Topic: Rules of Golf / Ball moves ball in bunker

Great – thanks languid

Topic: Rules of Golf / Ball moves ball in bunker

This happened last weekend. Two players are both in the same bunker. One has his ball embedded in the steep face of the bunker just under the lip – an impossible shot to the green. The other ball is in the middle of the bunker with a clear shot to the green. Player A hits this ball but it does not clear the bunker, but instead hits the previously embedded ball which now rolls back to the middle of the bunker. This ball cannot be placed back to its original position without forceably creating a lie for it. Can this ball now be played as it lies?

Topic: Rules of Golf / Lifting ball to check lie?

great – thanks Doc!

Topic: Rules of Golf / Lifting ball to check lie?

I chipped my ball across the green and it came to rest in a ball size depression in the fringe, so that only approx half the ball was visible. It was either sitting in someone elses plug mark, or it was on a small sprinkler head. I had no way of telling it was a sprinkler head unless I lifted the ball. I played it as it lied, and ended up duffing it – I could only hit the top half of the ball and it just bobbled about 3ft. It was in fact sitting on a sprinkler head and as such I was entitled to relief. My question – if I suspect I’m entitled to relief, may I lift the ball to confirm (and replace it without penalty if I’m not entitled to relief)? Or is it when in doubt you just play it as it lies and suffer the consequences?

Topic: The Lounge / Say No at the Dentist!

So thats why they wear a mask…...

Topic: Golf Talk / The 2008 Australian Long Drive Schedule

Do SA,WA or Tas get a guernsey with the long drive comp?

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / lead with the hips?

I’ve really been struggling with my swing for the last 2 or so years. I’ve gone from a handicap of 8 to 11 and still going out. I’ve been pushing a lot of balls, and then hooking badly. I’ve felt that the face of my clubs has been staying open (push), so I put more effort into the hands resulting in the hook. Today I tried starting my downswing with my hips first and all of a sudden things started to happen again. No pushes, no hooks, just a nice draw and long – I think I’ve been concentrating on the down and out swing, but leading with the arms/shoulders. Hopefully I’ve got the mojo back!!

Topic: Golf Talk / ISG Vision 2008 PGA Tour Tipping - US Open

angler: Appleby Snedeker Jimenez Joe Ogilvie

(You can compete with 3 players, but 4 gives you a better chance.)

I’ll let you guys juggle your squads until midnight AEST>

Jiminez is playing?? not that it makes any difference – T64 after R1

Topic: Golf Talk / ISG Vision 2008 PGA Tour Tipping - US Open

Heres my pick:
Aus – Appleby (2.85)
US – Snedeker (2.6)
Elsewhere – Jiminez – (3.58)
Anywhere – Joe Ogilvy (.95)
Total – 9,98

I hope thats right…

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

Rebel Sport in Adelaide appear to be getting out of golf – they have a sale at the moment with 50% off all golf gear. They currently have a few boxes of vision balls for $17.00 (6 balls) – only a few remain.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Srixon i506 irons.

I bought a set of these about a month ago and I’m really really happy with them. I’m currently off 10, but playing to 19 :(, and I reckon you’ll be okay with them. Get them!

Topic: Golf Equipment / looking at going to forged irons or combo irons

Hey Blublo – I’m glad you didn’t go any higher, but I wish you didn’t bid at all :) I’m happy with the price – if I hadn’t won them I would have seriously looked at 3 balls. let us all hope they do the trick!

Topic: Golf Equipment / looking at going to forged irons or combo irons

Great stuff – good to hear. I’ve got my fingers crossed that mine will be waiting for me today, in time for twilight tonight – if not, I’m really hoping they’ll be ready to go for their first outing on saturday – I can’t wait!

Topic: The Lounge / LCD HDTV

I wish I had seen this topic previously. Our old TV @#$% itself so we went and bought a new one (and the old one started working again immediately – work that one out). Anyway, I had no view about LCD / Plasma so googled up some reviews / comparisons and formed the view, rightly or wrongly, that LCD was the way to go. This was mainly on the basis that I had read that :
1. plasma quality slowly diminshed, so over a period of a few years the quality was reduced in the order of 50 percent 2. plasma had problems with ‘burn-in’, whereby a still picture or those annoying tv logos in the bottom corner could become a permanent image on your tv screen.
and a few other things, plus, I think I read plasma tv’s cost more to run?? – but then LCD are usually more expensive to buy.
I don’t know if these things are really fact or fiction, but it was enough to sway me toward LCD. We ended up with a 42” full HD 1080 LCD LG which has been great so far (along with a ‘free’ LG surround system – that arrived this week – and a ‘free’ weekend away)
So, theres plenty of info and opinions out there – you just need to wade through it try and decipher whats correct!

