This is a scenario that I faced yesterday. I pushed my approach shot right and the ball ended up about 30 yards short of the green resting on the cart path. Knowing I could take relief from the cart path I looked at my options for where to drop. Left of the cart path is a line of trees and right of the cart path is a steep hill. I chose to drop on the left as it gave me the "best" option of a clear shot to the green. My first drop attempt (yes from knee height, lol) rolled back onto the cart path. My second drop attempt hit and rolled slightly back and to the left but no nearer the hole. Only problem then was it rolled closer to one of the trees where I could no longer get a decent stance to hit the ball (right handed). I assumed this was my poor luck at dropping and played the ball with an awkward stance and hoped for the best. I ended up a few feet short of the green and played on.
Now, I'm wondering if there is anything in the rules that prevents me from attempting to hit that shot left handed due to the tree being in the way to hit right handed. If so, can I then take cart path relief again since my stance would be on the cart path? If so, do I then HAVE to hit the resulting shot left handed after a new drop?
Just curious as I never considered it at the time and thinking about now seems kinda "iffy" in my brain.
Now, I'm wondering if there is anything in the rules that prevents me from attempting to hit that shot left handed due to the tree being in the way to hit right handed. If so, can I then take cart path relief again since my stance would be on the cart path? If so, do I then HAVE to hit the resulting shot left handed after a new drop?
Just curious as I never considered it at the time and thinking about now seems kinda "iffy" in my brain.