Perfectly said. The grass is growing, and the rough is thick where I play. You should be rewarded for hitting the ball in the fairway and our fairways still have a few thin spots.

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Posted by yallallcrazy

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 8/6/23 at 5:21 pm to fischd1

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should be rewarded for hitting the ball in the fairway

I’m not trying to be an arse here, and I definitely don’t mind when my playing partners bump the ball, but as I said before I look at it differently.

You should be rewarded for being able to hit the ball fairly cleanly from a variety of lies ( tight, bare, fluffy, etc - not talking about tree roots here).

Since shooting 1-2 strokes higher in a casual round isn’t hurting me any, I play them down. It’s has definitely made me a better ball striker, and even hitting out of a divot is easier than it used to be. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck to end up there so I get why people bump it. But if I do that, how will I ever learn to hit an approach out of a divot?

I just try to think of it as an opportunity to get better.

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Posted by NaturalBeam

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 8/6/23 at 9:12 pm to fischd1

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You should be rewarded for hitting the ball in the fairway and our fairways still have a few thin spots

But you already are, by getting to hit out of short grass as opposed to longer grass between your ball and the club face.

Being rewarded for a hitting the fairway =/= a perfect lie every time. Do you count lip-outs as makes to reward yourself for hitting a good putt?

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