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wind and putting

• FreshAirNFun 66 Posts

  Fri, Aug 5 2011 5:52 AM

  When you think you have this game down it comes back and bites you on the bum!! I shot a 56 in a STA ready go but since then lost my form would like to know some thoughts on wgt's top players with moderate and heavy winds as getting annoyed as the shot is perfect for distance but still 3 to 8 yards or more left or right! and any tips on more consistent putting and legend green speed would be great.thank you Fresh:)

• Cleworthy 3,468 Posts

  Fri, Aug 5 2011 10:04 AM

  I have found that with higher wind speeds (20+), the wind effect is more pronounced - especially on the longer clubs.  C

• JaLaBar 1,254 Posts

  Sat, Aug 6 2011 12:25 PM

  I would love one of the better players to post an outline of how high winds effect putts.  How much wind does it take to affect the ball, how much does it speed up or slow down depending on head or tail wind, how much will it blow a ball offline when crosswind.  I know I lose 2-3 strokes per 18 when I play high winds on RSG or SA.

• oilyrag 875 Posts

  Sat, Aug 6 2011 1:47 PM

  JaLaBar:

  I would love one of the better players to post an outline of how high winds effect putts.  How much wind does it take to affect the ball, how much does it speed up or slow down depending on head or tail wind, how much will it blow a ball offline when crosswind.  I know I lose 2-3 strokes per 18 when I play high winds on RSG or SA.

   

  want to know in real golf?

  or wgt simu not quite golf?

   

  for real golf try here for starters

  http://www.puttingzone.com/MyTips/wind.html

   

  as for wgt. i'm not convinced that wind while putting has been set as a variable

   

• Cleworthy 3,468 Posts

  Sun, Aug 7 2011 6:28 AM

  I was pretty convinced that wind over 20 MPH would/could affect putts but after playing in high winds recently I am not so sure.  If it does it is pretty slight and the way I putt, within my margin of accuracy.  C

• birdwell 561 Posts

  Sun, Aug 7 2011 8:13 AM

  These are my thought on how wind effects putts on here. YMMV

  Generally you don't have to worry about the wind with putting until you get in the 18+MPH range. And from 10 feet in you can mostly ignore it unless it's very strong 24-25 or so.

  The ball WILL roll a bit less putting into the wind. add a touch more. IT's all about feel. On long downhill putts where you are trying to lag it down, even a 10MPH wind can leave you short.

  Putting with the wind is slightly different, it's not necessarily going to make the ball roll more, BUT the ball seems to break a little bit less. Ever have a 5-8 footer that read with a little break, you play the break and it dosen't break?... I bet you had a tailwind on that putt!

  Putting into a crosswind doesn't seem to effect straight putts except for longer ones outside of 15 feet or so, and the effect isn't great. But a crosswind can hold a put against a break - even on like a 8-9 foot bender. If the wind is with the break, you simply have to be ultra precise with the speed -  or you might lip it out. 

   

   

   

• piztaker 5,743 Posts

  Sun, Aug 7 2011 8:35 AM

  Well I reckon, when you've conquered reading inclines and working out distances, then worry about the wind. Life's too short to peel a grape.