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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it legal to hit golf balls on the playing fields at dc parks? I am not talking about putting. Ever since the pandemic started, there have been young men out on stoddert field several afternoons a week, hitting golf balls across the field like it’s their own personal driving range. It is such reckless behavior.
Assuming it is not legal, how do I make an effective complaint? Dcpr, anc, etc?[/quote]

Are they hitting real golf balls, or those training/wiffle things?   Obviously hitting full swing shots with real balls is pretty dangerous.  How far are the balls going?[/quote]

Real golf balls, hitting them a third of the way down the field.

Complicating matters, stoddert field is on a hill, but under the hill there is the tot lot and school courtyard where kids are playing, scootering, etc. I am worried about a stray ball hitting someone in the head and causing real harm.

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Hold on...they are only hitting them a third of the way down the field? So there are two thirds available to everybody else? Not sure what the issue is.

If this is really something that happens on the regular or for a school activity, your should talk to DCPR. I bet that they would install a driving net. They have run down batting cages all over the city. A driving net would be easy.

I second the golfers of dog walkers, and I am a dog owner. I no longer trust other dog owners. They are awful and lazy people. More people are impacted by dog poop than golf balls.[/quote]

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