Wind Tips

As we're now into the Autumn and Winter season, and reading about JAS and Shanks down the south west today in a 4-club wind etc. It started me thinking about the problems I have into the wind, as my normal shot off the tee tends to baloon and the natural fade gets exagerated, which loses distance

Whats the best way of hitting a low penetrating shot under the wind

Wind tips definately avoid protein rich foods and curry....

Other than that! Club up, grip down and inch maybe more if comfortable with ball postion just slightly back of where you usually have it; hands ahead at address and swing smooth but no more than 3/4 length back and through. That's how I was taught many moons ago and having played links for years found it works a treat.

Also try to perfect hitting your driver off the deck, again you'll need to grip down and address the ball slightly open allow for a fade with the club but the low flight and and run produced with this shot is ideal for winter conditions.

Another shot I like is the one el Tigre used to play is the stinger long iron or fairway wood from the tee

Cheers Mav, it's the gripping down I wouldn't have thought of because your head tells you that you need to give it the kitchen sink to get anywhere because of the conditions

Doc , the gripping down helps to control the clubhead and makes it harder to get overly active with the hands, plus the most important thing to remember is the smooth 3/4 swing, because if you do as you say go with the natural instinct of hitting it hard, this will in fact impart more spin onto the ball causing it to rise be blown back at you. Whereas gripping down and swinging smooth will reduce the spin giving you lower ball flight you require

If you go at it you'll just put more spin on it causing it to balloon in the air and go nowhere.

The saying I always use try and plant in my brain when its windy and before each shot "in the breeze swing with ease" then execute it.

Sr/Mav A bit obvious when you think about it .... now why has it never been obvious to me when I'm stood on the tee with my galvins whipping around my legs. Cheers boys

Good advice from Mav

Also
The stronger the wind the slower the swing.
Set your scoring targets much higher, scores go up a great deal in a high wind and folk lose heart and give up.
Put another 10 shots on your projected score and keep positive.

Doon the Water wrote:Good advice from Mav

Also
The stronger the wind the slower the swing.
Set your scoring targets much higher, scores go up a great deal in a high wind and folk lose heart and give up.
Put another 10 shots on your projected score and keep positive.

Cheers doon I find avoiding the protein rich foods does work...

But on a serious not I think the point you make of remembering to adjust scoring targets is one peole always fail to factor in. In a strong wind the Par of the course on the card may well be the same but SSS/CSS will go up so don't get dispondent at being a couple over handicap eveyone else will that or worse too

Yep, all correct advice.

The simple physics is...... the harder you hit the ball, the more spin you put on it. The more spin you put on it, the more the ball will climb up into the air.

Get into the mindset that there is nothing wrong with taking a 3 iron to hit the ball 125 yards. 3/4 backswings, curtailed follow throughs, hands ahead of the ball and commit to the shot otherwise you can easily come out of it and lose it to the right.

It's great fun playing in the wind....enjoy!!

I thought we were thinking about having a tips 'sticky' for quick reference. Things like this are invaluable for many, as we tend to forget basics at times, and the Cat 1 and 2 players especially are a great help.

Wind
Ball above your feet
Ball below your feet
Greenside bunkers
fairway bunkers
Avoiding paying at the bar

Doc wrote:I thought we were thinking about having a tips 'sticky' for quick reference. Things like this are invaluable for many, as we tend to forget basics at times, and the Cat 1 and 2 players especially are a great help.

Wind
Ball above your feet
Ball below your feet
Greenside bunkers
fairway bunkers
Avoiding paying at the bar

Us Scots are Cat1 when it comes to tips on certain aspects of the game.

D4S Yes the Scots created lynks golf, invented wind and never seen at the bar

Oh dear here we go
When I get to the bar I always ask about the shores.

You don't expect me to drop in to that one do you Doon? Eh do you, do you, do you.

Like the idea of sticky tips though.

Doon the Water wrote:Oh dear here we go
When I get to the bar I always ask about the shores.

Just out of interest, what do you say if someone replies 'Which shores?'.

I assume they are Scottish and think they said 'whits'.