For decades shooters have agreed to disagree as to whether near wind or far wind is more important. The near wind afficionados argue that the near wind has more impact on drift because it alters the flight trajectory early. The far wind afficionados counter that the slower bullet makes for more deviation. So, who is right? It turns out that this problem can be answered very precisely using mathematics.

The short answer is that near wind has more impact than far wind, but, as the range extends the mid trajectory wind and far wind take on a greater importance. The precise details can be found here:

https://ctasrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/near-wind-vs-far-wind.pdf