Air shots (again)

[tobybarker]

Just checking....are there ANY situations in which an air shot (a deliberate attempt to strike the ball but misses) is NOT counted?

This one crops up pretty regularly amongst the seniors....

 

[Foxholer]

Can't think of any. But there may be some 'outside influences' situations that may apply.

 

[Slime]

No, I don't think so.

 

[YandaB]

Yes, if the club head falls off in the backswing.

 

[tobybarker]

I'd like to watch that (if it wasn't me!)

 

[Colin L]

This one crops up pretty regularly amongst the seniors....

Presumably both airshots and the argument crop up pretty regularly?

If you take airshot to mean a stroke that misses the ball, then the answer has to be no. Whatever the reason, the stroke counts.
If your clubhead falls off in your backswing and you continue with a downswing, it isn't considered a stroke and so there isn't a stroke to be counted.

Can't think what Foxholer has in mind re outside influences.

 

[rulefan]

If the ball falls off the tee during the backswing and the stroke is aborted.

 

[Colin L]

If the ball falls off the tee during the backswing and the stroke is aborted.

Then it isn't a stroke and is thus not an airshot.

 

[rulefan]

Then it isn't a stroke and is thus not an airshot.

I would suggest that many people would describe that as an 'airshot' whether or not it was technically a stroke as defined. In that the player 'hit' thin air.

 

[Colin L]

I would suggest that many people would describe that as an 'airshot' whether or not it was technically a stroke as defined. In that the player 'hit' thin air.

Ah well, not a stroke in my lexicon.
Chacun à son mot.

 

[rosecott]

Just checking....are there ANY situations in which an air shot (a deliberate attempt to strike the ball but misses) is NOT counted?

This one crops up pretty regularly amongst the seniors....

It would be interesting if you could tell us what justification those seniors have for not counting it as a stroke.

 

[Imurg]

It would be interesting if you could tell us what justification those seniors have for not counting it as a stroke.

You just need to convince enough of your group that it was a practice shot...

 

[chrisd]

Can't think what Foxholer has in mind re outside influences.

Decisions by Orikoru?

 

[tobybarker]

It would be interesting if you could tell us what justification those seniors have for not counting it as a stroke.

Typically they think that an air shot on the tee doesn't count, to be more precise, because "is not in play yet".....

 

[2blue]

Typically they think that an air shot on the tee doesn't count, to be more precise, because "is not in play yet".....

The kindest thing is just shoot them

 

[Canfordhacker]

rulefan said:
If the ball falls off the tee during the backswing and the stroke is aborted

Then it isn't a stroke and is thus not an airshot.

Just to be clear, that is because the stroke is aborted, not because the ball falls. If the ball falls and you don't abort but miss it, it is a stroke.

 

[tobybarker]

The kindest thing is just shoot them

I'm pretty sure that's not covered in the rules

 

[salfordlad]

Just checking....are there ANY situations in which an air shot (a deliberate attempt to strike the ball but misses) is NOT counted?

This one crops up pretty regularly amongst the seniors....

In match play, when your opponent has picked themself up off the ground after rolling around laughing after your airswing and cancels your stroke because you played out of order. Why would your opponent do that? So you could do it again to further the entertainment and humiliation.

 

[IslaG]

I'm pretty sure that's not covered in the rules

That’s OK then … if it isn’t specifically mentioned as prohibited you can go ahead

 

[salfordlad]

That’s OK then … if it isn’t specifically mentioned as prohibited you can go ahead

'Course there will be legal issues to address, but the golf score will be unblemished. Now all you need is a sympathetic, golfing murder jury.