Linda, How are you? Hope you’re doing well and playing lots of golf. I just returned from playing in a member/guest tournament in North Carolina, what a blast that was. I could move there in a heartbeat!!!!
In any event, we had a question that came up while playing and had a difference of the answer.
When taking relief (free drop when ball lands on cart path), we know what side of the cart path and all that. However, I thought you could use your longest club (driver) to measure after you have taken your swing relief to measure the dropping spot as opposed to using the club you want to use, say for instance you only need a wedge for your next shot. Question is do you need to use the same club to measure that you are going to use for your shot? I tried looking at your website for the answer and scrolled through all the postings but couldn’t find the answer.
Hope all is well.
Lulu
Dear Lulu,
It’s a two-different-clubs, two-step process. You should use the club you would select to hit your next shot if the cart path were not in your way to establish the nearest point of relief (your wedge, for example). You may then use any club in your bag (most players would select their longest club) to measure the one-club distance of relief to which you are entitled.
The term people use to describe this free relief process is “stance plus a club-length.” Determine your stance with the club you would use to hit the shot; determine your club-length of relief from that point with your longest club.
Linda
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