theres no chance the wind is even close to being accurate in this game, a 2mph holding my ball up for 10+ yards on a knockdown show isnt gonna happen, the the same 2mph wind blowing out, with a finesse shot, taking the ball 10-15 yards past my target (even on a club down, up hill lie)
then the cross winds are even worse, especially with higher wind speeds.
winds neeeeeed to be looked at.
Ive found it to be pretty consistent, i use green grids to count how far i have to move the marker and it gets me pretty close each time. Its only when the wind tops 15mph that there are some issues, which is consistent with normal golf. You need to be in a position where your swing is consistent as well, mine is usually between 99 and 100% with a slow and slight overswing compensating for each other.
FWIW i count 2 squares per MPH of wind with a normal approach and 1 square per MPH of wind for a finesse shot. For pitches i just move it by feel, ive not actually worked out the maths behind it yet. I haven't worked out the exact maths for a trailing or head wind yet so i do that by feel too, bear in mind that each different club will behave differently in the air so some clubs are going to be impacted way more than others by the wind.
This is playing on tour mode where once the shot is hit its hit.
That's my approach to it:
Wind:
From 1-10 MPH
Headwind: + MPH in Yards (Wind 5 MPH = + 5 Yards)
Tailwind: - MPH in Yards (Wind 5 MPH = - 5 Yards)
From 11+ MPH I calculate times 1.5
Headwind: + MPH in Yards (Wind 12 MPH = + 18 Yards or more because of Backspin)
Tailwind: - MPH in Yards (Wind 15 MPH = - 18 Yards)
Elevation:
3 Ft = 1 Yard
Up 9 Ft = + 3 Yards
Down 9 Ft = - 3Yards
Up to AI strength (difficulty) 90 I managed very good approach shots with it in career mode. I'm currently playing on difficulty 95 and need to fine-tune it a bit.
For Siedwind i also count the aquares like @theycagednon did.
Another tip:
- Go into the challenges and do the approach challenges or single player with mulligan function.
- Hit every shot with every club to maximum length.
- Make a note of how far the ball flies and make a note of about 5 shots.
Then you know approximately how much your shot deviates from the distance specification and you can also add these yards if you want to hit a certain point.
Of course, you then also have to consider whether the ball will roll or backsppin. You can also make a note of this when doing your test swings.
This should give you a list of the distances and characteristics of your clubs and shots.
