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• foxysocks 13 Posts

  Sat, Dec 13 2008 12:58 PM

  this might seem like a stupid question.

   

  when u roll your mouse over the ball it will give you a 2-10 percent.

  is that supposed to mean you should multiply your distance by a percent??

• nivlac 2,188 Posts

  Sat, Dec 13 2008 4:07 PM

  No, it just lets you know how much of the ball's surface is covered by grass.  In the fairway, you'll see 2-10% and that's basically nothing, so shot distance isn't affected.

  The more buried the ball is, the harder it is to get the clubface squarely on it.  You'll need to add more power to your shot and/or club up depending on how severe the buried lie is.

• Mcduff61 1,753 Posts

  Fri, Jan 13 2017 12:08 PM

• ArgyleScott 1,267 Posts

  Sat, Feb 18 2017 11:17 AM

   percentages mean nothing. I'm sick of seeing 50%  shots go farther than regular  shots.

• pmm711 5,515 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2017 3:57 PM

  ArgyleScott:

   percentages mean nothing. I'm sick of seeing 50%  shots go farther than regular  shots.

  Lately this has become a phenomenon with the lower distance Cleveland wedges...something has been tweaked for sure. 
  

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2017 4:33 PM

  ArgyleScott:

   percentages mean nothing. I'm sick of seeing 50%  shots go farther than regular  shots.

  The power on the scale is not linear for clubs/irons. Example: If you have a 100yd wedge that ends at 105 with no spin, in no wind, using 100% power, that same shot, at the 50% mark will be much, much shorter, not 52.5 yds.

  No club, in the highest of winds will go farther using 50% power than it would using 100% power on a similar shot.

  Your caddy (or you) changed clubs maybe. Also, not sure what ball you're using, but if it's a low spin attribute (coupled with low loft/low spin clubs/irons)..you will get differing roll outs, always. 

• Kenher01 1,151 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2017 4:43 PM

  pmm711:

  ArgyleScott:

   percentages mean nothing. I'm sick of seeing 50%  shots go farther than regular  shots.

  Lately this has become a phenomenon with the lower distance Cleveland wedges...something has been tweaked for sure. 

  + 5% Paul ;)

• pmm711 5,515 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2017 6:31 PM

  jayw4862:

  ArgyleScott:

   percentages mean nothing. I'm sick of seeing 50%  shots go farther than regular  shots.

  The power on the scale is not linear for clubs/irons. Example: If you have a 100yd wedge that ends at 105 with no spin, in no wind, using 100% power, that same shot, at the 50% mark will be much, much shorter, not 52.5 yds.

  No club, in the highest of winds will go farther using 50% power than it would using 100% power on a similar shot.

  Your caddy (or you) changed clubs maybe. Also, not sure what ball you're using, but if it's a low spin attribute (coupled with low loft/low spin clubs/irons)..you will get differing roll outs, always. 

  Jay, I read AS's comment to mean shots from 40-50% rough...not a power rating.  No way a 50% power hit travels farther than a 100% hit.  The rough situation is real though.  I was in 40-50% rough and hit a 60 yard Cleveland in 2-4mph wind 68 yards.  That a new occurrence.

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Tue, Feb 21 2017 6:43 PM

  pmm711:

  Jay, I read AS's comment to mean shots from 40-50% rough...not a power rating.  No way a 50% power hit travels farther than a 100% hit.  The rough situation is real though.  I was in 40-50% rough and hit a 60 yard Cleveland in 2-4mph wind 68 yards.  That a new occurrence.

  You're right, Paul, about the difference from rough (especially the 40/50). My normal numbers don't jive anymore, either. Back to hitting and hoping. Tired of mapping, and re-mapping distances. Get it down, they change it, lol.

  Just gonna wing it from now on.

  OK, PK....here's another for ya ;-)

• oneeyedjohn 9,567 Posts

  Wed, Feb 22 2017 2:27 AM

  I like old posts, but fck, 9 years between posts, is that a record ?

  Don't hold ur breath waiting for Nivlac to respond.