[v1.1.0] All Courses—Mishit (Accuracy) for Tee Shots using Super Star Clubs

Note: this guide is useless as of v2.0.0, and will only work on older versions of the game for now. v2.0.0 completely randomized accuracy for all shots in any mode.

This guide details what mishit on tee shots that you will get when speedrunning All Courses, whether through Score Attack or Time Attack in Solo Challenge, when using **Super Star** club sets for characters (meaning you start on the championship tees outside of Rookie Course). These are 100% consistent off the tees so long as you use the same club set for any character. They only depend on the tee box you shoot from, no other factors (unless playing multiplayer, where they are consistent per player port/color—only P1 is listed here).

Note: second shot (and on) mishits are predetermined as well, and depend on: pin location, surface type, lie, and weather (i.e., sandstorm, rain, thunderstorm). Championship tees will give two different pin locations, always the same two and randomly decided between the two on every hole. Every common surface, like fairway, fast fairway, rough and bunker, has two or more different lies. There is no visual indicator for the different lies as there was in previous titles (i.e., dirt under the ball on fairway or taller grass models in Toadstool Tour) except that the risk areas—red zones—will be wider than they otherwise would have when you have a bad lie. Your second or further shot accuracy will change between good and bad lies.

As second shots are more complicated, this guide will just list the tee shot mishits. Feel free to go further on your own and learn these second shot mishits on the more demanding holes, such as par 5s.

**For lefty characters, all of these are reversed.**

These are judged mostly on full power or close to it, except for on par 3s where it is faster to club up and perform a punch shot (i.e., half power). The mishits translate throughout the entire meter, with full power and the largest risk area exaggerating their effects. They are rounded in terms of distance from a notable point (left, center, right) and where the fine detail is most important, they are detailed. *Slight* means that at full power, the accuracy does not deviate into the red zone. *Hard* means the accuracy will be all the way to one side, on the very edge. This guide will also list where it's optimal to use special shots off the tee, which are not affected by accuracy and are only slightly affected by wind (~5-10% the usual deviation). These special shot notes are for Score Attack, or the main All Courses category, as Time Attack strategies vary slightly and may be more optimal with the standard club set.

##Rookie Course
1 - left
2 - right
3 - center/slight right
4 - left
5 - left, or special shot
6 - right
7 - slight left
8 - slight right
9 - special shot is optimal
10 - hard right
11 - left
12 - right
13 - left/slight left
14 - right
15 - special shot is optimal
16 - slight left
17 - slight right
18 - hard left

##Bonny Greens
1 - right
2 - right
3 - center
4 - slight right
5 - left
6 - left
7 - hard right
8 - left
9 - left
10 - right
11 - slight right
12 - slight left
13 - slight left
14 - right
15 - left
16 - left
17 - right
18 - center

##Ridgerock Lake
1 - right
2 - right
3 - left
4 - right
5 - slight right
6 - right
7 - right
8 - left
9 - right
10 - left
11 - hard left
12 - right/slight right
13 - hard left
14 - left
15 - right
16 - left/slight left
17 - left
18 - right/slight right

##Balmy Dunes
1 - slight right
2 - left
3 - special shot is optimal
4 - right
5 - right
6 - right
7 - right
8 - slight right
9 - slight left
10 - center
11 - center/slight left
12 - left
13 - left/hard left
14 - special shot toward green over rocks
15 - left
16 - right/slight right
17 - right/hard right
18 - slight left

##Wildweather Woods
1 - right/slight right
2 - slight left
3 - left/slight left
4 - right
5 - slight left
6 - slight right
7 - hard left
8 - left
9 - right/hard right
10 - slight left
11 - slight right
12 - right
13 - center
14 - hard right
15 - slight right
16 - hard left
17 - hard right
18 - left

##Bowser Highlands
1 - left
2 - left
3 - right
4 - right
5 - special shot is optimal
6 - left
7 - left
8 - slight right
9 - right
10 - right
11 - slight right
12 - special shot is optimal
13 - right/slight right
14 - hard right
15 - left
16 - left/slight left
17 - right
18 - slight left

[v4.0.0] First Iteration Mishits on All Courses

**MGSR Score Attack Iteration #1 Mishits**

Ordered by WR course route. Notepad friendly (spaced width) version available in the Discord pinned in #routing.

