You ALWAYS have to re-throw. First time, second time, eighth time, it's a re-throw every time. First time is a warning and re-throw, subsequent violations are a penalty and re-throw.
The logic of re-throwing on a stance violation is you don't get to play from your illegally thrown shot. The result of that illegally thrown shot shouldn't play a factor in deciding to call it (people who call it on a good throw but not on a bad, for example).
Frankly, I'd be all for eliminating the warning and going straight to the penalty if it means people will be less inclined to ignore violations because they don't want to give a player the "advantage" of re-throwing a shot. I'd be all for eliminating all warnings from the rule book and going straight to a penalty on all violations (courtesy, stance, excessive time, etc) if it meant people would actually make calls when they are warranted. Or the inverse...if it meant people would work harder to not violate particular rules because the first violation carried a penalty rather than a warning.
And in response to the "the rule is messed up" thing...I challenge people who feel that way to write a rule that succinctly and easily covers the things they want to see eliminated from the game. Write a rule that makes jump or step putts 100% illegal to even attempt. I'm not saying the rule as is is perfect but I've yet to hear or read a workable alternative to it that doesn't open up its own can of worms (most often worse than the "problem" it purports to fix).
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