gusser67:160 yd shot with headwinds at 16mph
Disclaimer:
This is what I do with my clubs. G20 - No spin. Others tell me that in order for this to work, they need to spin some or even fully. Use this as a starting point and tweak it to fit your clubs. Does it work, precisely, all the time? Of course not.
For the above, 172.8 with no spin. Calc Method: Divide distance by 2 = 80. This represents the percentage of the wind in MPH effect in yards.
16 * .8 = 12.8.
160 + 12.8 = 172.8.
gusser67: pointing at the 1;30 position
This is trickier. In a quartering wind, the 16 MPH represents the hypotenuse of a right triangle, in this case, one with two equal sides. (Pythagorean Theorem) I never fully calculate this, but use the general idea to get in the ballpark. In this case I did, to the first decimal. 11.3 - representing, in this case, both the cumulative wind effect on distance and yaw.
11.3 * .8 = 9.04.
So it would be a shot at 169 yards and aimed 9 yards right of the target. My normal guesstimate was 11, so i would have been close enough.
Further disclaimer: Lately I've been noticing that at times, the game will either double or halve the wind effect. When I see this, I immediately clear cache. Just a theory, but I think that sometimes the conditions of a previous round, bleed over. I'd probably be smart to clear before every round.
Good Luck. Remember, this is just a decent starting point for your own calculations.
Heh, with luck, you might end up with one of these. Note the wind and where I had to aim.
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