renniw52:
Even though I'm about to turn 60, the meter speed doesn't bother me. What does, is when you have your best 18 going, all fairways hit, all GIR's and then comes nbr 17 at SA. 14 mph tail wind dead at 12:00. Ding the drive down the middle and it barely rolls into the rough 50-60%. Knowing that 18 was a gimme, this just breaks your heart. Has happened twice now, almost identical scenarios. Oh well, try, try, again.
Here's an odd thought: with a tail wind, back off 10% or so with your driver on #17. Just played the SA backside and there I was with a tailwind, 18mph or so, not dead behind but slightly left to right. Having read your post above I said to my self, "Self? Back off a little, aim the target triangle to left side of fairway about 300 yds out."
It worked like a charm ... ended in middle of fairway, just short of where it narrows and turns gnarly. Back pin made the approach 'interesting', i.e., over that bunker, and ended up a bit long with good lie. Flop it 21 yds back into the wind to 5 ft, a one-putt, and a working man's par.
We're both TMs, using R-11 woods and about the same average, so it ought to work for you too.