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Originally Posted by Aces4
You're just getting more roll on the ball due to the grass conditions. Lush fairways are practically unheard of here, IMHO.
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Originally Posted by mtlee024
I have played golf in FL for 60 years. I have also played courses all over the US. My experience is that it takes considerable altitude to affect the ball flight 5000 feet and more.
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Originally Posted by Cheapbas
You are closer to sea level, so it’s unlikely they are flying further. I usually figure a 1/2 a club shorter with my irons. Now driver is a different thing, they run out more due to harder fairways.
Current temperatures are probably giving you better ball compression, that may factor in. My two cents is you lose a little.
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In my life, I've never heard anyone say they hit the ball longer in Florida. Altitude definitely isn't an issue, for most people ... unless you live Colorado or somewhere +1500 or more feet.
As for the fairways, that's the first time I've heard the fairways in TV are "hard". A high quality Private Club or Tour quality golf course, the fairways are hard as a rock ... not "lush". TV fairways always seem soft and mushy, same as the greens. I'm about 1/2 club shorter in FL, because I can stop the balls on the mushy Greens, something I can't do up North.