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Elimination of drop
08-11-2013, 10:35 PM
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Elimination of drop
Congratulations on your learned efforts.

There is a huge amount of great work in those two Codes. Although I am sure I will have a lot more comments as I dig deeper, I would like to explore one aspect as to which I have given prior thought -- the elimination of the drop.

No question a placing only method of putting a ball back in play is simpler, and would eliminate a huge number of decisions, but will the golfing public accept that change as "fair". ( Although I often quote the iine " Fair is a place they judge pigs and pies, it has nothing to do with the game of Golf.", I believe the public will only play/follow a game whose rules they believe are fair ).

In placing a ball in a relief situation or S&D situations we presume the player will place in the most favorable lie. This is likely to result more than once during a round in a player radically altering a lie to one much more favorable. Will the public support such a principle in the name of simplicity?

Have you considered incorporating the concept of " most similar lie" found in 20-3 (b)(i) where an original lie is known, and the concept of 18-1/5 in determining the nature of the lie at which to place the ball if the original lie not known or established?
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Elimination of drop - Dennis Harwood - 08-11-2013 10:35 PM
RE: Elimination of drop - Johanna - 08-12-2013, 06:15 AM
RE: Elimination of drop - John Morrissett - 08-12-2013, 08:58 AM
RE: Elimination of drop - GolferJim - 08-12-2013, 10:45 AM
RE: Elimination of drop - Simonko - 08-12-2013, 11:08 AM
RE: Elimination of drop - DavidHayes - 08-12-2013, 02:41 PM
RE: Elimination of drop - ColonelMac - 08-20-2013, 02:47 PM
RE: Elimination of drop - Dennis Harwood - 08-12-2013, 11:22 AM
RE: Elimination of drop - Rogaman - 08-14-2013, 03:34 AM

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