How long can the ball be on the clubrace

[Cvoege]

I was thinking about an old dispute in a round and I was wondering how long the ball can stay on hte clubface during a shot.

 

 

[Sawgrass]

The literal answer to your question is that the ball can stay in contact with the clubface "momentarily." Here is the rule, and following is what seems to me to be a relevant decision:

 

14-1. Ball to Be Fairly Struck At

The ball must be fairly struck at with the head of the club and must not be pushed, scraped or spooned.

 

 

 

14-1/4 Striking Ball with Half an Inch Backswing

 

Q. A player's ball lies close to an out of bounds fence, but there is room behind the ball to insert an iron club or a putter and leave a space of half an inch between the ball and the face of the club. If the player plays a stroke with such a limited backswing, is he in breach of Rule 14-1?

 

A. It is possible to strike a ball fairly with a half inch backswing. However, in most such cases the player would be pushing the ball, contrary to Rule 14-1. In the absence of strong evidence to the contrary, it should be ruled that the player has pushed the ball.

 

In order to strike the ball fairly, it must be swung at with the clubhead. If the ball is moved by any other method, it has been pushed, scraped or spooned.

 

If a ball is fairly struck at, there is only momentary contact between the clubhead and the ball or whatever intervenes between the clubhead and the ball.

 

 

[Cvoege]

Thanks thats what I was lookin for