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Golf Tips for Playing in the Wind:

A moderate wind will have very little effect on solidly hit ball. Once the wind becomes more severe, you want to focus on hitting the ball solidly and slowing down your swing. Even though the urge is to try and hit the ball harder into the wind, this will only cause it to have more spin and give you even more trouble. Into a strong wing take more club and swing easy causing a lower, less spinning shot. You will get more distance on the ground from the roll where the wind is not effecting the ball as much. Play for more roll. On shorter shots use the head wind to your advantage to help you stop the ball on the green.

With the wind, you also want swing easy and take less club. Take advantage of the wind on your drives by hitting high lazy shots. Remember it will be difficult to stop the ball on the green, but swinging harder on short shots can be a good idea if you take less club. The harder swing will give more spin to the ball and keep it from rolling so much after it hits the ground.

Don't worry too much about side winds. A solid, low shot with little side spin will not be affected much in the air. More people get in trouble overcompensating for a side wind than if they had just played at their target. Never give a side wind more than ten yards of credit either way You may have to take it into account if you hit a chronic slice or hook because the wind amplify side spin.

You often hear of the pros "riding" or "using' the wind. This is where they intentionally hit a slice of hook against the side wind to produce a straight shot. This requires a lot of skill and is not recommended for the recreational golfer.

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