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Mountain golf tips
Posted on 6/21/21 at 11:04 am
Posted on 6/21/21 at 11:04 am
Playing at 9,000 ft this weekend. Any tips, how much farther do your shots go? Will your shots not shape at that altitude?
Posted on 6/21/21 at 11:40 am to barry
I created a thread on this a few months back when I was heading to Colorado Springs. Might search for it as a lot of mountain golfers chimed in. Bottom line a club or two further, however a lot of mountain courses use elevation changes on tees and greens which further complicates the issue.
This post was edited on 6/21/21 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 6/21/21 at 11:44 am to barry
Seriously you'll need to hit the range to get an answer on that
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:00 pm to barry
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Playing at 9,000 ft this weekend.
Three beers will do what six will do at sea level. Enjoy
Posted on 6/21/21 at 3:51 pm to Nodust
Played Rifle Creek last week. The elevation changes on the back 9 were quite an experience for a guy from SE La.
But I wore the same clothes all day and was never wet from sweat. Enjoy the trip.
But I wore the same clothes all day and was never wet from sweat. Enjoy the trip.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 4:30 pm to Cosmo
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Playing the Breck course?
Raven
Posted on 6/22/21 at 1:20 pm to barry
My company owns that course… enjoy it
Posted on 6/22/21 at 2:24 pm to barry
I played at The Broadmoor and found that the higher you hit the ball the more the distance was affected. For example, if I hit a full 7 iron 160 in LA and a flighted/knockdown 7 iron 150, then in CO, that same full 7iron would go 175, but the flighted one would go roughly the same there… maybe a yard or 2 more.
This post was edited on 6/22/21 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 6/22/21 at 3:24 pm to barry
You're going to hit it a lot farther. I think it's like 2-3 yards more per 1,000 feet. Assuming you're a righty, balls below your feet will tend to cut. Above your feet will tend to draw
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:12 pm to Nodust
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Three beers will do what six will do at sea level. Enjoy
That, two clubs and less control on approaches at that elevation.
Posted on 6/22/21 at 5:35 pm to dpd901
Balls wont curve as much but will have less spin coming into the green
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