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Wind strengths and distance chart...

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Sun, Feb 5 2012 11:13 PM

  Richard4168:

  Could any of the better players play this game without meter tape?

   

  Dang Richard....ever watch golf on TV?

  Ever see the caddy flipping the card to the Pro playing?

  Although I disagree with your perception....I too just wing it, but I d'ont have issues with those that use tape, putter pal,etc.

   

• casperturk 484 Posts

  Mon, Feb 6 2012 2:50 AM

  Richard4168:

   There isn't any wonder Genorb plays as well as he does being he's an actuary. : )  j/k

  Player etiquette in this game should be whether a player is using meter tape or not. Its a clear advantage.

  What are you talking about?????? Do you know?????????????

  An actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of riskand uncertainty. Actuaries provide expert assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms (Trowbridge 1989, p. 7).

  Actuaries mathematically evaluate the likelihood of events and quantify the contingent outcomes in order to minimize losses, both emotional and financial, associated with uncertain undesirable events. Since many events, such as death, cannot be avoided, it is helpful to take measures to minimize their financial impact when they occur. These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet, and require asset management, liability management, and valuation skills. Analytical skills, business knowledge and understanding of human behavior and the vagaries of information systems are required to design and manage programs that control risk (BeAnActuary 2005a).

  The profession has consistently ranked as one of the most desirable in various studies over the years. In 2006, a study by U.S. News & World Report included actuaries among the 25 Best Professions that it expects will be in great demand in the future (Nemko 2006). In 2010, a study published by job search website CareerCast ranked actuary as the #1 job in the United States (Needleman 2010). The study used five key criteria to rank jobs: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress. In 2011, the same study ranked the profession as the third best job (Streiber 2011).

   

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Mon, Feb 6 2012 7:48 AM

   

  DarSum:

  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

  Easier to work out wind by what club you use NOT distance.  Example (R11's & Nike lvl:48)

  If you were using the 180 yard iron, the club would get effected by 7.5 yards per 10 mph wind (nike balls) whilst the 195 iron might get effected by 8 or 9 yards per 10 mph wind & 210 iron might get effected by 9 or 10 yards per 10 mph wind.  Whilst the 100 yard wedge & 120 PW would get effected 5 yards per 10mph wind and 135 iron & 150 iron would get effected by 6 yards per 10 mph wind.  EASIER TO FOLLOW!

  The 225 iron might get effected by 10 or 11 yards per 10 mph & wood would be 11yards too.

  Elevation change: 3 feet up = 1 yard, 4 feet down = 1 yard (but some holes are higher/lower than actualy indicated)

  Extra yardages for R11's with Nike level 48's:

  80 wedge =83 yards, 100 wedge=103 yards, 120 PW=126 yards, 9i,135=142, 8i,150=157, 7i,165=172, 6i,180=188, 5i,195=204, 4i,210=221, 3i,225=237

  Distance you get (roughly) approaching green with full back spin:

  PW=116, 9i=131, 8i=146, 7i=161, 6i=176, 5i=191, 4i=206, 3i=221

  Due to the extra yardages of Nikes/Callaways, a good thing to learn is the distances your balls travell with no spin, and then with full spin, knowing this you can manipulate spin, by giving it a touch above fullspin, or a touch under half spin etc,etc to know how far your ball will travell, i.e full spin your 180 iron might go 176 yards, no spin 188 yards, so by manipulating spin you can get it to travell say 180 yards, its proper distance without having to choke back on meter (or you can just give no spin and choke the meter back.LOL)

  This formula has served me well in this game, and is for sale at my profile page for a tidy sum of $20.  Money well spent because it will guarantee you first place in the $20 ready go every time you enter!  (or you can just copy it here for free)

   

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Mon, Feb 6 2012 7:54 AM

  I'm glad you got the joke Casper.

  No one has answered the question like I figured.

  People using meter tape should have an asterisk next to their name. lol! j/k

  To each there own MB. If players need help playing the game, then so be it.

• woodynboo 2 Posts

  Mon, Feb 6 2012 8:05 AM

  Chris - are you really guaranteeing that if I invest $20, I will beat BolloxinBruges and all the other 'mega legends'? I'm assuming you also will be giving me a fail-proof putting method, a way to hit the ding bar every time and about a million bucks so I don't have to work anymore and can practice all the time - and also a sports psychologist to keep the nerves in check and a shrink to help me cope with being the BEST player in the whole world? Bargain...sign me up! lol

• Fredddddy 177 Posts

  Mon, Feb 6 2012 8:15 AM

  I approach playing this game the same way i do real golf all by feel and experience no formulas needed way too technical!!!!!!

