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Golf · Level 5: Upper-Intermediate · Sub-level 5.3

Wind, Weather and Lies

4 tests · 40 facts · updated 13 October 2026 · markdown

Playing the conditions: wind, rain, heat and cold, lies in the rough, and sloping lies.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1WindTake a test

  1. 'Swing with ease into the breeze', as the saying goes.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Plan more for the wind in the face.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. Wind and spin add together.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. It adds distance but less control.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. A draw into a left-to-right wind, for example.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Land it shorter than usual.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. Wind at ground level can be sheltered.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. A tailwind adds distance.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  9. Low, high and at the target.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  10. The ball is carried with the wind.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Test 2Rain, cold and heatTake a test

  1. Cold air is denser and the ball is less lively.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Dry grips matter most.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. Rain gloves are made to grip better when wet.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. The old term 'casual water' went in 2019.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Definitions · recall

  5. Approaches stop quickly and putts need more pace.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  6. The Rules let a player stop for danger from lightning.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 5.7a · recall

  7. One reason distances change through the year.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. Cold, dense air costs distance.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

  9. The club comes out last.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  10. Grip is the first thing rain takes away.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

Test 3Lies in the roughTake a test

  1. The ball can fly well past the green.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Distance is a bonus.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. The ball often goes left for a right-hander.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. Loft and a steep swing get through the grass.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. Hover the club a little to avoid a 'pop-up'.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Little room for the club to get under it.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. The lead hand especially.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. The deeper it sits, the less is possible.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  9. The target comes first.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  10. Grass between face and ball took the spin away.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Test 4Sloping liesTake a test

  1. The face points left as the club sits more upright.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  2. Aim a little left to allow for it.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  3. The slope adds loft.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  4. The slope takes loft off.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  5. So the club can swing along the ground.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  6. Stay down through the shot.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  7. The ball is closer, so the club is shortened.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  8. Uphill adds loft, downhill takes it away.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  9. Match the body to the ground first.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · recall

  10. Ball above the feet: allow for a pull or hook.

    Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides) · applied

Sources

PGA coaching and course-management teaching (DECADE, VISION54), strokes-gained research (Broadie), short-game counts (Pelz), tour statistics, course-architecture references, and the Rules of Golf where a rule is named; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

  • General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides)32
  • General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides)6
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Definitions1
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 5.7a1