| This is a special case of the intent to strike the ball situation.
I don't believe it would cost a stroke. It does happen on occasion.
This is not as rare as you would think. I can't site something to
back me up but I would say, no penalty, no stroke, get another club
and try again. Anyone else?
Mike
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This falls in that grey area of "interpretation". It would seem
to me that the rule was that the player *intended* to hit the
ball, therefore it's considered a stroke, not a *penalty* stroke.
Just like "wiffing" the ball, it is a stroke, not a penalty.
I have snapped a club at impact, the ball advanced, I can't say
it was equipment and take another free swing with a different club.
On the "intent" rule, this is something that I've always wondered
about: If I am in the midst of my swing and something distracts
me and I have no *intention* to hit the ball, but it's too late
to stop my swing and I lift up to intentionally *NOT* hit the ball,
then I would think it should not be a stroke. Question is: how does
my opponent know that I didn't just 'wiff' the shot. Do I have to
yell "no intent" before my club reaches the bottom of the swing?
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| I'm 99% positive, that you would be charged a stroke, because
you intended to hit the ball. If your equipment broke, causing
you to not strike the ball, it would be your fault, for using such
equipment. I myself, would not charge an opponent the stroke.
But in a tournament, where you are playing against many opponents,
I'm sure they would charge you the stroke.
In Mr. Kleins' question. I have heard before, and this is not
100% positive, that if you yell or say, NO SHOT, anytime before
you hit the ball and after you've started your swing, that the shot
will not count as a storke. But remeber, if you should get good
results from that shot, you cannot play it. This is not the easiest
thing to do anyway. But I have heard this more than once before.
Once you make contact with the ball though, it's to late, and the
stroke counts.
Beak
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