• 20feet 2,097 Posts

  Tue, Apr 24 2012 10:42 AM

  I JUST USE TAIL WIND ON THE TEE,   60% X WIND ? = ?

  HEAD WIND ON THE TEE,                  40% X WIND ? = ?

  ON THE FAIRWAY TAIL WIND              30% X WIND ? = ?

  ON THE FAIRWAY HEAD WIND            20% X WIND ? = ?

  http://www.wgt.com/gameclient.aspx?view=tourney&JSON=%257B%2520%2522TournamentId%2522%2520%253A%2520%25227751cce8-f072-428b-b79f-a03c00ecb095%2522%252C%2520%2522GameType%2522%2520%253A%2520%25221%2522%252C%2520%2522GameCourseId%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522BOS_11_FC_01%2522%252C%2520%2522TournamentDefinitionUrl%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522assets/tournament/UserCreated/%2522%252C%2520%2522Brand%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522%2522%252C%2520%2522IsReadyGo%2522%2520%253A%2520%25220%2522%2520%257D

• TrufflIE 524 Posts

  Thu, Apr 26 2012 4:42 PM

  20feet:

  I JUST USE TAIL WIND ON THE TEE,   60% X WIND ? = ?

  HEAD WIND ON THE TEE,                  40% X WIND ? = ?

  ON THE FAIRWAY TAIL WIND              30% X WIND ? = ?

  ON THE FAIRWAY HEAD WIND            20% X WIND ? = ?

  http://www.wgt.com/gameclient.aspx?view=tourney&JSON=%257B%2520%2522TournamentId%2522%2520%253A%2520%25227751cce8-f072-428b-b79f-a03c00ecb095%2522%252C%2520%2522GameType%2522%2520%253A%2520%25221%2522%252C%2520%2522GameCourseId%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522BOS_11_FC_01%2522%252C%2520%2522TournamentDefinitionUrl%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522assets/tournament/UserCreated/%2522%252C%2520%2522Brand%2522%2520%253A%2520%2522%2522%252C%2520%2522IsReadyGo%2522%2520%253A%2520%25220%2522%2520%257D

   

  May work for your clubs, but i've noticed my long irons play about 100% of the wind...

   

• 182 Posts

  Wed, Sep 12 2012 7:48 PM

  hey what do you do with those distance formulas? i dont understand the egual amounts what does those mean would like to know thanks mike

• gr8flbob 592 Posts

  Fri, Sep 14 2012 3:47 PM

  MikeDeck51:

  hey what do you do with those distance formulas? i dont understand the egual amounts what does those mean would like to know thanks mike

  Each combination of club and ball and spin will have an certain average carry (and roll), given flat terrain and nil wind. 
  
  Add in wind, and it will impact both carry/roll distance and, depending on the relative direction of the wind, left or right deflection of the shot. The longer the ball is in the air (determined by spin and length of shot) the more the actual carry and direction are affected.

  Let's take an excerpt from the OP:

  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

  What the info is telling you is if you had a direct headwind of 10mph and 100 yds to the pin, you need to use a club and power that will produce a 106 yd shot (I round it all out because this game is just not that precise). If it's a direct tailwind, use a 94 yd shot. if the wind is directly R-L or L-R, use your 100 yd shot, but offset the aiming point 6 yds right or left respectively. (That's about equal to 2.5 flag-stick lengths.)

  If the wind direction is anywhere else than directly at you, or toward the target ,or at right angle to your ball flight, you will need to reduce the corrections you make in aiming and distance.

  Remember that there are programmed deviations in this game so, even with the best balls and clubs and a 'dinged shot' your shot will end up somewhere in a 'circle of error' of a few % of total distance.

  Additionally, the terrain where your shot lands (slope, type of lie, etc.), as well as any elevation changes between your lie and the target, can have a huge impact on the result. What course you're playing also has an impact.

  All these factors mean that ultimately you have play all the courses a lot to know what to expect. There's no real short cut to low scores; know your equipment capabilities and know where to put your shots (especially approach shots) to give yourself the easiest possible putts.