![]() ![]() The best golf shots to hit in windy conditions On some golf courses, the wind can play tricks on you, pay specific attention to wind direction when you are sheltered by trees or mounds, it might feel like the wind is blowing one way when it is in fact blowing another direction. ![]() Additionally, it is also important to observe which way the flag is blowing. In order to determine the direction of the wind the old trick of throwing grass into the air and seeing which direction it blows works just fine. This will give you a good indication of the strength of the wind which will hopefully help you as the round goes on. On a windy day, it is very important to take note of how far your golf ball travels on both the practice tee and on your first couple of holes on the golf course. Unfortunately, there is no rule of thumb that says for everyone 10 mph of wind the ball will travel 10 yards shorter or longer depending on the wind direction. With so many factors to consider it is nearly impossible, but with experience and playing in wind often golfers tend to get better at it over time. #WIND ADJUSTMENT GOLF CLASH WIND CHART HOW TO#How to calculate the effect of wind on your golf ballĬalculating how much the wind is going to affect your golf ball is a continuous puzzle. To learn more about this anomaly watch this video by Trackman. If the wind wasn’t hard enough to judge how the same strong wind impacts the golf ball on a downwind versus and into the wind shot also differs. This might sound very technical but the long and short of it is that the better you hit the golf ball the less impact the wind will have on it as it flies through the air. In addition to wind direction and wind strength, shot shape, spin rates and the quality of the strike also have an impact on how the wind will affect your golf ball.Ĭrisp shots with optimal spin rates tend to be less affected by the wind than a spinny off-center strike. I touched on it above but wind can affect the golf ball in a variety of different ways depending on wind strength and the direction of the wind. The opposite will be true if you were to hit a draw, with a draw the right to left wind will carry the golf ball to fly further than normal. If you were to hit a fade into a right to left wind the wind will knock the ball down and it will fly shorter. Depending on your natural shot shape a crosswind can either assist the shape which will cause the golf ball to fly further or it can knock the ball out of the sky which will cause it to fly shorter.įor instance, if a right-handed player is facing a right to left wind it will mean that the wind will be pushing the ball through the air from the right to the left. If you are faced with a crosswind shot the wind will push the ball away from your target in the direction of the wind, thus with a right to left wind the wind will push your golf ball to the left of your target and vice versa.Ĭrosswinds are some of the trickiest winds to negotiate. If you are faced with a crosswind shot the direction of the wind will be from either left to right or right to left. If you are faced with an into the wind shot it is important to calculate for both a decrease in the distance through the air as well as less roll-out. In addition to the ball traveling shorter through the air, the ball will also tend to roll less once it hits the ground or putting surface. The decrease in distance that the ball will travel as a result of the wind will depend on the strength of the wind. If you are faced with an into the wind shot the wind will push the ball back towards you and it will go shorter than what it normally would. If you are faced with a shot that is into the wind the direction of the wind will be from the direction of your target straight back to where your golf ball is lying. ![]() If you are faced with a downwind shot it is important to calculate for both additional distances through the air and roll-out. In addition to the ball traveling further through the air, the ball will also tend to roll more once it hits the ground or putting surface. The additional distance that the ball will travel as a result of the wind will depend on the strength of the wind. If you are faced with a downwind shot the wind will push the ball to go further than what it normally would. If you are faced with a downwind shot the direction of the wind will be from where your golf ball is lying towards the fairway or the green that you are aiming at. ![]() The wind is a very unpredictable force of nature, but most of the time you will be dealing with one of the following different winds out on the golf course. The 3 Different Types of Golf Winds Explained
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