spin and power loss

[Merlin69]

What does spin and power loss mean -does power loss mean x% of the distance to the hole or x% of the designated club distance? I'm at a loss as to what spin loss means?

[hbthree]

If, for instance, you have a 170 yd shot, where you have a 15% power loss, one divides 170 by (1.00 -.15 = .85)...thus in this example one would divide 170 by .85 = 200....yielding the need to hit a shot of 200 yds. Loss of spin relates to the roll out after the shot lands...the more loss the further the ball will roll out. Hope this helps

[Merlin69]

so it's the distance to the hole plus power loss % which to me would equal 195 yds?

[LinksPro]

That's the way I figure it Merlin. Add the power loss percentage to the distance you need to go to the pin.170 + 25 = 195. Spin loss means the ball is going to roll farther on the green than it would if you were hitting out of the fairway.

[Merlin69]

Thank you.