Note: these are tee shots only for each hole.

*•Reference:*
Seed #1:  Hole 1 Hard Left
Seed #2: 	Hole 1 Soft Left
Seed #3: 	Hole 1 Soft Right
Seed #4: 	Hole 1 Hard Right


*•Bowser Highlands:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 4, 6, 9-11
Soft Left: 3, 5, 12
Soft Right: 2, 13-17
Hard Right: 7, 8, 18

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3, 5, 12
Soft Left: 1, 4, 6, 9-11
Soft Right: 7, 8, 18
Hard Right: 2, 13-17

Seed #3
Hard Left: 2, 13-17
Soft Left: 7, 8, 18
Soft Right: 1, 4, 6, 9-11
Hard Right: 3, 5, 12

Seed #4
Hard Left: 7, 8, 18
Soft Left: 2, 13-17
Soft Right: 3, 5, 12
Hard Right: 1, 4, 6, 9-11


*•Rookie Course:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 4, 8, 11-13, 15
Soft Left: 3, 6, 16-18	
Soft Right: 7
Hard Right: 2, 5, 9, 10, 14

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3, 6, 16-18	
Soft Left: 1, 4, 8, 11-13, 15
Soft Right: 2, 5, 9, 10, 14
Hard Right: 7

Seed #3
Hard Left: 7
Soft Left: 2, 5, 9, 10, 14
Soft Right: 1, 4, 8, 11-13, 15
Hard Right: 3, 6, 16-18

Seed #4
Hard Left: 2, 5, 9, 10, 14
Soft Left: 7
Soft Right: 3, 6, 16-18
Hard Right: 1, 4, 8, 11-13, 15


*•All-Star Summit:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 5, 10
Soft Left: 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 18
Soft Right: 9, 12, 15
Hard Right: 2, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 18
Soft Left: 1, 5, 10
Soft Right: 2, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17
Hard Right: 9, 12, 15	

Seed #3
Hard Left: 9, 12, 15
Soft Left:  2, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17	
Soft Right: 1, 5, 10
Hard Right: 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 18

Seed #4
Hard Left: 2, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17
Soft Left: 9, 12, 15
Soft Right: 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 18
Hard Right: 1, 5, 10	


*•Spiky Palms:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 7, 18
Soft Left: 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16
Soft Right: 3, 8
Hard Right: 2, 4, 11, 13-15, 17

Seed #2
Hard Left: 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16
Soft Left: 1, 7, 18
Soft Right: 2, 4, 11, 13-15, 17
Hard Right: 3, 8

Seed #3
Hard Left: 3, 8
Soft Left: 2, 4, 11, 13-15, 17
Soft Right: 1, 7, 18
Hard Right: 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16

Seed #4
Hard Left: 2, 4, 11, 13-15, 17
Soft Left: 3, 8
Soft Right: 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16
Hard Right: 1, 7, 18


*•Blustery Basin:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 4-6
Soft Left: 3, 12-14, 16-18
Soft Right: 9, 11
Hard Right: 2, 7, 8, 10, 15

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3, 12-14, 16-18
Soft Left: 1, 4-6
Soft Right:  2, 7, 8, 10, 15
Hard Right: 9, 11

Seed #3
Hard Left: 9, 11
Soft Left: 2, 7, 8, 10, 15
Soft Right: 1, 4-6
Hard Right: 3, 12-14, 16-18

Seed #4
Hard Left: 2, 7, 8, 10, 15
Soft Left: 9, 11
Soft Right: 3, 12-14, 16-18
Hard Right: 1, 4-6


*•Wildweather Woods:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15
Soft Left: 12, 13, 16
Soft Right: 3, 8, 11
Hard Right: 4, 6, 7, 17, 18

Seed #2
Hard Left: 12, 13, 16	
Soft Left: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15
Soft Right: 4, 6, 7, 17, 18
Hard Right: 3, 8, 11

Seed #3
Hard Left: 3, 8, 11
Soft Left: 4, 6, 7, 17, 18
Soft Right: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15
Hard Right:  12, 13, 16

