ULTIMATE My Player Beginners Guide in PGA TOUR 2K23 

I know you're trying to help, but honestly I had to thumb down because I'm more confused after your video than before. I feel like you just rushed through everything.For those of us who are new to this game and to golf itself (but somehow made it through 2k21 because it didn't matter) *can you please make a "for dummies" version* of this video or just split up the topics and go slower? That's what I liked about 2k21. Sure there were fewer options, but I liked that better because it was less confusing and it's not like I know what the heck I'm doing anyway. There are still some things I'm totally confused on: 1. What do the skill point skills actually do? How do they improve my ratings from the archetype and what do I have to do to get that putting from like an 81 to a 90? How do I increase my personal ratings? I assume your archetype gives you base ratings in several categories and then you increase those ratings through the skill matrix and ball sleeve fittings? 2. What is a "fitting" and how is that different from a "sleeve"? You mention fitting for a club but before finishing you zoom over to the ball and then talk about fittings and sleeves and I don't understand the difference. You never really explain that and just rushed through the golf bag part soooo fast. Please slow down! You talk about fit vs. appearance. Is the fitting thing how I improve my player skill level? Do I need the little skill matrix thingie to do that?''' 3. What is the Locker Collection thingie at 15:35? Is that where I change my drivers and stuff? Does that also increase my player's ratings? 4. What is a golf ball "sleeve"? Is that the equivalent of the fitting of a club? Is that different than upgrading the golf ball? 5. When you click on the driver at 15:03, why is the club in 3 pieces? 6. Can you please explain the golf bag screen with the icons at 17:33? Are those related to the 50 skill point matrix thingie? Bottom line: I'm brand new to the game of golf. I wouldn't know a wood from an iron, a fade from a draw or a hook from a slice. And I don't care. All that wardrobe and club appearance thing is super terrific but I just want to know what I have to do to get higher skill ratings as quickly as possible.

How do you play a game by yourself? Very confusing

Thank you for the kind words! I greatly appreciate it! Have fun out there!

Dude me too lol I've never played golf, or a golf video game, never watched golf, never had any interest in it or know anything about the rules etc. But it's free on PSN so me and some buddies downloaded it. We've been playing it for hours, I think I've watched like 10 tutorial videos so I'm gonna go demolish him in a game tonight and confuse the shit out of him. Stopped playing so many other games for this, it's so random but awesome 😂

Thank you Ken! Appreciate the support! Yeah the sponsors are very quick to drop you after one bad round, they are very harsh

Glad to hear that! Happy to help! Your name reminds me: wow we need a Happy Gilmore crossover for this game! Happy, Chubbs, and Shooter, Imagine!

Thank you for the kind words Jim! Glad the video was helpful! Appreciate you!

Glad the tutorial videos were helpful to you ej! Yeah the new power meter has thrown off a lot of players. So unfortunately it does not seem that you can turn it off during online play. I know you could turn it off for online in matchmaking in 2k21, but not sure why you cannot here in 2k23. Hopefully it is added soon

Thank you so much Shadow!!! You legend!

Appreciate you Anthony! Happy to help!

So you would want to focus on timing and swing path, and the some on putt weight and also transition.

You’re welcome Jon! Yeah there is definitely a lot to learn and adjust to as compared to the last game.

Yes this version ruined the franchise for me. I wish they would have just upgraded 2k21. I'm so confused about all the new features and after watching this video... I'm even more confused.

Thank you Grenade!!! Yeah this game is very challenging! You will get through Q school soon! You got this!

Hey Triston! So the only benefit of playing on a higher difficulty is the experience multiplier at the end of the round. But it does not make a huge difference overall. The main thing is to have fun, so I would lower the difficulty to one that makes the game fun for you! You will not miss out on any items or anything like that.

Great question Rick! So yeah, when you change your stats via the club fittings or archetypes and so forth, the distance showed on the hud during a round will be updated. It will also be updated in the golf bag as well. And yeah I feel the same way about the golf balls, and want to learn the way the default golf balls play because I will be using those ones the most.

Glad you enjoy the content! So no you cannot change any of the pro's attire in the game and can only play in their default outfits.

Happy to help!

Hey Pod! Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the content! So poor swing time means completely out of the light grey tempo region on the shot feedback to the bottom right of the screen. Good timing means anything in the light grey or perfect white region on the shot feedback tempo meter. Hope this helps!

