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Re: Hitting into Strong Wind Tips

• frisco8834 33 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 1:04 PM

  Divide by 200 to get power/distance adder.

  I suppose I could adjust factors (divide by 200) and eliminate dividing by 200. 

• petervcpt 1,013 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 1:23 PM

  frisco8834:

  WGT is nothing more than an algebra class

  Hansi, is that you?

  Come home, your dinner's getting cold.

• ScottHope 10,092 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 2:07 PM

  frisco8834:

  90 degrees = 1.5
  81 degrees = 1.45
  72 degrees = 1.4
  63 degrees = 1.35
  54 degrees = 1.3
  45 degrees = 1.25
  36 degrees = 1.2
  27 degrees = 1.15
  18 degrees = 1.1
  WGT is nothing more than an algebra class
  

  Should take up sine writing.
  I'm here all week.  ; )

• leighbullock 1,009 Posts

  Sun, Aug 5 2018 2:57 AM

  see what yiannis its a f.king mystery these days the balls seem to go different no matter how many times u ding the same shot same wind will never end up the same...is a game ov memory of u ask me never used any calculation's just play off insticnt... Danny

  Yiannis1970:

  Thank you. And the spin?

   

• gherkinhead1 245 Posts

  Sun, Aug 5 2018 3:48 PM

  frisco8834:

  For those playing St Andrews on a regular basis, you know it is not uncommon to see winds of 20-22 mph. Left-to-right and right-to-left winds are treacherous.

  What about hitting directly into the wind? Scary? Not anymore.

  Formula/guidance for hitting into wind.

  Angle factors: directly into wind is 1.5, ~80degrees is 1.45, ~60 degrees is 1.35, ~40 degrees is 1.25, ~20 degrees is 1.15    These have been adjusted over time with larger sample size.

  (Angle factor X top speed X distance to hole)/200 + distance to hole = adjusted shot distance

  Example:   hitting into 20-22 mph wind a 80 degree angle from 166 yards

                        (1.3 X 22 X 166)/200 + 166 = 189.7 yards

  Don't forget to adjust for any elevation difference and to shift target to adjust for wind direction.

  You will actually look forward to hitting directly into big wind!

   

  lol,  just pretend your golf ball is a little sailing boat