THIS IS WHAT I TOOK AWAY FROM THIS GREAT POST ON WIND - MAYBE IT WILL HELP YOU TOO -
I found this post extremely helpful on the one hand - bravo! On the other hand, it may be TOO precise and obviously under one set of conditions (clubs, ball, directly into or against the wind, backspin, completely level, etc).
On top of all the other calculations we each have to make for every shot, here is what I took away from this information - which I have boiled down to something very easy to remember:
FOR EACH 5 MPH OF WIND - ADD OR SUBTRACT 3% (60% factor is another way of doing this - any wind will affect the ball 60% of the distance times the wind- in a straight line; cut that in half for a quartering wind, etc.) These calculations should also apply to a side wind, in terms of how far left or right to aim. In an easy example, if you are facing a 15 mph headwind on a 100 yard shot, 60% times an average of 15 mph in your face will mean a standard shot (YOUR standard shot for 100 yards under a specific set of conditions) means your ball will fly 91 yards. (60% x 15 = 9 yards). This compares to the PRECISE calculation above of 90.24 yards - however this is close enough for me!!
SO:
5 MPH - 3% (of total distance)
10 MPH - 6%
15 MPH - 9%
20 MPH - 12%
25 MPH - 15%
I don't know about you, but this I can remember! This game is not as precise as we would like however, having an easy to use mental calculation is very helpful to me - as wind is by far the last and most difficult element of this game (after putting!!) to master.
If this helps anyone else, great!