You can have whatever followthrough you want. Penalties are awarded largely dependent upon what happens to the ball, not swing mechanics. Personally I take adherence to the rules very seriously when I'm playing with others. Also I wasn't aware that they didn't bother to follow the rules at celebrity events. Yeah, I wasn't bringing up Barkley's swing as an example of a good swing, just to address this whole "smooth motion" thing that cropped up. I'd say on the first part of his L swing he moves the sand and puts the ball in motion, then on his upswing he is making a 2nd strike. The player must count his stroke and add a penalty stroke under Rule 14-4.Įven though the club itself did not initially strike the ball, the ball was put into motion due to the stroke therefore, Rule 14-4 applies. The player's club continues and strikes the ball while it is moving. However, the ground is struck with enough force to cause the ball to move. In playing a chip shot, a player's club strikes the ground several inches behind the ball and does not come into contact with the ball. Pic leads me to believe that is a spooning motionĪlso here is a decision that somewhat matches the situationġ4-4/3 Player Hits Behind Ball and Then Strikes Moving Ball The ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and must not be pushed, scraped or spooned. Although anyone dumb enough to stand anywhere near him while playing deserves to get hit.įrom the rules I'd go after these (already mentioned): Him even being there as a joke bothers me as one of these days he is going to hurt someone. "he plays in tournaments." No he doesn't, he plays in celebrity events that are meant for entertainment where nobody gives an F. The "L-shaped" swing does seem to be more likely to cause illegal contact, but I 'm not sure it would always be the case and to be fair it would have to be judged on a case by case basis.ĭiscussion of the Chuck swing vs rules should be avoided. A hitch in a swing is unfortunate, but not illegal. I'm not an expert, though I do prefer to play by the rules. He still plays in tournaments sometimes and he isn't penalized for his swing. My guess is that he technically isn't changing direction. Edit: djeet - is Chuck's swing really considered legal? I've always wondered why people allowed it, because it has always looked hella illegal to me, haha.
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