For me a bad ( imperfect) swing on any mode of play should be a bad swing and should cause a problem unless you allowed for it with your aim. On some courses if you aim at the middle of the fairway and miss the snap , playing champ or elite , by the smallest margin possible you find the rough and that is the way it should
Thats the difference with clicking...you just miss one smidjin left or right of the meter and you get penalized harsher than in RTS.In RTS you can have a straight swing plane but "toe" the shot and it will still go somewhat straight,but short,just like in real golf.But if you miss it on the toe with a little fade swing plane to it...you will find the rough at most courses.
I'm curious as to what the miss clicking one bit early would be compared to in real golf...an over the top pull,a shut club face,rolling the hands over early,or a shot that started too far inside on the takeaway(which leads to ugliness).It really can't be determined like it can in RTS or PS for that matter.Maybe not so much the takeaway,but definately the last 18 inches of the swing which is where it matters most.Ask Jim Furyk.
So far as the comment about an imperfect swing being a bad one and causing problems...i disagree totally with that as it relates to the game of real golf.Afterall,thats what a lot of people want with a sim golf game isn't it?I've hit some shots i knew i didn't hit in the screws only to wind up on the green.The same goes for the fairway....i've busted them 270 straight and i've hit them 240 straight and ugly off the tee.
Try some Elite Mod RTS,or reg if severe greens give you trouble.Thats about all i play,
Steve