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Re: More realistic wind please!

• JazHaz 32 Posts

  Wed, Jul 11 2012 12:20 PM

  Is it possible to improve the wind, at the moment it seems to come from random directions for each hole?

  For example, the other day I was completing a round on the Old Course, St Andrews, coming up the 16th fairway, the wind was coming from the right. The next hole, the 17th, is along the same angle, but this time the wind was coming from the left.

  An improvement could easily be made by working out the angle (relative to true north) from tee to pin for each hole, and setting a random wind direction for the whole course, so that the wind will be consistent throughout a round.

• JazHaz 32 Posts

  Fri, Jul 13 2012 7:12 AM

  Who agrees with me?

• Brammord 2 Posts

  Fri, Jul 13 2012 9:31 AM

  I do and there's other problems too

• 7thwave 556 Posts

  Fri, Jul 13 2012 9:43 AM

  Many will, other won't. Issue has been discussed at length. WGT  works that way by choice.

• jeffdos924 1,085 Posts

  Fri, Jul 13 2012 10:17 AM

   Honestly, I don't see how making the wind direction consistent relative to the course layout would be an improvement to what we have now. Either way, you have to play the hole based on a certain variable.

  Swirling or gusting winds, though ... right at the top of my wish list.

   

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Fri, Jul 13 2012 10:44 AM

  It is set out as it is to stop people restarting until they get the wind that they like. It makes sense really.

• GARRYCARTER 1,533 Posts

  Fri, Jul 13 2012 10:57 AM

  I use prunes seem to sort my wind out 

  JazHaz:

  Is it possible to improve the wind, at the moment it seems to come from random directions for each hole?

  For example, the other day I was completing a round on the Old Course, St Andrews, coming up the 16th fairway, the wind was coming from the right. The next hole, the 17th, is along the same angle, but this time the wind was coming from the left.

  An improvement could easily be made by working out the angle (relative to true north) from tee to pin for each hole, and setting a random wind direction for the whole course, so that the wind will be consistent throughout a round.