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I was having a decent round (no doubles is a decent rough these days) when I got to eight and hit a drive that looked like it was going into a fairway bunker. I wish it had because, when I got to the ball, it was hanging on the edge of the bunker and I had no stance. I got into the bunker and just tried to baseball swing a wedge to advance it a little but I bounced it about ten yards into deep rough. I still had 185 to the green and envisioned my first double (at best). Probably should have taken my medicine with a wedge, but I pulled my 25 degree hybrid instead. I made good contact with a lot of topspin and it tumbled and rolled all the way to the green where I was able to two putt for a bogie to keep my "decent round" intact. 😎 -
I am in the same boat, a lefty who has played righthanded all my life because my Dad cut down some of his clubs when I was a kid to hit in the back yard. I am completely lefthanded except for golf, baseball and hockey. It took me years to engage my right side in the swing, but I had a killer backhand in tennis. I tried out playing lefty about thirty years ago, but it was very daunting. Length is enticing, and I could hit it farther lefthanded but it went all over the place. I only gave it about a month before I stopped and I should have given it more time because I think it could have worked out, but I was a decent righty at the time (around a 7 index) and wasn't willing to put in the time. I never had a lot of length, but I could keep the ball in front of me and there is something to say about being in the short grass. Good luck. Hit 'em straight!
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By wetzel1592 · Posted
Day 6: Worked on adding some load to the putter hitting putts right hand only then finished with the gate drill. -
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Although the base rules don't make this really clear, the Player must have decided to use Unplayable Ball relief before lifting the ball. This exact situation is discussed in the Committee Procedures section of the Rules, section 6C(8). Section 6C addresses how to rule when a Player proceeds under a Rule that does not apply. Note that 9.4 applies, 9.4 deals with a player moving his ball when no rule allows it. Rule 9.4 penalizes the Player for lifting his ball when not permitted by the Rules, and requires him to replace it. Since he dropped and played from a different place, the Wrong Place penalty applies. As for a serious breach, that would only apply if the Wrong Place gave him a really significant advantage. Since he could have taken Unplayable Ball relief in essentially the same spot, for just 1 penalty stroke, the Wrong Place penalty of 2 strokes is enough "punishment", there's no need to consider a DQ.
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