00:00OK, so 16th hole here at West Hill. Incredibly wet recently. Very muddy underfoot. I've pulled
00:10my drive slightly and my ball, Jez, I think, is plugged.
00:14Yes. Well, plugged. The rules call it embedded. We call it plugged. That is definitely embedded.
00:20And there's a helpful diagram on page 100 of the player's edition of the rulebook to
00:25allow you to determine when it's embedded. It actually says when part of your ball is
00:29below the level of the ground, so the soil has to be impacted in some way. It can't
00:33just be sitting down in the grass, but at this time of year that we're shooting this, there
00:38is a lot of soil that the ball would embed in. And we both agree that this is a play light.
00:43This is definitely embedded. So in that scenario then, what are my options? What
00:46can I do? Well, the relief now is available anywhere in what is called the general area.
00:52So it doesn't just have to be on the fairway. So before, in this scenario, it would just be
00:55bad luck, wouldn't it? It would be in the rough.
00:57In the rough, it was tough luck, I'm afraid. But now it's not the case. Which is probably
01:04a good thing in fairness because you're going to gouge a massive chunk out trying to take
01:08a penalty drop.
01:09And I'm only a metre and a half off the fairway.
01:13So now you get relief. And the first thing to point out is the reference point for taking
01:21relief is the spot directly behind where the ball is lying. So about there. And then you
01:26get a one club length arc, not nearer the hole from there, using your longest club that you're
01:33carrying that day other than the putter. So typically the driver. So you can, I mean,
01:39you get an arc, that shape. So you've just got to remember that when you're dropping,
01:42have you dropped it within the arc?
01:44Within the arc. So obviously, Jez, the best thing to do is mark it out, isn't it?
01:48Well, you can do, but you're going to be dropping in a variety. You might choose to drop in a variety.
01:51Yes.
01:52So mark it out in the area where you're thinking you're going to drop in.
01:53Exactly. So in this scenario, I think the driest, best spot is probably over here somewhere.
01:59Yes.
02:00So I'd probably put a second tee in there. Get rid of a couple of loose impediments just
02:04to make sure they're not in the way.
02:05Yes. I mean, you don't have to put these tees in, but it's obviously a very good
02:07idea to do so.
02:08It's a good idea to do it. It just makes it, it just covers you, doesn't it?
02:11And you'd also want to remove those twigs probably at this point just to minimise the risk.
02:15And then I'd probably drop it around about there.
02:17Yes. Look, maybe slightly below the height, but I'm going to let it go on this occasion.
02:22Oh, skinny.
02:24That's going to work. You're always going to hit it a bit clean on soft ground, aren't you?
02:29I wasn't wanting to take a massive divot there.
02:31No.
02:32But hopefully that gives you an idea about what to do if your ball is embedded, especially
02:35if it's embedded off the fairway in an area like this where there's lots of loose impediments,
02:39very wet underfoot, as it is at the moment. That should give you everything you need to know.
02:45but what could you do?
02:46No.
02:47Not any other弊
02:59What could you do?
03:04Hmm.
03:06Hey.
03:07This is a whole folklore
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