Using putting line for alignment off the tee?

[DAVEYBOY]

Is this allowed? I've been doing this for a while now and never really put much thought into it. I use the putting line or the arrow on the Srixon's to help me with alignment off the tee. No one has ever said anything so I pressume its legal

Anyone in the know?

 

[garyinderry]

perfectly legal.

 

[DAVEYBOY]

Thank god for that, aim is one one of my biggest down falls and this has helped me more than anything with tee shots 😰

 

[DAVEYBOY]

The tee peg on strings thread got me thinking...

 

[garyinderry]

ive seen videos where you point the line slightly out to the right to give yourself a visual reference to swing out to the right when learning to hit a draw.

 

[delc]

The tee peg on strings thread got me thinking...

They could possibly be regarded as 'unusual equipment', but a ball with a putting line on it definitely isn't (decision 20-3a/2) However, please note that unless winter rules with pick and place are in force, you can't line up the ball on the fairway once it is in play.

 

[DAVEYBOY]

They could possibly be regarded as 'unusual equipment', but a ball with a putting line on it definitely isn't (decision 20-3a/2) However, please note that unless winter rules with pick and place are in force, you can't line up the ball on the fairway once it is in play.

Yep and I'm fully aware of that, I don't even do it with winter rules in play as I would then be screwed during the main season. I use the pick a spot in front of the ball trick and it works a treat.

 

[Slab]

Couple of guys I play with do it too, I've never commented to them & wouldn't as its their tee shot, but I hope they get a benefit out of it because its a frustrating process to watch as they set, reset and add final tweak of miniscule amounts for a shot that's going to go 200 yards +

 

[Crow]

I do it as a comfort blanket, I read somewhere once that the line printed on the ball (on Titleist I think it was) is usually along the seam or somesuch and a ball will deviate/spin off line less if hit in that way.

Haven't a clue if it's true or not but I like to think so.

 

[Colin L]

They could possibly be regarded as 'unusual equipment', but a ball with a putting line on it definitely isn't (decision 20-3a/2) However, please note that unless winter rules with pick and place are in force, you can't line up the ball on the fairway once it is in play.

See the thread in the Rules Forum about pegs on string. They are conforming within R&A countries but not USGA.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Couple of guys I play with do it too, I've never commented to them & wouldn't as its their tee shot, but I hope they get a benefit out of it because its a frustrating process to watch as they set, reset and add final tweak of miniscule amounts for a shot that's going to go 200 yards +

That's what would get me - what a palaver - and we worry about slow play and what causes it. As for legality - surely no different in essence from laying your putter down on the tee and using it to get your stance aligned as you want.

 

[woody69]

I don't understand how this can help you align anything?

 

[garyinderry]

That's what would get me - what a palaver - and we worry about slow play and what causes it. As for legality - surely no different in essence from laying your putter down on the tee and using it to get your stance aligned as you want.

now, now SILH. We did set the rules of this fine game, we just abide by them.

 

[North Mimms]

That's what would get me - what a palaver - and we worry about slow play and what causes it. As for legality - surely no different in essence from laying your putter down on the tee and using it to get your stance aligned as you want.

I'm a "liner-upper" when I putt, but can't see that a tee shot needs that much precision.

A grassy mark on the tee ahead of the ball works very well for me

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

now, now SILH. We did set the rules of this fine game, we just abide by them.

Do you mean that we didn't set the rules

I agree - I can;t see anything at all wrong with doing what the OP suggests - just seems a bit of a faff without much obvious benefit. I do much more understand laying the putter or any other club down on the ground pointing down the line of the hole to get your stance right. After all that's how many are taught - and I sometimes do it to others after they've hit a skew-whiff shot if their stance was likewise skew-whiff. And sometimes do it when playing friendly before newbie or learning PP plays shot.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

My playing partner does it, it doesn't take any extra time as he just approaches the ball down the line and places the ball on the tee looking down the fairway. Also it doesn't tend to be an exact aim, unlike on the greens.

 

[mikepops]

I do the same when driving, but not for alignment - it's more of a swing thought. It cropped up during a lesson as I was struggling to fight a slice with my woods. It's simply a way to try and get me thinking about having a square face at impact, and making sure that I swing through the ball.

I can understand it would get annoying if people are taking a while getting it exactly right, but I don't worry about it being exactly square - as long as it's roughly right it does the job.

 

[Hobbit]

Never done it but if it works for you...

I don't line any marks up for putting either, in fact i only pick clean and place on the greens if, a) the ball is dirty, or b) the ball is in someone's way.

Maybe if I took more care I'd score better...?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Is this allowed? I've been doing this for a while now and never really put much thought into it. I use the putting line or the arrow on the Srixon's to help me with alignment off the tee. No one has ever said anything so I pressume its legal

Anyone in the know?

I confused as to what you actually do. So when you are going to tee off you get your putter out and ... then what...?

At some point you have to put your putter down and pick up the club you are going to use - and surely you then have lost the information you got from lining up the putter - or am I being very dim (as you all know I am well capable of being)

 

[Spuddy]

I confused as to what you actually do. So when you are going to tee off you get your putter out and ... then what...?

At some point you have to put your putter down and pick up the club you are going to use - and surely you then have lost the information you got from lining up the putter - or am I being very dim (as you all know I am well capable of being)

No one said anything about using the putter itself. They use the line on the golf ball and align it in the direction they want to tee off. They then align their club at right angles to the line and hit it.