Seed #4
Hard Left: 4, 6, 7, 17, 18
Soft Left: 3, 8, 11
Soft Right: 12, 13, 16
Hard Right: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15


*•Balmy Dunes:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 4-7, 14, 17, 18
Soft Left: 3, 9, 11
Soft Right: 8, 10, 12
Hard Right: 2, 13, 15, 16

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3, 9, 11
Soft Left: 1, 4-7, 14, 17, 18
Soft Right: 2, 13, 15, 16
Hard Right: 8, 10, 12

Seed #3
Hard Left: 8, 10, 12
Soft Left: 2, 13, 15, 16
Soft Right: 1, 4-7, 14, 17, 18
Hard Right: 3, 9, 11

Seed #4
Hard Left: 2, 13, 15, 16
Soft Left: 8, 10, 12
Soft Right: 3, 9, 11
Hard Right: 1, 4-7, 14, 17, 18


*•Ridgerock Lake:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 6, 14, 15
Soft Left: 3-5, 11, 13
Soft Right: 2, 9, 10, 12, 17
Hard Right: 7, 8, 16, 18

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3-5, 11, 13
Soft Left: 1, 6, 14, 15
Soft Right: 7, 8, 16, 18
Hard Right: 2, 9, 10, 12, 17

Seed #3
Hard Left: 2, 9, 10, 12, 17
Soft Left: 7, 8, 16, 18
Soft Right: 1, 6, 14, 15
Hard Right: 3-5, 11, 13

Seed #4
Hard Left: 7, 8, 16, 18
Soft Left: 2, 9, 10, 12, 17
Soft Right: 3-5, 11, 13
Hard Right: 1, 6, 14, 15


*•Bonny Greens:*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 5, 6, 16, 17
Soft Left: 9, 13
Soft Right: 3, 7, 8, 15, 18
Hard Right: 2, 4, 10-12, 14

Seed #2
Hard Left: 9, 13
Soft Left: 1, 5, 6, 16, 17
Soft Right:  2, 4, 10-12, 14
Hard Right: 3, 7, 8, 15, 18

Seed #3
Hard Left: 3, 7, 8, 15, 18
Soft Left:  2, 4, 10-12, 14
Soft Right: 1, 5, 6, 16, 17
Hard Right: 9, 13

Seed #4
Hard Left:  2, 4, 10-12, 14
Soft Left: 3, 7, 8, 15, 18
Soft Right: 9, 13
Hard Right: 1, 5, 6, 16, 17


*•New Donk City (Amateur):*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10-13, 16-18
Soft Left: 3, 4, 9, 14, 15
Soft Right: 6
Hard Right: none :(

Seed #2
Hard Left: 3, 4, 9, 14, 15
Soft Left: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10-13, 16-18
Soft Right: none :(
Hard Right: 6

Seed #3
Hard Left: 6
Soft Left: none :(
Soft Right: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10-13, 16-18
Hard Right: 3, 4, 9, 14, 15

Seed #4
Hard Left: none :(
Soft Left: 6
Soft Right: 3, 4, 9, 14, 15
Hard Right: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10-13, 16-18


*•Shelltop Sanctuary (Amateur):*
Seed #1
Hard Left: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16
Soft Left: 4, 9, 14, 18
Soft Right: 2, 11, 13
Hard Right: 3, 6, 17

Seed #2
Hard Left: 4, 9, 14, 18
Soft Left: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16
Soft Right: 3, 6, 17
Hard Right: 2, 11, 13

Seed #3
Hard Left: 2, 11, 13
Soft Left: 3, 6, 17
Soft Right: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16
Hard Right: 4, 9, 14, 18

Seed #4
Hard Left: 3, 6, 17
Soft Left: 2, 11, 13
Soft Right: 4, 9, 14, 18
Hard Right: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16

[v4.0.0] General Course Speedrunning + Gameplay Tips&Tricks

# Intro

**What is MG:SR course speedrunning like?**

- Speedrunning this game is primarily done in the Solo Challenge mode (except for Story Mode runs), where environmental and placement conditions are set for you. Further categorical differences exist between Score and Time Attack modes, but the most popular speedrunning categories are done in Score Attack. Here, you can speed up shots by roughly 4x speed by holding the B button the moment you hit the ball, so it is incredibly fast-paced shot after shot, requiring good knowledge and quick thinking when seeing how your next shot sets up. You also have access to special shots that give you 10% more power, or 20% depending on your character, of which there are a few different types.


