee shown on the screen, and I've worked on my mechanics to the point that I hardly ever overswing with my mouse or gamepad ," said Greg, who has already ordered some authentic Greg Norman golf apparel from on online shopping store. "It's this attention to the finer details of the video game which I believe will make me a great golfer—-and not just of the virtual sport."