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rake-- An old term for an iron with a very high loft that was used to hit from the sand or water.
range-- Designated hitting area at a golf club used for practice shots and to warm up before a round.
Rake
A high-lofted iron club that is no longer in use It was used for playing from sand and out of water
Range ...
Rake the bunkers when done hitting a sand shot
Hitting your shot in the bunker is bad enough, but having to deal with your ball landing in someone else's unraked footprints, is inexcusable on the golf course.
Rake: Just like the tool used to gather leaves on one’s lawn, rakes are left near bunkers for players to smooth the sand after hitting out of the trap.
Rake: Device used to smooth the sand after you leave a bunker.
Range: Practice area.
Range Ball: Generally a low-quality ball used on a driving range.
Rake: An ancient high lofted club with vertical slots through the face to facilitate hitting out of sand or water. Now illegal.
Rake : A rake placed in or around sand-filled bunkers for the purpose of re-smoothing the surface after walking in, and playing a shot out of, the sand. Example: After blasting out of the trap I used the rake to fix the trap.
#4 Rake Bunkers
Each time you hit from a sand bunker, you have to rake the sand smooth after you hit your shot. Every good golf course has rakes available near or right beside each sand bunker.
Rake Iron
General term given to wooden shafted clubs whose heads have slots cut through them. The concept was to reduce drag when hitting the ball. So named due to their resemblance to a garden rake.
Ram Rod ...
A rake is probably what you will come across most often.
If the ball is against the rake, rule 24 allows you to move the rake without penalty. If the ball moves it must be replaced in the original position.
Rake all bunkers.
Replace all divots.
On greens, tread carefully and repair all ball marks and spike marks.
Be careful when you swing a club so you don't hit someone with your club or your ball.
May he rake the bunker at Point A before playing his stroke at Point B?
Rake bunkers that you have visited;
Replace any divots you create;
Do not fling or drop the flagstick to the green when it no longer needs to be tended but lay it down. If you have a bad back, use your putter to gently lower it to the ground; ...
Use a thatch rake to remove the thatch from below the putting surface. Rake gently over the thatch area, trying to keep the surface sod as intact as possible.
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Remove the thatch debris with a leaf rake and discard it.
rake 1. (also "trap rake") a tool placed in sand-filled bunkers for the purpose of re-smoothing the surface after walking in, and playing a shot out of, the sand 2.
Rake - An obsolete lofted iron club, was used for playing from sand and out of water.- used to rake your foot prints from a sand trap.
Range - A practice area.
RCGA - Royal Canadian Golf Association RCGA ...
If your ball hits an outside agency, (bird, rake, etc.), it is called a "rub of the green." There is no penalty and the ball is played as it lies.
If your ball hits you, your partner, your caddie, or your equipment in match play you lose the hole.
* Always rake the sand in a bunker smooth after hitting from the bunker
* Always repair ballmarks on the putting green
* Always repair spikemarks before leaving the green (it is illegal to do so before putting, however) ...
Lay a golf club, broom, rake, whatever on the imaginary line I talked about above. Now set up and make a slow swing and stop at the 3/4 swing point. Is the GRIP end cap pointing at item you put on the ground or is it pointing above the line?
Have a friend stand behind you in the sand and place a rake about two feet behind your ball--holding it in approximately a 45-degree angle.
If the ball lands up and against the rake, you can remove the rake without a penalty. Only, the ball has to be placed in the exact same spot.
When on the bunker.
.use the course-provided rake when you've finished with your shot to rake out marks left by you, your ball and your footprints, then leave the rake outside the bunker handle parallel to the fairway.
Always smooth over your foot prints in a bunker, use the available rake or smooth over with your feet, working your feet side to side.
Some extra strokes with the rake to smooth the sand are always welcome. When you do it, just think all the times you have had to hit from another's footprints or bad raking, it will motivate you to leave the bunker in perfect state ! ...
With three balls (or more), golfers "putt and rake," focusing almost totally on whether the putt goes in or gets closer than the last, instead of watching how the targeting and stroking is going.
After a player is done using the "bunker" or "sand trap," it is his or his caddie's job to rake the area of the sand disturbed during play. There are specific rules governing play from a bunker [see Rules of Golf].
As players who follow you will also be bound by the golden rule of Golf - that the ball must be played where it lies - a ball which lands on the damaged spot might be difficult to play. Similarly, if your ball falls into a bunker, make sure you rake ...
Rake all bunkers / sand traps
All golfers should be quiet while a player is hitting
Do not take golf carts or bag of clubs on the greens ...
 See also: Golf, Bunker, Shot, Handicap, Divot
  
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