# Primary Strategy

- The primary strategy is to play as little golf as possible, as fast as possible, while dealing with as little luck/RNG as possible (mostly found in the uncontrollable accuracy arrow mechanic). Thus, the playstyle emphasized is one of ***risk mitigation***, where you aim to minimize the impact of randomized accuracy while maintaining the best possible stroke count on each hole. This is typically done by playing shots with power that stops short of the wider risk area/red zone and adjusting as necessary.

https://i.imgur.com/KC2eAA4.jpeg
*All-Star Summit 11, risk mitigated drive with standard spin and an ending raise to return the distance lost to a full power drive*

- However, there are numerous instances where you'll need the full power or closer to that of your character and thus will have to rely on good enough luck to make the shot work. In some cases, you can use a special shot to mitigate the need for a lucky full power drive, like on Bowser Highlands 5:

https://i.imgur.com/tQD4YAJ.png

but, you can only refill your special shots in Score Attack every 4 holes outside of All-Star Summit and Shelltop Sanctuary, so routing where you want to use them is important in light of mitigating the most RNG. An example of this follows Highlands 5, as hole 8 is eagle-able from the tee with a full power shot and good shot-shaping and will not have a special shot available.

This same idea is true for another special shot type as well. Par 3 courses New Donk City and Shelltop Sanctuary thrive on getting the most holes in one possible, so even the slightest bit of accuracy shift can mean the difference between a birdie and an ace; therefore, stinger special shots reign supreme here on holes without a change in elevation as they can attack the pin and drop in the hole for a much easier ace. 

https://i.imgur.com/KwcbkU6.jpeg

*Shelltop Sanctuary 10, Pauline's special shot rolling in for an ace*


# Characters

- There is not a huge difference across the board for characters in terms of speedrunning optimization, but it is known that some characters have much faster putt animations, meaning they hit the ball sooner every time you putt. Bowser just happens to be the second strongest character in the game in addition to having three segments, allowing him to drive greens that other characters rely more on RNG to do, while also having a very fast putt animation and a good special shot; therefore, he is a popular all-rounder choice for speedrunning. Another character with a fast putt is Luigi, but Luigi's stats are basically entirely outclassed by other characters with no detriments, rendering Luigi effectively useless as he would rely on more full power shots that introduce more risk.

- For par 3 courses, a character change is in play due to stinger specials. Pauline, Toadette and Waluigi are all decent characters with stingers, with very little time difference between them.

- There is potential for Koopa to be used on some courses due to his special shot being the strongest in the game at 326 yards. Blustery Basin and Spiky Palms, and perhaps Wildweather Woods 15 may benefit from this, as his special would guarantee eagles and possible par 4 aces on a few holes; however, his standard drive is also 16 yards weaker, so instances where Bowser could drive a green without an available special may come as a detriment to Koopa. He also has a slightly slower putt, so this option remains open but largely unexplored.

- Generally, courses in an All Courses run should be lumped together (par 3 courses together) to minimize menuing time spent backing out to change characters.


# Special Shots

- Special shots require a bit of attention to master. In Score Attack, the frame of power you hit on a special shot corresponds to the power on the frame after the last visible frame. So, a full power special shot will look like it stopped on the frame before the meter was completely full.

Some characters' special shots are specifically impacted by wind, and others not. The following table summarizes known wind effects, but does not have data for Shy Guy and Wiggler (though generally these characters aren't used in speedrunning):

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/857723202904784917/874304468437569596/unknown.png

*Koopa's, and presumably Ninji's, bouncing special shots are affected by wind. Note that Bowser's special shot is affected by wind!*

- The amount a special shot will be influenced by wind is roughly **10-15%** of what a normal drive's displacement would be in the same wind with perfect accuracy. You can use this estimation to derive a feel for how much to move your shot for lateral displacement, as well as whether to aim to add or subtract a frame of power. All stinger specials are not affected by wind, so you do not need to aim these shots due to wind. Rain does not seem to have a noticeable effect on special shots.

