Here is a video of my Pingolf cherry clear: https://youtu.be/D6HWhiPsF6Q?si=FR_Q9_BXfY_CBmet&t=36

Pingolf is my favorite UFO 50 game I've tried so far but getting 0 or below is absolutely brutal so I've decided to share my thoughts on the levels + the rationale for how I go about them.

First off some general tips. The dunk is done by pressing the swing button while in the air. You can use this to get extra distance or jump over certain obstacles. You can also do some slick tricks with it. A lot of mistakes can be fixed with a well timed dunk. I recommend that if any of my strategies are too inconsistent for you to experiment yourself, there are certainly things I'm missing as this is a complex game. The UFO 50 discord has a channel focused on every game in the collection including this one, I can answer any questions there or in the guide comments.

Hole 1: I start full speed and hit either the first hill or the second. Once it lands in the sand a little past the bumper it's an easy lob into the hole. The user Boo in the UFO 50 discord discovered a hole in one strategy that's a bit harder but might help you out. Simple shoot full speed into the first or second ramp then dunk into the purple cone, this will allow you to jump off the bumper getting a hole in one.

Hole 2: For this one you want to skip the ball accross the water full speed. Then lob it past the 2nd helicopter, you can go for a dunk to try to skip swinging a third time but watch out for the square above the hole. I get this about 50% of the time. Always go for it since even if you miss it'll send the ball into a good lob spot anyway for an easy finish.

Hole 3: This is one of the trickiest ones. I got a hole in one on this once but it's very precise (I couldn't get it again in 3 hours of trying) link here: https://www.twitch.tv/chocolatecake5000/clip/SwissAgileTurtleAsianGlow-XL-jibMVUqAKJhc- I start off by shooting full speed into the bouncy line trying to avoid the guards. If you miss the hole in one you can just swing about half charge forward and get it in two.

Hole 4: For this one I like to swing over the 2 suns and dunk down on either the ramp or the flat ground. This should get you through the silver bolts. Then try to hit as far as you can right while dodging the suns. If you time it right you can avoid the first purple obstacle and get it in 2.

Hole 5: This is one of my least consistent holes. You want to get to where the purple barrel is and stop there then shoot up left and ideally you dunk onto the ramp letting you get it in 2. This isn't recommended because you can end up falling back out. I prefer taking the extra shot here.

Hole 6: Start by going above the blue platform. If you land on top try to shoot between the striped platform and the ceiling, if you land on bottom shoot up to the purple barrel. If you somehow land directly onto the right wall lower section you can shoot left into the platform to hit the purple barrel. Once you get past the purple barrel you ideally dunk to get further and maybe make it in or just take and extra shot. The suns here are nice and will let you get it in easily.

Hole 7: Another tricky one. You can skip the first sand pit with a precise water bounce or just go through both sand pits and shoot one last time for the ending. Dunking on the small ramp should let you save a shot as I did.

Hole 8: One of the more brutal starting shots. Aim straight right and use your dunk to make sure you land in the small tunnel between the platforms. Then lob it right once more and use your dunk to land on the platform right about the floor. Next you'll want to lob it right into the hole, aim for the purple it should slow you down enough to land in the hole easily (I mess it up in my vid.)

Hole 9: This is a nightmare my advice is to aim and pray you get lucky.

Hole 10: You can get a hole in one here if you aim at the first bouncy line and dunk it into the 2nd in such a way that you hit the purple. This is one of the hardest holes so a lot of practice is recommended (I mess it up in my vid.)

Hole 11: Hole in one is possible on this one, shoot about the platform and dunk on the first ramp down vid here: https://www.twitch.tv/chocolatecake5000/clip/AuspiciousApatheticTurtleRaccAttack-4XlankOaMDuwcJrz If you don't get it try to shoot gently from the left onto the ramp, just watch out for the little pegs.

Hole 12: This is another sand trap water stage. In my run I got very lucky, you can either be risky or just take the first and second sand traps to be safe. Try not to hit the fish and dunk to avoid the purple barrel, try not to get too much speed though or else you'll fall in the water. Once you lob it over the hole is very easy to get into, just be sure to either lob or dunk to jump over the purple cone.

Hole 13: Start with a nice lob, sometimes you can dunk to get over the first wall but it's tricky. You want to be further to the left than I was so you don't waste an extra swing at the very end.

Hole 14: Aim for the bouncy line at almost full charge, then dunk to avoid the bumper and hopefully get over the ramps. Shoot at full charge into the ramp and dunk to dodge the bumper. At the end either lob it in or shoot full charged at the ramps on the floor.

Hole 15: Shoot full charged above the purple box into the upwards ramp, once you're in the metal bolt section use you dunk to get over the gap. If you shoot full speed perfectly into the tunnel you can just barely get in the hole in 2. Don't let my run fool you this is one of the hardest holes to perfect. I highly recommend practicing late game even on dead runs you can't get 0 strokes in. These ones are the killers.

Hole 16: Lob over the start you want to get a little farther than I did. Luckily that purple obsticle at the end saves my life and lets me get it in in 2.

Hole 17: This is another very precise one. Start by shooting just barely over the top peg then dunk to try to get over the sand pit for a slightly easier second shot. Lob between the 2nd and 3rd peg and land in the hole.

Hole 18: Ideally you get into the sand pit on the first lob and get the barrel out of the way. Dodge the fish and go in between the pegs, be sure to dunk so that the ball doesn't get a chance to fall back. Since the wall is so high it can't escape no matter what after the dunk. Shoot a little bit in the air above the purple crate and land in the first sand pit. You can technically shoot it over the bumper here in one but it's too scary for me so I shoot it into the 2nd sand pit at the end. Then it just ends with a lob. If you're close to the wall like I was you can use a unicycle to slow you down into the hole. If you're far away you can lob and hit the purple cone. That's it for this guide I hope it helped, this game is huge but I do have plans to put together a video on how to cherry clear each game so stay tuned for that. Thanks for reading and thanks for watching. -chocolatecake5000