@@GamerAbility Thanks a lot for your quick answer! That's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you! 🙂

Thank you Nick! So there is no cross progression at all, so PC will be a separate account from Xbox.

@@GamerAbility dang ok thank you

So once you get one sponsor to tier nine and unlock all the rewards there is no need to stay with that sponsor. So drop it and progress through another one.

Yeah the fittings will always stay on in any game mode and also when changing difficulty levels!

@@GamerAbility Thank You , sir. Much appreciated

1) This would only be possible by creating a course and then practicing on the course. But this is pretty complex. zcolbster has a great video on how to do this here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RnRymCRnc7o.html Also you can find all things about approach shots, flop, bunkers in my full tutorial series here. This tutorial series covers my full approach to the game and covers all the key areas for beginners: ru-vid.com/group/PL2ypHzc7pV81pV8ypNZqzzBM0y9D1NkPz As for punch shots, they are rarely needed. In my over 300 hours in the game so far, I may have had to hit a punch only 3 times. 2) For career you can start where ever it is fun for you, Q school is a really fun way to start. Also probably easy AI difficulty at first. Keep in mind that you will learn so much by playing the game through trial and error. Learn from each bad shot and correct for future ones. It takes thousands of repetitions to master the swing. If tempo is too challenging for you and is too frustrating, just turn tempo off and have fun. This game takes a lot of practice to master, just like real golf. Keep working at it and learning each round. The main thing is to have fun!

@@GamerAbilityThis is great and thanks! What I stumbled across would be an good addition to a beginners tutorial. Go into “Casual” > choose local and perform a search where you can apply filters. Once a course is found you have complete control over all conditions. This is ideal for mapping clubs, a feel for varying green speeds, rough & bunker shots. Then, add in whatever conditions after gain a baseline for distances. ~ Cheers ~

So the ones you have high, tempo and swing path are the most important to help hit the ball straighter. The transition stat refers to distance control, which will help make that perfect power region bigger and this makes it easier to hit the right distance. But the transition stat does not help you hit it straighter. Swing path is very sensitive this year, even with slight misses. Another one that might help you is to spec into shot shaping, because if you add any loft or spin it really decreases the tempo region and swing path region and makes it much harder to hit it straight. But you are focusing on the right ones to help you hit it straighter. Hope this helps!

@@GamerAbility I see, thank you mate. Regarding the power bar on the left hand side, I normally try to get it in the small white area before I swing forwards. Regarding hitting the ball straight does that really matter? So if you go in the red does that mean your swing will then be faster losing accuracy?

@@Butters__Stotch So yeah as you go into the red area on the power meter it increases the penalty of a missed tempo or swing plane. So it is actually best to try to hit right at the perfect region or even slightly before. Once you get more consistent with the swing plane and tempo you can start hitting some more overpowers. Overpowers are great but only as long as you can hit the ball dead straight on swing plane and perfect tempo.

Yes they do!

They are automatically transferred, unless you experience a glitch to where they disappear. Which hopefully you do not have that glitch.

So true!

Someone else actually posted this same issue awhile back, and it was because they were not connected to the internet. And another person had the same problem and it was because they were not a subscriber to Xbox Live. If you are connected online to Xbox live, the search feature should definitely be there. Not sure why it is not showing up for you.

So the clubs you buy in the in game store or unlock in the career mode are only cosmetic changes. But you will earn club fittings just by playing rounds and completing sponsor tiers and rivals in the career mode, and applying those club fittings to your clubs is how you improve their stats.

So this game does not have cross saves or cross progression, but it does have cross play with other players. So your Xbox save has to be a completely different save than your PC save.

So yeah the splash shots are way too punishing and just are not very accurate to real life splash shots. I can hit splash shots from the sand way better in real life than this game and I am not even a high level golfer LOL! It is my least favorite shot in the game. So I will be doing a short game tutorial and focus on bunkers. What I recommend is to actually hit a chip shot from the sand instead of a splash. Add some back spin and some loft to get it over the lip of the bunker. I hope they end up changing the splash shot with an update sometime.

So mine is fixed as of today on PC, I have not been on my Xbox to check on that yet.

I think the Rhythm is one of the best places to start. It is a very forgiving loadout with regards to missing your tempo and swing plane on shots.

@@GamerAbility ty

Yes it does. Your Primary Archetype, Unlocked Skills, and Club fittings equipped are all applied in online as well.

@@GamerAbility yeah i just got the game recently and was unsure, if i have 3 of a certain ball and want to use it, does it use 1 ball per hole or 1 per round?

