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Originally Posted by coralpro
Ok, now think about what you just said. You don't think yourself qualified to question their judgement and that they are on a different plane but yet when they make a rule change it is OK but when others not thought of as highly qualified as those wishy washy rules changers make a recommendation or complain a rule doesn't seem right or makes sense then those that question shouldn't. They should just play and be content that nothing is going to do any good by complaining or stating their opinion as to what needs changed. That's how changes are made; by input. The commitee doesn't just read through the rules and go "hey, this should be changed". I do agree that some of the rule changes wanted by hackers might be extreme but that is where I also say I don't mind them make local rules for themselves that don't effect anyone but themselves so they may enjoy the game much better. The only real time the rules of golf matters are in competitions when all have to play by the same set of rules and as long as they understand that I have no problem. I play by the rules of golf so that I may have a better idea when comparing my progress to others and if for some reason I don't during a round then it is then used as a practice round in which the score doesn't represent anything other than info for ones own use.
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You seem to say that just because someone questions a rule, they should be taken seriously. Well, unless that person offers a rational basis for the change he proposes, I will ignore him.
I don't acknowledge that the usga and r&a are more knowlegable than me, I acknowledge that they write the rules of the game which I play by. My objections are irrelevant.