Different versions of online Golf Games
Free online golf games come in varying forms, some replicate the 'arcade' style versions of the game that you may have come across on early home computers which are played 'on the fly' for a quick bit of nostalgic arcade golf fun. Others employ the latest technologies to replicate, as far as is possible, the actual physical game of golf presenting very accurate simulations of the challenges encountered on a genuine golf course. Such as variable wind speed and direction combined with the ballistic variables of different types of golf clubs and the all important 'lie in the land' like the gradients from the putting green. The employment of technologies such as Adobe Flash (previously Macromedia and Shockwave Flash) have enabled Flash golf games to be considered by many digital golfers the market leaders in free of charge on the internet golf games, certainly from the point of view of graphics but also game play - accurately simulating the usual golfing features such as bunkers and water hazards. The almost photographically true graphics capabilities of Flash has also empowered developers to quite accurately replicate well known golf courses (for example St Andrews in Scotland, home on the Open and claim to being the 1st known Golf course in the globe) from its surrounding scenery towards the accurate representation of the 'lie' and gradients from the putting greens, a truly exceptional achievement that must have taken a lot of time consuming and really hard work to get right. |
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