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  1. Mr. Blonde Mr. Blonde is offline Supreme Moderator

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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:20pm) in reply to Lameass_

    (1) its out of bounds. However, given the spot where it landed, which is probably 1 in a thousand times, I would agree to one club head onto the green from that rail.

    I've seen a more ridiculous mini-golf shot tho. Kid hits his shot that was supposed to go under a 5 foot light house (kinda up a little ramp, thru the tunnel under the light house, down a ramp on the other side). However, the ball hits the corner of the ramp and goes straight into the air and into the revolving light on the top of the light house thru the tiniest section of glass missing (i'm guess where you would change the bulb?). The ball seated itself behind the light and kept spinning as the light rotated. Since the ball was in motion, it was still in play. WTF do u do there?
     
  2. XXEDPXX XXEDPXX is offline

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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:23pm) in reply to Mr. Blonde

    place looks nice

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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:23pm) in reply to XXEDPXX

    Destroy lighthouse with Hulk Hogan boot to it.

    Play where it lands.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:26pm) in reply to Pker4Dummies

    You clearly had not been drinking enough prior to playing mini golf.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:41pm) in reply to Lameass_

     
    Originally Posted by Lameass_ View Post

    1.

    look at the border around the hole. if it was resting on the wood by where those leaves are you wouldnt call that out of bounds?

    yea but if it was on that piece of wood separating the area of leaves and the green, i would call it in bounds. same as resting on the wood around the island green at tpc. the ball isnt OB.
     
  6. EyeKnows EyeKnows is offline

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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:47pm) in reply to AmSlim22

    the sign says if the ball GOES ob, not if it stays ob.

    1 obv.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 7:52pm) in reply to EyeKnows

    never in golf do u get penalized if u hit ur ball OB and it comes to rest back in bounds.
     
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 8:13pm) in reply to AmSlim22

    why is the marshal never around when you need him
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 8:19pm) in reply to AmSlim22

     
    Originally Posted by AmSlim22 View Post

    never in golf do u get penalized if u hit ur ball OB and it comes to rest back in bounds.

    sorry, didn't know this was golf, thought mini-golf might have their own rules.

    and it is posted on a sign.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 8:22pm) in reply to EyeKnows

    i guess if u are a strict mini-golf-rules-on-wood-onist then u may have a point. i am more for the spirit of the law and take into acct where the laws were adapted from. the ball came to rest inbounds.
     
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 8:24pm) in reply to AmSlim22

    Once ZeeDustin chimes in all answes will be insignificant
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 8:40pm) in reply to DBo Fo Sho

    we need a definition of what OB is, I'm sticking to anything not on the green felt.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 8:49pm) in reply to mackieinva

    ask the course marshal what signifies the out of bounds marker. our informal rule was that you could always play it as it lie. this usually resulted in the local tuff guy's gf taking one in the grill and all of us running for our lives.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 9:12pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    the answer is pick it up with your butt cheeks and without moving your feet, hurl it toward the hole...that counts as one stroke.
     
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 9:23pm) in reply to spacemandave

    It's not even a debate; #3. This is no diff than if ur ball had come to a stop right up against the wood rather than on it... You move it a clubhead from the wood and swing away. Just b/c ur playing at the motel6 of minigolf courses and the designers put a useless ledge at the bottom of a wall, a wall that you are expected to play off of, doesn't mean you get penalized for a prrfectly good shot.

    It's #3, and any asshat who says differently is either leveling for attention or struggling to put his helmet back on before the short bus arrives.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 9:26pm) in reply to AmSlim22

     
    Originally Posted by AmSlim22 View Post

    yea but if it was on that piece of wood separating the area of leaves and the green, i would call it in bounds. same as resting on the wood around the island green at tpc. the ball isnt OB.

    this is like saying if a gold ball rested on the ob flag it isnt ob when clearly thefucking flag indicates its ob.

    its ob, you slutface.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 9:58pm) in reply to Lameass_

    Lameass u have to be the most ignant Bastid in all the land.

