thegolfguru | The Complete A-Z Of Golf

thegolfguru The Complete A-Z Of Golf: "The wind effects on a ball seem rather obvious. As discussed earlier, the golfer will have to adjust for any type of wind that is present while taking a shot. If there is a tailwind, hitting the ball high will maximize distance by letting the wind do more work in pushing the ball along. However, if there is a head wind, you should hit the ball lower than normal as headwinds destabilize the ball and tend to emphasize a slice or hook. Cross-winds will make the ball drift to the side, in the direction the wind is blowing, so you will need to aim into the wind to compensate. Wind’s effects on golf are very easy to understand, it is simple vector addition. A cross wind blowing perpendicular to the ball’s intended path would be much like the physics problem we did in class involving a person trying to row a boat across a river with a current pushing them sideways"