Golf and the Weather
The various elements of the weather have a large impact on your performance as a golfer. Even while using the best tools to practice the sport do give you an edge in many situations, there is no way to avoid the effects of the weather in your game. Even having the perfect stance, the right club for the shoot and the best green conditions, wind gusts blowing hard in one direction or a nasty cross breeze will cause the ball to land in a different place than the one you intended.
If you are a beginner in the sport this can be a frustrating experience. Golf is already a particularly tough sport for beginners who usually have problems controlling the ball even in the best weather. If we add stubborn winds into the picture, it is easy to understand how most newcomers would feel frustrated.
Compensating for the Weather
Of course, in order to become a better golfer, you will need to learn how to golf in various weather conditions and deal with the situation at hand, rather than curse your luck or blame the weather. For some golfers, this is a requirement. Depending on where you live, the course might be too dry or too wet during different times of the year. Imagine you are staying at one of those chic hotels Dublin offers (I stayed at a couple of the ones listed here last year) and you want to play some golf, you'd better get used to different moist conditions. There are other areas where hard winds are a daily occurrence and, if you want to continue with your golf career or hobby, there is just no way around it.
Some people don't have these issues in their home town, but I can assure you that if you decide to try out a course in a different country (ever tried golfing in one of the courses near the hotels Edinburgh city? It's quite an accomplishment I tell you), you will be facing wind and weather conditions that will challenge your skill as a player even if just because you are unfamiliar with them. Learning how to be on top of your game despite this ever changing scenarios is important if you want to enjoy golfing during most of the year and have the added plus of reducing your frustration levels.
Hard Winds Blowing On the Green Near the Hotels Dublin
If the wind is really extreme, then most likely you won't be able to get any golf done at all as most courses are closed if the weather is that harsh. If the wind is blowing hard but not extreme you might still be able to play. Trying to work against the wind is just not going to work, in particular when any kind of long shots are involved. The idea is to learn how to compensate for the wind by incorporating it into your shots. This takes a great deal of practise. Every golfer eventually finds his way of dealing with these conditions: some change their stance, others use different clubs depending on the strength of the wind and its direction. For all of this to work, you will need to get good at feeling where the wind is coming from. After you have determined the direction of the wind, you need to choose the club that will help you compensate for it and then decide how and how hard you will be hitting the ball.
Most people agree that the ideal weather for a great game of golf is that of a light breeze that keeps you cool but doesn't meddle with your game. Depending on where you play, you will find that some courses have beautiful weather most of the year while other places only have a couple of months worth of great golf weather. Learn to deal with different weather conditions and you will enhance your ability to play in different places and times.