Spike marks in greens

[wookie]

Not sure I should be posting on this after being pictured (allegedly) standing on Homers line at Camberley but hey.

They played a TP Tour event at our place yesterday and we teed off approximately 2 hours after the last group.

I know the commonly held belief is that they disappear very quickly and so as long as you dont tread on a line in the few moments immediately before a putt it shouldnt matter but just about every green was visibly very heavily marked with spikes.

Would this have been down to pure weight of traffic - ie caddies as well as players, more walking around checking putts or do they tend to stay more in the very humid conditions we had yesterday?

 

[chrisd]

Not sure I should be posting on this after being pictured (allegedly) standing on Homers line at Camberley but hey.

They played a TP Tour event at our place yesterday and we teed off approximately 2 hours after the last group.

I know the commonly held belief is that they disappear very quickly and so as long as you dont tread on a line in the few moments immediately before a putt it shouldnt matter but just about every green was visibly very heavily marked with spikes.

Would this have been down to pure weight of traffic - ie caddies as well as players, more walking around checking putts or do they tend to stay more in the very humid conditions we had yesterday?

I don't know the technical answer but all the caddies I have ever seen wear trainers and not golf shoes

 

[pbrown7582]

Maybe there was a greater number of metal spikes on show rather than the soft cleats most club golfers use?

Is it not perfectly acceptable to do a jig on homers line?

 

[chrisd]

Is it not perfectly acceptable to do a jig on homers line?

Probably compulsory ............ wheres my rule book?

 

[wookie]

I don't know the technical answer but all the caddies I have ever seen wear trainers and not golf shoes

Good point!

 

[6inchcup]

as a previous post said most pros use a long metal spiked shoe and more evident on the greens than the cleats we use plus with the wet weather we have been experiencing most greens a little softer and thus tend to lift with the spikes.

 

[duncan mackie]

for info the TP hard card requires -

1. players have to conform to club rules relating to metal spikes
2. caddies are required to wear non spiked shoes or trainers.

because of No 1 and the hassle associated with changing spikes to soft spikes there are generally less metal spikes on this tour than might otherwise be the case.

 

[CMAC]

for info the TP hard card requires -

1. players have to conform to club rules relating to metal spikes
2. caddies are required to wear non spiked shoes or trainers.

because of No 1 and the hassle associated with changing spikes to soft spikes there are generally less metal spikes on this tour than might otherwise be the case.

spooky! just had this confirmed by Ping Europe directly:thup: