Playing In The Wind

I live in the desert and play a lot of rounds of golf in the wind. It seems like some guys are better at playing in the wind than others. What kind of advice do you have for playing in the wind? I am really ready to beat some of these guys!

Make A Decision
You will need to make a very clear decision when playing in the wind on what you are going to do on the next shot. You need to clearly decide on the shot shape. Do you need to keep it under the wind or hit it higher to ride the wind? Are you going to move it back into the wind or float with the wind? These decisions have to be made in order to pull the correct club to hit.

Commit
Once you have made your decisions you must commit to them all of the way through the swing. If at any point your mind wonders if you are doing the right thing during your pre shot routine or as you are over the golf ball, stop. Simply back off and start all over.

Golf Equipment
I know this sounds funny, but as you are playing in the wind, many times the weather also changes during your round. If it rains you will need to have your rain gear with you with should include your rain suit and umbrella. You will also want to make sure that you take plenty of towels just in case it does begin to rain. If the wind is blowing hard enough, you may need an umbrella just to keep the wind off of you.

By implementing the three tips above, you will be better suited to playing in the wind. Remember, they do not ask you how you did it on the score card, they just want to know how many.

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