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elevation and wind

• club578 569 Posts

  Sun, Nov 5 2017 10:44 AM

  is one third of both good for approach shots?

• duffputt 314 Posts

  Sun, Nov 5 2017 11:30 AM

  For wind: Distance 45Y = 35% of wind (10 mph facewind -> hit 3,5Y extra) (hit with neutral spin) 70Y= 40% (hit with neutral spin) 100Y = 55% (hit with neutral spin) 140Y= 80% (hit full back spin) 200Y = 100% (hit full back spin) All above is from fairway lies. This goes for super duper clubs and balls. Dont know if it applies for starter gears also. Regarding elevation: one third is a decent rough calculation bur remember if elevation is up you will land flatter and roll way more. Example: Beth no 15 right pin. Its about 34 feet up. That would be around 11 yards extra. But dont hit that. Give it 8 yeards extra and it will be at the hole instead of an impossible downhiller 3 yards long

• CEverett12 14,177 Posts

  Sun, Nov 5 2017 11:47 AM

  3 feet elevation =1 yard distance
  
  In a direct head wind or tailwind try 1/2 the wind speed .
  
  Example - 10 mph head wind = add 5 yards
  " - 10 mph tail wind = subtract 5 yards
  
  Backspin will reduce distance ( Keep that in mind )
  
  Good Luck .
  
  Also Equipment will make a difference , Balls & Clubs ..

• DonCaron 5,502 Posts

  Sun, Nov 5 2017 12:22 PM

  I got this off the forum a while ago and its still good for wind

• Woodie312 671 Posts

  Sun, Nov 5 2017 4:13 PM

  Just remember that each aspect of your shot effects the others. By this I mean that spin and shot selection both affect how the wind effects your shot. More spin yields higher movement caused by wind, both in distance of shot and any lateral drift. Also a punch shot will tend to only move about 80% of what a full shot would.

• BWerthy 1,009 Posts

  Wed, Jun 3 2020 1:58 PM

  DonCaron:

  I got this off the forum a while ago and its still good for wind

  Don,

  do you know if this chart is still valid?  Can it be used as head and tailwind factors?  I have been looking to get some good wind and elevation calculations that don’t need aN actuary to do the calculations.