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Re: Clock method for the approach shot

• garypinhunter 1,049 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 6:42 AM

  Just completed the clock method for the approach shot. You may find it very helpful.  

  Gary

   

• jayw4862 3,364 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 6:58 AM

  Gary, it's really cool that you spend so much time and effort doing things to help others. Your website is fantastic. It's on my favorites bar :-). It's a shame so many "real" newbies don't come to the forums, and can see the site and take advantage of the tips/lessons on there. Thanks for the hard work and for sharing it.

• garypinhunter 1,049 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 7:14 AM

  jayw4862:

  Gary, it's really cool that you spend so much time and effort doing things to help others. Your website is fantastic. It's on my favorites bar :-). It's a shame so many "real" newbies don't come to the forums, and can see the site and take advantage of the tips/lessons on there. Thanks for the hard work and for sharing it.

  You are so very welcome.  All  these tips have helped me get to Tour Master. I just really enjoy sharing them.  My hope (one day) is that  WGT pin my site to one of the fourms.

  Gary

   

• chewy8baca 263 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 7:37 AM

   

  Gary, it's really cool that you spend so much time and effort doing things to help others. Your website is fantastic. It's on my favorites bar :-). It's a shame so many "real" newbies don't come to the forums, and can see the site and take advantage of the tips/lessons on there. Thanks for the hard work and for sharing it.

   

  +1

• DaddysKat 3,554 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 10:29 AM

  Great work, Gary!

• justacowboy 1,338 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 11:13 AM

  well done gary ... I don't understand the clock ...but it looks kool  :)

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 12:05 PM

  Same here in that after reading the tip it's not readily apparent how to use the clock so it helps one score.

• garypinhunter 1,049 Posts

  Mon, Jul 28 2014 12:24 PM

  You can also adjust the clock bigger or smaller.  rotating the minuet hand with  the direction of the wind gives you a good idea where to put the aim marker.

  The best way is to download the little program and play with it and see f it helps you.  This has just helped me a lot, so I figured it would be of help to others.

  Gary

• TopShelf2010 10,975 Posts

  Tue, Jul 29 2014 3:50 AM

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• duffputt 314 Posts

  Thu, Jul 31 2014 3:41 AM

  Since its not totally clarified how to use the method, here is how I understand it. And tell me if I'm wrong.

  Lets say windspeed is 10. Wind is from 11 o'clock. Distance is 100.

  Here you have to know rules of wind. Mine is 1 feet movement pr 1 mph wind pr 100 yard distance coming straight from the side. This goes for 100 yard shots. You also need to know that the factor decreases on longer distances so if distance is 200 factor is not 1 but around 0,8-0,9.

  So in this instance I would  resize the clock to the windspeed. That means I would place the middle of the clock in the hole (or just outside if the green is slopy) and the edge of the clock 10 feet from the hole (the edge of the pitchview-grid). Then rotate the clock so the second hand faces the wind.

  From there I would I would put my aim-marker at the end of the second hand.

  Windspeed and distance dictates clock size

   

  Havent tried this method but it looks like a good method.