- Your shot's lie (i.e., if the meter is curved to the left or right, and/or if your simulation arrow is blue or red versus white) will have the greatest effect overall on your special shot. Generally, you'll only come across this with characters that hit lob specials—I'm unsure how much lie affects a stinger shot, but it is not a situation that should arise often in a run of a course or All Courses. With lobs, you'll need quite a bit of finesse to accurately change your special shot's power and positioning. A light-mid blue arrow may require 10-20 yards more of power, or 4-6 frames, due to your lie being uphill, while a mid red arrow may require a reduction in yardage as your special shot's angle is translated more forward than up due to it being hit off a downslope lie.

## Special Shots with the Driver

- Special shots vary heavily between using a driver and a different club. The driver is a weird club that behaves more differently than its neighboring 3W than any club and its neighbors do, by a decent amount. Special shots with the driver need to be adjusted down 3-4 frames of power for what would work with a 3W or other clubs. Here's an example:

https://i.imgur.com/q3SPF5u.png

*This shot on Wildweather Woods 16 went too far, despite being stopped well before the pin icon and not having an elevation difference or a downslope lie.*


# Shot Mechanics

## Shot Meter Graphics

- Now that you're looking at the pin icon, it's important to note what this means. The way green and the cup are shown on the shot meter *only* takes into account the horizontal plane—meaning the Z axis is not accounted for in the amount of power you need on your shot to reach the green or the cup; therefore, some of the heaviest memorization in shot routing in MG:SR comes from knowing how to adjust your power for elevation differences. A lot of these instances will be subtle, while others will be more obvious (many holes in New Donk City, for example).

There is no good, visually apparent guideline to follow for how many yards to drop or add for elevation changes, but one thing is certain: don't use the range finder in a speedrun, you'll lose time! Figuring out how to adjust on each hole and in different conditions when you get different shot accuracy is an important part of developing your feel for the game and your ability to handle any situation.

## Shot Shaping

- Shaping your shot is synonymous with adding an impact point in previous Mario Golf games, although there's more of a fantasy element here with multiple segments the higher your character's spin is. Adding 1-3 arrows per segment will change in sensitivity depending on how many segments there are, so find your comfort zone or reach outside of it with a new character that has more segments. You can move the arrows around once you select a direction adjacent to that direction, noting the apparent inertial affect in doing so. You can also hold the opposite of the initial direction to cancel out arrows.

- The optimal shot type for gaining distance without elevation change is called a **riser**. This involves sending the ball down with the initial segment of your shot, increasing its forward velocity, then raising it up at the end of the shot to maximize its time spent in the air with the increased forward velocity. Characters with two, three and four segments can all do risers. The optimal riser at full power for a three segment character is usually 3 down, 0, 3 up, or possibly 1 up in the middle with strong tailwind. A four segment character generally gets the most distance on a full power shot out of 3 down, 1 down, 1 up, 3 up, but this is heavily subject to elevation.

https://i.imgur.com/IKLzHx7.jpeg

*Performing a riser—down arrows first, then raising at the end, to hopefully tackle this longer par 4 on the Rookie Course.*

With a risk-mitigated drive or other shot, the arc of the shot will not match the time spent in each segment, so you'll need to change your shot slightly if you want to maintain a similar flight path. This is true for two, three and four segment characters alike.

https://i.imgur.com/g7XO5rb.jpeg

*A risk-mitigated riser, with one up arrow in the center segment to maintain loft.*

You can also do the opposite of this by using down arrows at the end of your shot to drop the shot more quickly—this is good if you overhit power.

- Sidespin—arrows to the left or right—is incredibly volatile and requires a bit of memorization in where you aim your shot to effectively employ, otherwise you will be off by a mile. Shots that need sidespin, like the aforementioned Highlands 8, are good holes to learn and practice visual cues for where you want to set up in order to create the easiest shot. Sidespin does not lose distance on your shot overall, but will begin to change the distance if there is an up/down component on the spin.

