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BLIND GOLF IS PLAYED STRICTLY TO THE ROYAL & ANCIENT RULES WITH ONE EXCEPTION- BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED TO GROUND THEIR CLUB IN A HAZARD.
PLAYERS HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF A SIGHTED "GUIDE" OR "CADDIE", WHOSE ROLL IS TO GIVE VERBAL IMFORMATION ON DISTANCE, DIRECTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH HOLE.
THEY THEN PLACE THE CLUB HEAD BEHIND THE BALL AND, FROM THEN ON, IT IS LEFT UP TO THE BLIND GOLFERS SKILL HIS/HER SWING.
THERE IS NO REASON WHY A BLIND GOLFER CANNOT ACHIEVE THE ACCURACY AND DISTANCE OF A SIGHTED PLAYER.
PUTTING CAN BE APPROACHED IN A COUPLE OF WAYS, SOME PLAYERS SIMPLY DEPEND ON THEIR COACHES TO GIVE THE DISTANCE REQUIRED FOR THEM TO PUTT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THE COACH DECIDES HOW MANY FEET TO ADD OR SUBTRACT, DEPENDING ON THE SLOPE OF THE GREEN UP OR DOWN, HE ALSO READS THE BREAK.
WALKING WITH THE COACH FROM THE BALL TO THE FLAG AND BACK IS HOW SOME PLAYERS DETERMINE THEIR PUTTS. THEY COUNT OFF THE STEPS AND GET A FEEL FOR THE SLOPES.
I BELIEVE STEPPING OFF THE DISTANCE GIVES THE PLAYER A BETTER FEEL FOR THE SPEED OF THE PUTT AND REINFORCES THE MENTAL PICTURE OF THE DISTANCE HE/SHE WILL BE PUTTING.
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