Playing Golf in the wind can be very difficult for most amateur golfers.  Most golfers think that swinging faster is going to help the ball through the wind.  It is actually the complete opposite; the smoother you swing the better in the wind.  Why?

When you hit the ball regardless of the golf club you generate spin on the golf ball.  More spin with the wedges and hopefully less speed with the driver.  The harder you swing the more spin you create on the golf ball.  When you are hitting golf balls into the wind the wind will affect a ball that has more spin than a ball with less spin.

So before you take your golf swing tell yourself to swing smoother, still accelerate through the golf ball but do it at about 80% not 110% like most of us do in the wind!

Like we say at THE Golf Academy, ½ has easy…Twice as Far!  Good luck playing in the wind and look forward to seeing you on the LINKS!
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