- I recommend using a Gamecube Controller for shot shaping in particular due to the notches on the control stick making it very easy to stick cardinal directions and roll for slight angle adjustments. You can also use the dpad on a joycon or pro controller to shot shape.

## Putting

- There is no fantastic way to learn to putt, it's the hardest part of golf IRL and in game. Putting is an entire skillset like muscle memory that is necessary to learn and remember in how each green behaves from every angle you attempt. Eventually, doing this will give you the ability to improvise your putts effectively. The pin helps in this game, since it remains in the cup when putting. I find that once you start hitting over 50% additional power, the ball will have a much greater chance at hitting the pin and bouncing off of it without going in, especially on sloped surfaces, so keep this in mind when developing your strategy for dealing with curved putts.

## Spins

- For speedrunning purposes, backspins are much faster due to how they stop the shot in this game. Backspins should be used in every situation where it isn't necessary to gain enough distance for a second shot to be easier, or for an easier chip to roll in. Be careful with how you use regular and super backspins though—super backspins can be too effective when hitting a higher iron or wedge shot and cause you to roll backwards quite a few yards if you use them carelessly. This is because higher irons and wedges already impart natural backwards spin on the ball, so you're exacerbating this effect with additional artificial spin. Similarly, regular backspin on a wood may not be enough to stop its approach to the cup on the green.


# Weather

Wind and rain effects on your shot are outwardly simple, but inwardly complex if you care to delve into the minor details.

- Since all shots are straight in this game (no fades/draws), wind will start out pushing your ball in the direction it points toward. As it pushes it toward that direction, it will become increasingly effective, as it is aiming to force the ball along with it—in doing so, the shape of the shot changes gradually toward the wind pushing the ball with it. This effect only really compounds in the strongest conditions in this game, but it is still important to note if you want to understand every inch/centimeter in an error.

- Wind is especially powerful the shorter your shot is. Chips need to be adjusted for their airtime quite a bit, and this is due to the physics engine in the game: the shorter shot travels much more slowly forward, and thus is more subject to an inclement force like wind changing its velocity. A good approximation to use is the edge of your simulation line and the edge of the cup for a short chip—I line the edge of the cup or the beam of light up with the edge of my simulation line for a 7 mph, 3 m/s crosswind.

- Rain is fairly simple in this game. It has minor effects on the loft of your shot, so in threshold situations you may need an extra up arrow to clear a tree you otherwise wouldn't, but for the most part other factors have much greater influence (i.e., accuracy RNG). The largest thing to know is the effect rain has on putts. You'll need to add extra power to your putt to combat a wet grassy surface that has more friction—generally around 50% more power starting with shorter putts, and less power the longer your putt is. Note that this effect will stack, perhaps exponentially, with elevation changes in putting!


# Wrap-up

No matter how much textual or visual information you absorb, mastering a golf game will always come down to a massive amount of experience and practice. As of writing this guide, I have 1065 hours in MG:SR according to my Switch profile. These are the guidelines I follow mentally as I speedrun, play ranked matches or go for score attack records! Good luck out there :)

Mario Golf Super Rush Mii Optimization Guide

## WARNING: THIS GUIDE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR MARIO GOLF SUPER RUSH’S GOLF ADVENTURE MODE. IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS, PLEASE CLOSE THIS GUIDE.

# The Basics

*Mario Golf Super Rush* features custom playable characters in the form of Miis. You can make a Mii playable by making a Golf Adventure *(Adventure, Adventure Mode)* save file, and either choosing a Mii you’ve already made, or creating a new one. Miis are playable in all modes (Miis can be played in Battle Golf after beating Adventure Mode for the first time). While there is a limit of 3 Miis per Switch profile, any Mii with an Adventure save file can be played on any profile, and you can have more than 4 Miis on the same Switch by using multiple profiles.

Throughout Adventure Mode, your Mii will gain EXP, level up, and increase their stats. This guide focuses on ways to optimize your Mii’s stats, to create the best Mii possible.

