This golf rule is driving me absolutely insane

Dropping a golf ball shouldn’t be this hard but we see this golf rule broken all the time. The rules of golf are clear. And they even give you diagram.

14.3 Dropping Ball in Relief Area
This Rule applies whenever a player must drop a ball in taking relief under a Rule, including when the player must complete taking relief by placing a ball under Rule 14.3c(2).

If the player improves the relief area before or when dropping a ball, see Rule 8.1.

a. Original Ball or Another Ball May Be Used
The player may use the original ball or another ball.

This means that the player may use any ball each time they drop or place a ball under this Rule.

b. Ball Must Be Dropped in Right Way
The player must drop a ball in the right way, which means meeting all the requirements in (1), (2) and (3):

(1) Player Must Drop Ball. The ball must be dropped only by the player. Neither the player’s caddie nor anyone else may do so.
See Rules 25.2h, 25.3c and 25.4a (for players with certain disabilities, modification of Rule 14.3b(1) allows the player to give general authorization to any other person to drop the player’s ball).

(2) Ball Must Be Dropped Straight Down from Knee Height Without Touching Player or Equipment. The player must let go of the ball from a location at knee height so that the ball:
Falls straight down, without the player throwing, spinning or rolling it or using any other motion that might affect where the ball will come to rest, and

Does not touch any part of the player’s body or equipment before it hits the ground.

“Knee height” means the height of the player’s knee when in a standing position.

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