"Okay, if you wanna get good at the tournament mode and the ball game demo, here are the three most important tips I could give you. First thing I always recommend is just to run through the level and find every gym. That way you know exactly how many strokes you have to work with, and also have a general outline for the path that you're gonna take. Second, get comfortable curving your shots. There are a bunch of shots in the game that require really specific curves and angles in order to fully optimize. And third, air stopping is your best friend, especially when combined with all of the bouncy platforms in the game. Which, by the way, you can also air stop off of the red platforms, which normally just kill you, and that's super key to a couple levels in the demo. Outside of that though, it's just trial and error. Spend some time in the demo, figure out where things are, you'll be fine."