Topic: Golf Classifieds / GCR 3.01's 2i - PW - $250 ono

Why are you selling them?

I’ve just scored a great deal on a set of Srixon i506 irons so I need to sell these. Are you interested?

Topic: Golf Classifieds / GCR 3.01's 2i - PW - $250 ono

I have a set of GCR 3.01’s for sale – 2 iron to PW (9 clubs in total). I bought these new approx 6-9 months ago and they are still in very good condition. Shafts® and grips are as new, heads have minor marks through normal use. The GCR golf web site has all the info you need on these clubs. Clubs are in Adelaide, $250 ono plus freight – I can be contacted at jptodd@optusnet.com.au

Topic: Golf Equipment / GCR Clubs

I’ve got a set of GCR 3.01’s that as of today are up for sale if anyones interested – 2 iron to pw – less than 12 months old. I’ll get around to putting something up in the classifieds this afternoon (hopefully) – probably $250 or something like that. The GCR web site is very informative for anyone thats interested in the range of GCR clubs.

Topic: Golf Equipment / looking at going to forged irons or combo irons

I had a hit with a demo Srixon i 506 5 iron last weekend and was rapt. I first started looking at these clubs when the pro shop had a set ‘discounted’ to something like $750, started to search high and wide, read a heap of reviews and comments here, contemplated importing from the US, and then found a set of new i506 3-pw on Aussie ebay – picked them up tonight for $410 plus postage – total of $435! I’m like a kid at xmas – so darn excited! I just hope they do the trick now and start the handicap going south again.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

I took Russell out to twilight golf last night – I certainly got some comments about using a yellow ball. I managed to birdie the first hole, a soft 140m par 3 – a feat that I’ve rarely managed before on this particular hole, so Russell had me sold straight away.
Russell drove beautifully – looong and straight – at least the equivalent of any other ball that I’ve tried. Unfortunately I can’t tell you how well Russell performs close to the green, because time after time I bladed him (note to self – down and out you fool) to the far side of the green or beyond. I don’t know that I’ll pull him out for a saturday comp (yet), but if the other Vision balls behave like russell, I’ll certainly be giving them a crack. And by the way – that bright yellow ball stands out like the proverbial dogs nuts – so even when not on fairway he was very easy to find. Thumbs up from me.

Topic: Rules of Golf / Loose impediments - bunker

Why would it be unfair to deem the ball unplayable?

thanks for your quick responses. By ‘unfair’ I meant that a properly prepared course should not have branches lying in bunkers – I guess the best answer might be that you shouldn’t be in there in the first place :)

Topic: Rules of Golf / Loose impediments - bunker

I understand you are not permitted to move any twigs / sticks from a bunker, but I was wondering what the rule is if the ball has gone into a bunker and rolled under a branch that has fallen from a tree. It would appear to be unfair to call it as an unplayable lie, but I suspect that would be the call? any idea? thanks.

Topic: Golf Equipment / The Russell Has Landed

Did I miss anyone?

How bright are your balls?

I’d like to confirm my interest :)

Topic: Golf Talk / Golf ball identification marking

Three dots in a row, just past the brand name. Reckon I saw Arnold Palmer do that, so I just copied him. Thats where the similarities end :)

Topic: Golf Equipment / The Russell Has Landed

Female golf ball?
How about Lucille…...as in Lucille Ball? I love Lucy :)

Topic: Golf Equipment / Cracked Driver Head

i topped the ball and the crown cracked.

Sorry to go over old ground here. When you say he ‘topped the ball and the crown cracked’, do you actually mean that he hit the top of the ball with the bottom of the club, or the club went under the ball and the top of the club hit the ball (i.e. he skyed it)? I’m still having trouble seeing how you can top a ball and have the crown crack. Either way, its one to be wary of.