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P Alesse wrote:
Geoffrey... how were you able to get past the no shoot on swing rule?
Geoffrey,
Further to Paul's question (written by one of the premier pro golf shooters out there, Robert Beck):
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/826
Unless you really know what you're doing and if it's your first golf tournament trust me: you have no idea - don't ever even begin to contemplate the thought process for activating the necessary neuromuscular skills for pushing a shutter button between when a golfer has begun his "routine" and when he or she hits the ball. And if you do, do it when you're on a different hole than I am! Translation of above paragraph: Don't shoot on the backswing. Or when a player is standing over the ball. Or any other time that your gut instinct tells you that by pushing that button, you're going to stick out like a sore thumb. This is where using your head comes in to play. Seriously, the reason I sound so concerned about this? Because those are the rules, folks. Like it or not, all sports have rules for photographers. If you don't believe me, try covering a baseball game from the pitcher's mound or walking into an NBA locker room at half-time or shooting an NFL game from the sidelines on the 50. Like it or not, all leagues dictate, to one extent or another, how we can (and can't) work.
I haven't done a lot of pro golf, but I recall this rule is pretty sacrosanct. Sure being a 400/500/600mm lens' distance away puts you mostly out of earshot, but, like ball-on-bat shots, this is more of a curiosity of physics than a genuinely good sport shot since you're not going to get much of a good face. I wouldn't think it would be worth the risk. Shots of the follow-through, with the golfer gazing after his/her shot are a lot more compelling IMO.
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