Check the Wind

photo credit: daniel john riedl   Wind can play a crucial role in your scoring capabilities.  Since most golf holes traverse in a different directions, you can expect to be confronted with various wind directions.

Generally, how you play in the wind depends on your intuition.  There are specific methods to employ, however, they can vary from player to player.

With a left to right wind you can hit a draw, aiming directly at the flag.  The ball draws into the wind on it’s right to left path and ends up where you aimed it.  Hit a fade (left to right) for a right to left wind.  With a headwind blowing directly at you, take an extra club and hit it low, with a tail wind, use one less club and let it ride the wind.