Tree Roots

[J13]

Agree with some others. If you are in a money game or match then either take a drop or try to punch it out. If practice just kick the ball away from the root and move on. It's NEVER worth hurting yourself for 1 shot as an amateur player.

[HoffTTM]

Just thin the thing intentionally? Recovery shots are an integral skill to the game

[krb]

> @Paddy_2_Iron said:

> Ground under repair, call it a day flush your iron and grab your par.......

>

> Course should put rules into place to avoid having to deal with those things....... It's not ob, it's not a bunker or a hazard, it's poor course condition..... Might as well hit off the cart path too instead of moving the ball..... Swing that brand new 220 dollar wedge into that broken concrete.

 

Under this guideline, if your drive is headed out of bounds, hits a tree and ricochets back in, do you have to throw it back OB?

[SnapHooker_307]

> @rogolf said:

> > @SnapHooker_605 said:

> > > @Dpavs said:

> > > I'd always take an unplayable now after hurting my wrist badly on one those darn things a number of years ago... it's just not worth the injury risk to me.

> >

> > Same. I got a little aggressive with a root earlier this year, my wrist hurt for 2 months solid, it still doesn't feel perfect but I think it will get back to normal. Pulled off a great shot though! And then struggled making clean contact with the ball for the rest of the round.

>

> So, in hindsight, was avoiding a one stroke penalty really worth it?? B)

 

Absolutely not. I will gladly take as many penalty strokes as necessary to avoid that again. By the time my wrist felt better it had already snowed twice, can't be missing out on a season that is already too short.

[rogolf]

> @SnapHooker_605 said:

> > @rogolf said:

> > > @SnapHooker_605 said:

> > > > @Dpavs said:

> > > > I'd always take an unplayable now after hurting my wrist badly on one those darn things a number of years ago... it's just not worth the injury risk to me.

> > >

> > > Same. I got a little aggressive with a root earlier this year, my wrist hurt for 2 months solid, it still doesn't feel perfect but I think it will get back to normal. Pulled off a great shot though! And then struggled making clean contact with the ball for the rest of the round.

> >

> > So, in hindsight, was avoiding a one stroke penalty really worth it?? B)

>

> Absolutely not. I will gladly take as many penalty strokes as necessary to avoid that again. By the time my wrist felt better it had already snowed twice, can't be missing out on a season that is already too short.

 

Also be careful shoveling snow!

[Krt22]

> @HoffTTM said:

> Just thin the thing intentionally? Recovery shots are an integral skill to the game

 

Youd think a player like Spieth who sprays it all over off the tee, would have such an integral skill

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jordan-spieth-attempts-to-hit-over-a-root-fails-to-move-ball-a-single-inch

[SnapHooker_307]

> @rogolf said:

> > @SnapHooker_605 said:

> > > @rogolf said:

> > > > @SnapHooker_605 said:

> > > > > @Dpavs said:

> > > > > I'd always take an unplayable now after hurting my wrist badly on one those darn things a number of years ago... it's just not worth the injury risk to me.

> > > >

> > > > Same. I got a little aggressive with a root earlier this year, my wrist hurt for 2 months solid, it still doesn't feel perfect but I think it will get back to normal. Pulled off a great shot though! And then struggled making clean contact with the ball for the rest of the round.

> > >

> > > So, in hindsight, was avoiding a one stroke penalty really worth it?? B)

> >

> > Absolutely not. I will gladly take as many penalty strokes as necessary to avoid that again. By the time my wrist felt better it had already snowed twice, can't be missing out on a season that is already too short.

>

> Also be careful shoveling snow!

 

It is a good way to keep the abs in shape and to work on your body rotation!