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Old 02-14-2022, 07:30 PM   #5110
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I have no real advice but do want to comment on this. I understand people feel differently about the rules of golf but unless you are playing in a league, tournament etc. does it really matter if you are over the limit? I know it will to some and that's fine, but I golf to have fun. I follow the rules more or less but not always to the letter of the law. I'll move my ball is the lie sucks (up against a tree etc. because it's no fun wrecking your club and making a poor shot. I'm not good enough that a stroke here or there matters, to me I want to enjoy my game and if having an extra club in the bag that I might use once every few rounds helps then I'm good with that.

But to each their own, that's cool.
I'm personally not a stickler on the rules. I play for fun and let people get away with murder. I let people roll the ball for preferable lies, move the ball when sprinkler heads are between you and the hole, call anything near a tree or cactus a "decorative planting", and have a gimme range of the length of a driver. We're there for a good time, not a long time, so have a good time, because the sun don't shine every day!

I only keep track for myself and make sure I comply with the rules of bag configuration, with the exception of a "rocker". Everyone needs one in the desert, especially with new clubs that you want to keep nice. I only care about maintaining the spirit of the game and making sure everyone has fun, unless I'm playing in tournament. At that point, everything is enforceable, as stupid as it can be at times.

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Originally Posted by DoubleK View Post
I carry a desert club in Phoenix. Does that make me a cheater?
I don't count "the rocker" as a club in the bag and don't view it as a cheat. That's just smart for Arizona golf. Dirty little secret, when I got my PXGs I talked them into tossing in an extra 8 iron for a rocker, no cost. They actually did it for me and didn't charge me. Even gripped it differently so I would immediately recognize it. Very cool of them. Better to beat the crap out of one new club than a number of them.
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