Linda,
Please explain the correct way to move your ball on the green if is it is on the line of another ball. I have always marked my ball, then measured 1 or 2 putter lengths....lining my putter up with a stationary object...then put my marker down. Are there other acceptable ways to span?
Lulu from Blythe, California
Dear Lulu,
You should be moving the ball one or two putter-head lengths, not putter lengths. That would be around four to eight inches, not 35 to 70 inches.
You may mark your ball, measure the putter-head lengths from the marker (lining up with a stationary object), and place your marker. You may also measure from the ball (without first marking it). If you measure from the marker, you will replace your marker and then place your ball in front of the marker when you move the ball back. If you measure from the ball, you will replace the ball when you move back. Whichever procedure you use to move the ball, you must use the same procedure to replace it. The goal is to return the ball to its original spot.
While it is not required by the Rules, I recommend that you announce the stationary object you use to line up. This practice may save you from arguments regarding whether you replaced the ball on the right spot.
Linda
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