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awagsFare

09-29-2012 09:01 AM

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Yeah, it's a seasonal thing. In the winter we have a standing rule in the group that if it is "cart path only" we allow lift, clean and place. In the summer, we play it as it lies.

Yea, we also play lift, clean & replace when it's cart path only. That said, i think I've maybe actually done that 1 or 2 times?

ttoothh

09-30-2012 09:01 AM

I play it as it lies, but most of the guys in my league improve their lie. I saw a rule sheet for a league at another course in my area and it specifically says that you are allowed to move your ball up to 12", except on the greens. I thought it was crazy.

Kinds Of Pain Meds

09-30-2012 09:01 AM

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Unless the ball lies in a position I could damage a club, like rocks and such, I play it where it lies.

+1

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andreas

10-01-2012 09:01 AM

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The other thing I find is that I have played with a lot of guys with HC's supposedly much lower than mine. But while playing with them, I'll see them roll the ball out of a bad lie in the rough, out of a divot in the fairway, take a 3' gimme putt or take a drop in the most beneficial spot. Normally, I don't have a big problem with this, except when the guy that does this tells me how good he is. / End rant!

Sounds like you've meet my dad lol

andreas

10-01-2012 09:01 AM

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More like my intense need to get the hell out of the house haha. I've been fortunate this year. I've been able to play on a course every months since March 2011. Not expecting that to happen this year, but one can always hope.

Every reason is a good one :) That's impressive. I guess you'll have to do a bit of "no snow, more sun" dancing around the camp fire this summer!

MoreEndotte

10-01-2012 09:01 AM

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It sucks, and I seem to have the worse luck when it comes to that kind of stuff, but I just take the penalty. There are certain courses I will avoid at certain times of the year for the reasons you describe! Now if the ball plugs and I find it, I will say we pull it out and no penalty for that. A few things we make judgement calls on - like lies in the bunker on tire tracks, etc.

As an aside, I've always felt that the rules should be changed as far as divots in the fairway go. I don't see why anyone should be penalized for hitting a ball in the fairway... just doesn't seem right. Golf's hard enough!

I agree with you dude, on a lot of things. In all honesty, it depends on who I'm playing with too. I play with some guys who love to play everything as it lies and some guys who love rolling their ball around. I typically don't move mine around at all. I'm typically trying to figure out yardages and other things than looking at the lie.

Pcodaygs

10-01-2012 09:01 AM

I can't say I never do it. If a round goes completely south I might re-purpose the round to focus on something other than score, in which case I don't care about improving my lie. If I'm playing a normal round I don't do it. If/when I sign up to establish a handicap I won't do it at all.

deackatera

10-02-2012 09:01 AM

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I only improve it if the lie is gonna damage my clubs.

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Unless the ball lies in a position I could damage a club, like rocks and such, I play it where it lies.

+1 Only if I am going to break a club or my wrist if I play it where it is do I move the ball.

HQTheodore

10-02-2012 09:01 AM

That's the main reason I start buying the cheap balls in the fall.

icedrakona

10-02-2012 09:01 AM

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So what do you do in Fall when you hit your ball right smack in the middle of the fairway but you can't find it due to leaves or b/c perhaps it plugged and you just can't find it? In the mountains we have lots of elevated tee boxes and in Fall and Winter the courses can be incredible damp. I've lost a few balls that just buried and I could never find them.

I think something like that has happened to all of us.

This happens to us all the time here in the winter which is why HC's are closed for 4 months during the winter.

When its winter here we play by the RCGA winter rules which is lift clean and place and preferred lies. When its not winter then its standard play the ball as it lies and if someone was found to be flufing lies or moving their ball out of a divot, they would find themselves out of money matches and men's night really quickly.

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