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This old wind offset chart I figured out when I first started playing

• MulliganWilly 138 Posts

  Sat, Jun 23 2018 6:05 PM

  Was looking stuff up on the internet about something from a long time ago. Noticed this old wind movement chart I had figured out back then.

  This was before they rigged the game and clicking excellent now may go wonky. Clicking excellent now may also negate any forward view triangle movements. If you move the triangle and click excellent, it behaves as if it was on the flag. So your compensation doesn't work.

  They didn't have many courses at the time. I got these calculations by doing a practice round on Bethpage back 9, that's very flat. Would keep restarting until the wind was directly behind, or in front. Set a practice round to low, medum, high winds.

  Then you watch how far it would go, depending on whatever wind. Now you've got some numbers of what's going on. Then you can calculate how it might be for whatever other wind speed and distance. At the time it seemed to be pretty accurate.

  What I'd do is click the spacebar for forward view. Move the triangle directly away or towards you, to see how far a distance looks like, Then you move it whichever way that much, to compensate for the wind. Was able to get a lot closer to the pin. But in recent years I just eyeball it and didn't need the chart anymore. 

   

  wind offset chart

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  260yd, 5mph wind = 7.59yd
  250yd, 5mph wind = 7.29yd
  240yd, 5mph wind = 7yd
  230yd, 5mph wind = 6.71yd
  220yd, 5mph wind = 6.42yd
  210yd, 5mph wind = 6.13yd
  200yd, 5mph wind = 5.83yd
  190yd, 5mph wind = 5.54yd
  180yd, 5mph wind = 5.25yd
  170yd, 5mph wind = 4.96yd
  160yd, 5mph wind = 4.67yd
  150yd, 5mph wind = 4.38yd
  140yd, 5mph wind = 4.08yd
  130yd, 5mph wind = 3.79yd
  120yd, 5mph wind = 3.50yd
  110yd, 5mph wind = 3.21yd
  100yd, 5mph wind = 2.92yd
  90yd, 5mph wind = 2.63yd
  80yd, 5mph wind = 2.33yd
  70yd, 5mph wind = 2.04yd
  60yd, 5mph wind = 1.75yd
  50yd, 5mph wind = 1.46yd
  40yd, 5mph wind = 1.17yd
  30yd, 5mph wind = 0.88yd
  20yd, 5mph wind = 0.58yd
  10yd, 5mph wind = 0.29yd

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  260yd, 7mph wind = 10.62yd
  270yd, 7mph wind = 10.2yd
  240yd, 7mph wind = 9.8yd
  230yd, 7mph wind = 9.39yd
  220yd, 7mph wind = 8.98yd
  210yd, 7mph wind = 8.58yd
  200yd, 7mph wind = 8.16yd
  190yd, 7mph wind = 7.75yd
  180yd, 7mph wind = 7.35yd
  170yd, 7mph wind = 6.94yd
  160yd, 7mph wind = 6.53yd
  170yd, 7mph wind = 6.13yd
  140yd, 7mph wind = 5.71yd
  130yd, 7mph wind = 5.30yd
  120yd, 7mph wind = 4.9yd
  110yd, 7mph wind = 4.49yd
  100yd, 7mph wind = 4.08yd
  90yd, 7mph wind = 3.68yd
  80yd, 7mph wind = 3.26yd
  70yd, 7mph wind = 2.85yd
  60yd, 7mph wind = 2.4yd
  70yd, 7mph wind = 2.04yd
  40yd, 7mph wind = 1.63yd
  30yd, 7mph wind = 1.23yd
  20yd, 7mph wind = 0.81yd
  10yd, 7mph wind = 0.40yd

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  260yd, 10mph wind = 15.17yd
  250yd, 10mph wind = 14.59yd
  240yd, 10mph wind = 14yd
  230yd, 10mph wind = 13.42yd
  220yd, 10mph wind = 12.84yd
  210yd, 10mph wind = 12.25yd
  200yd, 10mph wind = 11.67yd
  190yd, 10mph wind = 11.09yd
  180yd, 10mph wind = 10.5yd
  170yd, 10mph wind = 9.92yd
  160yd, 10mph wind = 9.34yd
  150yd, 10mph wind = 8.75yd
  140yd, 10mph wind = 8.17yd
  130yd, 10mph wind = 7.56yd
  120yd, 10mph wind = 7yd
  110yd, 10mph wind = 6.42yd
  100yd, 10mph wind = 5.83yd
  90yd, 10mph wind = 5.25yd
  80yd, 10mph wind = 4.67yd
  70yd, 10mph wind = 4.08yd
  60yd, 10mph wind = 3.50yd
  50yd, 10mph wind = 2.92yd
  40yd, 10mph wind = 2.33yd
  30yd, 10mph wind = 1.75yd
  20yd, 10mph wind = 1.17yd
  10yd, 10mph wind = 0.58yd

