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GOLF RULES: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

 

THE FLAGSTICK:

 

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW....


The Flagstick

THE FLAGSTICK: There is a lot of misunderstanding about how the flagstick is used.

DID YOU KNOW? the player can have the flagstick removed, attended, or held up before and during his stroke and the player can be anywhere on the course. In other words, a player's ball does not have to be on the green to have the flagstick attended.

AUTHORIZING ATTENDANCE: before a stroke if the flagstick is attended by anyone with the player's knowledge and without any objection, the player has been deemed to have authorized it. The person deemed to be attending the flagstick does so until the ball comes to rest. This is important as different penalties can occur with unauthorized attendance.

THE BALL MAY NOT STRIKE THE FLAGSTICK OR ATTENDANT:If the player's ball strikes the flagstick when attended, held up, or removed by an authorized person, or strikes the authorized attendant or anything carried by the attendant, or when the ball is played from the putting green strikes the flagstick in the hole (or unattended flagstick) the player Loses the Hole in Match Play, and receives a Two-Stroke Penalty in Stroke Play.

UNAUTHORIZED ATTENDANCE--(don't get in trouble being a nice guy) In MATCH PLAY--Loss of Hole is the penalty if an opponent or opponent's caddie attends, holds up, or removes the flagstick without the player's authorization or prior knowledge when a stroke is made or the ball in motion.

STROKE-PLAY--Two-Strokes is the penalty if a fellow competitor or the fellow competitor's caddie removes, holds up, or attends the flagstick without the player's authorization or prior knowledge while the player is making a stroke or his ball is in motion. If the player's ball is played from off the putting green and does strike the flagstick, attendant, or anything carried by the attendant the player does not receive a penalty but must play the ball as it lies.

NOTE--If the ball was played from the putting green and does strike an unauthorized attendant or anything he is carrying, the stroke must be cancelled and replayed.

BALL RESTS AGAINST FLAGSTICK: If the flagstick is in the hole with the ball resting against it, the player or an authorized person can remove or move the flagstick. If the ball falls into the hole in the process the player would be deemed to have hole out with his last shot. If the ball moves rather than falling into the hole when the flagstick is removed or moved, the ball must be placed on the lip of the hole without penalty.

 

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CHIPS AND PITCHES

BEST TIP: Let left arm control club with little
wrist action.

Choke down on the club an inch or two for chips.

Use a narrow, open stance. Open the clubface and keep it
square to the target.

Use the same basic swing for a chip and pitch.

For chips, stand tall and raise your hands to get the heel of
the club up and the toe down. This promotes crisp shots.

Play ball off right foot, angle shaft toward target, open
stance, let shoulders control swing, keep left arm against
left side, let clubhead swing to left of target after impact.

Don't rush the downswing.

Make sure the shaft is leaning toward the target at impact.

To avoid hitting chips and pitches fat:

don’t sole the club at address.

use an open, narrow stance.

keep arms connected to chest and rotate  body rather than
sliding hips laterally and jabbing at the ball with your hands.

focus eyes on front of ball, with weight on front foot and
wrists ahead of ball at impact.

be sure to make a complete follow-through.

Use arm and shoulder swing, not hands, for short chips.

Let gravity do most of the work on downswing.

Let left arm control club throughout swing with little wrist
action.

Play ball back in stance with hands and weight towards
target.

For high pitches, start downswing with legs.

Open stance, square shoulders. Club should go straight
back and through. Rock (like a clothes hanger on a hook),
don’t turn shoulders. Let arms drop to start downswing.
Use a light grip.

Clubhead should trail, not lead, hands and wrists at impact.

Use inside out swingpath and be sure to pivot.

To avoid "scooping" chips and pitches, keep wrists ahead
of ball at impact.

In pitches, ball and shaft should be centered and weight
should be divided evenly.

For distance control, don’t let right hand take control of
clubhead speed.

Control the distance on short shots by limiting your
backswing.

To avoid thin chips, don’t try to help the ball into the air.

Use a low running shot when conditions permit for more
control.

For a low running chip, use a very narrow stance, play ball
off right foot, keep hands ahead of ball, and swing straight
back and through with firm hands. Keep your hands low at
the finish.

For a short, pop chip, use an open and narrow stance, an
open clubface, play the ball in the middle, hit ball from out to
in. Don’t flip wrists.

When chipping, keep butt of club pointed at belt buckle.

For short shots, move feet closer together and take shallow
divots.

Keep lower body still on short chips just off the green.

For long chips, keep lower body relaxed and let it react
naturally to actions of arms and upper body. Start
downswing by shifting knees toward target.

To improve your rhythm, make your backswing and forward
swing equal in length.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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