Wind Flag Craziness
I went back through some video footage taken during Day 1 of the RBA Nationals last year, and took a snapshot of one frame in particular. It highlights how hard reading the wind can be at times.
Wind flag craziness at the RBA Nationals 2009
As you can see, according to the flags, the wind is roaring in from the top left corner of the photo. The flags around the middle of the photo lend support to this theory. However, looking at the flags on the gravel strip at the bottom of the photo (and thus the most important ones being so close to the firing line), the wind is roaring in from the right side of the photo.
So, what is it to be?
Do you aim left and up, or right and down? Or do you wait?
Interestingly, the photo shows the wind is changing direction, as shown by the flags on the gravel strip. The pink and yellow flags at bottom left show the original direction, the flags (and bulb) are showing it swinging around to the right.
I also noticed whilst reviewing the video around this point that people were letting shots off during this sequence.
Go figure!
(BTW: to my noobish eyes, there’s way too much information from all the flags to digest, so which ones do you watch? The answer is the ones around your firing lane.)
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