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  260yd, 12mph wind = 18.2yd
  250yd, 12mph wind = 17.5yd
  240yd, 12mph wind = 16.8yd
  230yd, 12mph wind = 16.1yd
  220yd, 12mph wind = 15.4yd
  210yd, 12mph wind = 14.7yd
  200yd, 12mph wind = 14yd
  190yd, 12mph wind = 13.3yd
  180yd, 12mph wind = 12.6yd
  170yd, 12mph wind = 11.9yd
  160yd, 12mph wind = 11.2yd
  150yd, 12mph wind = 10.5yd
  140yd, 12mph wind = 9.8yd
  130yd, 12mph wind = 9.07yd
  120yd, 12mph wind = 8.4yd
  110yd, 12mph wind = 7.7yd
  100yd, 12mph wind = 7yd
  90yd, 12mph wind = 6.3yd
  80yd, 12mph wind = 5.6yd
  70yd, 12mph wind = 4.89yd
  60yd, 12mph wind = 4.2yd
  50yd, 12mph wind = 3.5yd
  40yd, 12mph wind = 2.79yd
  30yd, 12mph wind = 2.1yd
  20yd, 12mph wind = 1.4yd
  10yd, 12mph wind = 0.69yd

  . . . . . . . . . . . .

  260yd, 15mph wind = 22.77yd
  250yd, 15mph wind = 21.87yd
  240yd, 15mph wind = 21yd
  230yd, 15mph wind = 20.13yd
  220yd, 15mph wind = 19.26yd
  210yd, 15mph wind = 18.39yd
  200yd, 15mph wind = 17.49yd
  190yd, 15mph wind = 16.62yd
  180yd, 15mph wind = 15.75yd
  170yd, 15mph wind = 14.88yd
  160yd, 15mph wind = 14.01yd
  150yd, 15mph wind = 13.14yd
  140yd, 15mph wind = 12.24yd
  130yd, 15mph wind = 11.37yd
  120yd, 15mph wind = 10.5yd
  110yd, 15mph wind = 9.63yd
  100yd, 15mph wind = 8.76yd
  90yd, 15mph wind = 7.89yd
  80yd, 15mph wind = 6.99yd
  70yd, 15mph wind = 6.12yd
  60yd, 15mph wind = 5.25yd
  50yd, 15mph wind = 4.38yd
  40yd, 15mph wind = 3.51yd
  30yd, 15mph wind = 2.64yd
  20yd, 15mph wind = 1.74yd
  10yd, 15mph wind = 0.87yd

  . . . . . . . . . . . .

  260yd, 17mph wind = 25.78yd
  250yd, 17mph wind = 24.8yd
  240yd, 17mph wind = 23.8yd
  230yd, 17mph wind = 22.81yd
  220yd, 17mph wind = 21.82yd
  210yd, 17mph wind = 20.82yd
  200yd, 17mph wind = 19.83yd
  190yd, 17mph wind = 18.85yd
  180yd, 17mph wind = 17.85yd
  170yd, 17mph wind = 16.86yd
  160yd, 17mph wind = 15.87yd
  150yd, 17mph wind = 14.87yd
  140yd, 17mph wind = 13.88yd
  130yd, 17mph wind = 12.85yd
  120yd, 17mph wind = 11.9yd
  110yd, 17mph wind = 10.91yd
  100yd, 17mph wind = 9.91yd
  90yd, 17mph wind = 8.92yd
  80yd, 17mph wind = 7.93yd
  70yd, 17mph wind = 6.93yd
  60yd, 17mph wind = 5.95yd
  50yd, 17mph wind = 4.96yd
  40yd, 17mph wind = 3.96yd
  30yd, 17mph wind = 2.97yd
  20yd, 17mph wind = 1.98yd
  10yd, 17mph wind = 0.98yd

  . . . . . . . . . . . .

  260yd, 20mph wind = 30.34yd
  250yd, 20mph wind = 29.18yd
  240yd, 20mph wind = 28yd
  230yd, 20mph wind = 26.84yd
  220yd, 20mph wind = 25.68yd
  210yd, 20mph wind = 24.5yd
  200yd, 20mph wind = 23.34yd
  190yd, 20mph wind = 22.18yd
  180yd, 20mph wind = 21yd
  170yd, 20mph wind = 19.84yd
  160yd, 20mph wind = 18.68yd
  150yd, 20mph wind = 17.5yd
  140yd, 20mph wind = 16.34yd
  130yd, 20mph wind = 15.12yd
  120yd, 20mph wind = 14yd
  110yd, 20mph wind = 12.84yd
  100yd, 20mph wind = 11.66yd
  90yd, 20mph wind = 10.5yd
  80yd, 20mph wind = 9.34yd
  70yd, 20mph wind = 8.16yd
  60yd, 20mph wind = 7yd
  50yd, 20mph wind = 5.84yd
  40yd, 20mph wind = 4.66yd
  30yd, 20mph wind = 3.5yd
  20yd, 20mph wind = 2.34yd
  10yd, 20mph wind = 1.16yd

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• 9,041 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 3:46 PM

  Just me then eh ??  ;))

  I'll bite MW....

