From this blogger’s experience and observations, the cooler weather and increasing winds are creating challenges with club selection / distance control for many of us. See the ‘Golf Stuff’ section below for some interesting insights into these issues.
NOTE: Closest to the holes for November are #3 & #11.
Conditions: On Saturday, twelve golfers
played on cool and partly cloudy day, 55-58 degrees, 2-7 mph winds, 70%
humidity, moist fairways and slowish greens.
Team Winners: Clark, Dunlavy, Johnson & Moosman won the
front (€). Crow, Eggert, Hall &
Purschke won the back (-5) and total (-8).
Individual Winners: Moosman won the front (+2) and total
(+1). Elcan won the back (+1).
Closest to the Holes: Eggert
won #3 and Purschke won #11… Rich missed a hole-in-oneby inches!!!
Even/Plus Points Club: Moosman
(+1) and Crow (€).
75 & Below Score Club: Crow (73) and Clark (75).
Golf Quote: “I have really enjoyed
every minute I have spent in golf- above all, the many wonderful friends I have
made. I have loved playing the game and practicing it. Whether my schedule for
the following day called for a tournament round or merely a trip to the practice
tee, the prospect that there was going to be golf in it made me feel privileged
and extremely happy, and I couldn’t wait for the sun to come up the next
morning so that I could get out on the course again" – Ben Hogan
Golf Stuff: Colder air increases both the lift and drag forces acting on the ball, which results in a slightly higher and shorter trajectory. Distance loss can also result from playing with cold golf balls. One study suggests that you can lose five mph of clubhead speed in cold weather conditions. This means that with a driver, you will lose about 10-13 yards in distance simply because you can't swing the club as fast as you can when you are in peak summer conditions. Golfers will lose about two yards, with each club in their bag for every 10-degree drop in temperature below 75 degrees. On the flip side, golfers will gain two yards, or more, with every club 10-degree increase above 75 degrees...... Wind conditions will also need to be factored in on distance control. Headwinds: the mph of wind will be the yards to add to distance. For example, 10mph of wind adds 10 yards to the distance the shot will play. Tailwinds: take half the mph of wind and make it the yards of distance to subtract. For example, 10mph of wind will subtract 5 yards from the distance the shot will play.
Quota Increases: All (+1)… Moosman
Quota Decreases: All (-1)… Crow, Dunlavy, Eggert, Elcan, Hall, Herrick,
Johnson, Kossmann & Meyer.
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