[panholio]

Here in Colorado, the "season" is from April to November. Your handicap is set until the next year. The expert say it is "easier" to play in winter because the ball flies farther. While I agree with this statement, I also believe there are other variables that make playing just as difficult as in the spring and summer. For example, the ground is much harder making it harder to stop the ball on the green. Speaking of the green, the dead grass seems to slow the ball down on putts. Does anyone else feel the same way, or am I just a cry-baby about it?

[rusculture]

Here in Colorado, the "season" is from April to November. Your handicap is set until the next year. The expert say it is "easier" to play in winter because the ball flies farther. While I agree with this statement, I also believe there are other variables that make playing just as difficult as in the spring and summer. For example, the ground is much harder making it harder to stop the ball on the green. Speaking of the green, the dead grass seems to slow the ball down on putts. Does anyone else feel the same way, or am I just a cry-baby about it?

They do?

[Vemnagelignc]

I don't think they fly farther, but sometimes roll farther.

[QuidQuoPro]

i played yesterday in 32 degree weather and the ball did not fly far at all... even when i felt as tho i pured it

[sesIgnose]

They do?

I was about to ask the same thing. Usually you lose about 5-15 yards on most clubs during the winter.

[inilbowly]

Here the ball goes less distance, greens are harder and unpredictable, and it's cold as heck. Not easier by any means. That said, my lowest scores of the season were after it got cold, so who knows.

[QuidQuoPro]

if the fws are frozen enough i bet i can pop a grounder pretty far... thats if i even hit the fw

[inilbowly]

if the fws are frozen enough i bet i can pop a grounder pretty far... thats if i even hit the fw

The 10' high screamer is my bread and butter lol

[Drugmachine]

The ball does not travel farther.

[sesIgnose]

I know that here in WI it gets easier largely because the greens get a lot slower and there is less break to play. And then you add in no leaves on trees and dying long fescue it makes it a ton easier to find your ball if you have an way word shot as well. But I will say that colder does not mean that the ball flies farther. I am at least 1.5 to 2 clubs shorter when the weather gets down to the low 40's

[Rinkeliacasse]

The 10' high screamer is my bread and butter lol

Is your avatar TC ?

[qwerty1]

You lose less balls in water hazards. Oops, ice hazards.

[kennyguitar]

It is not very cold here compared to the conditions that most on here have right now and the ball can be as much as a club shorter depending on the weather. When you take into account the soaked fairways you get next to zero roll and forget trying to get decent compression because it is like trying to play out of a bowl of chili.

[QuidQuoPro]

The 10' high screamer is my bread and butter lol

10'up and 10' out worm burner express hahaha

Is your avatar TC ?

i had to do a double take hahah

[dremucha]

OP has it backwords here. A ball will always fly less distance in cold weather, colder denser air causes more friction/resistance for a ball to fly through. I've hit ice and frozen patches in fairways before though and gained an extra 80-90yards because of INSANE bounces, your ball shouldn't plug much when the ground is near frozen.

[Drugmachine]

Don't forget the "lake effect" i.e., bouncing over frozen water. LOL!

[Goalseexere]

i could visably see the ball die in flight down the range yesterday in the frost! like it was hitting a wall lol

[swwatch]

two words.....n....o

[dremucha]

I think that wind also has more of an effect when its cold then when its hot.

So I think a cold northern 10km/hr wind will do more to your ball, then a warmer 10km/hr wind from the south.

[QuidQuoPro]

Don't forget the "lake effect" i.e., bouncing over frozen water. LOL!

my brother is a really long bomber and we were playing on a frozen course for thanksgiving
he pulled a wormburner right onto a frozen lake and the ball had to have gone more than 500 yrds hahaha