Hfactor
Bogey Member
I suck at putting in the winter.
I was at leagues 2 weeks ago and the temperature was probably in the 10-20F range and the winds were 3-8mph, not much. I drive hole 3 and end up left of the basket about 20 feet short. The wind is going left to right. I think this little wind wont do anything. So I putt right at the heart and I miss a foot and a half to the right. What gives this tiny wind shouldn't do anything right?
Well it seems to me wind with the denser colder air has a larger effect on discs. So a 5mph wind in the winter effects the disc like a 10mph wind in the summer. (I have no idea if this is the correlation but in my mind it makes sense)
I emphasized this more yesterday when I went out to practice on a local course and ended up putting for about 20-30 minutes. The wind and temperature was about the same, maybe 5-10mph with 20°, and I found a spot that was similar to what happened to me in leagues. Left to right wind and I aim at the middle, miss a foot and a half to the right. So I start aiming further and further left until I aimed at the chain furthest to the left and they finally started falling in the basket. I felt like if this was the summer this 5-10mph wind would have almost no effect on a 20ft putt where in the winter I had to aim a whole foot further left with the same wind.
So I was wondering if anyone had any data to show how much more wind effects flight when the temperature is lower. Like for example at 15° a 5mph wind is the same as a 10mph wind at 70°.
I tried doing a few searches and came up with nothing. I just want to start hitting some putts in the winter. I'm probably 70% from 20ft in the summer but in the winter its more like 20% from 20ft.
I was at leagues 2 weeks ago and the temperature was probably in the 10-20F range and the winds were 3-8mph, not much. I drive hole 3 and end up left of the basket about 20 feet short. The wind is going left to right. I think this little wind wont do anything. So I putt right at the heart and I miss a foot and a half to the right. What gives this tiny wind shouldn't do anything right?
Well it seems to me wind with the denser colder air has a larger effect on discs. So a 5mph wind in the winter effects the disc like a 10mph wind in the summer. (I have no idea if this is the correlation but in my mind it makes sense)
I emphasized this more yesterday when I went out to practice on a local course and ended up putting for about 20-30 minutes. The wind and temperature was about the same, maybe 5-10mph with 20°, and I found a spot that was similar to what happened to me in leagues. Left to right wind and I aim at the middle, miss a foot and a half to the right. So I start aiming further and further left until I aimed at the chain furthest to the left and they finally started falling in the basket. I felt like if this was the summer this 5-10mph wind would have almost no effect on a 20ft putt where in the winter I had to aim a whole foot further left with the same wind.
So I was wondering if anyone had any data to show how much more wind effects flight when the temperature is lower. Like for example at 15° a 5mph wind is the same as a 10mph wind at 70°.
I tried doing a few searches and came up with nothing. I just want to start hitting some putts in the winter. I'm probably 70% from 20ft in the summer but in the winter its more like 20% from 20ft.
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