malward6

Play the same ball till it starts acting goofy

The central concept and purpose of the game is to "play the course as you find it." I understand if you're playing hittn' giggle with your buddies and want to move the ball around but it shouldn't change in tournament play. It's a very easy shot to practice. Sometimes you get bad breaks. That's life, that's golf. I think growing the game by changing the rules hinders the overall spirit of it. Practice hitting out of bad lies; they're going to happen. Or maybe, I'm just getting old and threatened by change.

I hate flipping my hood back everytime I have to bend down from marking or teeing up the ball. Looks fine though.

It really depends on the vibe the club or course is trying obtain along with the demographic. I live in a blue collar town where jeans and a collared shirt is perfectly acceptable at our semi-private club.