A ball marker incorporating a timer was launched at the beginning of the year across the Channel and is already a great success. It could be one of the solutions against slow play! You had to think about it. A Liverpool-based company did it!
The G-Timer is the size of a ball marker and slips into your pocket like the one you use regularly during your games.
Golf, marker solution
But it doesn’t just allow you to lift your ball, it can also remove any ambiguity when looking for a ball that drags on.
Indeed, since 2019, the maximum authorized search time for a stray ball has been reduced from 5 to 3 minutes and some still have difficulty integrating it. Few golfers – if not none – have really taken the reflex to start their stopwatch (the one on their phone) when they are looking for a ball and this can be a source of problems in competition.
With this ball marker equipped with a timer, all it takes is one click without even taking it out of your pocket to activate the stopwatch for 180 seconds! Clever isn’t it? Order it here before you will undoubtedly find it very quickly in all the proshops in France.
The Rules of Golf are a set of standard rules and procedures by which the sport of golf should be played. They are jointly written and maintained by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the governing body for golf worldwide, outside of the United States and Mexico, which are governed by the United States Golf Association.
An expert commission made up of members of the R&A and USGA, oversees and refines the rules every four years. The latest revision has been in force since January 1, 2016. Changes to the rules of golf generally fall into two main categories: those that improve understanding and those that in certain cases reduce penalties to ensure balance.
The rule book, entitled “Rules of Golf”, is published on a regular basis and also includes rules governing amateur status. In Italy it is up to Federgolf to supervise the competitions by enforcing the rules issued by the R & A, checking that these rules are observed by the Clubs, Associations and their members and manages the resulting sporting justice, protecting their interests abroad.
The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they apply outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respect for the rules is a basic element in the game of golf which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or lightly, due to non-compliance by many players of the game rules.
In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing your game with due respect to the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
