Though still new to this, and learning as fast as a geezer can, I just remembered that I know something about the influence of wind on another object trying to make progress against the wind or being helped along by the wind. I am a fisherman who spends a lot of time running my boat against the wind. When I built a new and much larger cabin on my boat I took more notice of how the wind affects me.
The thing I learned that relates to the physics of golf is that the wind affects me adversely MORE when I am running against the wind then it helps me when I am running with the wind, and this is because running10 MPH into a 25 MPH wind might slow me down to 8 MPH while running with the same wind I will only gain about 1 MPH. The reason is the relative difference between the two objects. One object being my boat and the other being the wind. Though it's not a direct relationship because the wind is not a solid object, but it applies because it has force.
Ask someone else for the math, but if you are just assuming that the wind affects the ball equally for and against you I thnk you would be wrong, and I assume that fact is modeled in this game - though the difference might be slight.
It is interesting, and I am trying to figure out the physics of this game, and it is much more difficult than I thought it would be when I first started. Much harder. Adding new equipment changes everything a little.
In my world of boating, the wind is stronger higher up. Especially if you get above the trees. So I figure part of the reason my fabulous 10.5 driver is awesome is partly because with 10.5 degrees it flies the ball higher than an 8.5 degree driver, so when my ball goes higher it catches more wind and sails farther than an 8.5 degree driver which might be below the treetops at Congressional where I have apprenticed. Courses without many trees might not handicap the 8.5 degree drivers.
I know this is just one of dozens of factors which influence the flight of the ball, and most especially where it lands. I think there might be a spot on the lake hole at Congressional where the trees block the wind when you are counting on it helping your ball across the pond. I take a chance to hit the green in two with my pitiful clubs (joking just a little) and donate to the cause, but I prefer that opportunity arrives when my ball is just about worn out anyway. That darn lake will be full of my balls pretty soon if they modeled that. Eighty cents a pop.
I hope I didn't waste your time with this post.
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