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Originally Posted by donaau While such a club may be fun to take on your holidays if you can't fit your clubs in the car, the sad fact is that it does not comply with the rules.
Rule 4-2 a. states: " Playing Characteristics Changed . During a stipulated round, the playing characteristics of a club must not be purposely changed by adjustment or by any other means." |
That would be a good one to throw at the USGA ruling committee. If you think about it, you are not actually changing he characteristics of the club. The question would be are you changing a specific club, say a 7i into something else? Not really since you are just removing a 7i head, and replacing it with say 9i head. You did not change, or adjust the actual 7i head. Now if the rule is interpeted that changing the shaft length for the various club heads being used would be non-compliant, then of course you could not use the club during any sanctioned events. Then again a 7i shaft length, is not the same as a 9i shaft length. The rule is pretty clear however, so if you adjust the 7i head to make it a 9i club, then the rule has been "bent" a little...LOL
I'd use one, legal or not, just for the heck of it. I don't keep score, play for money, or play in sanctioned events anymore, so it would be a for fun deal for me. GJS