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doubt about how to calculate the shot

• gabriele1980 25 Posts

  Fri, Oct 15 2021 1:58 AM

  hi guys, searching on internet I found 2 similar but slightly different formulas for calculating the shot:

  a) (Distance plus half the elevation OR minus 1/4 the drop) - (elevation ratio from half the height)  + / -  (the average of the wind x the course and spin factors x the angle factor )

  b) (Distance plus half the elevation OR minus 1/3 the drop) - (elevation ratio) + (half the average of the wind x the angle factor) + 5% (roughly...SEE CLUB ANGLE ADDS) of that total for a FULL-SPIN SHOT.

  Kindly, who would have the patience to write me the correct one? Thank you

  
  

• dunnocks 18 Posts

  Thu, Oct 28 2021 10:04 AM

  hi man ,did you try a calculator?

  I use this one with full spin and it works well

  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.golfcalculator.multiplayerputtingcalculator

• gabriele1980 25 Posts

  Sat, Nov 13 2021 5:18 AM

  yes dunnocks, i tryed it, but only sometimes works well, not often, not understand why sometimes yes and others time no ( and i get a shot more far from hole.... at least 10 yd!)

  anyway, thx for your reply

• Cel7 107 Posts

  Sun, Nov 14 2021 3:37 AM

  whatever happened to "Stop thinkin Meat.....you're hurtin the team".....Just hit the ball....:)

• Cicero733 2,309 Posts

  Sun, Nov 14 2021 1:10 PM

  Try -

  distance +/- elevation = calculated yardage +/- wind

  calculated yardage/club’s FBS yardage = percent power to hit

   

  Elevation is calculated -

  greater than 100 yds: elevation shown on aiming placard/3

  less than 10- yds: elevation shown on aiming placard/4

   

  Wind is calculated many ways. A basic table is displayed wind speed x:

  	Tailwind		Headwind
  3 iron	85%		100%
  4 iron	80%		90%
  5 iron	75%		80%
  6 iron	70%		75%
  7 iron	60%		70%
  8 iron	55%		65%
  9 iron	50%		60%
  PW	45%		50%
  56° wedge	40%		45%
  60° wedge	30%		35%
  64° wedge	25%		25%

  Take the wind and multiply by the percentage then add or subtract from calculated yardage

  You will need to adjust the wind effect by the direction it is moving. Use the clock system:

  12:00	100%
  12:30	94%
  1:00	82%
  1:30	70%
  2:00	55%
  2:30	35%