Hitting A Range Ball During Play?

I think if the player is just taking a whack at the ball with no real intentional swing, just to return the ball to the range, then there is no penalty. If the player sets up like a practice swing then 7-2.

Very interesting.  I did not read that decision.

Well, that makes things all the more arbitrary.

Open to the interpretation of the person hitting the stroke/flick, or the competitor watching?

You might be right about the stroke.  I posted that in haste without thinking much about it.  However, if you know the ball is a wrong ball and the stroke you make is intended to plunk it back to the range, I believe you fall afoul of 7-2.  You're either casually flicking or practicing. There's no way to skip over 7-2 and get to 15-3.

Could be wrong.

[edit after a bit of research]

This is the decision I was thinking about.


If a right ball can be struck hit on purpose and not be considered a stroke then it seems, in equity, that a wrong ball must at the very least be substituted as the ball in play and intentionally played in accordance with 1-1 to be considered a 15-3 violation.  Failing that, either legal or a violation of 7-2. 

Not on solid ground here I know.  I'd like to hear some good arguments supporting a 15-3 violation given the scenario. 

Good fun.   

[Disclaimer:]I'm at work, so I will not be able to give the required "research" for a decent argument.

My initial thoughts on the range ball being "wrong" was their definition.


And I suppose it is.  Doesn't seem to matter now, with decision 7-2/5.

Although my argument is one of disagreement between competitors on a stroke/practice vs. flicking.(I can see it happening.)

Would it not then circumvent the argument all together to call 15-3 as literal?  Even though all parties are certain that the offender did not truly mistake the range ball for his own.


Scenario:

Player is set to play the third into the par 5.  Distance of about 60 yards.  Range ball within 1 yard from his ball.  Player turns and hits the range ball about 60 yards, then addresses his ball and hits a 60 yard pitch shot.

Player B.  Says "Good thing you got to practice for it, *fudge*tard!"  Player A says "Eat me!  7-2/5, casual flicking back to the range to keep the course tidy!"  Player B says "I'm not calling practice, AnalEase.  15-3 wrong ball.  Nice snowman."

In said scenario:

Player A turns and hits range ball 60 yards. Does he in fact aim at a target on the range or just swing? What if it was an acorn, does that change things?

If player A lines the ball up and aims at a specific target and hits the range ball then he should be penalized (what rule I am not sure and don't think it matters as the result is the same).

That said I bow to the experts that sit on the pot and read the RoG while passing the "time". 

I'm in a box.











*fudge*tards!