Sure its nice to head out to the golf course on a beautifully tranquil day where its easy figure your yardages and be confident in your club selection. Unfortunately, however, Mother Nature isnt always so accommodating and youll find yourself having to deal with a bit of wind.
When youre up against a windy day on the golf course, if you let it affect your attitude, youre going to be in for a long day. Many players do and are. You, however, should not let this happen. First of all it does your golf game no good, and secondly, if your playing partners bowing to the wind, then all the better for you to collect on the nassau.
The basic golf shot that enters the conversation when talking about playing in the wind is the knockdown shot.
There are a couple of basic keys to the knockdown shot.
The first is that the hands have to remain ahead of the clubhead through the swing. So at your address, move the ball slightly further back in your stance. The knockdown golf shot is not a full swing type of shot. It is a control shot. In fact, with knockdown shots youll want your finish position to be lower and not fully completed.
The second key is based upon...