During Drop, Ball Bounces, Hit Foot - No Problem

[bkuehn1952]

I learned something new today.  Under the new Rules, one drops a ball in the relief area.  It hits the ground and bounces into your foot, but remains in the relief area.  No problem, play it as it lies. The accidental contact does not matter as long as the ball hits the relief area first and remains in the relief area.

That seems odd but that is the Rule.  Since the drop is from knee level, it probably won't happen too often.

[iacas]

9 hours ago, bkuehn1952 said:

That seems odd but that is the Rule.  Since the drop is from knee level, it probably won't happen too often.

Might happen more often, as people aren't dropping from as far away from their feet as they would with their arm fully extended away from them.

BTW, you should spend some time here:

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[billchao]

9 hours ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Since the drop is from knee level, it probably won't happen too often.

It will probably happen more often now than with the old rule since your arm is a fixed radius when fully extended and dropping at knee height brings the ball closer to your foot.

Good to know accidental contact is not an issue though, thanks for sharing.

[DaveP043]

1 hour ago, billchao said:

It will probably happen more often now than with the old rule since your arm is a fixed radius when fully extended and dropping at knee height brings the ball closer to your foot.

Good to know accidental contact is not an issue though, thanks for sharing.

On a related issue, if the ball is dropped in the right way, and accidentally comes to rest against your foot or your equipment, still in the relief area, you've completed the drop and must play it as it lies.  If the ball moves when you move your foot, or the piece of equipment, you must replace it, with no penalty.