2 clubs lengths relief

[oltimer]

You can use any club (except your putter) but the actual distance is the length of your longest club, even if not used. You don't have actually measure, you may may make a genuine and reasonable effort to get it right.

Was as confused as Coultard was when told by expert (sky- Open- Sat tv) that you "had" to use your longest club to measure a 2 club distance for relief.

 

[rulefan]

Sorry can't find the link to the video

Sorry. Here it is

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/h...es/measuring-the-size-of-the-relief-area.html

 

[doublebogey7]

Watch ALL the examples in this video. The 4th example counters your statement in red. The 3rd example supports your statement in green.

https://www.usga.org/content/usga/h...es/measuring-the-size-of-the-relief-area.html

While I know the video uses the words "to measure" I would contend that the shorter club was purely being used as an estimating tool not as a "measure" of the relief area, but maybe I am being pedantic. The principle remains that the ball must be dropped in and come to rest in the relief as measured by the longest club in the bag (minus the putter).

 

[rulefan]

While I know the video uses the words "to measure" I would contend that the shorter club was purely being used as an estimating tool not as a "measure" of the relief area, but maybe I am being pedantic. The principle remains that the ball must be dropped in and come to rest in the relief as measured by the longest club in the bag (minus the putter).

You also used the words to measure

You, therefore, cannot use a shorter club than the longest club in your bag (minus the putter) to measure club lengths.

Your original post implied that a shorter club may not be used in the process.

 

[doublebogey7]

You also used the words to measure

Yes, to say that shorter clubs could not be used "to measure", which in my view is correct, but as I say I am being pedantic.


Your original post implied that a shorter club may not be used in the process.

Not sure I did, what I said is that the shorter club cannot be used to measure, no inconsistency there as far as I can see.

Not sure we are really disagreeing on the practical application of this rule, just how we use words to describe what we may or not do.

 

[duncan mackie]

Not sure I did, what I said is that the shorter club cannot be used to measure, no inconsistency there as far as I can see.

Not sure we are really disagreeing on the practical application of this rule, just how we use words to describe what we may or not do.

That's how I've read most of the thread!

 

[clubchamp98]

Not sure I did, what I said is that the shorter club cannot be used to measure, no inconsistency there as far as I can see.

Not sure we are really disagreeing on the practical application of this rule, just how we use words to describe what we may or not do.

So if you use a shorter club you are estimating but within the allowed measurements.
For an exact measurement you need to use your longest club.

 

[doublebogey7]

Yep

So if you use a shorter club you are estimating but within the allowed measurements.
For an exact measurement you need to use your longest club.

Yep