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Post by Brighttail on Aug 12, 2015 15:35:11 GMT -5
I agree with many of the things you have said except the lower end clubs. I find that in a cross wind, i have to aim further against the wind or use more fade/draw to counter the wind for the shorter clubs vs the longer irons. I use a click method so for driver, 3iron if the wind is 12mph cross, I click over 9 or 10 clicks. For the same wind for a PW I click over 12-14 clicks. Also, depending of the green firmness and the pin location, it's sometimes better to use a 9-iron "pitch" instead of ballooning a SW into a 20mph cross wind. However, this is just as difficult because the probability of hitting less than 100% increases and the bounce can vary greatly. Absolutely .. if you are hitting in to a headwind you definitely want to do a pitch in many cases because a lw or sw from that distance would spinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Pitches also are not as effected about 1/3 to 1/2 as much as normal shots. |
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Post by disturbed932 on Aug 12, 2015 15:39:39 GMT -5
Also, depending of the green firmness and the pin location, it's sometimes better to use a 9-iron "pitch" instead of ballooning a SW into a 20mph cross wind. However, this is just as difficult because the probability of hitting less than 100% increases and the bounce can vary greatly. Absolutely .. if you are hitting in to a headwind you definitely want to do a pitch in many cases because a lw or sw from that distance would spinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Pitches also are not as effected about 1/3 to 1/2 as much as normal shots. Yeah that's something I learned quickly on how to play well. Also, if it's a tucked pin, and there's yellow or red slope in front I always try avoid the mistake of being short, left, right, or long and the pitch makes me fell more at ease. There isn't a much worse feeling for me at least when I balloon a SW or LW into the air hoping it catches the wind just right and lands beyond the hole for enough spin. Or at Belmont, land 20 feet in front of the hole in the rough and bounce through the back |
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