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How to hit a golf shot into the wind

July 25, 2007 | under Golf Tips, Golf Swing |

Knowing how to play golf in a windy condition will definitely help you in your golf scores.  One situation is where you are playing into the wind - head-wind.  The means that the wind is blowing towards you.

How to play this shot ?  Well, firstly, as the wind is blowing against the flight of the golf ball, we will need to take a longer club to reach the same distance.  If I am lining up for a shot that I would normally use a 7 iron, I would choose a 5- or 6-iron to play the same shot depending on the wind.

This will help cover the lost distance due to the head wind.  In addition, the ball flight will also be lower as the longer club will have a lesser loft - thus producing a lower flight ball path, so the wind will not affect the flight so much.

When addressing the golf ball, you may also want to choke down a little on the grip and place the ball slight further towards to the back leg.  If you are on the tee box, tee a little lower as well.

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  1. Learn and Play Golf | Golf Instructions, Golf Tips, Golf Resources on July 26, 2007 2:47 am

    […] Hitting a golf shot with the wind means that the wind is blowing from behind you towards the target.  That is, your golf shot will be riding the wind towards the target or playing downwind.  This is the exact opposite of playing into the wind. […]

  2. Learn and Play Golf | Golf Instructions, Golf Tips, Golf Resources on July 30, 2007 5:38 am

    […] or left-to-right. Playing golf in this corss wind situation is much more challenging than playing into the wind or playing downwind. Playing in cross wind is difficult because the wind magnifies the spin on the […]

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