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does anyone measure the wind left or right?

• LeGeNdCrUsHeR 2,067 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 1:14 AM

  WGT tells you were to aim...

  All this math and stuff is pointless unless calculating the distances on putts.

  take yardage + 17% - 23% (202) + 47 - the square root of 96

  All that crap is to much...lol  

  It's a simple game, just look for the aim points that WGT gives you.  Then look for the distance they tell you to hit.  Yes, they tell you exactly were to aim and how far to hit on your approach shots.

• saltiresfan 2,266 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 1:58 AM

  LeGeNdCrUsHeR:

  It's a simple game, just look for the aim points that WGT gives you.  Then look for the distance they tell you to hit.  Yes, they tell you exactly were to aim and how far to hit on your approach shots.

  If that's true I'm going to have to scream :p

  Edit: you had me going for a minute there! I even checked.

• DrussTheLegend 1,043 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 4:21 AM

  Joshnosh:

  using a ruler to measure in millimeters how far to aim.

  Will only work for that exact hole from the exact same view.  Earlier someone posted about using the flagstick as a yardstick, that will work I guess.  Also, you must know that the amount of backspin and which clubs you are using also affect the wind directional efffect.

   

  I personally just make informed guesses on the amount to allow for lateral movement from the wind, sometimes I get it right and sometimes WGT comes up with some real special effects wind wise......

  Also, you need to keep notes on certain holes - watch out for holes that are close to bodies of water - WGT wind tends to blow more forcefully if wind is coming "off the water" - holes like St Georges #3, #5, #6 - Kiawah #17, St Andys #7,8 immediately come to mind.

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 4:42 AM

  I do It all by eye, and after years of playing It will come 2nd nature to you too.  What you need to remember Is you will have to aim m,uch more left or right when using long irons than you would short irons, then mid irons wil be some where in-between.

  After you see how wind effects different irons, you can then start seeing how a slight miss ding opposite to wind effects the approach

   

• Joshnosh 548 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 6:04 AM

  well im doing it from the same view every time and its starting to work pretty well the more numbers i gather.

  with regards to the long irons etc cause its further away the more mm u move it the more yardage it moves than say if your 100 yards out.

  camera angle wise of course i think there is somthing in this. 

  i want to break 50 one day so i need to know eveything

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 6:20 AM

  There's only a few players who have broke 50 (49), if i hadn't have missed 2 easy birdies I too would have joined them, if you mean break 60 (59 or better) then go for it.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 6:28 AM

  Some good answers here and I almost responded to LC's post. Good thing I read DTL's post first. DUH. :-D

  Paramount in any method you use is the "smart miss." Suffice to say, if you miss the ding on the wrong side (downwind) you will always, always, always get the full affect of the wind. You get it sometimes by dinging, too, so the smart miss is one into the wind. Just a pixel or two, nothing drastic, just make sure it's into the wind.

• chris2345 528 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 9:19 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Paramount in any method you use is the "smart miss."

  Very true

• Joshnosh 548 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 10:27 AM

  chrisironsbones:

  There's only a few players who have broke 50 (49), if i hadn't have missed 2 easy birdies I too would have joined them, if you mean break 60 (59 or better) then go for it.

  ive already shot 53 and i also missed a 3 foot birdie

• Joshnosh 548 Posts

  Wed, Feb 6 2013 10:29 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Some good answers here and I almost responded to LC's post. Good thing I read DTL's post first. DUH. :-D

  Paramount in any method you use is the "smart miss." Suffice to say, if you miss the ding on the wrong side (downwind) you will always, always, always get the full affect of the wind. You get it sometimes by dinging, too, so the smart miss is one into the wind. Just a pixel or two, nothing drastic, just make sure it's into the wind.

  This is very true if the ding is missed it does not work, and with the lag ive been getting last few days that's not always easy.

  But when i hit the ding this definitely works