Swing Easy When it's Breezy... (May 2006)
With Roger Gunn, So.Cal PGA Teacher of the Year
If you hang out with some of the great players over the years, sooner or later you'll hear "Swing easy when it's breezy". Is that right? Or is it just some old cliché that doesn't apply any more?
Most clichés are based in truth, and "Swing easy when it's breezy" is no exception.
When you're playing in the wind, a ball with too much backspin can be a real killer. Too much backspin makes the ball balloon up into the air where it's really likely to be blown offline. Using more club than usual and swinging much easier will keep that spin rate down, which will give you much more control.
Does that mean you never want to swing hard on a windy day? Not exactly. When you have a shot that's straight downwind, that's when you can take the shorter club and swing away.
"Swing easy when it's breezy," now that's some advice that really stands the test of time!
