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The "Ball Under a Foot of Water" Challenge

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Golfingdad Incredible Member

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Just for the record, that's a free drop is it not? Casual water?

Don't think so.  As Matt pointed out, that appears to be a red stake on the ground behind him, as well as one 50 yards in front of him.  Clearly looks like a small brook.

Not marked very well though, because it should have lines (or stakes) running along both sides, I'd imagine.

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First things first:  I do not want your money!  That said, I accept the challenge. Got out of work early today and had a couple of hours of light left, so ... figured lets have some fun.  Usin

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Just for the record, that's a free drop is it not? Casual water?

Don't think so.  As Matt pointed out, that appears to be a red stake on the ground behind him, as well as one 50 yards in front of him.  Clearly looks like a small brook.

Not marked very well though, because it should have lines (or stakes) running along both sides, I'd imagine.

Oh yeah, just watched again, didn't notice the other red stake. Initially thought it was a yardage marker.

On another note, @MS256 sure knows how to hold a grudge. Sheesh.

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On another note, @MS256 sure knows how to hold a grudge. Sheesh.

He is either dead ill or full of you know what.

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I may go up to his course. It isnt that far and spring is closer now.

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It was 10.00 whether he hit the ball or not. Basically we were paying for the splash

Looked like a nice day out. For $30 I would have done it, too :beer:

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http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/02/video-sergio-garcia-water-recovery-shot.html

That's hilarious.  I saw this on my facebook feed 2 minutes ago.  Thought to myself "hmm, I wonder how deep it was?  Maybe I should go check tst and see if somebody talked about it on the Honda thread."  And here it is.  LOL.

Nice job, Serg! :beer:

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That's hilarious.  I saw this on my facebook feed 2 minutes ago.  Thought to myself "hmm, I wonder how deep it was?  Maybe I should go check tst and see if somebody talked about it on the Honda thread."  And here it is.  LOL.

Nice job, Serg!

I think I could see the ball though, even though it was totally submerged.. Still, that is pretty good.

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"Usually they say you cannot hit a totally submerged golf ball…".

Heh.

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"Usually they say you cannot hit a totally submerged golf ball…".

Heh.

Well, yeah, but he was standing on pine straw so....

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http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/02/video-sergio-garcia-water-recovery-shot.html

Seve is proud of his protege for making that shot

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Any way you look at it, it wasn't a foot deep - maybe 3-4 inches at most.  It was a great recovery none the less.

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I think I could see the ball though, even though it was totally submerged.. Still, that is pretty good.

Yeah, but that doesn't really mean a lot seeing as how water is, you know, clear :-P ... you can see the ball on all of my shots in 9" of water.  But, still, I agree, it's most likely no more than just barely submerged considering what he did with it.

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You can see the ball from this angle:

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I bet I can manage this challenge...who wants to bet against me hitting a ball 12" below water? I'll provide slo-mo video of my success.

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You can see the ball from this angle:

This looks more than 6" under.

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I bet I can manage this challenge...who wants to bet against me hitting a ball 12" below water? I'll provide slo-mo video of my success.


12" below water and the ball coming out... not a chance in hell. If you manage it, I'll pay for your next round.

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I bet I can manage this challenge...who wants to bet against me hitting a ball 12" below water? I'll provide slo-mo video of my success.

If you want to take a crack at it, I'll honor the terms of the original bet. No gimmicks or tricks; the ball has to be submerged in at least 12" of water and has to be hit with a conforming club and a legal golf stroke.

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