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  • Re: An ACTUAL golf question: how does wind affect ball distance?

    From -hh@21:1/5 to TomS on Fri Oct 28 19:14:48 2022
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:46:05 PM UTC-4, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    In simple terms, via changes to the Magnus forces’ vector expression.


    -hh

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  • From TomS@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 28 18:46:04 2022
    This came up after golf one day.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to TomS on Fri Oct 28 20:25:14 2022
    On 2022-10-28 18:46, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    Ask a question that you wouldn't need answered if you'd thought about it
    for more than...

    ...well, at all.

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  • From Irving S@21:1/5 to TomS on Sat Oct 29 13:15:14 2022
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:46:05 PM UTC-4, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    Interesting that the King of Combover could not wait to give a really doofus response.

    I played in 35 mph wind the other day, with gusts even stronger. It took a 7 iron to get to a 125 yard par 3. The crosswinds were so bad, I had to aim some drives way out of bounds and hope they came back to the fairway. It definately makes the game
    a lot more interesting.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Irving S on Sat Oct 29 15:51:32 2022
    On 2022-10-29 13:15, Irving S wrote:
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:46:05 PM UTC-4, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    Interesting that the King of Combover could not wait to give a really
    doofus response.

    I played in 35 mph wind the other day, with gusts even stronger. It
    took a 7 iron to get to a 125 yard par 3. The crosswinds were so
    bad, I had to aim some drives way out of bounds and hope they came
    back to the fairway. It definately makes the game a lot more
    interesting.


    Wow.

    So your "clever" response is that "wind blows the ball around"...

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  • From TomS@21:1/5 to Alan on Sat Oct 29 16:35:23 2022
    On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 3:51:35 PM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-29 13:15, Irving S wrote:
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:46:05 PM UTC-4, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    Interesting that the King of Combover could not wait to give a really doofus response.

    I played in 35 mph wind the other day, with gusts even stronger. It
    took a 7 iron to get to a 125 yard par 3. The crosswinds were so
    bad, I had to aim some drives way out of bounds and hope they came
    back to the fairway. It definately makes the game a lot more
    interesting.
    Wow.

    So your "clever" response is that "wind blows the ball around"...

    Well, Irving's response was more on point than the libtard's. I ask this because a 5 handicapper said it was one club per 5 mph. I thought this to be very extreme and found a reference that had it closer to one club per 10 mph. Turns out he was measuring
    the wind at ground level with a handheld anemometer; I pointed out that wind speeds are much stronger up at tree level. This reference gives actual Trackman test results which indicates that the effect is not quite linear:
    https://www.golfwrx.com/318416/how-the-wind-affects-your-golf-ball/

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to TomS on Sat Oct 29 19:08:03 2022
    On 2022-10-29 16:35, TomS wrote:
    On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 3:51:35 PM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-29 13:15, Irving S wrote:
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:46:05 PM UTC-4, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    Interesting that the King of Combover could not wait to give a
    really doofus response.

    I played in 35 mph wind the other day, with gusts even stronger.
    It took a 7 iron to get to a 125 yard par 3. The crosswinds were
    so bad, I had to aim some drives way out of bounds and hope they
    came back to the fairway. It definately makes the game a lot
    more interesting.
    Wow.

    So your "clever" response is that "wind blows the ball around"...

    Well, Irving's response was more on point than the libtard's. I ask
    this because a 5 handicapper said it was one club per 5 mph. I
    thought this to be very extreme and found a reference that had it
    closer to one club per 10 mph. Turns out he was measuring the wind at
    ground level with a handheld anemometer; I pointed out that wind
    speeds are much stronger up at tree level. This reference gives
    actual Trackman test results which indicates that the effect is not
    quite linear: https://www.golfwrx.com/318416/how-the-wind-affects-your-golf-ball/


    Then perhaps you should have asked a better question:

    How MUCH does wind affect ball distance?

    Further more, do you carry an anemometer with you when you play?

    No.

    Then you have the extensive experience to know what wind speed you're
    actually feeling might be?

    Thought not.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Alan on Sat Oct 29 19:14:55 2022
    On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 10:08:12 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-29 16:35, TomS wrote:
    On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 3:51:35 PM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-29 13:15, Irving S wrote:
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:46:05 PM UTC-4, TomS wrote:
    This came up after golf one day.

    Interesting that the King of Combover could not wait to give a
    really doofus response.

    I played in 35 mph wind the other day, with gusts even stronger.
    It took a 7 iron to get to a 125 yard par 3. The crosswinds were
    so bad, I had to aim some drives way out of bounds and hope they
    came back to the fairway. It definately makes the game a lot
    more interesting.

    Wow.

    So your "clever" response is that "wind blows the ball around"...

    Well, Irving's response was more on point than the libtard's. I ask
    this because a 5 handicapper said it was one club per 5 mph. I
    thought this to be very extreme and found a reference that had it
    closer to one club per 10 mph. Turns out he was measuring the wind at ground level with a handheld anemometer; I pointed out that wind
    speeds are much stronger up at tree level. This reference gives
    actual Trackman test results which indicates that the effect is not
    quite linear: https://www.golfwrx.com/318416/how-the-wind-affects-your-golf-ball/

    Then perhaps you should have asked a better question:

    How MUCH does wind affect ball distance?

    Not only how much wind, but from which direction too, and with which type
    of club & stroke, and what dimple pattern(s); the OP question was quite vague.


    Further more, do you carry an anemometer with you when you play?

    No.

    Or perhaps a laser system that can measure & integrate winds downrange <g>


    Then you have the extensive experience to know what wind speed you're actually feeling might be?

    Let alone a logbook for keeping track.

    Thought not.


    -hh

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