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duncan mackie replied to a thread Texas Scramble Q in Rules of Golf

If there is a competition rule (as Jim has posted applies at his club) then fine, that's the way it works. If there isn't (and we don't have one and...

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22-Jun-2018, 22:01

duncan mackie replied to a thread Adjustable golf club too tight in The Lounge

And a valid one. I think the important test is the actual level of force required to remove it - having now tested one of these wrenches to...

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22-Jun-2018, 15:57

duncan mackie replied to a thread Rule query in Ask the Experts

The answer lies in the rule relating to the cart path.... The path is an immovable obstruction so rule 24 applies, and relief starts with the...

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22-Jun-2018, 15:47

duncan mackie replied to a thread Any thoughts on gamesmanship in competitions? in The Lounge

All of those things happen (and not just in senior events!). Most is pure ignorance, although the slow play complaint might be a bit late for some...

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22-Jun-2018, 15:38

duncan mackie replied to a thread Adjustable golf club too tight in The Lounge

Yes, but without knowing how much force it really requires to remove it's impossible to know whether any of those scenarios are in any way realistic....

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22-Jun-2018, 10:21

duncan mackie replied to a thread Accidentally knocking your ball close to the putting green in Rules of Golf

Think again.... Everything in this question depends on what and where the actual objects are - where the ball is is irrelevant (unusually within...

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22-Jun-2018, 10:10

duncan mackie replied to a thread Adjustable golf club too tight in The Lounge

I really believe you are getting a little ahead of the real situation! The adapter screw is simply tighter than the tool Adam has available to him...

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21-Jun-2018, 20:10

duncan mackie replied to a thread Realistic goal setting for first year playing golf in The Lounge

Hockey for a while isn't what I, or the others posting, raised. If anything it would probably work against you.

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21-Jun-2018, 20:02

duncan mackie replied to a thread 64 degree wedge - waste of time? in The Lounge

The former. You never really pinch the strike and there's no point in banging the club head into the ground (that I've established!). Soft hands,...

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21-Jun-2018, 17:36

duncan mackie replied to a thread Adjustable golf club too tight in The Lounge

Well I just took a standard TM tool down to the workshop and sure enough it's torque set both ways - weird! I didn't bother to cross reference...

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21-Jun-2018, 17:17

duncan mackie replied to a thread 64 degree wedge - waste of time? in The Lounge

All of this - but it all starts with A. Small ball first, crisp and clean... Otherwise you are entirely relying on trajectory to stop the ball -...

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21-Jun-2018, 17:08

duncan mackie replied to a thread Do you look at what other people have/use? in The Lounge

This question made me think about today's 4 ball match; I couldn't tell you what any of the club's were in anybody else's bag, irons, woods, putters...

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21-Jun-2018, 17:00

duncan mackie replied to a thread Complimentary free shot. in The Lounge

Once upon a time there were such shots, then with the current SSS ratings you just use them to calculate any adjustments according to tees used etc....

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21-Jun-2018, 16:42

duncan mackie replied to a thread Adjustable golf club too tight in The Lounge

Unlikely as it would be loose fit at standard torque if cross threaded (if that makes sense). I am also surprised that the tools are torque set...

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21-Jun-2018, 16:36

duncan mackie replied to a thread Adjustable golf club too tight in The Lounge

They are all standard T25 Torx bit, also called 6 point star drive.

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20-Jun-2018, 17:55

duncan mackie replied to a thread Mickleson 2_shot or DQ? in The Lounge

I'm afraid this is incorrect on most levels. For a putt, from the putting green (as here) , that is deliberately stopped or deflected the stroke...

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20-Jun-2018, 17:43

duncan mackie replied to a thread Mickleson 2_shot or DQ? in The Lounge

I apologise profusely for taking at face value pogle's post #71 quoted above. I should have known better! This is incorrect (in the current draft)...

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20-Jun-2018, 14:18

duncan mackie replied to a thread Dimples in Ask the Experts

Basically the existence of dimples creates the opportunity for variation - the bigger the dimples and the more perfect the surface the greater the...

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20-Jun-2018, 14:02

duncan mackie replied to a thread Realistic goal setting for first year playing golf in The Lounge

:thup:

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20-Jun-2018, 13:06

duncan mackie replied to a thread Realistic goal setting for first year playing golf in The Lounge

As originally posted such translations carry potential barriers to perfection! Played against an ex county cricketer last year who only took up...

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20-Jun-2018, 12:45

duncan mackie replied to a thread Realistic goal setting for first year playing golf in The Lounge

Indeed. In your case balance, flexibility and core strength combined with hand eye coordination are all a given - which is certainly not the case for...

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20-Jun-2018, 12:38

duncan mackie replied to a thread Internal O/B in The Lounge

You wont need to post a picture for me. I can easily visualise it and it's a common version of an OOB LR that's fine. We seem to have got crossed...

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20-Jun-2018, 12:36

duncan mackie replied to a thread Reoccurring Faults in The Lounge

I don't have any that I remember, or reference, when setting out to play...

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20-Jun-2018, 12:34

duncan mackie replied to a thread Realistic goal setting for first year playing golf in The Lounge

Maybe, but I'm definitely not alone and have met many who have transferred across from other sports to quickly establish a high degree of competence...

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20-Jun-2018, 12:04

duncan mackie replied to a thread Internal O/B in The Lounge

No, it's very precise. 90° to the line of the OOB at that point. You establish the line of the OOB in exactly the same way as you would to establish...

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20-Jun-2018, 09:41

duncan mackie replied to a thread Realistic goal setting for first year playing golf in The Lounge

Lol - took me a week. All depends on your sporting background and hand eye cordination in my experience. The problem is that such 'progress'...

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20-Jun-2018, 09:35

duncan mackie replied to a thread Internal O/B in The Lounge

There should be a second stake at the end, set back at 90° to the final line of the OOB margin. In the absence of such a stake the OOB is taken to...

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