Rules Help!!!!!

[steelernation]

Im lying one under a pine tree, and my practice swing has no obstructions, I break nothing bend nothing simply put Im clear from branches.

I hit the ball clean and after contact in follow through I break 3 branches. Is there a penalty? I would think not since ball was no longer at its lie.

[cougar978]

Im lying one under a pine tree, and my practice swing has no obstructions, I break nothing bend nothing simply put Im clear from branches.

It happened during your stroke and not during setup - no penalty.

[normdamarine]

There is no penalty, you did not improve your lie... After you acted in the swing with the intention of making a swing you hit the branches... No penalty...

[steelernation]

Thanks ...dont tell the treehuggers.