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• kev772 25 Posts

  Wed, May 11 2011 2:48 PM

  2nd shot st Andrews 1st hole 45 yds from  hole  with 20 wind  behind me  hit it  to go about  40yds  dropped 20yds straight in to the water,  can some please explain how that can  be

   

• EXPLORUS 1 Posts

  Wed, May 11 2011 6:13 PM

  Quite easy to explain. just as you were about to take your shot the wind dropped.

• bearclaw27 553 Posts

  Wed, May 11 2011 7:06 PM

  kev772:

  2nd shot st Andrews 1st hole 45 yds from  hole  with 20 wind  behind me  hit it  to go about  40yds  dropped 20yds straight in to the water,  can some please explain how that can  be

   

  I'm quite certain that you probably hit your approach shot longer than 20 yards...The distance from the pin to the edge of the water about 9 yds...That means that you needed to carry your approach at least 36 yards to clear the "Swilcan Burn"..( the burn is about 2 yards wide..)

  Anyway, fyi, the wind doesn't really help a short shot of only 40 yards..It certainly won't help you gain an extra 5 yards ( more than 10% of the total distance)..

  Despite being downwind, I would still play for a 45 yard shot with full backspin..

• sdorr 650 Posts

  Wed, May 11 2011 8:13 PM

  I have also read here in the forum that a tail wind with a short shot can actually knock your ball down and not let it reach it full height trajectory which equals less distance.

• bearclaw27 553 Posts

  Thu, May 12 2011 5:37 PM

  sdorr:

  I have also read here in the forum that a tail wind with a short shot can actually knock your ball down and not let it reach it full height trajectory which equals less distance.

   

  That happens on non-virtual golf courses too...

• kev772 25 Posts

  Fri, May 13 2011 1:19 PM

  thanks  guys will remember what u  said still annoying though