    If this shithole place had a huge rip in the green/carpet and ur ball went underneath the surface, is that OB too? No, it's just a shitty course with obstacles where they were never intended to be, and you gotta deal with it but not by penalizing a good shot.

    ffs, how do I reeeeeeach these keeeeeds?!!
    Edited By: MeJahAndOmaha Aug 10th, 2011 at 10:00 PM
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 11:42pm) in reply to MeJahAndOmaha

    rs got pwnd by the oldest trick in the book

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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 11:55pm) in reply to Lameass_

    IMO i play it where it lies. but thats just what i do.
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    Aug 10th, 2011 (8/10/2011 11:59pm) in reply to dxnino

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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:02am) in reply to budo09

    From this month's Golf Digest's Rules article 'White Lies:'

    Your ball is lying in-bounds next to a fence that marks the course's boundary.
    You can't take relief without penalty, and the only way to play the next shot is to stand on the other side and hit the fence.

    Ruling:
    Whack away. You can stand out-of-bounds to play a shot in-bounds, and it's OK to move the ball by making a stroke that strikes the out-of-bounds fence directly behind the ball.

    Decision 14-1/5

    Sounds like option #2 in the OP is the correct play, so long as you can get behind that wall in order to make your next shot. Otherwise, I would go with #3.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:09am) in reply to MeJahAndOmaha

     
    Originally Posted by MeJahAndOmaha View Post

    Lameass u have to be the most ignant Bastid in all the land.

    If this shithole place had a huge rip in the green/carpet and ur ball went underneath the surface, is that OB too? No, it's just a shitty course with obstacles where they were never intended to be, and you gotta deal with it but not by penalizing a good shot.

    ffs, how do I reeeeeeach these keeeeeds?!!

    how is that remotely the same thing?

    this is like playing washers. its 2 points if it goes in the box. if its on the ledge its one point because its not in the box. like how this ball isnt in the "box" or play. i dont see how this is even arguable.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:18am) in reply to Lameass_

    I just want to point out that I was looking through the World Minigolf Sport Federation handbook and they actually have a section on anti-doping

    http://www.minigolfsport.com/rules/3_2.pdf

    BTW, it all depends on what is defined as the border of the course. If it is the actual wall, then they can have one club length relief. If the border is considered the edge of the felt then the ball gets replaced and is a one stroke penalty. If you actually stopped play for more than 20 seconds and there was no money on this, all of you must take a putter in the nutsack.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:31am) in reply to DaVols

    a'sdkgh'aksdf'jadg

    -the wall is in play
    -the green in front of the wall is in play

    but the idiotic 1.5 inch ledge between the wall and the green is out of bounds, b/c whatever crackhead low budget moran who made this coarse didn't think that ledge would ever be a problem?!!

    This is like arguing if its a penalty if a god damn albatross swoops down and picks ur ball up off the green in the middle of your round at pebble beach. Its a 1 in a million bizarre situation where the normal rules don't even apply, especially because OP placed the ball in that spot with his hand and took a pic... b/c it would be nearly impossible to actually HIT your ball hard enough to reach the wall and not have it come bouncing off.

    1 clubhead in from the ledge, and go for the birdie. for the love of god.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:43am) in reply to MeJahAndOmaha

    def #1 unless playing for fun/date
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:45am) in reply to tommpat2000

    Def #1. Its not sitting on the felt. That shit is out of bounds.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:49am) in reply to sean614

     
    Originally Posted by sean614 View Post

    Anyone that chose ruling #1 did not read the OP. Clear answer is #3

    anyone NOT choosing #1 didn't read the OP. SFobv OB.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:51am) in reply to Rocket Surgeon

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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:54am) in reply to MeJahAndOmaha

     
    Originally Posted by MeJahAndOmaha View Post

    This is no diff than if ur ball had come to a stop right up against the wood rather than on it...

    WTF???????????/

    the simple fact that it requires different sets of words to describe these two very different situations should be a major fucking hint that they are in fact different. otherwise you could say something like, " this is no diff than if ur ball had come to a stop right up against the wood rather than right up against it".

    anyone not picking #1 is trying for a level, has to be.
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    Aug 11th, 2011 (8/11/2011 12:56am) in reply to LDM

    You get relief and no penalty.
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