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re: Golf's USGA and R&A Proposed Rule Changes for 2019
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:27 am to ell_13
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:27 am to ell_13
If they think it'll help pace of play i'm all for it. there is no doubt some people take way too long to find their perfect patch of grass to drop it on.
This is mostly directed at people who play it up everywhere.
This is mostly directed at people who play it up everywhere.
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Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:33 am to EyeoftheEldrick12
quote:These rules are directly mostly at tournament play. Groups sometimes make up their own rules. For instance: Carts On Path = up everywhere except hazards/bunkers. 90* = up only in fairway and you don't have to drop. Just get it out of a divot within a club length.
This is mostly directed at people who play it up everywhere.
This post was edited on 3/1/17 at 11:34 am
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:34 am to EyeoftheEldrick12
What would a guided drop be? You will still have to drop and not flick your wrist or anything. I am sure this has more to do with slope, as many drops are near water and/or sloping down towards OOB. This will just allow you to get more of a true lie at that spot as opposed to a high drop that may bounce or roll away.
For my game, I personally love the rule.
For my game, I personally love the rule.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:38 am to ehidal1
These rules help the average golfer like me enjoy the game more. Why can't they implement for 2018?
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:38 am to ell_13
I actually like every one of these changes. 
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:58 am to Golfer
Looks like the DJ situation at the US Open sparked a bunch of these
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:24 pm to Choupique19
quote:
Is this going to eliminate the white out of bounds stakes?
This would be an enormous rule change and would immediately lower my handicap a couple of points.
I'm going to assume OB is not affected.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:32 pm to buffbraz
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Why can't they implement for 2018?
They are going to get feed back from tour professionals, club professionals, and the average hack like us. These rule changes aren't official yet. Then it's going to take several months to rewrite all of the golf rules books and it will take a little bit of time for tour officials and such to get up to speed on the changes.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:36 pm to ell_13
'Maximum score' rule could come in useful...
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:37 pm to Knight of Old
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'Maximum score' rule could come in useful...
Played on an amateur tour where triple bogey was the max score. Really helped when guys hit two OB off the tee.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 1:01 pm to JJ27
Triple bogey is entirely too generous of a max for any serious tournament
Posted on 3/1/17 at 2:18 pm to EyeoftheEldrick12
quote:True, but many times players want a shitty kick when the ball hits so they can place the ball 2 club lengths away from whatever shite lie they're in.
I wasn't talking about throwing the ball, but more or less a guided drop to have a favorable roll for you. The height at which you drop the ball will have an impact as to how much your ball moves after the drop.
So if a player wants to be able to place the ball exactly how they want it, they won't be dropping it an inch from the ground all the time...because that still leaves them with the possibility of a bad lie.
Right?
Posted on 3/1/17 at 2:32 pm to ReauxlTide222
LINK
Here's the link to the USGA site with full details and videos. It also includes explanations for the proposed changes.
Here's the link to the USGA site with full details and videos. It also includes explanations for the proposed changes.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 2:45 pm to ell_13
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A player would have to be “virtually certain,” or 95 percent sure, that he/she caused the ball to move. Otherwise, there is no penalty.
What if someone is 94% sure?
This is the dumbest wording of a rule I've ever seen.
Also, you can move shite in a hazard? WTF?!
Posted on 3/1/17 at 6:29 pm to Brodeur
Can't wait for when someone tries to uproot a bunch of trees.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 6:34 pm to PhiTiger1764
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Triple bogey is entirely too generous of a max for any serious tournament
Or any money game
Posted on 3/1/17 at 8:10 pm to Front9Bandit
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Triple bogey is entirely too generous
I think they talked about double par as a max
Posted on 3/1/17 at 8:17 pm to ell_13
Like most of these, except the following:
quote:I mean what's wrong with dropping from the shoulder?
New procedure for dropping a ball
quote:How hard is it to pull the flag? Now we will deal with guys wanting to leave the pin in when facing a downhill putt, hoping to get an advantage.
Ball Played from the Putting Green Hits Unattended Flagstick in Hole
quote:Forty seconds could be pretty quick when trying to evaluate a shot in difficult conditions, I wonder the enforcement on this one.
Encouraging Prompt Pace of Play
Posted on 3/1/17 at 9:17 pm to Front9Bandit
quote:Individual money games, I agree. Team money games where you aren't playing every ball and just about everyone is a single digit HC, no.
Or any money game
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:05 pm to ell_13
I don't see it listed, but what about allowing balls in divots in the fairway to be removed and replaced out of the divot? This is one rule that really irks me, but maybe it's just me.
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