maynes32
Par Member
Okay, I've read the rules, and gotten opinions from a couple of friends, but I want to see what you all think. The rule in question is:
803.04 Stance, Subsequent to Teeing Off
A. When the disc is released, a player must:
(2) have no supporting point contact with the marker disc or any object closer to the hole than the rear edge of the marker disc; and,
I am a strictly straddle putter (except where impossible). I've heard this rule interpreted two different ways:
One (most common):
Under theory one, draw a line at the back of your disc perpendicular to the line from the hole to your disc. Your feet have to be behind this, essentially making a right triangle with the hole. Otherwise your off foot is "closer" to the hole (argue these folks). This results in an awkward position where your body is not square to the pin.
Two (less common, but my interpretation):
The theory here is that if you took a measuring tape from the pin to the back of your disc, and then from the pin to the front of your off (not directly behind the disc) foot, your foot would still be farther away, but in front of the line in the above example. This does not seem like a big difference, but the result is your feet making an isosceles triangle with the pin, and your body is square to it.
Sorry for the horrid geometry flashbacks, but it's the best way to describe it.
Which of these is legal? One? Or both one and two?
Thanks,
BLM
803.04 Stance, Subsequent to Teeing Off
A. When the disc is released, a player must:
(2) have no supporting point contact with the marker disc or any object closer to the hole than the rear edge of the marker disc; and,
I am a strictly straddle putter (except where impossible). I've heard this rule interpreted two different ways:
One (most common):
Under theory one, draw a line at the back of your disc perpendicular to the line from the hole to your disc. Your feet have to be behind this, essentially making a right triangle with the hole. Otherwise your off foot is "closer" to the hole (argue these folks). This results in an awkward position where your body is not square to the pin.
Two (less common, but my interpretation):
The theory here is that if you took a measuring tape from the pin to the back of your disc, and then from the pin to the front of your off (not directly behind the disc) foot, your foot would still be farther away, but in front of the line in the above example. This does not seem like a big difference, but the result is your feet making an isosceles triangle with the pin, and your body is square to it.
Sorry for the horrid geometry flashbacks, but it's the best way to describe it.
Which of these is legal? One? Or both one and two?
Thanks,
BLM