Improved Lie: 1. (also 'improved lies, improving your lie, preferred lies, winter rules, bumping it') altering the ball's position, or the way it rests (lies) on the ground, so as to make the it easier to contact cleanly -- mainly put into effect when course conditions are not acceptable for playing the ball down, usually due to wet, soggy conditions)

 

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