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Yesterday, 17:05

duncan mackie replied to a thread Lines on your ball in The Lounge

Can we get posters about this printed out for every 1st tee? 😎 As I let my sub conscious work out the correct direction and pace to play the putt...

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Yesterday, 15:36

duncan mackie replied to a thread Playing holes out of sequence in Rules of Golf

Nope 1. He stopped digging 2. He said sorry 3. He didn't immediately start a new thread on the same subject

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22-Sep-2017, 12:40

duncan mackie replied to a thread Sky Golf in The Lounge

Skygolf not Sky; simples...

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22-Sep-2017, 12:33

duncan mackie replied to a thread Playing holes out of sequence in Rules of Golf

There's a time to stop digging .... Clive worded his question extremely well by stating they were playing a stableford game, in other words under...

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22-Sep-2017, 12:24

duncan mackie replied to a thread Lost Card! in Rules of Golf

Yes it can, but no more than signing in and deliberately returning a series of poor cards. In practice its very easy to spot as well!

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21-Sep-2017, 14:45

duncan mackie replied to a thread Ball Moved whilst putting in Rules of Golf

You have no problem with 14-5 as set out. 18-2 will depend on whether the new local rule is in place at that club 20-7 Not relevant

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21-Sep-2017, 08:52

duncan mackie replied to a thread Lost Card! in Rules of Golf

Write out a duplicate and have it ready, just in case. The earlier you do it the better, although ultimately any card where you have agreed and...

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20-Sep-2017, 19:39

duncan mackie replied to a thread Does shaft weight really matter? in The Lounge

You have answered your own question - shafts can make a huge difference. However, you should get the underlying numbers from a launch monitor to...

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20-Sep-2017, 08:28

duncan mackie replied to a thread DI's... in The Lounge

:thup:

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16-Sep-2017, 16:15

duncan mackie replied to a thread Your swing and your body parts in The Lounge

Er....none. Spend most of my time trying not to think about swing elements at all 😎

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15-Sep-2017, 11:59

duncan mackie replied to a thread Senior Fiddle in The Lounge

If your yellow tees are rated with an SSS then yes. Calculations are their domain if they want any cards. Not complex and the principle is only...

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14-Sep-2017, 13:37

duncan mackie replied to a thread Letting people through while in a comp? in The Lounge

See post #42 in this thread which references earlier rules versions and quotes the current ones.

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14-Sep-2017, 13:34

duncan mackie replied to a thread Would you say anything? in The Lounge

I tried the same at our club - lasted less than a week because the starters experienced difficulties...

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13-Sep-2017, 22:09

duncan mackie replied to a thread Letting people through while in a comp? in The Lounge

Both the R&A and the USGA say no.

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13-Sep-2017, 22:06

duncan mackie replied to a thread Would You Believe It ! in Rules of Golf

Not sure your point? The fact is that on the SI18 hole the LOW handicapper is only ever giving a shot if he is giving shots at every hole. ...

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13-Sep-2017, 22:00

duncan mackie replied to a thread CSS - again! in Rules of Golf

Looks ball park with a few cat5 players in the field.

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13-Sep-2017, 13:46

duncan mackie replied to a thread Letting people through while in a comp? in The Lounge

Once upon a time the etiquette section of the Rules was worded very differently. Amongst other things it included priority to those playing in a...

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13-Sep-2017, 13:34

duncan mackie replied to a thread Would You Believe It ! in Rules of Golf

As someone has already questioned, having the Si18 first hole actually favours the lower handicap player in all cases so it's a daft argument to...

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10-Sep-2017, 21:11

duncan mackie replied to a thread "Hello Mr Captain" in The Lounge

I had a couple of people always do this but there was definitely no deference intended (or taken)!

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10-Sep-2017, 21:07

duncan mackie replied to a thread Men's attitude and the rules!! in The Lounge

Not sure who you were communicating with and who was criticing you. However, I have learnt over the years to make such points to the organising...

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10-Sep-2017, 21:03

duncan mackie replied to a thread club dispute in The Lounge

Or, put another way, it's a golf club not a football locker room. I fully appreciate that for some it's doesn't matter where they are; But at that...

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10-Sep-2017, 11:55

duncan mackie replied to a thread Ladies match issue in The Lounge

It's common on proprietary our session for members to have a morning slot (ahead of the prime 1000h society slot) and for the match to be catered...

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09-Sep-2017, 23:14

duncan mackie replied to a thread Ladies match issue in The Lounge

Shame when the rational balanced view get drowned with the sterotypical. Do the latter games in amy club match consistently resist letting faster...

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09-Sep-2017, 00:19

duncan mackie replied to a thread How long would you wait on the 10th. in The Lounge

Sitting here in Antigua waiting for my next hurricane to appear (Jose due tommorrow) you get a completely different perspective on the concept of...

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09-Sep-2017, 00:16

duncan mackie replied to a thread Stronger lofts even Mizuno are at it now in The Lounge

My Wilson Staff fluid feel (forged muscle backs) from the 1980's have a 10 iron. Doesn't make any difference to how it works. Just get the...

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05-Sep-2017, 17:15

duncan mackie replied to a thread Water hazard query in Rules of Golf

An interesting one looking at Colin's analysis. I don't share it because in my opinion the doubtful situation occurred when the original ball was...

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02-Sep-2017, 13:31

duncan mackie replied to a thread To cut or not to cut, that's the question... in The Lounge

Have you added a direction indicator to the face at address? It can be quite illuminating on longer irons. Certainly wouldn't recommend artificially...

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02-Sep-2017, 11:48

duncan mackie replied to a thread To cut or not to cut, that's the question... in The Lounge

If the 6 is your longest iron in the bag it does raise another possibility - that instead of an accidental issue around alignment or swing you are...

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02-Sep-2017, 09:02

duncan mackie replied to a thread To cut or not to cut, that's the question... in The Lounge

So what happens with the 5 iron?

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01-Sep-2017, 12:50

duncan mackie replied to a thread returning golf balls in The Lounge

If I returned all the balls I find I would have to buy some to play with....:confused:

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