# How Miis' Stats Work in Mario Golf Super Rush

## Basic Stat Breakdown

Every time a Mii levels up, they will gain a skill point that can be used to boost any of their stats. Miis, like all other characters in *Mario Golf Super Rush,* have 5 stats: Power, Stamina, Speed, Control, and Spin. Each stat controls the following factors of play:

**Power:** The length of the Mii’s drive. This can be boosted until the player reaches the level cap at Level 100.

**Stamina:** How long the Mii can run in Speed Golf, and how much of the stamina bar is consumed when using a Special dash. Your Mii’s stamina starts at 8 hearts, and has a cap of 15 hearts. Each skill point will increase your Mii’s stamina by half a heart.

**Speed:** How fast the Mii moves when walking, running, and using their Special dash in Speed Golf. Your Mii’s Speed varies on a scale from 1-10. This stat atrophies over time.

**Control:** How hard the Mii can hit the ball before it is affected by shift, and how much the ball will hook/slice at high power. Your Mii’s Control varies on a scale from 1-10. This stat atrophies over time.

**Spin:** How many times the Mii can twist the ball mid-flight, how sharply the Mii’s ball will curve when impact is applied, and how strongly top/backspin will affect the ball. Your Mii’s Spin varies on a scale from 1-10. This stat atrophies over time. 

Deciding how many skill points go into each stat is the key to optimizing your Mii.

## Stat Atrophy

In medicine, atrophy refers to the gradual decay of muscles and organs, usually due to underuse. In *Mario Golf Super Rush,* atrophy refers to stats that fall in value when your Mii reaches certain levels. Unlike muscular atrophy, it is impossible to prevent atrophy in your Mii’s stats. Even if you boost a stat as soon as it begins to fall, the stat will increase by 1 point instead of the normal 2, so the atrophy still takes effect. If you try to be clever and wait for a stat to fall to 0 before investing in it, that stat will fall into the negatives behind the scenes, and it will take multiple skill points to see a tangible upgrade. This means it will take more than 10 skill points to keep your Mii’s Speed, Control, and Spin stats at 10/10 when they reach Level 100.

Fortunately, the atrophy of each stat is consistent, so it is possible to ensure your Mii’s Speed, Control, and Spin end up at the desired value. To handle stat atrophy efficiently, boost the decaying stat when it is between 1 and 8. If you wait too long and let a stat atrophy into the negatives, you won’t be able to tell when it is decaying anymore, which can throw a wrench into your plans. If you boost the decaying stat when it is falling from 10/10 to 9/10, it will just stay where it is. It is unconfirmed whether or not this wastes the potential gain from that skill point, so for the sake of caution, I recommend waiting until the stat falls to 8/10 before investing skill points into it again.

## Stat Distribution Table

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/830680358391250985/865324459329978438/Stat_Distribution_Table_3.png

# How to Optimize Your Mii

The actual process of optimizing your Mii is fairly straight-forward, but very precarious. Begin Adventure Mode with a plan for where you want your non-power stats to be, and exactly how many skill points are required to get there. The game autosaves immediately after you level up, and you cannot re-spec your Mii’s stats after they are locked in. Be **extremely** careful with how and where you place your skill points, because making a mistake could mean you have to restart your Adventure save file. Once you know how you will allocate your skill points, you then have to grind your Mii all the way up to Level 100; the game’s level cap. 

The very first thing you must decide when creating a Mii is whether you plan to optimize the Mii for Stroke Play or Speed Golf. Even if you plan to use Miis in both modes, you should make a separate Mii for each rather than try to optimize a Mii for both. Jack of both trades and master of none is, in *Super Rush,* worse than master of one. 

Next, you must decide how much Spin you want. Regardless of game mode, Spin is a very volatile stat. The impact point has a major effect on the ball’s trajectory by default, and higher Spin means that effect gets stronger. You may decide that max Spin is too sensitive for your tastes. If that is the case, you must decide how far you want your Spin stat to go. Do you want to be able to twist the ball once, twice, three times, or four times? If you want to be able to twist the ball once or four times, do you want to have more Spin than the bare minimum, or not?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/830680358391250985/866757727245959199/Mimis_Stroke_Play_Mii.jpg
*I wanted my Mii to have a spin stat of 4, exactly enough to twist the ball twice.*

## Optimizing for Stroke Play

If you’re optimizing your Mii for Stroke Play, you can ignore the Stamina and Speed stats entirely. They do not impact Stroke Play in any manner, and it is very much possible to complete Adventure Mode without investing a single point into either stat. This is great because it frees up more room for Power without sacrificing your other useful stats. If you max out both Control and Spin, you will have a respectable 68 skill points left for Power, giving you a drive of 319 yards. 

