Drag back from the ball to aim and set power, then release to hit — the ball fires the opposite way, like a slingshot.

The power % is a share of the club's yardage. 50% power on a 140 yd club carries about 70 yd. Full clubs are quoted as carry; the chip and putt as total distance on a flat green. Wind, slope, the lie and your trajectory all move it from there.

Drag anywhere else (not on the ball) to swing the camera round and check the line. Pinch, or scroll with a mouse, to zoom in and out. The map in the corner shows the whole hole, your ball and the pin. On the green it turns into a slope map: blue is below the cup, amber and red above.

Before you swing, size up four things. Together they decide where to aim and how much club to take:

1. Distance: the readout shows yards to the pin — start with the club whose number matches.
2. Wind: check the flag and the readout; the stronger it blows, the more it moves the ball.
3. Your lie: fairway, rough, or sand (see the Lies tab). It changes how much power and spin you get.
4. Elevation: how far the pin sits above or below you. Uphill plays longer, downhill shorter.

Add draw (curves left) or fade (curves right) to bend the ball around trouble or hold a sloped green. Use the shape controls or A/D.

Hit it higher to fly over trouble and land soft, or lower to bore under the wind and run out. Trajectory controls or W/S.