Comments on: Sweep off the Pine Straw http://thesandtrap.com/extras/playing_tips/sweep_off_the_pine_straw Golf News, Reviews, and Commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pat http://thesandtrap.com/extras/playing_tips/sweep_off_the_pine_straw#comment-18392 Pat Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:53:53 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/sweep_off_the_pine_straw/#comment-18392 Moving the pinestraw is legal as a loose impediment. Using your feet or hands to remove it for the purpose of having a different stance quality is building a stance. Not disagreeing, just looking for clarity. Moving the pinestraw is legal as a loose impediment. Using your feet or hands to remove it for the purpose of having a different stance quality is building a stance. Not disagreeing, just looking for clarity.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://thesandtrap.com/extras/playing_tips/sweep_off_the_pine_straw#comment-17900 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:52:39 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/sweep_off_the_pine_straw/#comment-17900 [quote comment="17891"]You cannot clean the pine straw from under your feet.[/quote] Yes you can. Why couldn't you? You're removing loose impediments. You're not "building a stance" (which is illegal). Pat said on August 12, 2009:

You cannot clean the pine straw from under your feet.

Yes you can. Why couldn't you? You're removing loose impediments. You're not "building a stance" (which is illegal).

]]> By: Pat http://thesandtrap.com/extras/playing_tips/sweep_off_the_pine_straw#comment-17891 Pat Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:31:15 +0000 http://thesandtrap.com/uncategorized/sweep_off_the_pine_straw/#comment-17891 Many people 'build' a stance when hitting off of pine straw. This is also a penalty even before you hit the ball. Therefore, it must be a more compact swing with no or little lower body movement or your will slide. You cannot clean the pine straw from under your feet. Many people 'build' a stance when hitting off of pine straw. This is also a penalty even before you hit the ball. Therefore, it must be a more compact swing with no or little lower body movement or your will slide. You cannot clean the pine straw from under your feet.

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