  As a L94, 8 yr member, with an ave of 66 @ Master tier,

  Your 'Windage' will not be adopted by many I feel..

  + being hard to decipher what you mean TBH

  Most are way out...a few ( and far between ) are spot on ( mostly in the higher wind bracket )

  Blind squirrels n all that... ;-)

  ;/

• Robert1893 7,712 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 4:04 PM

  @MulliganWilly

  For each one of those wind categories, aren't you just basically multiplying the yardage by a constant? Wouldn't it be simpler just to provide the multiplier?
  
  And for each, are you assuming it's always a headwind coming straight at the person? 

   

• MulliganWilly 138 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 4:43 PM

  Robert1893:

  @MulliganWilly

  For each one of those wind categories, aren't you just basically multiplying the yardage by a constant? Wouldn't it be simpler just to provide the multiplier?
  
  And for each, are you assuming it's always a headwind coming straight at the person? 

   

   

  If it's a side-wind, the ball's up in the air the same amount of time as if it was from straight ahead. It'll move the same distance. That's when you use the forward view triangle, move that straight ahead or behind in a straight line to determine what that yardage looks like, then compensate it towards the wind direction. It works on side winds. What's tricky is the different height and then green speed roll. You have to figure out that adjustment for yourself. 

   

• opyeuclid 6,709 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 5:21 PM

  alcaucin:

  Your 'Windage' will not be adopted by many I feel..

  Dear Andy .. I beg to differ here Sir .  , His clubs are starters and his chart a good place fore them new to the game . 

  Now then can we meet up some day , My course for a fast 9 ?

  OPY 

• 9,041 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 5:24 PM

  Deleted....makes no sense now Ic took the 'meat' out.. .

  A pity too....I'd've looked back on my typage as a measured response, one worth adopting in the future !!  

  ;)))

• 9,041 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 5:25 PM

  opyeuclid:

  Now then can we meet up some day , My course for a fast 9 ?

  OPY 

  Ready now u reformed fool ;))

  ** Differ"  all you like mate....the ball with starter clubs moves significantly less with side winds due to the med loft.

  Ergo..his charts are more OFF in that scenario !!!  lol

   

   

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 5:38 PM

  Hey folks,

  Please keep it civil or i'll have to get my trusty soap out.

  -WGTicon

• 9,041 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 6:01 PM

  Pleasure as always Ope...good to hit with the 'old crew'

  You being REALLY old.....;-)

  

  Sweet last 20+ footer BTW.

• MulliganWilly 138 Posts

  Sun, Jun 24 2018 7:26 PM

  WGTicon:

  Hey folks,

  Please keep it civil or i'll have to get my trusty soap out.

  -WGTicon

  Oh, it's not a rudderless ship around here? You the captain going down with the ship? LOL. 

  Hey buddy why don't you do something about those pile of errors around here. For starters.. go check course awards. Scroll to the bottom.. no little images on those last two.. then it starts 2 higher up was the images for the last 2. And everything else all the way up is off by 2. 

  Go to set up a multiplayer round, practice, and choose uneven lies.. nobody shows up. Then go to join a normal even lies multiplayer round, nobody around. Some kind of "snafu" because I tried getting a practice uneven lies round going. Only way to fix that is close the window. Restart, then look for a multiplayer round, one shows up in an instant. Try again though trying to get an uneven lies practice round going, same thing.. nobody shows up. 

  Then you get stupid things like set up a practice round with even lies. Has a field where it says "hole locations" but nothing you can change in there. Only says "---" ad you click the scroll arrow. Get it the hell out of there if you can't select anything.

  Same thing for "reputation", only says "any". Well why the hell is it there if I can't choose anything. Make it so you can have only green check mark guys, show up, if you want. Or yellow check mark. Give it the option to choose green and yellow but no orange.

  Then last night I go to look for a multiplayer round. Was this lame paid course. Noticed these Top Golf chumps removed that field where you can look for rounds that aren't paid. Now you can't. So I kept looking for a round and was only this chump with his paid round.

  Scumbags these new Top Golf guys. You knew this place was going downhill this year when first year since I been here since 2009, no new USGA course like every other previous year. These guys are like scumbag landlords you rent from who don't fix up the place. lol. 

  What else is fishy. You go to look for a multiplayer round.. it's usually some front 9. Back 9 is forbidden. I betcha that's cause this is what goes on when they choose "random". It'll pick a front 9. And then way too much St Andrews front 9. Get some kind of algorithm so there's variety if they choose random.