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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
It might be my imagination working here and I am too lazy to verify so who knows?
I have noticed my golf shots are consistently further some moving to the desert. I mostly golf in either the Chicago area summer time, or the Caribbean. Each has very high humidity. Heck in the Dominican Republic it is almost always 90%. So my theory is that a lack of humidity is helping. Mind you it is only a theory since my just getting better is not really on the table.
Danny Doyle
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MGordonB Loyal user Toronto, Canada 279 Posts |
Las Vegas is about 2,000 feet above sea level. Could this be a factor?
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
This also makes sense to me m
Danny Doyle
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Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
If you're driving in the direction facing Las Vegas Blvd. it's probably the giant vacuums they have that are designed to suck tourists into the casinos.
I noticed I'd get more distance when I lived in Montana at about 4,000 ASL than here in LA. I'm climbing the tallest mountain in the lower 48 in August so maybe I should bring a driver to the summit and see what kind of distance I can get at 14,508.
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
Remember the puckered skin on a golf ball is designed to produce drag. Many people mistakenly think that the pucker is to help increase distance. That is absolutely and oppositely wrong. I have always thought that golf was invented by someone who did not like people very much, and wanted to torture them with frustration. The way the pucker increases drag is by moving and spinning through the air creating little eddies and currents of air. If Vegas is 2000 feet up, then the air is thinner and therefore less air to make the currents with. This will lead to long shots for the same swing.
The higher up you go, the less moisture (Humidity) is in the air. Humidity makes air heavier, and denser. Less humidity means the ball has less to push out of its' way. Smae result, more distance for the same swing. Class dismissed.
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Artie Fufkin Special user 853 Posts |
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On May 29, 2016, Cliffg37 wrote: Dimples in a golf ball are present to increase Magnus Lift. Dimples increase drag as a by-product, but the lift benefits exceed the drag produced. |
Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
I suspected as much Cliff. Thank you.
Danny Doyle
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Daryl -the other brother Special user Chicago 594 Posts |
In disc (frisbee) golf, humidity helps the disc fly better. The denser air helps the disc follow a truer flight pattern and fly a greater distance. But I still hate humidity.
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Anand Khalsa Loyal user Phoenix, AZ 201 Posts |
That might be why there are so many golf courses in Phoenix - it's a dry heat!
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