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Old 10-16-2019, 03:41 PM   #1
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Golfers, explain this one to me

Why can the caddy not stand behind the putter?
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Old 10-16-2019, 04:01 PM   #2
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It's to stop caddies lining a golfers shot up, it's easier for a caddie standing say 10ft away than it is for a golfer standing over the ball to line a shot up.
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Old 10-16-2019, 04:14 PM   #3
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How does he line it up if the caddy is behind the putter?
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Old 10-16-2019, 04:22 PM   #4
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...yers/39017977/

Rule 10.2b was created because of longtime criticism that caddies were helping to align players on shots. The rule stated that caddies could not deliberately stand behind their players as they were starting to take their stance until the shot was hit.
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Old 10-16-2019, 05:04 PM   #5
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Rule 10.2b was created because of longtime criticism that caddies were helping to align players on shots. The rule stated that caddies could not deliberately stand behind their players as they were starting to take their stance until the shot was hit.
OK. But how does the caddy standing behind the golfer help him line it up? He's not in his line of sight. Forgive me cause I'm not trying to debate here. Because I don't golf, don't watch golf. I'm truly ignorant on this.
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They don't mean directly behind the golfer, lol.
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They don't mean directly behind the golfer, lol.
So what do they mean?
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So what do they mean?
You can technically be behind the golfer while still having a line on the hole. The angles are much better well behind the ball for reading the green and the rule is to prevent the caddy from helping the golfer while they are physically lining up the shot.
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You can technically be behind the golfer while still having a line on the hole. The angles are much better well behind the ball for reading the green and the rule is to prevent the caddy from helping the golfer while they are physically lining up the shot.
I'm not still not getting it. Guess that's my stupidity. Maybe I need to search for a visual aid.
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I'm not still not getting it. Guess that's my stupidity. Maybe I need to search for a visual aid.
Let me try.

The caddy can get a better visual angle than you from further back. You can of course do this yourself by walking back there. But once you go back to the ball that visual is lost. If the Caddy is there you can adjust. They've been doing this for years and just about every amateur golfer with a good caddy does this and has done this since forever. Caddies do this to get better tips.
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This is as good as I can find. He can't help line up the shot once the player addresses the ball.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...pe=image%2Fpng
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Let me try.

The caddy can get a better visual angle than you from further back. You can of course do this yourself by walking back there. But once you go back to the ball that visual is lost. If the Caddy is there you can adjust. They've been doing this for years and just about every amateur golfer with a good caddy does this and has done this since forever. Caddies do this to get better tips.
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This is as good as I can find. He can't help line up the shot once the player addresses the ball.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...pe=image%2Fpng
OK. I think I get it now. It is like the caddy sets a mark for the golfer so he knows where to stand as he prepares for the putt. When they said "lining up", I thought they were saying the caddy was giving him a target to focus on so that he could better aim the ball.
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Old 10-17-2019, 06:02 PM   #13
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OK. I think I get it now. It is like the caddy sets a mark for the golfer so he knows where to stand as he prepares for the putt. When they said "lining up", I thought they were saying the caddy was giving him a target to focus on so that he could better aim the ball.
Pretty much. The putt itself is entirely on the golfer. I was a caddy at Baltusrol Golf Club when I was 15 for a little over a year. After awhile you get to know the course and eventually put with more competitive golfers. But that course is tough because it has both an upper and lower course. By the time I was pretty confident I knew most of the course I ended up leaving.
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