On the putting green the ball isn't affected that much by the wind because it is low to the ground, but with tee shots, iron shots, and pitch shots the ball can really move left, right, far, and short due to the wind. As I said earlier, you must factor in the wind as you would with sidehill lies and reading the break in the greens.
Ways to feel the wind:
-Look at the flag on the pin to see which direction it is going
-most proffesional golfers pick up a few blades of grass and toss it into the air to determine the direction of the wind
-and then you could always just feel the wind and judge which direction its going
Is golf really that hard or does it become easier when you start playing more often?
ReplyDeleteIs there a rule about how heavy the ball must be? I would imagine that if you could vary the weight of the ball, you could better compensate for the wind...but only if that's allowed. I assume that one learns to play the wind by practicing, though it seems like wind is a pretty inconsistent thing and hard to judge.
ReplyDeleteYes, unfortuantely there is rules on the wieght and size of the golf ball. Also it takes alot of practices to judge the wind just like judging the break of the green and the slope of the sidehill lie.
ReplyDeletedo they have different types of balls, like with less dimples so that the wind will affect it less?
ReplyDeleteyes they do, but the dimples aren't usually designed for wind factors but for distance/accuracy/spin/softness.
ReplyDeleteWow i never knew about the grass tossing method, i gotta start doing that.
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