OK, I can't remember "picking a nit" recently so I thought I'd bring this one up: Last week, in playing a sand shot, I may have struck the ball twice, I honestly don't know and the results made no difference. I took the shot and felt a very slight tic on the follow through (probably only a few inches after contact) and the ball went slightly off line...just don't know.
Anyway, after thinking about it and how many sand shots are played, I'm not sure how the "Striking the ball twice", rule 14-4, would be applied. In many sand shots the club does not actually strike the ball, only sand, so if contact is made afterwards, is that striking the ball twice?
The rule states; "If a players club strikes the ball more than once in the course of a stroke...."
I would think that it still counts as striking the ball twice (if it is clearly apparent that it happened) since, in normal circumstances, there is no camera rolling to offer any feedback. However, on the tour, with cameras and technology everywhere, a player could argue that he/she did not actually strike the ball twice....
I could not find any other rules covering this..... any thoughts?
P_102
Anyway, after thinking about it and how many sand shots are played, I'm not sure how the "Striking the ball twice", rule 14-4, would be applied. In many sand shots the club does not actually strike the ball, only sand, so if contact is made afterwards, is that striking the ball twice?
The rule states; "If a players club strikes the ball more than once in the course of a stroke...."
I would think that it still counts as striking the ball twice (if it is clearly apparent that it happened) since, in normal circumstances, there is no camera rolling to offer any feedback. However, on the tour, with cameras and technology everywhere, a player could argue that he/she did not actually strike the ball twice....
I could not find any other rules covering this..... any thoughts?
P_102