I just called my public golf course. It is 100% the responsiblity of the land owner or vehicle owner for damage unless it can be proved that you were intentionally aiming at their property.<br /><br />I wonder if the rule is different for your privately-owned golf courses. Since you have to be a member to play, part of the membership agreement might be that if you cause damage to property next to the course, you must pay.<br /><br />I wish I could drive a golf ball as well as I drive my truck.
But like others have said, it's mostly the responsibility of the owner of the course. Other places, like the small country run municiple 9 hole courses, don't have anything like that. If you whack a ball out of bounds into a parking lot or road, then, oh well....<br /><br />Regarding slicing the golf ball... I worked long and hard on my swing and can finally hit straight. First things first - leave the driver in your bag (for now). Use a 3-Wood. Also, slow down a bit and don't try to "kill it". Use your 3-Wood on the practice range a few times and get it under control. Slicing a golf ball comes from leaving the clubface "open" (at an angle to the right) at impact, or your golf swing is coming back down at an "outside-in" path - i.e. you are swinging back down too far away from the ball (outside swing) and have to yank the club back on track a split second before impact (which brings the club inside the swing path).<br /><br />Golf can be a cruel sport at times. But it is both fun and addicting. See, there will be a time, someday, somewhere, when you swing that club and connect absolutely perfect with the golf ball, and send it flying straight out there! That's the moment when you get hooked.<br /><br />Butch A. <br /><br />The best thing that I did that helped me tremendously was, I took one of those video lessons. That was cool! It showed every detail of my swing and even showed things I wasn't even aware that I was doing. I just stood there with a 7 iron hitting to the 150yd flag, over and over and over. I have watched that slow motion video - shot from multiple angles too - and have seen exactly what my swing plane and golf shot looks like. Amazing technology nowadays! Nowadays, for 150yds, if I do a full power swing, I'll use an 8 iron. But 90% of the time, I still just use an easy 7 iron.<br /><br />For Tylerin: I know what you mean about a wedge shot to the green. My favorite club in my bag that I had made (a guy I know builds golf clubs in his basement as a hobby), is a 52* "gap" wedge. (Non golfers - it is not a pitching wedge, not a sand wedge, etc.. it's an inbetween wedge). Man, I can hit that wedge from anywhere to the green! <br /><br />Butch A.You say the rule is.................<br />Who's rule?<br />How do they inforce this rule?<br /><br />If I or anyone could always control their golf ball when they hit it.............we would all be playing in the pros.<br /><br />That just makes no sense.
