Elimination of drop

[ColonelMac]

(08-12-2013 11:08 AM)Simonko Wrote:  I feel such a change would indeed be welcomed by the majority as they seem to accept or buy anything that makes scoring easier.
Personally I don't like the loss of randomness but admit the resulting simplifications are too good to resist.

I just hope it doesn't change playing strategies. For example, I could imagine I'd be tempted to aim for casual water, GUR zones or IOs just to choose my lie if it meant I could now reach the green, get the required spin or trajectory.

BTW, the definition of Equipment still refers to dropping.

Wish I was good enough to "aim" at such places as casual water, GUR zones, etc. and actually HIT them.

I think most of us recreational golfers go with 1 club length to keep it in the same general vicinity, drop it and hit it. As to "placing" leading to improved lies, I also think the recreational golfer won't really care that much and will quickly accept it. After all, I still have to HIT it correctly, even it I put it on a mat.