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Today is some useless US Open trivia.

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Shots In The Wind

Hope you enjoyed the first round of the US Open. We are going to keep this one short and sweet as there is a lot of golf to watch this week!

How much harder is into the wind vs downwind? The data below is for a 10 index player from 150 yards in the fairway. The wind speed is between 12mph and 16mph.

HIT GREEN PERCENTAGE
Helping wind: 48%
Hurting wind: 28%

HOW WIDE IS TYPICAL SHOT PATTERN?
Helping wind: ~68% of shots will be in an area that is ~25 yards wide
Hurting wind:~68% of shots will be in an area that is ~33 yards wide

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My Thoughts

As you already know, into the wind gets a lot harder. Our shot patterns get noticeably larger. Which means we hit less greens.

Work on your knockdown shot. My favorite drill for this is the "two clubs less" drill.

I will take my 8 iron, and practice hitting it the same distance as my pitching wedge. The 7 iron same distance as a 9 iron. 6 iron like an 8. etc...

Keeping the ball lower and reducing spin will help you play those more difficult into the wind shots.

Enjoy the rest of the US Open!

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