Golf Game Management V: Altitude & Club
Selection
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IV.
How much farther
do you hit the
ball at an elevation
of 5000 feet?
The
topic of this this
series is Golf Game
Management. Can you
shoot lower scores
without physical
improvement? The
answer is a resounding,
YES! Not that
I'm advocating not
improving your ball
striking and short
game skill level.
In the last two newsletters, I explained
how you can use your
shot pattern to make
much wiser club selection
choices on the course.
If you would like
an analysis of your
shot pattern, you
can send me some
of your round statistics,
I'll analyze it and
send you back a report.
Just download a free
Excel Spreadsheet
using the link, Download
Excel Round,
and e-mail me your
results. I'll then
send you a secure
link to pay a reduced
fee of $10.99 for
Newsletter Members
(regular fee is $12.99).
Do you play very many courses that
are at much different
elevations than your
home course. If you
do, you realize that
your "club print"
(how far you hit
your different clubs)
is different at different
elevations; but how
different?
As I've cited in previous newsletters,
the majority of golfers
come up short on
their shots the majority
of the time. Playing
other courses at
different elevations
makes it even more
difficult to hit
the correct club
for the shot. One
needs to know the
range for each club
fairly accurately
in order to have
enough confidence
to swing well. Doubt
is the biggest destroyer
of good golf shots.
How much farther you hit each club at higher elevations
is difficult to know unless you play a lot at those different elevations,
unless you know a golf ball trajectroy expert (that's me). My trajectory
model can accurately calculate the ranges of different clubs at different
elevations, so there is no guessing, and far less doubt on your shots.
For instance, at sea level, a certain golfer may
fly a 7-iron 147 yards. At an elevation of 5000 feet (1524 metres), the golfer
would fly same 7-iron 160 yards, or about 9% farther. Imagine a golfer trying
to adjust to such a massive change in club ranges. I imagine you're experienced
it
yourself.
The reason each club flies farther at high elevations
is simply the fact that at higher elevations air pressure is less, air density
is less, therefore there is less frictional drag on the ball. Air friction
is what slows a ball's forward motion.
Unfortunately, not every club in your bag will
experience the same percentage increase in distance. You tee shots will fly
farther, but not necessarily 9% farther. At higher elevations, the air is
thinner so air drag is less, but so are the lift forces on the ball (which
also depend on air density), so the ball may be in flight for less time.
Different air densities mean different trajectories for all our clubs, period.
The distance a drive rolls after landing depends on its angle of impact which
is different at different elevations.
I do provide a service to golfers which utilizes
my computer model. Send me your own unique "club print" (how far you fly
each club) and I'll calculate your modified "club print" at different altitudes
from sea level to 9000 feet, with every 1000 feet in between. You'll just
need to let me know the altitude of your home club where you play most of
your golf.
Order your "Altitude
Club Print" now and have greater confidence
in your club selection when you travel to different courses. The cost is
only $9.99, less than a sleeve of golf balls.
Get
more
info here.
Recall that my emphasis in this series is enabling
yourself to make
better club selections
for all your shots.
Having good understanding
of your shot pattern
plays a key role
in where to aim and
what club to select.
My premise is that all golfers can shoot lower
scores without physically
improving ball striking
or their short game
(not that I'm advocating
not working on those
skills), by making
better club choices.
In a way, every time you hit a shot, it is a
bit of a "turkey
shoot." But by selecting
what is statistically
the best club to
execute each shot,
you'll lower your
average score.
If you would like
an analysis of your shot pattern, you can send me some of your
round statistics,
I'll analyze it and
send you back a report. Just download an Excel Spreadsheet
using the link, Download
Excel Round, and e-mail me your results.
To see a specific example of what this service
provides, take a
look at this shot
pattern example. The service only costs $10.99 for
Newsletter Members.
In future newsletters on this topic, we'll take
a look at Game Management
further in areas
such as club selection
based on
wind,
altitude, and temperature.
We'll also look at
Game Management as
it applies to your
short game and putting.
There a lots of ways
to make the best
of what you currently
have! We can all
make better choices
on the course.
Take a look below the suggestion box for some
more ideas on how
you can improve
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Hope
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ways for to become
better prepared for
you best golf season
ever.
Ken Tannar
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