Post by casimir on Mar 8, 2017 12:31:08 GMT -5
Greetings all -
I've been messing with the designer for a while now, looking to start my first course after watching Crazycanuck and Scampi's videos, and I have a question on how winds factor - if at all - when designing a hole.
My main issue is to work on developing holes that are challenging off the tee - not so much in the shots themselves, but from the point of view of choice. For example: a dogleg right hole with a hazard in the center of the fairway that gives the player a choice off the tee - left or right shot. The right shot is easier, but gives the player a difficult approach shot over a bunker on the right side of the green. The left shot is more difficult, but gives the player a better approach shot allowing them to bounce the ball onto the green from the fairway.
Once that's all set up, the problem to my mind then becomes the wind.
In the example above, if there is a headwind, it could eliminate the possibility of the advantage of risking the difficult left tee shot - which, by proxy, sort of handicaps the player's choice right from the start.
So my question is how do you experienced designers approach this problem? Do you not really even worry about winds, or is designing a hole similar to the example based solely upon the difficulties developed on the hole with little regard to how the wind will affect it until later? This question is more from the thought process overall rather than specifically, as I'm sure there are holes some of you have developed with potential winds in mind from the beginning.
I've been messing with the designer for a while now, looking to start my first course after watching Crazycanuck and Scampi's videos, and I have a question on how winds factor - if at all - when designing a hole.
My main issue is to work on developing holes that are challenging off the tee - not so much in the shots themselves, but from the point of view of choice. For example: a dogleg right hole with a hazard in the center of the fairway that gives the player a choice off the tee - left or right shot. The right shot is easier, but gives the player a difficult approach shot over a bunker on the right side of the green. The left shot is more difficult, but gives the player a better approach shot allowing them to bounce the ball onto the green from the fairway.
Once that's all set up, the problem to my mind then becomes the wind.
In the example above, if there is a headwind, it could eliminate the possibility of the advantage of risking the difficult left tee shot - which, by proxy, sort of handicaps the player's choice right from the start.
So my question is how do you experienced designers approach this problem? Do you not really even worry about winds, or is designing a hole similar to the example based solely upon the difficulties developed on the hole with little regard to how the wind will affect it until later? This question is more from the thought process overall rather than specifically, as I'm sure there are holes some of you have developed with potential winds in mind from the beginning.