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Someone told me that the original definition of "in the leather" meant putts that were within the leather end, not the metal end of the putter.
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If you don’t want to putt it, then it’s not a gimme.
So, if you WANT to putt it, it IS a gimme? Uh…….I don’t think so. ___, o | / . "Someone likes every shot" bk
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If you are taking one minute per putt, God have mercy on the folks behind you as they think terrible thoughts about your lack of parents.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Well, if you have a 4some, and the average time for a putt is 1 munite, it saves up to 4 minutes plus per hole. Good enough for me. You might want to quickly tap in an 12" – 18" putt in a tournament or some other circumstance where there could possibly be something on the line, but not me! Rob
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The first definition is correct…. in other words, it’s the length of the shaft minus the grip…. that usually means within 2 feet, by the way.
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If you don’t want to putt it, then it’s not a gimme.
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Which damages the hole to some degree, What I really hate is those damn fools who think a putter is what you use when you need to get the ball OUT of the hole.
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#1 is correct, but if your opponent uses a long putter or even a belly putter, I’d just concede the match and stay in the bar. Usually there is a reason they have gone to the longer putter, trust me, its not to get the gimmes given to you. Now, if I can just find that magic wand.
These putters usually have two leather grips, as one hand is held low. I just checked – my wife’s standard putter gives her about one more inch than my long putter of "within the leather".
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Are you worried about the minute cost, or the fact that a gimme really isn’t? When I play in the Thrusday men’s league, it is standard to play within the leather. Most of the games are team events and are only nine holes so nothing is by USGA rules. They are fun, and very little money is on the line. Of course this is my situation. I am very glad you count all your stokes all the time. I use what ever rules are in effect the day that I play. Sort of like HOV restrictions, sometimes in effect, sometimes no.
So it isn’t you that is worried – it is whomever set up the rules. I would follow such rules as well – but only after expressing my dislike to the men’s league, as I paid for those shots and I need to practice them under pressure. But once stated, you really don’t have any choice in that environment.
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So measuring the club distance saves how many seconds over putting the ball? Well, if you have a 4some, and the average time for a putt is 1 munite, it saves up to 4 minutes plus per hole. Good enough for me. You might want to quickly tap in an 12" – 18" putt in a tournament or some other circumstance where there could possibly be something on the line, but not me!
Are you worried about the minute cost, or the fact that a gimme really isn’t?
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The term means:to hook the putter head in the hole and measure to the ball.If the ball is between the hole and the leather it It is conceeded.This is a local rule used by some leagues to speed up play. So measuring the club distance saves how many seconds over putting the
ball? Depends on how many putts you need from that range 
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The term means:to hook the putter head in the hole and measure to the ball.If the ball is between the hole and the leather it It is conceeded.This is a local rule used by some leagues to speed up play. So measuring the club distance saves how many seconds over putting the ball?
Well, if you have a 4some, and the average time for a putt is 1 munite, it saves up to 4 minutes plus per hole. Good enough for me. You might want to quickly tap in an 12" – 18" putt in a tournament or some other circumstance where there could possibly be something on the line, but not me! Rob — RSG-MS RSG Masters http://home.att.net/~janellenrob/RSG-MS.html
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The term means:to hook the putter head in the hole and measure to the ball.If the ball is between the hole and the leather it It is conceeded.This is a local rule used by some leagues to speed up play.
So measuring the club distance saves how many seconds over putting the ball?
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The term means:to hook the putter head in the hole and measure to the ball.If the ball is between the hole and the leather it It is conceeded.This is a local rule used by some leagues to speed up play. Hank Swanson
hello, does anyone know for sure what the term ‘within the leather’ means as it pertains to golf and gimmies?
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Here’s all I could find on the web: "Nowhere is it written that to be happy within the Leather community, you MUST be ONLY a Top, Bottom, Dominant, Submissive or Switch for that matter. Though B/F and BDSM aren’t one and the same, for those who are of the B/F Essence, you should know there’s no rules stating Butch MUST = Top or Dominant, Femme MUST = Bottom or Submissive. Just as Top shouldn’t = Arrogant or Demeaning by nature, and Bottom does NOT = Doormat. I guess that means that you can putt with either hand, eh? And you can hold the club upside down or vice versa. Or something. Some of this golf stuff is a bit obscure.
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#1 is correct, but if your opponent uses a long putter or even a belly putter, I’d just concede the match and stay in the bar. — "Born to Golf. Forced to Work." Dan Earley RSG Roll Call: http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/earleyd.htm
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hello, does anyone know for sure what the term ‘within the leather’ means as it pertains to golf and gimmies? after searching the web, I found two definitions. 1- lay your putter in the hole with the head of the putter in the cup. the distance from the edge of the hole to where the grip of the club begins is considered ‘within the leather’ or… 2- simply, the length of the grip of the putter measured from the egde of the cup. anyone know which one is correct? thanks in advance. G.Miller
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hello, does anyone know for sure what the term ‘within the leather’ means as it pertains to golf and gimmies? after searching the web, I found two definitions. 1- lay your putter in the hole with the head of the putter in the cup. the distance from the edge of the hole to where the grip of the club begins is considered ‘within the leather’ or… 2- simply, the length of the grip of the putter measured from the egde of the cup. anyone know which one is correct?
Neither….putt ‘em out. ___, o | / . "Someone likes every shot" bk
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#1 is correct
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hello, does anyone know for sure what the term ‘within the leather’ means as it pertains to golf and gimmies? after searching the web, I found two definitions. 1- lay your putter in the hole with the head of the putter in the cup. the distance from the edge of the hole to where the grip of the club begins is considered ‘within the leather’ or… 2- simply, the length of the grip of the putter measured from the egde of the cup. anyone know which one is correct? thanks in advance. G.Miller
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hello, does anyone know for sure what the term ‘within the leather’ means as it pertains to golf and gimmies? after searching the web, I found two definitions. 1- lay your putter in the hole with the head of the putter in the cup. the distance from the edge of the hole to where the grip of the club begins is considered ‘within the leather’ or… 2- simply, the length of the grip of the putter measured from the egde of the cup. anyone know which one is correct? thanks in advance. G.Miller