Linda, when someone asks me to move my mark on the putting
green and I use my putter to move it one or two club heads, according to the
request of my fellow competitor, it is not necessary to place the ball, is it?
I mean in this procedure anyone is lifting and moving the
mark while the head of the club is on the ground substituting the mark, right?
I am asking you this because in this procedure there is no
ball and mark on the ground, just the head of the putter.
Can we use another procedure to move the mark?
Regards,
Lou from Argentina
Dear Lou,
The position of the ball must always be marked. If you are
asked to move your marker, place your clubhead to the side of the marker, align
it with a fixed object (a tree, for example, not a goose), and move your marker
to the other side of the clubhead. If you need to move the ball two clubheads,
just repeat the procedure.
If you haven't lifted your ball yet, you may measure the
clubhead length from the side of the ball, placing your marker on the far side
of the clubhead. When you reverse the process, you will replace the ball (not
the marker and then the ball).
Tip: Try placing your marker upside down on the green as a
reminder that you have moved your ball and will need to replace it.
Linda
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