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Originally Posted by wild will
That's more or less what I said to my opponent; this happened on 18 and I was 1 hole up so it got pretty contentious. His argument was that you can't prove intent. Like I don't know not to ground the club on a practice swing in a bunker.
This seems to be a different issue from what you originally asked though.
If he's arguing that you grounded your club during a practice swing, that's different from whether or not hitting the sand during a regular swing should be a penalty.
I'm not saying he's wrong or right but 'like I don't know not to ground the club on a practice swing' isn't really that relevant. I once played with a guy who managed to hit his ball backwards during his practice swings - and it wasn't because he didn't know he wasn't supposed to...