Rule 14-1b anchored putting ban - what is allowed?

Super Active Golfer Posts : 2100 Join date : 2009-11-30

Don't be too quick to ditch your long putter
You can still use it as long as it is not anchored

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/usga-and-r-and-a-graphic-explanation-of-anchored-putting/

Caddy Posts : 5606 Join date : 2009-12-26

We can still anchor until dec 31, 2015

Newbie Golfer Posts : 25 Join date : 2013-04-19

So glad they implemented this rule. Anchoring clubs to the body doesn't follow the spirit of golf and the essence of swinging the club.

just read this..

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/davis-on-2016-date-plenty-of-time-to-adapt/?cid=facebook_gc_a_mikedavis_usga_adapt_052113

Super Active Golfer Posts : 2100 Join date : 2009-11-30

chukeenon wrote:: So glad they implemented this rule. Anchoring clubs to the body doesn't follow the spirit of golf and the essence of swinging the club.

The problem I feel is that they ought to ban it from
Day One, not after many decades where some people only learn and know how to putt the anchored way. Now these golfers are in a limbo.

I feel that the shortest club in the bag should be the putter. I dont think just because you have the yips you should be able to use a technical loophole to get around the fact that you cant putt using a traditional putter. In my mind its cheating with in the rules and its just not right. Saying that its a bit late now that the horse has already bolted.

GolfMad62 wrote:: I feel that the shortest club in the bag should be the putter. I dont think just because you have the yips you should be able to use a technical loophole to get around the fact that you cant putt using a traditional putter. In my mind its cheating with in the rules and its just not right. Saying that its a bit late now that the horse has already bolted.

Agree with this view. Personally, I would not even think of using belly putter, let alone the broomstick putter. I mean, how can the putter be longer than, say, even the driver. Shocked

Sorry, but that's my personal view so please don't flame me. Laughing

Is this considering anchoring?

Caddy Posts : 1659 Join date : 2010-12-02

The storied history of how people try to squeeze the best out of the game led to experimentation with metal for woods. Hybrids to replace long irons. Grooves on wedges and a golf ball dimples. I had a friend who insisted hybrid clubs were as bad as illegal grooves and illegal trampoline effect. He has changed his mind.
I dont know about you guys, but i need my hybrids. And can you imagine if they made only balata balls legal. Goodbye long drives.

If u regulate on all innovations or experiments, we would all be poorer for it.

I was so desperate i putted with a broomstick ping doc 17 putter for awhile . It had a planet for a putting head. And it was longer than my driver. Which was 44.25 inches. I got a better stroke after using it, now i am back to normal putters.

I say thank you for broomstick putters.

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