Drop on a path

[Tin Pot]

Can you take a drop on a path?

I was taking a penalty drop out of a bush, two club lengths not nearer, that meant dropping on a path.

[Mr2points]

yes I think so. then you get an option of another drop

[Blofeld]

Can you take a drop on a path?

I was taking a penalty drop out of a bush, two club lengths not nearer, that meant dropping on a path.

You take relief from the bush first....if that means dropping on the path then that is fine.....check the local rules to see if paths are declared "an integral part of the course" before taking relief from the path....you might have to play it as it lies from the path!!!!

[willhollin]

Is this not the correct thing to use when taking relief on a path?

[Tin Pot]

You take relief from the bush first....if that means dropping on the path then that is fine.....check the local rules to see if paths are declared "an integral part of the course" before taking relief from the path....you might have to play it as it lies from the path!!!!

That's what I said but my oppo was getting quite animated about it. I'll take a copy of the rulebook next time.

Cheers.

@willhollin

[Keve]

How far could you go with taking drops?
Could taking a drop from a tree get you a drop from a path that gets you a drop from a molehill that gets you a drop from casual water and so on.

[sevenfourate]

How far could you go with taking drops?
Could taking a drop from a tree get you a drop from a path that gets you a drop from a molehill that gets you a drop from casual water and so on.

Correct. Drop only gets you out of/away from the original situation your taking the drop from.Doesnt take into account what happens thereafter.

Got involved in something similiar to the above at Carnoustie in an event and seemed to go on for 10 minutes until it was resolved.

[SBL]

You learn something new every day.
I thought you couldn't take a free drop onto an area that then requires you to tale another free drop.

[sevenfourate]

You learn something new every day.
I thought you couldn't take a free drop onto an area that then requires you to tale another free drop.

Far as im aware its: Nearest point of relief,not nicest point of relief 

[Keve]

Correct. Drop only gets you out of/away from the original situation your taking the drop from.Doesnt take into account what happens thereafter.

Got involved in something similiar to the above at Carnoustie in an event and seemed to go on for 10 minutes until it was resolved.

Say you're close to a staked tree and you're getting your free drop. One side of the tree is dry the other is sodden. The dry side doesn't give you a line to the green the wet does. So you can within the rules opt to drop in the wet area knowing you'll get another drop, assuming there is one nearer than the other side of the tree mentioned. I can invisage a major rammy if I tried that one at my club.

[Longshot]

Say you're close to a staked tree and you're getting your free drop. One side of the tree is dry the other is sodden. The dry side doesn't give you a line to the green the wet does. So you can within the rules opt to drop in the wet area knowing you'll get another drop, assuming there is one nearer than the other side of the tree mentioned. I can invisage a major rammy if I tried that one at my club.

Hang on, shouldn't you be dropping at "the nearest point of relief"? That doesn't give you a choice does it?

[Keve]

Hang on, shouldn't you be dropping at "the nearest point of relief"? That doesn't give you a choice does it?

I knew there'd be a catch.
In that situation if the nearest point of relief from that tree puts you besides another staked tree would you need to drop again or would that not be class as nearest pont of relief.

[Stu-Pid]

I knew there'd be a catch.
In that situation if the nearest point of relief from that tree puts you besides another staked tree would you need to drop again or would that not be class as nearest pont of relief.

NPR is the NPR for what you are taking relief from, with the only caveat being that it can't be in a water hazard and can't be OB.  On e you've found NPR you then have one (free drop) or two (penalty drop) club lengths from that point.  You can't be nearer the hole than your NPR and you must have taken full relief from what you were taking relief from.  Where you drop within those one or two club lengths is entirely up to you, so if that happens to then put you on a path or behind a different staked tree then so be it, you just go back to the beginning and start again.

So theoretically you could go from being behind a staked tree in the thick rough to being on the fairway via two other free drops for interference from other staked trees.

[Keve]

NPR is the NPR for what you are taking relief from, with the only caveat being that it can't be in a water hazard and can't be OB.  On e you've found NPR you then have one (free drop) or two (penalty drop) club lengths from that point.  You can't be nearer the hole than your NPR and you must have taken full relief from what you were taking relief from.  Where you drop within those one or two club lengths is entirely up to you, so if that happens to then put you on a path or behind a different staked tree then so be it, you just go back to the beginning and start again.

So theoretically you could go from being behind a staked tree in the thick rough to being on the fairway via two other free drops for interference from other staked trees.

It's amazing how many times folk will use the NP that they fancy.

[Longshot]

It's amazing how many times folk will use the NP that they fancy.

Indeed, you're not kidding.