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• JFerguson10 1 Posts

  Sat, May 18 2013 12:31 PM

  I'm new to the game and i'm having trouble with the wind, it seems sometimes the wind blowing one way and the ball goes the other way. Whats up with that, any help would be great.

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Sun, May 19 2013 12:27 PM

  hi

  winds can be deceptive. you really have to analyze it from both angles and then look at the strength if you are playing in mp game, then look at what it does to your playing partner and make new conclusions.

  -wgticon

• borntobesting 9,774 Posts

  Sun, May 19 2013 1:16 PM

  It is not just the wind. Those E-Z Swing clubs can and will go anywhere. You should switch to the starters that are in your bag they are better than the E-Z Swing clubs and will give you much better results.

• jkw1022 26 Posts

  Sun, May 19 2013 3:00 PM

  Congrats on joining this great game. Yes, the wind can be very strange. One of the things that I do is the look at the wind direction and speed.

  If the wind is blowing left to right at 10 mph (not KM) I will adjust the aiming point to the left by about 5 to 10 yds. Most of the time this will work and get me closer to the hole then by not doing anything.   

  If the wind is blowing straight at me, I will use a longer club and using full strength on the strength meter. With this scenario the wind will slow my ball down and land near to where I would like it to be.

  Now, if the wind is blowing away from me, I will use a lower club and less of the strength meter to get the ball to the green. An example is. I have a 173yd shot with a 5mph tailwind. I will shoot with the 5 iron  (170 yds) and use less on the strength meter, about 95 97%. 

  As I have said before most of the time this works, But, some times it does not. The best way to find out is to play several rounds of practice and experiment with this.

  Hope that this helps and good luck.

  See you on the greens.

  John W (JKW1022)