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2.0's, Nike Ball & Side Wind Spin Factor?

• borntobesting 9,695 Posts

  Mon, Nov 12 2012 1:45 PM

  YankeeJim:

  borntobesting:

  I firmly believe that on holes with several trees lining the fairway that the affect of the wind on cross wind shots is reduced proportionally by the amount and size of the trees,

  BPB # 8 and #14 are good examples of this, IMO. #8 is so erratic you have to believe the green is in a valley of sorts, sheltered from the actual winds while on #14 a drive never seems to be affected a lot by the prevailing wind.

  I was thinking more along the lines of # 11 @CCC. Especially with right to left winds. With all the trees on the right side of the fairway a moderate cross wind won't move the ball like it will in a more open space. Many people play the approach shot to allow the wind to push the ball to the hole. It then ends up in the water and they take a screen shot and show where they aimed, where the ball should have gone, and where it actually went. Claiming a big deviation caused the wind not to move the ball the way it should have when in fact the affects of the wind was lessened greatly by the trees reducing the affect of the wind.

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Tue, Nov 13 2012 12:28 AM

  borntobesting:

  I was thinking more along the lines of # 11 @CCC. Especially with right to left winds. With all the trees on the right side of the fairway a moderate cross wind won't move the ball like it will in a more open space. Many people play the approach shot to allow the wind to push the ball to the hole. It then ends up in the water and they take a screen shot and show where they aimed, where the ball should have gone, and where it actually went.

  Indeed. That's why I may aim off-green if I'm expecting wind to bend the ball onto the greeen ... but I never intentionally aim for water, regardless of how strong the wind is. Besides, you're up the creek if you miss the ding on the wrong side.