In a light-hearted manner...
I know the rules forbid grounding the club in a hazard before making your swing. But does that rule prohibit grounding your club in a bunker BEFORE your shot goes in a bunker? For example, "testing" the sand in a bunker on the first hole to see how the bunkers on the entire course are playing?
There's not much worse than ending up in a bunker where the sand looks wet and hard packed and not knowing how hard the sand is UNDERNEATH.
I know the rules forbid grounding the club in a hazard before making your swing. But does that rule prohibit grounding your club in a bunker BEFORE your shot goes in a bunker? For example, "testing" the sand in a bunker on the first hole to see how the bunkers on the entire course are playing?
There's not much worse than ending up in a bunker where the sand looks wet and hard packed and not knowing how hard the sand is UNDERNEATH.