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Hitting into Strong Wind Tips

• frisco8834 33 Posts

  Tue, Jul 28 2015 1:41 PM

  For those playing St Andrews on a regular basis, you know it is not uncommon to see winds of 20-22 mph. Left-to-right and right-to-left winds are treacherous.

  What about hitting directly into the wind? Scary? Not anymore.

  Formula/guidance for hitting into wind.

  Angle factors: directly into wind is 1.5, ~80degrees is 1.45, ~60 degrees is 1.35, ~40 degrees is 1.25, ~20 degrees is 1.15    These have been adjusted over time with larger sample size.

  (Angle factor X top speed X distance to hole)/200 + distance to hole = adjusted shot distance

  Example:   hitting into 20-22 mph wind a 80 degree angle from 166 yards

                        (1.3 X 22 X 166)/200 + 166 = 189.7 yards

  Don't forget to adjust for any elevation difference and to shift target to adjust for wind direction.

  You will actually look forward to hitting directly into big wind!

• PlayingRough 19 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2016 12:00 PM

  frisco8834:

  ~80degrees is 1.45,

  Confussed, in your example, the wind is at a 80 degree angle, where did the 

  frisco8834:

  (1.3 X 22 X 166)/200 + 166 = 189.7 yards

  1.3 come from?

• borntobesting 9,706 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2016 3:14 PM

  frisco8834:

  For those playing St Andrews on a regular basis, you know it is not uncommon to see winds of 20-22 mph. Left-to-right and right-to-left winds are treacherous.

  What about hitting directly into the wind? Scary? Not anymore.

  Formula/guidance for hitting into wind.

  Angle factors: directly into wind is 1.5, ~80degrees is 1.45, ~60 degrees is 1.35, ~40 degrees is 1.25, ~20 degrees is 1.15    These have been adjusted over time with larger sample size.

  (Angle factor X top speed X distance to hole)/200 + distance to hole = adjusted shot distance

  Example:   hitting into 20-22 mph wind a 80 degree angle from 166 yards

                        (1.3 X 22 X 166)/200 + 166 = 189.7 yards

  Don't forget to adjust for any elevation difference and to shift target to adjust for wind direction.

  You will actually look forward to hitting directly into big wind!

  Why devide by 200? Why not simplify the formula to look something like this??

  166 +(22x.58)= 178.76

  Many players use this formula for both head and tail winds with good results. 

  The first time I saw that formula was in a post by Andyson. Also many of us now use either Bilko's wind calculator or Kat's calculator.

   

• frisco8834 33 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2016 4:13 PM

  Good catch.

  (1.45 X 22 X 166)/200 + 166 = 192.5 yards

  But I am refining the numbers later this week.

• frisco8834 33 Posts

  Thu, Jul 14 2016 6:36 PM

  90 degrees = 1.5

  81 degrees = 1.45

  72 degrees = 1.4

  63 degrees = 1.35

  54 degrees = 1.3

  45 degrees = 1.25

  36 degrees = 1.2

  27 degrees = 1.15

  18 degrees = 1.1

  WGT is nothing more than an algebra class

   

   

   

  
  

• Yiannis1970 3,305 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 7:13 AM

  Can i ask something? These calculations have been made with:

   

  1. What balls?

  2. What irons?

  3. What spin?

• frisco8834 33 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 7:32 AM

  Nike V Forged L85+

  Callaway Hex Chrome+ L1+

• Yiannis1970 3,305 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 10:52 AM

  Thank you. And the spin?

   

• oneeyedjohn 9,581 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 12:51 PM

  frisco8834:

  90 degrees = 1.5

  81 degrees = 1.45

  72 degrees = 1.4

  63 degrees = 1.35

  54 degrees = 1.3

  45 degrees = 1.25

  36 degrees = 1.2

  27 degrees = 1.15

  18 degrees = 1.1

  WGT is nothing more than an algebra class

   

   

   

  
  

  Correction - trigonometry.

• frisco8834 33 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 12:56 PM

  Full spin except where too close to drop off.