mirak
Jan 15, 2006, 04:27 PM
I found these on a website, I think I'll start using these rules !!
1.) Always Improve Your Lie
Golf is challenging enough even from a good lie. There's no reason for golfers to be further penalized by poor course maintenance or the randomness of nature. The first rule of SortaGolf is to be sure to Always Improve Your Lie (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$50) so as to give you the best possible chance to play your best golf.
Golfers instinctively know this and have over the years developed solutions of their own, like "bumping 'em in the fairway". Now, thanks to SortaGolf, this kind of progressive thinking can be expanded to almost every shot you play. With SortaGolf, the last thing you should be asking yourself before addressing the ball is, "Could my lie be improved?"
Proximity to the original location of the ball should not be an impediment to this process. As a result, if it is necessary to move your ball a considerable way in order to accomplish the task, then you should do so. This is especially true if a little extra distance will not only provide you with the optimal lie, but will also have the added benefit of allowing you to more easily avoid an obstacle (a tree, for example) or otherwise provide you with a better approach to your target.
Although, improving one’s lie cannot result in moving your ball closer to the hole or result in taking the ball from the rough to the fairway.
The only areas of the course were this rule does not apply is in sand traps or on the putting surface. There, you must play the ball were it lies.
2.) Double Bogey Is Max
Simply stated, the maximum score allowed on any hole in SortaGolf is a double bogey, period.
Regardless, of the number of balls lost out-of-bounds or in a water hazard. Regardless, of the number of shots taken to get out of the bunker. Regardless, of the number of putts it took to get into the cup. Double bogey is the maximum allowable score to be taken on a hole.
This unprecedented level of Damage Control (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$458) frees the SortaGolfer from the stress and worry of blowing up on a single hole and sacrificing an otherwise stellar round. With SortaGolf the "wheels" need never come off. And, most importantly, the dreaded "Snowman" will never again cometh.
Therefore, backing up to the blue tees and swinging away is highly encouraged.
3.) Inside The Pole Is Good
One of the true pleasures of golf is making a par (or better!) putt. Golfers should always hole out these types of scoring putts, regardless of their distance.
But, is there anything quite as irritating as missing a meaningless short putt for bogey? There's even a disease, called the Yips (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/yips), for those more mature golfers afflicted with the continual missing of short putts.
Recreational golfers traditionally have treated putts "inside the leather" (i.e. a putt that is less than the distance from the end of the putter head to where the grip starts) as good. However, when one is putting for bogey, the SGA does not believe that this approach adequately meets the needs of today's recreational golfer. Have you ever measured this distance before? It is typically less than 2 feet.
As a result, we at SortaGolf subscribe to the theory that any bogey putt "inside the pole" (i.e. a putt that is less than the length of the flagstick) is good. This innovation virtually eliminates the embarrassment of four putts along with providing the added benefit of speeding up play for everyone on the course.
With SortaGolf, the frustration of missing meaningless short bogey putts, are a thing of the past. Amen!
4.) One In-One Out
There are penalty strokes in SortaGolf, but the administration of them is simple and clear. It's the "one in-one out" principle.
Hit your ball into the water; it's one stroke in and one stroke (penalty) out, dropping no closer to the hole.
Hit your ball out-of-bounds; it's one stroke in and one stroke (penalty) out, dropping close to where the ball went OB. The stroke AND distance penalties of the USGA are an outrage.
Keep in mind though to Always Improve Your Lie (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$50) and that "Double Bogey Is Max".
1.) Always Improve Your Lie
Golf is challenging enough even from a good lie. There's no reason for golfers to be further penalized by poor course maintenance or the randomness of nature. The first rule of SortaGolf is to be sure to Always Improve Your Lie (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$50) so as to give you the best possible chance to play your best golf.
Golfers instinctively know this and have over the years developed solutions of their own, like "bumping 'em in the fairway". Now, thanks to SortaGolf, this kind of progressive thinking can be expanded to almost every shot you play. With SortaGolf, the last thing you should be asking yourself before addressing the ball is, "Could my lie be improved?"
Proximity to the original location of the ball should not be an impediment to this process. As a result, if it is necessary to move your ball a considerable way in order to accomplish the task, then you should do so. This is especially true if a little extra distance will not only provide you with the optimal lie, but will also have the added benefit of allowing you to more easily avoid an obstacle (a tree, for example) or otherwise provide you with a better approach to your target.
Although, improving one’s lie cannot result in moving your ball closer to the hole or result in taking the ball from the rough to the fairway.
The only areas of the course were this rule does not apply is in sand traps or on the putting surface. There, you must play the ball were it lies.
2.) Double Bogey Is Max
Simply stated, the maximum score allowed on any hole in SortaGolf is a double bogey, period.
Regardless, of the number of balls lost out-of-bounds or in a water hazard. Regardless, of the number of shots taken to get out of the bunker. Regardless, of the number of putts it took to get into the cup. Double bogey is the maximum allowable score to be taken on a hole.
This unprecedented level of Damage Control (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$458) frees the SortaGolfer from the stress and worry of blowing up on a single hole and sacrificing an otherwise stellar round. With SortaGolf the "wheels" need never come off. And, most importantly, the dreaded "Snowman" will never again cometh.
Therefore, backing up to the blue tees and swinging away is highly encouraged.
3.) Inside The Pole Is Good
One of the true pleasures of golf is making a par (or better!) putt. Golfers should always hole out these types of scoring putts, regardless of their distance.
But, is there anything quite as irritating as missing a meaningless short putt for bogey? There's even a disease, called the Yips (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/yips), for those more mature golfers afflicted with the continual missing of short putts.
Recreational golfers traditionally have treated putts "inside the leather" (i.e. a putt that is less than the distance from the end of the putter head to where the grip starts) as good. However, when one is putting for bogey, the SGA does not believe that this approach adequately meets the needs of today's recreational golfer. Have you ever measured this distance before? It is typically less than 2 feet.
As a result, we at SortaGolf subscribe to the theory that any bogey putt "inside the pole" (i.e. a putt that is less than the length of the flagstick) is good. This innovation virtually eliminates the embarrassment of four putts along with providing the added benefit of speeding up play for everyone on the course.
With SortaGolf, the frustration of missing meaningless short bogey putts, are a thing of the past. Amen!
4.) One In-One Out
There are penalty strokes in SortaGolf, but the administration of them is simple and clear. It's the "one in-one out" principle.
Hit your ball into the water; it's one stroke in and one stroke (penalty) out, dropping no closer to the hole.
Hit your ball out-of-bounds; it's one stroke in and one stroke (penalty) out, dropping close to where the ball went OB. The stroke AND distance penalties of the USGA are an outrage.
Keep in mind though to Always Improve Your Lie (http://sortagolf.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$50) and that "Double Bogey Is Max".