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  2. You are always permitted to sweep the sand away with your hands if it is in
    the line of play and if you are on the green; Shawn

  4. OK; you are talking about top dress after they spike the greens right? As
    long as your ball is clean after you mark it, just adjust for slightly
    slower greens but direction is not that bad with the sand though; it is
    usually the holes they punch in the greens that affect direction; just make
    a decision on the line and speed and stroke the putt with confidence and
    see what happens! Shawn

  5. @ihaveaclone I think its fine because he hit it on the downswing. If he had
    hit it taking the club back then I think that might have caused a penalty.

  7. Hi Rosie; If you go to my “bunker shots” and “buried bunker shots” videos
    and follow to the letter with no changes at all; the key here is to focus
    on where you want to toss the wet sand and use a lob wedge that has less
    bounce on the sole; (say 8 to 10 degrees) sand wedges typically have too
    much bounce under them for this shot…Also you want the ball just forward
    of centre and use momentum to skip the sand onto the part of the green
    where you want the ball to land; Shawn

  8. it appeared that you hit the ‘birch bark’ first, as it did move. Is that a
    penalty stroke?? Or you just can’t move it before your stroke?

  10. what if it’s sand on the green. What can you do? It’s very bad to putt when
    the sand is on the green and you didn’t get to the hole bacause of the sand.

  11. The expression grounding your club means just that; to touch the ground
    with your club. You may not ground the club in a hazard; Items considered a
    hazard are bunkers unless they are identified as waste areas and water
    hazards. So you could not take a practice swing in a dry river bed that is
    marked by red or yellow stakes or lines. So you will need to make any
    practice swings in the air or outside the hazard and of course hover your
    club at address. Thanks for the question! Shawn

  12. Another great vid, Shawn! What is the rule on grounding your practice
    swings in the fairway and the t-box? Can your club brush the grass but not
    make a divot? What if you accidentally make a divot and it cannot be
    replaced? Penalty?

  13. i believe im right in saying you can remove stones from a bunker. you
    certainly can at my course

  15. You are right! But it has to be a local rule or something that could risk
    injury; if you were in a PGA event and all you had was a pebble, I doubt
    you would get relief…but for a friendly match, by all means! Equipment is
    expensive enough as it is! 🙂 Thanks Jordan! Shawn

  16. Thank you Shawn:) I’ve been trying too use you’r tips on the course, and
    some of them work. And some of them don’t but I will try too make it in the
    end:)

  17. Can you place your club in the sand after your practice swings after you’ve
    taken your stance? Or do you have to hover the ball above?

  18. hehe xD yeah, I can do that, but I mean the ball change direction when I
    putt on the green when it is sand on it. But I think there is no rule for
    this. But thanks Shawn:)

  19. Giday Shawn, I played in my ladies comp today and I played well enough with
    the exception of the 4 bunkers I found myself in. Could you please tell me
    how it is best to play sand traps that are wet and set. I took my regular
    set up, hands forward weight forward, ball in the middle of my stance.
    Opened the face of my club taking two inches of sand behind the ball and
    followed through. Twice I flew the green and twice I took two shots to get
    out. I felt terrible, please help. Rosie

  20. nice vidoes about the rules. it would be fantastic if you can give some
    tips of pace-of-play. slow-play (my 4some or group in front) is a plague
    that can totally ruin my golf rounds.

  21. You can use any club you want at anytime; play the whole course with the
    putter if you like! Shawn

  22. No penalty at all! Good etiquette will dictate you make your practice
    swings off the tee box and then go to the ball if you are less experienced
    but I have no issues with it and take by practice next to the ball; an
    accidental divot once in a while will not hurt anyone and this is why you
    pay the big bucks to your local club in the first place right? 🙂 Shawn

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