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Varying Wind Direction Calculations

• MCH2 36 Posts

  Wed, Dec 17 2014 4:44 PM

  I was wondering how others calculate distances to the pin with varying wind directions.  I know there are formulas out there that say take off or add a certain amount for a 30 degree tailwind or a 60 degree headwind or full blown head or tailwind etc. What about wind directions that are in between a 30 & 60 tailwind or between a full headwind & a 60 degree headwind wind.  If a wind is between a 30 & 60 degree due you split the difference or just go with your 30 or 60 degree estimates?  Does every degree difference in wind direction have a unique value for you?

  Thanks for any and all replies.

• siggipj76 2,989 Posts

  Wed, Dec 17 2014 5:09 PM

  MCH2:

  I was wondering how others calculate distances to the pin with varying wind directions.  I know there are formulas out there that say take off or add a certain amount for a 30 degree tailwind or a 60 degree headwind or full blown head or tailwind etc. What about wind directions that are in between a 30 & 60 tailwind or between a full headwind & a 60 degree headwind wind.  If a wind is between a 30 & 60 degree due you split the difference or just go with your 30 or 60 degree estimates?  Does every degree difference in wind direction have a unique value for you?

  Thanks for any and all replies.

  Try hitting a shot in practice mode , and aim what you think is  tail/head  vs. sidewind.

  It does not take many shots to figure it out. 

  it will not be the same result on every course , but will give you a rough guess

   

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Wed, Dec 17 2014 9:12 PM

  There is no calculation method for all wind conditions and rightly so. If you could work out every shot with a calculator then it wouldn't be worth playing.

• siggipj76 2,989 Posts

  Wed, Dec 17 2014 10:02 PM

  courteneyfish:

  There is no calculation method for all wind conditions and rightly so. If you could work out every shot with a calculator then it wouldn't be worth playing.

  all can be done by looking at the screen ! 

  Work hard and it will come to you! 

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Thu, Dec 18 2014 12:31 AM

  I've tried everything and it sure is tedious labor...I just use the trusty WAG discipline (WILD A$$ED GUESS)

• Victoria47 629 Posts

  Thu, Dec 18 2014 6:29 AM

  .....LOL

• dedBuNNy 1,919 Posts

  Thu, Dec 18 2014 8:12 AM

  I found the best thing to do, well for me anyway, was to find someone who is really good playing wind. Someone with lots of videos posted... Can't remember who I used now.. Some English guy on here.... ;)

  I just made notes with respect to the tricky wind shots, high winds, with those weird direction indicators and when I played in high winds I'd use which one was closest and adjust from there.

  Seemed to work pretty well, worked better than the original "WAG" method which SP mentioned. I think mine was a previous version judging by my results. 1.0 maybe?

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Thu, Dec 18 2014 8:22 AM

  dedBuNNy:

  Seemed to work pretty well, worked better than the original "WAG" method which SP mentioned

  I now use something suitable...I don't play in heavy wind ;-}

   

   

• Lizard69 2,006 Posts

  Thu, Dec 18 2014 9:58 AM

  courteneyfish:

  There is no calculation method for all wind conditions and rightly so. If you could work out every shot with a calculator then it wouldn't be worth playing.

  Oh yes there is and the game is still worth playing..

• dedBuNNy 1,919 Posts

  Thu, Dec 18 2014 10:14 AM

  Lizard69:

  courteneyfish:

  There is no calculation method for all wind conditions and rightly so. If you could work out every shot with a calculator then it wouldn't be worth playing.

  Oh yes there is and the game is still worth playing..

  Well - That happened.... LOL