Posts by Ignorant

Quote: Originally Posted by Snowgolf       Asking him what he is going to to could be considered a breach of the iadvice rule 8.1. Since a young age I was taught to keep my mouth shut...

Quote: Originally Posted by reedf  Still confusing to me. Looking at the same question on other boards hasn't given a solid conclusion either. One source I looked at was about.com where this question was asked...

Quote: Originally Posted by zeg    That seems to be the interpretation, but it's not clear to me from the written rules. For example, if your caddy stands down the line and points out the line (without...

Quote: Originally Posted by zeg  It still seems to me that putting a club on the ground aligned with the direction you want to putt the ball meets the definition of "point[ing] out a line for...

Quote: Originally Posted by iacas    What's wrong with altering the playing characteristics (if it's done to produce a more normal situation)? There are already examples where this is accepted, including...

Quote: Originally Posted by iacas    Good for him. I've had little to add because he's done well in stating the obvious simplicity of the point on which he and I apparently agree.   It's up...

Quote: Originally Posted by zeg    Sorry, but you're flatly discarding the essential difference between the green (i.e., the putting surface) and the rest of the course. The putting green is the only part...

Quote: Originally Posted by iacas  Quote: Originally Posted by Ignorant  A pitch mark just in front of a ball to be chipped onto the green is much more of a nuisance than a half a...

Quote: Originally Posted by iacas    First answer, this:     Second answer: for the same reason you're allowed to repair pitch marks on the green that you're not allowed to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ignorant    Then all other irregularities on the course should be allowed to be fixed as well. I doubt this will happen soon...   Quote: Originally Posted by...