For Stroke Play, I recommend maxing out Control. You should then invest the minimum amount of points in Spin to get your desired number of twists (as shown in the table above), and put all remaining skill points into Power.

Unfortunately, if you already put skill points in Stamina or Speed (either by accident or because you thought it was required to beat Adventure Mode), there is no way to take them off. You will either have to delete your Adventure save file and start over, or make this Mii your Speed Golf Mii and start a new save file for Stroke Play.

## Optimizing for Speed Golf

When optimizing for Speed Golf, you must decide on a priority list for skill points. While it is possible to max out every single non-power stat, doing so comes at a severe cost to power.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/830680358391250985/859536995391242260/All_Maxed_Stats.png
*This is weaker than many Superstar Characters.*

If you want your Mii to have competitive Power, you are going to have to compromise on one or more stats. You may not need to max out your Stamina bar. You might not need to hit top speeds. Maybe you’re willing to deal with less Control over your shots. Perhaps you want less Spin. Whichever stat(s) you are willing to make concessions on, decide how much you want to concede for higher power. The “optimal” stat priority list is highly subjective, and you should take this with a grain of salt, but here is my personal stat priority list (not including Power):

1. **Speed:** Obviously, if you want a Mii that’s good at Speed Golf, they will have to be fast. You should not sacrifice your Mii’s Speed stat unless absolutely necessary, and if it is necessary, you should only sacrifice one skill point. 

2. **Control:** A middle of the road stat. Control has never been essential in Mario Golf, but *Super Rush’s* lack of manual shots means it is much harder to avoid the effects of bad Control. This makes Control more important than in previous games by a significant margin. You can sacrifice some points from Control without too much issue, but try to keep it above 5/10.

3. **Spin:** As mentioned earlier, you may not even want 10/10 Spin in the first place, so keeping it below that value may not be a sacrifice to you. If you want max Spin but need more power than you can get with it, you can always dock a skill point from Spin to maintain a 4-twist shot.

4. **Stamina:** Stamina does not atrophy, and the amount your Mii starts with is fairly generous. I wouldn’t recommend investing more than a few skill points into Stamina, if any.

# Level Grinding

When I beat my first run of Golf Adventure, I completed every optional lesson as soon as it became available. Upon defeating the Snow King, I reached level 67. The level cap is 100. You cannot gain EXP when using Miis outside of Adventure Mode, so grinding in Adventure mode is absolutely, no way around it required to optimize your Mii.

There is one grinding spot in the game that blows all others out of the water. After getting a Lob Wedge from Master Lob, the plot requires you to visit Master Duff in Balmy Dunes. Master Duff offers to teach you *The Way of the Duff,* then asks you to take a simple test: lobbing the ball into 3 pots stacked on top of rocks. If you pass this test, you will be taught *The Way of the Duff,* and you will never get another minigame from Master Duff again. If you *fail* the simple test, you will get roughly half a level’s worth of EXP, and can retake the test as many times as you want. Failing the pot test takes less than a minute with optimal button mashing, so you can rack up levels extremely quickly by repeatedly failing the pot test. If at all possible, use this spot to grind to level 100 as soon as you can.

Unfortunately, this grinding spot can be missed if you have already learned *The Way of the Duff,* so you’ll need a backup plan. If you want to grind while idle, you can refight the Snow King as many times as you want. Stand next to the snowmen and let them kill you for a somewhat slow but effortless grind. 

For a quicker grind, play the first 8 holes in Bowser Highlands normally, then forfeit hole 9. You can restart Hole 9 infinitely for a quick mashing grind similar to the pot test (albeit less efficient). 

If you don’t mind actually playing the game, you can replay the 6 holes on the Rookie Course. The Rookie course is very short, so you can crank out 6 holes quickly, and the Rookie Course grants a good amount of EXP for how easy it is.

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