Playing from a fence with no backswing

[Ian_Bristol]

Was playing yesterday and my pp hit his second shot and it landed 4" from a fence he put his club behind the ball and just did the forward motion of a golf swing and the ball landed on the fairway. Is this legal

Thanks.

 

[pogle]

Decision 14-1/4
Q. A player's ball lies close to an out of bounds fence, but there is room behind the ball to insert an iron club or a putter and leave a space of half an inch between the ball and the face of the club. If the player plays a stroke with such a limited backswing, is he in breach of Rule 14-1?

A. It is possible to strike a ball fairly with a half inch backswing. However, in most such cases the player would be pushing the ball, contrary to Rule 14-1. In the absence of strong evidence to the contrary, it should be ruled that the player has pushed the ball.
In order to strike the ball fairly, it must be swung at with the clubhead. If the ball is moved by any other method, it has been pushed, scraped or spooned.
If a ball is fairly struck at, there is only momentary contact between the clubhead and the ball or whatever intervenes between the clubhead and the ball.

It's going to come down to a committee decision as to whether the ball was fairly struck at or not. Not an easy call to make unless it's actually witnessed.

 

[woody69]

Decision 14-1/4 - Striking ball with half an inch backswing

It is possible to strike a ball fairly with a half inch backswing. However in most such cases the player would be pushing the ball, contrary to rule 14-1. In the absence of strong evidence to the contrary it should be ruled the player has pushed the ball.

In order to strike the ball fairly, it must be swung at with the clubhead. If the ball is moved by any other method, it has been pushed, scraped or spooned.

2 stroke penalty or loss of hole in matchplay.

He should have opted for relief as the fence was probably classified as an immovable obstruction.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Was playing yesterday and my pp hit his second shot and it landed 4" from a fence he put his club behind the ball and just did the forward motion of a golf swing and the ball landed on the fairway. Is this legal

Thanks.

Rule 14-1, states;
The ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and must not be pushed, scraped or spooned. See this

http://www.barryrhodes.com/2013/05/saucer-pass-stroke-ruled-illegal.html

 

[guest100718]

Do this

[video=youtube;kK3jWpcVqpQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kK3jWpcVqpQ[/video]

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Do this

[video=youtube;kK3jWpcVqpQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kK3jWpcVqpQ[/video]

I love watching that. How brilliant for him that it was caught on camera!

 

[Ian_Bristol]

Thankyou.