Spacklero:
I for one appreciate genorb trying to lay it out for us. Sure is quite an effort to follow but just look at his stats - off the scale lol. He is obviously doing something right....im off to buy a new calculator.
Thanks :)
For all. Don't get me wrong. Estimating the effect of the wind on the power to use is a very small part of the game. Moreover with some feeling and a good memory you can do it without formula.
But there are many other area to master which do not involve any math/formula. Just to name a few:
- Moving the aim to counter lateral wind on approach shot (pure feel for me)
- clicking not too far from the ding (or missing on the right side)
- knowing how to use spin, from full back spin to full top spin on approach shots (top spin needs a lot of practice...)
- Knowing how to shot from sand and rough
- Using correctly chip, pitch and flop
- everything that concerns putting (pure feel for me)
For those who were not following, the Titus formula (which is close to mine) is the following,
D = distance indicated in yds
E = elevation indicated in ft (sign + in the formula if upward, sign - if downward)
W = wind in mph
A = 0.004 (this is the magic number you get from experiment on the courses, mine is slightly different)
D' = new effective distance
Headwind
D' = [D + E/3] / [1 - A * W]
Tailwind
D' = [D + E/3] * [1 - A * W]
Now again, this is just an estimation. Pay attention it doesn't work this way for wind higher than 20 mph...
And for winds not totally straight, it's a bit more complicated but I guess it doesn't interest anybody :) .
Regards