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I quite agree that we play a different game but ostensibly to the same rule book. line of site and other changes are to enable tour players a fair situation where needed and are the subject of local rules. I agree that this was dealt with wrongly imo but it cannot be denied that had the 2 players known the rule it could have been avoided. Rather than criticise the rules I would say that all players should be learn the basic rules better, but agree wholeheartedly that the man calling the rule, whilst correct, should have ignored the breach. Personally I've ignored loads of breaches over 20 years of playing in matchplay win or lose, some I've pointed out afterwards some I've not .

Correct.

I find it bizarre the lengths that some people will go to to win at golf.
 
Not what he said. As mentioned I was off the green so I don't know if that makes a difference.
If you were off the green you were not putting so no breach of rule I would make sure you tell your cocksure friend that he wasn't even close to seeing a Breech of the rules.and make sure that plenty are in earshot when you tell him
 
Had a Ping Iron fitting a while back. Fitting van came to the club and I got measured up
I left myself in their hands with regard to everything except the head.
Having done some research and had a play with a demo club I'd decided the i210 would fit. They agreed(y)
Clubs arrive and off I go
A bit wayward on occasions but I put this down to the different shaft etc.
Had some decent rounds and some bad ones.
Thinking about it, most of my struggles have been missing greens by miles...not something I normally do from 120-140 yards.
So, this afternoon, I decided to check the measurements relating to my fit.
I'm 6ft and my wrist to floor is a whisker under 34" which equates to black or maybe just blue dot(+1°)
I've been given white dot(+3°) and + 1/2 inch - which means, effectively, another degree upright.
Measurements for those specs put me at 6' 1" with a wrist to floor of 36+".
I know there's a bit more to it than that but, according to their starting point I'm around 4° too upright
And I wonder why I'm missing left and hooking....:oops:
Off to see the Pro tomorrow for a chat.
 
It’s one I often see breached in 4ball am-am events, and even worse in Texas scrambles.
We play quite a few Golf Scotland Texas Scrambles events, they allow standing behind watching the line of putts, they're non qualifying events.
Edit , 1st prize is a trip to Augusta for the winning team.
 
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Had a Ping Iron fitting a while back. Fitting van came to the club and I got measured up
I left myself in their hands with regard to everything except the head.
Having done some research and had a play with a demo club I'd decided the i210 would fit. They agreed(y)
Clubs arrive and off I go
A bit wayward on occasions but I put this down to the different shaft etc.
Had some decent rounds and some bad ones.
Thinking about it, most of my struggles have been missing greens by miles...not something I normally do from 120-140 yards.
So, this afternoon, I decided to check the measurements relating to my fit.
I'm 6ft and my wrist to floor is a whisker under 34" which equates to black or maybe just blue dot(+1°)
I've been given white dot(+3°) and + 1/2 inch - which means, effectively, another degree upright.
Measurements for those specs put me at 6' 1" with a wrist to floor of 36+".
I know there's a bit more to it than that but, according to their starting point I'm around 4° too upright
And I wonder why I'm missing left and hooking....:oops:
Off to see the Pro tomorrow for a chat.

Easily sorted and Ping will make it right I'm sure. Not ideal I agree.
 
I'm sure they will but it breeds the seeds of doubt......

Absolutely and I (from recent experience) believe that the CS at Ping UK has greatly deteriorated. Which for me being a huge Ping fan is disappointing to experience. I was also looking at the new Ping Glide 3 wedges the other day in a store and noticed that a grip on one was out by at least 30 degree, how the heck can that get through quality control never mind be put out onto a shelf?
 
We play quite a few Golf Scotland Texas Scrambles events, they allow standing behind watching the line of putts, they're non qualifying events.
Edit , 1st prize is a trip to Augusta for the winning team.
My place, & my old club, don’t allow it.
 
Had a Ping Iron fitting a while back. Fitting van came to the club and I got measured up
I left myself in their hands with regard to everything except the head.
Having done some research and had a play with a demo club I'd decided the i210 would fit. They agreed(y)
Clubs arrive and off I go
A bit wayward on occasions but I put this down to the different shaft etc.
Had some decent rounds and some bad ones.
Thinking about it, most of my struggles have been missing greens by miles...not something I normally do from 120-140 yards.
So, this afternoon, I decided to check the measurements relating to my fit.
I'm 6ft and my wrist to floor is a whisker under 34" which equates to black or maybe just blue dot(+1°)
I've been given white dot(+3°) and + 1/2 inch - which means, effectively, another degree upright.
Measurements for those specs put me at 6' 1" with a wrist to floor of 36+".
I know there's a bit more to it than that but, according to their starting point I'm around 4° too upright
And I wonder why I'm missing left and hooking....:oops:
Off to see the Pro tomorrow for a chat.
Not sure how much they can effectively bend cast clubs so you may get back to to blue dot at best. I'd be asking questions as to why the static measure varied so much
 
Not sure how much they can effectively bend cast clubs so you may get back to to blue dot at best. I'd be asking questions as to why the static measure varied so much
Allegedly they can be bent +/-4°
But having been bent 3° one way I'm not convinced it would be a good idea to go 3° back the other way.....
Has to affect the metal surely..:unsure:
 
Allegedly they can be bent +/-4°
But having been bent 3° one way I'm not convinced it would be a good idea to go 3° back the other way.....
Has to affect the metal surely..:unsure:
I agree. I think you definitely need to ask both the pro and Ping how your own fitting numbers (given there may be an odd degree of variance) can be so out from what the fitting van showed. I would definitrly be nervous about how much they can effectively bend them safely
 
If you were off the green you were not putting so no breach of rule I would make sure you tell your cocksure friend that he wasn't even close to seeing a Breech of the rules.and make sure that plenty are in earshot when you tell him
Nothing to stop your pp standing behind you when you are teeing off and the same applies if you aren't on the green even if you have a putter in your hand

You might want to read 10.2b(4)

Although, given recent "interpretations", I'm not sure why the second bullet point is still there.
 
Combining greens that are 12.2 on a stimp with really stupid pin positions. I like fast greens, but the pins have to be sensible. Sadly, at the weekend a few of ours weren't. Pins that are on a ridge, so it is impossible to lag putt, you either hole it, or it runs 15 foot past, and off the green.
 
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