Free drop or not?

[Region3]

This is confusing for someone who isn't confident with the rules to start with!

Earlier, it was said that if the ball was in a rabbit scrape with a tree 6" behind it you wouldn't get a drop because you couldn't reasonably make a swing at the ball anyway.
If you were in that situation though, as a right hander on the right side rough, you'd have to play even further away from the fairway because of the tree (excepting LH shots or hitting behind you etc).
If the rabbit scrape prevented you from playing that shot you could then have the free drop and go for the green if you wanted from your new position.
Is that right?

 

[freddielong]

Yes but the animal scrape does not have to prevent you playing your shot you just have to be in it

 

[SharkAttack]

This is confusing for someone who isn't confident with the rules to start with!

You should get someone to buy you the book "Golf Rule Illustrated 2010" and the DVD "Golf Rules In Action" as a birthday present. Both are from the R&A and great starters for people not sure of the rules, the DVD is great as it shows you what to do using examples from the Pro Tour. You can get them quite cheap from the internet shop's.

 

[Region3]

This is confusing for someone who isn't confident with the rules to start with!

You should get someone to buy you the book "Golf Rule Illustrated 2010" and the DVD "Golf Rules In Action" as a birthday present. Both are from the R&A and great starters for people not sure of the rules, the DVD is great as it shows you what to do using examples from the Pro Tour. You can get them quite cheap from the internet shop's.

Cheers Shark, I might just get them myself to save the wait