Well , I have never do that before!

[DappaDonDave]

Is this the second rules guff made in a week?

Blue stakes and a brolley penalty...eeeeek

 

[duncan mackie]

Only if you practice swing was improving the line to your ball. If you took a practice swing ten yards from your ball, and knocked leaves off a tree there woud be no penalty. If you knock leaves off with your actual swing at the ball you must carry on and hit the ball. If you aborted that would be a penalty.

er......there's a bit on the middle of this, somewhere...

the penalty would be under the rule relating to improving your lie. stance, swing etc - knock off one or two of a few hundred (willow?) and there really isn't an issue because they won't make a difference; however you can have a situation where there's a single annoying leaf that you keep catching with your practice swing - until you knock it off....that will be a penalty

13-2 is the rule - 13-2/0.5 covers the issue in detail

 

[ventura]

Oh, I thought that once I addressed the ball and taken the club back then whatever happened it counted as a shot, my partner was under the same impression.

Kevin Na would say otherwise!

 

[louise_a]

Is this the second rules guff made in a week?

Blue stakes and a brolley penalty...eeeeek

I'm still learning!


On the plus side, the comp was a qualifier for Manchester area final, and my partner and I made the final, so in the end, result!

 

[bluewolf]

I'm still learning!


On the plus side, the comp was a qualifier for Manchester area final, and my partner and I made the final, so in the end, result!

Well done Louise. Another finals day for you to play in...

 

[williamalex1]

Is this the second rules guff made in a week?

Blue stakes and a brolley penalty...eeeeek

You could write a song with that starting line , dooby dooby do:lol:

 

[Region3]

er......there's a bit on the middle of this, somewhere...

the penalty would be under the rule relating to improving your lie. stance, swing etc - knock off one or two of a few hundred (willow?) and there really isn't an issue because they won't make a difference; however you can have a situation where there's a single annoying leaf that you keep catching with your practice swing - until you knock it off....that will be a penalty

13-2 is the rule - 13-2/0.5 covers the issue in detail

I had an argument about this a couple of years ago. I had a branch of a tree halfway up my backswing that was thick enough that it wouldn't break if I hit it as hard as I could. On one of my practice swings I hit it and a couple of leaves fell off the tree and the guy I was playing with was adamant that it was a penalty.

On the subject of not completing the swing....

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