So I have a video specifically going through the golf bag coming out today that may help you out.

No you can only have one per account

I have not experienced that actually, but wow that is a really bad glitch

I think its something to do with the settings the society i was playing in.

I will add that to the list!

So do you mean like head to head versus the AI and see their shots in real time? This is not a feature in the game unfortunately. You can only play against their scores in the career mode

Yeah I am not either, I feel like they really need to be balanced. The high spin and low bounce balls are game changers, and especially give a big advantage in online play. I like them for career mode to add an extra layer, but not really for online play.

@@GamerAbility The simple solution, at least for Society play, would be to add an administers restriction to default ball only. Just like there is now a new restriction as to analog or 3-click swings. (I don't know if this can be done for matchmaking, I haven't tried it yet.)

Yes you can! Go to My Player > Golfer > Info and you can change the name here. You can also move through these menus with right trigger and left trigger and apply skills, change your archetype, and change you appearance.

@@GamerAbility thank you sir for your quick reply. I'm going to try again to put in my name . I have built my player to look somewhat like me . And after my first two games of just getting the feel for the sticks and how the clubs feel . I finished like top 20 . Then on the 3rd game I won . Lol 😆 I got 2 eagles and 11 birdies and no boggies . Then I won again and played one more time , had a shot at the win on the last two holes and fell apart lol 3rd . I like the way this game plays . I used to play a lot of tiger woods back in the day . But had to use a hori controller to be able to keep it on the fairways. My kids and grandkids got me this ps5 for Christmas because I stopped playing my ps3 about 5 years ago . I was very surprised. The controller feels great . Anyway sorry for rambling on , just wanted to say thank you again sir . 🙏 I enjoyed your video. I'm going to watch it again and subscribe to your channel. Have a great day and a very happy new year . 🎉

@@GamerAbility well I'm trying right now to put in my name . And I went to MyPLAYER , then GOLFER. it shows PRO SHOP , LOCKER , GOLFER , CADDIE , and CLUBHOUSE PASS . I click on the picture of GOLFER that shows a man and woman amd it takes me to MyPLAYER >SKILLS ... and at the bottom of the screen SKILLS , ARCHETYPE , INFO , APPEARANCE . OH Wait a minute lol I just found it under INFO ... LOL 😆 OK it's official you sir are my new best friend. 👌

So you select change player above your current my player when in a local match, private match, matchmaking match, and top golf. You cannot play as the pros in career mode or in online societies.

@@GamerAbility oh Ok .. Thats a shame, the character creator is pretty goofy looking. I'll have to keep working at it.

I do not think you can since all the MyPlayer data is saved server side. But you can change your archetype and fully redesign your character and change name and such in the MyPlayer menus.

LOL! I added Time stamps in the video for this reason! I had received so many questions on the My Player and tried to cover everything. But I also realize some people were just looking for club fittings and something specific. Thanks for providing good feedback in a funny lighthearted way though, I actually got a good laugh on it!

Let’s go! Cheers Kevin! ☕️

Thank you for this feedback! I added them now! Here they are in a reply just for you to find what you wanted to see! Appreciate you! Time Stamps in video: 1. My Player Overview & Pro Shop: 0:00 - 3:10 2. How to Edit My Player Looks: 3:11 - 4:53 3. Archetypes Overview: 4:54 - 10:44 4. Skills Overview: 10:45 - 14:18 5. Caddie Customization: 14:19 - 14:28 6. Locker Overview: Golf Bag Customization: 14:29 - 19:17 7. Golf Ball Fit/Sleeves: 19:18 - 21:14 8. Club Fittings/Parts Full Overview: 21:15 - 30:34 9. Best Way to Gain Experience and Unlock Club Parts and Ball Sleeves 30:35

@@GamerAbility awesome thank you!

So the developers have actually confirmed the downswing is the only thing that determines your swing tempo. However, your backswing tempo and rhythm definitely changes your downswing motion. For example if I move my stick backwards slow I tend to slow my downswing. Or if I go to fast on backswing I tend to fast downswing, it is all in finding the right rhythm. That first initial motion from backswing to downswing is also very important for tempo.

Putt path is basically swing plane on putts. The higher the stat the more forgiveness when moving off the perfect swing path line when putting. In general though, putt path is so much more forgiving in this game versus the last game. So if you are pushing and pulling putts a lot, would be good to spec into this with your putter club fits