Law of Diminishing Returns: Wii Golf Style

Today I did a little test to see how quickly I could bring a Mii up to pro level on Wii Sports Golf. For this test I chose to play as Darth Vader, a Mii I made by following the instructions in this YouTube video. To achieve pro status, a Mii must be awarded 1000 points. The better you do, the more points you are awarded. I knew that I would have to get decent scores repeatedly, so if a game wasn’t going well I would quit and try again. After the first 9 hole round I came in 5 under par, which was the best I could do. For this I received 361 points. With this knowledge in hand, I calculated that it would only take me 2 more rounds of -5 to break the 1000 point mark. Sadly, this was not the case. What I failed to account for is an effect similar to the law of diminishing returns as each round of -5 rewarded me with fewer and fewer points. I swung 4 rounds of -5 and (with a little help from the Force) a final round of -6 before the Sith Lord formerly known as Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker was elevated to pro status. Here’s the breakdown:

I forgot to take a picture of my pro status graph, but below is a shot of my final round. I was within inches of making birdie on the three holes that I made par. You have not seen the last of Darth Vader!