# Wind, Weather and Lies · Golf Level 5: Upper-Intermediate

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Wind, Weather and Lies in Golf (Level 5: Upper-Intermediate) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: wind; rain, cold and heat; and more.

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

## Test 1: Wind

- 'Swing with ease into the breeze', as the saying goes. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Plan more for the wind in the face. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Wind and spin add together. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- It adds distance but less control. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A draw into a left-to-right wind, for example. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Land it shorter than usual. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Wind at ground level can be sheltered. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A tailwind adds distance. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Low, high and at the target. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The ball is carried with the wind. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 2: Rain, cold and heat

- Cold air is denser and the ball is less lively. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Dry grips matter most. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Rain gloves are made to grip better when wet. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The old term 'casual water' went in 2019. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Definitions)
- Approaches stop quickly and putts need more pace. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The Rules let a player stop for danger from lightning. (Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 5.7a)
- One reason distances change through the year. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Cold, dense air costs distance. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The club comes out last. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Grip is the first thing rain takes away. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))

## Test 3: Lies in the rough

- The ball can fly well past the green. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Distance is a bonus. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The ball often goes left for a right-hander. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Loft and a steep swing get through the grass. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Hover the club a little to avoid a 'pop-up'. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Little room for the club to get under it. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The lead hand especially. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The deeper it sits, the less is possible. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The target comes first. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Grass between face and ball took the spin away. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 4: Sloping lies

- The face points left as the club sits more upright. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Aim a little left to allow for it. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The slope adds loft. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The slope takes loft off. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- So the club can swing along the ground. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Stay down through the shot. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The ball is closer, so the club is shortened. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Uphill adds loft, downhill takes it away. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Match the body to the ground first. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Ball above the feet: allow for a pull or hook. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

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.

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