Happy New Year and Best Wishes to all PasturePool Members. Thank you for your support, suggestions, and kind words in 2008. I hope you continue to have fun playing golf in 2009 and beyond.
Here's to the next great round and more great things to come!
Sincerely,
Jonathan
Owner/PasturePool.com
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Your Golf Ball Is Not Where It Should Be
by Linda Raymond
Lost Ball or Ball out of Bounds; Provisional Ball
"Out of bounds" is defined as ground on which play is prohibited. When defined by white lines, the line itself is out of bounds. When defined by a fence or stakes, the inside edges define the out of bounds lines.
1. If your ball IS out of bounds, you MUST play another ball at the spot from which the original was played, penalty one stroke.
2. If you ball MAY be lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds, you may play a provisional ball before you go forward to look for the original, provided you announce your intention to do so. If your original ball turns out to be in a water hazard or is found outside a water hazard, you must abandon that provisional ball.
3. If your ball IS lost outside a water hazard or is out of bounds, add a penalty stroke and play the provisional or, if you did not play a provisional, replay the shot.
4. The provisional ball becomes the ball in play when a stroke is played with the provisional ball from a point where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place.
A ball is out of bounds when the entire ball is out of bounds. You may stand out of bounds to play a ball that is in bounds.
Abnormal Ground Conditions
1. If your ball LIES in casual water, ground under repair or, except in a water hazard, a hole or cast made by a burrowing animal, you may drop without penalty within one club length of the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole, except: a. in a hazard drop in the nearest position in the hazard which affords maximum relief and is not nearer the hole, or under penalty of one stroke, drop any distance behind the hazard keeping the point where the ball LAY between the you and the hole or, b. On the putting green place in the nearest position which affords maximum relief and is not nearer the hole.
2. If your ball is LOST in such condition (except in a burrowing animal hole in a water hazard) take the same relief based on the point where the ball last CROSSED the margin of the AREA except that if you drop behind the hazard, keep the point where the ball last CROSSED the margin of the hazard between you and the hole.
Enjoy The Outdoors! Have a Wonderful Game!
Linda is an avid Arizona Golfer. She has an internet business selling Golf GPS Caddies at golfgpscaddies.com offering precision gplf GPS devices for your distance on the golf course. You will have more confidence in each club selection and shot. No more Guessing! Know Your Distance. Lower your scores and handicap! http://www.golfgpscaddies.com
Lost Ball or Ball out of Bounds; Provisional Ball
"Out of bounds" is defined as ground on which play is prohibited. When defined by white lines, the line itself is out of bounds. When defined by a fence or stakes, the inside edges define the out of bounds lines.
1. If your ball IS out of bounds, you MUST play another ball at the spot from which the original was played, penalty one stroke.
2. If you ball MAY be lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds, you may play a provisional ball before you go forward to look for the original, provided you announce your intention to do so. If your original ball turns out to be in a water hazard or is found outside a water hazard, you must abandon that provisional ball.
3. If your ball IS lost outside a water hazard or is out of bounds, add a penalty stroke and play the provisional or, if you did not play a provisional, replay the shot.
4. The provisional ball becomes the ball in play when a stroke is played with the provisional ball from a point where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place.
A ball is out of bounds when the entire ball is out of bounds. You may stand out of bounds to play a ball that is in bounds.
Abnormal Ground Conditions
1. If your ball LIES in casual water, ground under repair or, except in a water hazard, a hole or cast made by a burrowing animal, you may drop without penalty within one club length of the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole, except: a. in a hazard drop in the nearest position in the hazard which affords maximum relief and is not nearer the hole, or under penalty of one stroke, drop any distance behind the hazard keeping the point where the ball LAY between the you and the hole or, b. On the putting green place in the nearest position which affords maximum relief and is not nearer the hole.
2. If your ball is LOST in such condition (except in a burrowing animal hole in a water hazard) take the same relief based on the point where the ball last CROSSED the margin of the AREA except that if you drop behind the hazard, keep the point where the ball last CROSSED the margin of the hazard between you and the hole.
Enjoy The Outdoors! Have a Wonderful Game!
Linda is an avid Arizona Golfer. She has an internet business selling Golf GPS Caddies at golfgpscaddies.com offering precision gplf GPS devices for your distance on the golf course. You will have more confidence in each club selection and shot. No more Guessing! Know Your Distance. Lower your scores and handicap! http://www.golfgpscaddies.com
Friday, December 19, 2008
How To Lower Your Handicap Forever
by Ken McCarron
If any one of us had a nickel for each golf product and instructional manual out there...well, you know the rest. There is an absolute ton of information. You can learn about driving the ball farther, hitting the ball straighter, landing the ball softer, or putting the ball into the center of the cup every time. But in the midst of it all, the end goal for any golf instruction is to improve your score and lower your handicap. The guy who drives it 300 yards and shoots 100 doesn't win. The guy who shoots it straight, but only 80 yards at a time doesn't win. The one who wins every single time is the one with the lowest score when the round is over. The question is, how do we accomplish this?
Find a New Swing
In order to really make changes and lower that handicap, you may have to abandon your current swing and try something new. Remember, if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. Now is not the time to be stubborn and hang onto some ridiculous swing that isn't serving your purpose of a lower score. Open your mind. It'll work out in the end.
Keep It Simple
If you're going to be open minded, and aren't opposed to changing things up, a great piece of advice is to keep it simple. Those big, arcing swings that wrap around your head may be great for John Daly or Tiger Woods, but for you and me a shorter backswing is definitely the way to go. Timing, balance, and the ability to put a repeatable swing on the ball is the only way to lower your handicap over the long term and win rounds more often.
Consistency Is the Key
In the end, it all comes down to consistency or lack thereof. It's the main thing that we as amateurs lack, and the one thing that will lower your score on a regular basis. If you can find a swing system that is easy to implement and easy to repeat...now you're really on your way!
If you're interested in a more complete swing system that guarantees it'll knock 7-12 strokes off your score in a couple weeks, go take a look here... http://masteryourswing.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ken_McCarron
If any one of us had a nickel for each golf product and instructional manual out there...well, you know the rest. There is an absolute ton of information. You can learn about driving the ball farther, hitting the ball straighter, landing the ball softer, or putting the ball into the center of the cup every time. But in the midst of it all, the end goal for any golf instruction is to improve your score and lower your handicap. The guy who drives it 300 yards and shoots 100 doesn't win. The guy who shoots it straight, but only 80 yards at a time doesn't win. The one who wins every single time is the one with the lowest score when the round is over. The question is, how do we accomplish this?
Find a New Swing
In order to really make changes and lower that handicap, you may have to abandon your current swing and try something new. Remember, if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. Now is not the time to be stubborn and hang onto some ridiculous swing that isn't serving your purpose of a lower score. Open your mind. It'll work out in the end.
Keep It Simple
If you're going to be open minded, and aren't opposed to changing things up, a great piece of advice is to keep it simple. Those big, arcing swings that wrap around your head may be great for John Daly or Tiger Woods, but for you and me a shorter backswing is definitely the way to go. Timing, balance, and the ability to put a repeatable swing on the ball is the only way to lower your handicap over the long term and win rounds more often.
Consistency Is the Key
In the end, it all comes down to consistency or lack thereof. It's the main thing that we as amateurs lack, and the one thing that will lower your score on a regular basis. If you can find a swing system that is easy to implement and easy to repeat...now you're really on your way!
If you're interested in a more complete swing system that guarantees it'll knock 7-12 strokes off your score in a couple weeks, go take a look here... http://masteryourswing.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ken_McCarron
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Enhancements Update-12/07/2008
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