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Preaddressing
the Ball
In the course
of preparing to make a stroke in any place except a fair or formal hazard (see
Exceptions 48 and 51), a player may take the following actions without penalty:
1. Prior to assuming
his stance, a player who wishes to position himself in such a way that he can
precisely determine his exact line of play by sighting along it may place his
foot directly behind his ball, step solidly, and shift all his weight to that
one leg, even if as an incidental consequence of this activity the turf or other
ground lying immediately to the rear of his ball is compressed and the lie of
his ball is elevated in relation to the surrounding area and thereby enhanced,
but he may not rock back and forth from heel to toe or hop up and down unless
he deems such movements essential for an accurate assessment of the distance or
direction to his target
2. Before addressing
his ball, a player may, solely in the interest of safe play, press his clubhead
into the turf or other ground behind his ball to probe for stones, roots, sprinkler
heads, pipes, or the like that might damage his club or cause him injury during
his swing, and test the soundness of the shaft of his club and the secureness
of the attachment of its head by repeatedly tapping it on the grass or soil, and,
in order to avoid cramps and undue strain in his legs while waiting for players
in front of him to pass out of range, he may temporarily lean on his club in a
resting posture as he stands by his ball in readiness to hit as soon as conditions
permit.
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