For those that don’t know Decisions on the Rules of Golf is a second much larger book that explains the way the USGA interprets the rules that are in the little $2 book.

Talk about over priced, Golf Rules Made Easy app is a $10 app that did not work for me. (how do I get my money back?) Though it does have nice cartoons and illustrations for you Corey. I think the USGA was spot on in there design of the app. When I’m playing who needs fluff. I just purchased it and it seems real easy to navigate from contents all the way to a Decision. My favorite feature was the linking when a rule or definition is referenced. Thanks for telling us about a nice app Corey.

http://www.golfrulesmadeeasy.com/index.asp

I like the pictures and situation-based reference.

I’d say defer to your own (questionable) judgment and playing partners willingness to tolerate your drunken lusty pursuits.

I guess it’s the “modern” mentality that doesn’t appreciate the traditions of the game as much as they used to – permitting the Jim Rome philosophy of “if you ain’t cheatin’ – you ain’t tryin’” inside the ropes. The idea that breaking the rules ends the game doesn’t fit in this era.

Technology can be fun and great, but if it overshadows the game, then the game isn’t what it’s supposed to be. The US Court system should have told Ping that they have no jurisdiction in private businesses like this – but they didn’t – and the USGA was handcuffed from that point on. New clubs every couple of months became the name of the game – buy yourself a new game with new technology…which only meant hitting the ball further into the woods for most of us.

Sixteen years too late, the USGA is trying to clamp down on a little bit of the technology by cuttind down on the ability to stop the ball or even spin it back from the rough. The rough is SUPPOSED to be penalizing, not just somehing that keeps you from seeing what kind of shoes the players are wearing.

The rule really only affects professionals and the best amateurs since the USGA decided that the rest of us don’t “have” to switch until 2024, but manufacturers can only sell the old grooves through this year.

It’s confusing and probably not being carried out in the best possible way, but it’s an attempt to bring the fairway back into the game. Accuracy is supposed to mean something in golf.