Crosswind

Part IV: Bunkers And Trouble Play
Lesson #78: Don't Fight Crosswinds ...

Crosswinds are the most difficult situation to play in. These winds will magnify any spin on the ball, and greatly reduce distance. If you slice or hook the ball, a crosswind will magnify the effect.

In left-to-right crosswinds, it covers more territory than Lewis and Clark. 3 The Right-To-Right The Right-To-Right starts to the right of the target and then inexorably moves more to the right until it disappears from sight.

Putting in the Wind -- Once the wind is strong enough to make the material on your pants legs flap like flags on a sailboat (about 10-15 mph), beware of putting upwind or downwind and allow for crosswind to influence the break or line of lengthy ...

This can be a very useful shot on short par-4 holes and at times when you're hitting into a crosswind or a strong headwind. To execute the punch fade long iron, begin with a slightly open stance, with the ball more toward the middle of your stance.

The spin and crosswind effects do not have a great of an effect on the lateral or vertical displacement as they do on the forward displacement because the forces are not as significant in those directions.

The conditions you should consider apart from any crosswind are the length of the shot, the lie of the ball and any sloping terrain.

Selecting the less-lofted club is also a great idea when hitting into a headwind or crosswind.
With the wind coming at you, your objective should be to keep the ball low, while conversely playing into a crosswind, demands precise direction control.

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