Sep
14
Golf: Is there a penalty for deliberately hitting a tree / branches as part of a practice swing?
Filed Under golf swing
Richard L asked:
When “in amongst” tress, is it lawful to hit trees / branches deliberately during practice swings or does this contravene 13-2? (Yeah, I know you don’t want to bust your clubs!)
Glade Scented Candles
When “in amongst” tress, is it lawful to hit trees / branches deliberately during practice swings or does this contravene 13-2? (Yeah, I know you don’t want to bust your clubs!)
Glade Scented Candles
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7 Responses to “Golf: Is there a penalty for deliberately hitting a tree / branches as part of a practice swing?”
If you were to displace or break branches, then you would be penalized. I don’t think just hitting them without improving your lie would be a problem.
The way or break them off would be improving your lie and penalty.
The way or break them to get them in practice swing dont think is problem but deliberately smashing them off would be improving your lie and penalty.
If during a practise swing if you hit a tree or branches there is no penalty unless it improves your lie, then there is a penalty stroke.
There is a distinction between just hitting them (no penalty) and dislodging leaves/branches (penalty).
So be careful w/ “deliberately” hitting them.
You’re not allowed to intentionally bend or break anything fixed or growing.
Not unless you break branches. It’s a penalty if a branch falls on your actual shot.
The trees and its branches the trees and its branches the trees and its branches the way it think in strick rules sense its two strokes penalty for it was before you unintentionaly.