Tending the flagstick when you play golf clubs

Ever since striking one with a ball from a flushed 6-iron, Golf Clubs for an eagle two and my first major competition win many years ago, I have been intrigued by the flagstick.

Callaway Diablo Edge Tour Fairway Woods Its as tall as Magic Johnson and as slim as a reed but its amazing how often its passive presence plays a crucial role in the games we play.

We use it for direction, Callaway Diablo Edge Fairway Woods we use it for the wind, we use it to judge distance. We also use it as an aid to remembering that weve left a spare club by the green.

Hundreds of championships have been won and lost by balls striking its 2cm width C remember Lee Trevinos outrageous bunker escape to beat Tony Jacklin at the Muirfield Open in 1972 C while many of us regularly incur penalties by its misuse or abuse.

Indeed, Callaway Diablo Edge Hybrid its the only piece of equipment on the course to have a section of the Rules of Golf devoted to it (Rule 17).

Its also important to realise that if the flagstick is in the hole and anyone stands near it, they are deemed to be attending the flag (unless requested otherwise by the player concerned) Ping Rapture Fairway Woods and Ping Rapture V2 Fairway Wood therefore responsible for it until the ball comes to rest.

And remember it is good etiquette to offer to attend the flag, especially if you are the last to play in a group on the green, and to stand very still.

So if thats your task, Ping Golf Clubs make sure you know how to handle it. Callaway golf clubs And also be aware that rule 17-2 states that if as a player or caddie you attend, remove or hold up the flagstick without the consent of the golfer playing the stroke (and this might influence the movement of the ball), you can incur the applicable penalty of two-strokes or loss of hole.