""It is just to simulate the sights and sounds and noise," McIlroy said. "That's the stuff that we are going to have to deal with. So it's better to try to de-sensitize yourself as much as possible before you get in there. You can get them to say whatever you want them to say. "So you can go as close to the bone as you like.""
""We are doing everything we can to best prepare ourselves for what it is going to feel like on Friday week," McIlroy said. "But nothing can really prepare you until you're actually in that. You can wear all the VR headsets you want and do all the different things we've been trying to do to get ourselves ready but once the first tee comes on Friday it's real and we just have to deal with whatever's given.""
Ryder Cup preparations included virtual reality headsets that let players visualize Bethpage Black while adjusting crowd noise and insults. The VR equipment enables simulation of sights, sounds and harsh heckling to help desensitize players to rowdy, public-course environments. Eleven European players gathered at Wentworth before traveling to New York for practice at Bethpage Black, with Sepp Straka expected to join after a family leave. Five players lack prior experience at Bethpage Black. Preparations aim to reduce shock from intense crowds, but actual match conditions will ultimately determine how players cope.
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