Hello everyone! Based on feedback and a poll which we held in the CodeParade Community Discord, we have made the following changes to the timing method:

1. For both Golf and Marble, timing will begin right after pressing the Play button on the main menu, or equivalently when double clicking to start the first course.

2. For both Golf and Marble, timing will end right on "Hole Confirmation" of the final hole. This is defined as when the game has registered that the ball has settled in the hole in Golf mode (on the first frame the score text is visible), or when the ball has entered the hole in Marble mode (on the first frame the time comparison is visible).

3. For Marble single-course runs (9-Hole and 18-Hole), the timing method has changed to use the same timing method as full-game Marble runs.

All existing runs have been retimed with this method.

There is ongoing progress on creating an autosplitter with an accurate load remover for 4D Golf. Once it has been completed and tested for accuracy, it will become the timing standard to help even the playing field between different computers. Even before the load removal is complete, the autosplitter can still be used to time runs with the current timing method, so give it a shot!

Happy golfing!