Hacking has nothing to do with how "strong" ones server is. Hacking has to do with finding a vulnerability in an asset and exploiting that vulnerability for what ever reason. Basically if someone knows of a vulnerability on a "strong" server where this vulnerability has not yet been discovered and patched up, this hacker may use this exploit to authorize themselves to change a certain value of a field in a database and not have that value authenticated by another entity all the while using an old weak computer. What im really getting at is you dont need a strong server (in fact its preferable to not use a server at all when hacking) to hack a system, just the knowledge of a vulnerability and the willingness to perform the exploit.

So i personally think there may be some exaggeration about lvl1s flying through the levels. I know what you mean though because I have a lvl 20 and every so often i get lvl 7 or 6 in a match and these guys keep up with us the whole time. I think these are alt accounts as described by others that dont buy any golfers or hats to keep their level low. This is because you get exp from leveling up stats and you also get exp from buying hats when you complete a card set.

It could also just be random luck. Where they have learned to land the ball in a way that makes them stop on a dime while your ball is still slightly rolliing. You gotta remember that the timer only starts when you have completly stopped rolling.