恐怖,把惨案制造到石桥镇上来了!
幸好都打到水里去了。
要是换了sillycat同学这种攻果岭不准但攻房子很准的球手,石桥镇居民的损失就大了。
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案例七: Dropping Zones (抛球区)
案例分析:
The provisions of the "Dropping Zones" can be found in Appendix I, Part B, Section 8 of the Rules.
The following is an excerpt from Appendix I:
"If the Committee considers that it is not feasible or practicable to proceed in accordance with a Rule providing relief, it may establish dropping zones in which balls may or must be dropped when taking relief. Generally, such dropping zones should be provided as an additional relief option to those available under the Rule itself, rather than being mandatory. Using the example of a dropping zone for a water hazard, when such a dropping zone is established, the following Local Rule is recommended:
“If a ball is in or it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in the water hazard (specify location), the player may:
(i) proceed under Rule 26; or
(ii) as an additional option, drop a ball, under penalty of one stroke, in the dropping zone."
根据以上规则, 委员会可以划出抛球区,然后规定可以(may)或必须(must)在此抛球。通常情况下委员会不会规定必须在此抛球, 而会规定可以在此抛球,作为球手根据相应规则补救时有多一个选择。
如果球进了水障碍区(Water Hazard),参照案例四,根据规则26,补救方式包括:
(1)在水障碍区中击球,不罚杆。
(2)接受罚1杆,回到尽可能靠近打初始球处打球。
(3)接受罚1杆,在球的最后入水点与球洞连线往后的无限延长线上抛球。这里的“最后入水点”,是指球最后进入水障碍区的飞行线与水障碍区边界线的交点 。
这个案例要讨论的是应该怎么抛球,即第三个选择。
这要分两种情况:
1. 委员会规定球进了水障碍区必须(must)在抛球区抛球。那么毫无疑问,每个球手都必须接受罚1杆,到红圈里抛球后再打下一杆。
2. 委员会规定除了根据相应规则补救, 还可以(may)在抛球区抛球。那么A, B, C, D 都有两种选择:
(1) 第一种选择是在球的最后入水点与球洞连线往后的无限延长线上抛球, 假设球洞在果岭中间,按图示,A, B, C, D都必须到最后入水点的对面水塘后 (far side from the green) 抛球。情况基本一样。
(2) 第二种选择是到红圈里抛球后再打下一杆。
按图示, 他们的第二种选择会是较佳选择。
最后顺便说一下,Hugh同学提出的这个案例是在水障碍区(Rule 26-1 Water Hazards and Lateral Water Hazards)设立抛球区的情况。其实根据规则, 委员会还可以在以下的情况设立抛球区: Rule 24-2b (Immovable Obstruction), Rule 24-3 (Ball in Obstruction Not Found), Rule 25-1b or 25-1c (Abnormal Ground Conditions), Rule 25-3 (Wrong Putting Green), or Rule 28 (Ball Unplayable).