Anchored or Not?

Should the anchoring of putters be banned?

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scratch said:
But the problem is that the 13 other clubs aren't held away from the body.

If I have a little chip around the green I tuck my arms tight in against my body then just rock my shoulders. I can use practically any club in the bag to do this depending on the ratio air time to run out that I want. So should this method of chipping also be banned?
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The fundamental difference is that in your scenario above, the club is not being anchored. The club is still held in 2 hands as per almost every other golf shot. It is your arms that are being anchored - not yet subject to any rule changes as far as I am aware...
 
Imurg said:
The fundamental difference is that in your scenario above, the club is not being anchored. The club is still held in 2 hands as per almost every other golf shot. It is your arms that are being anchored - not yet subject to any rule changes as far as I am aware...
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Yep.

And if I use a long putter and anchor MY ARMS against my chest BUT NOT the putter handle, what is the difference?
 
No difference and quite legal.
If the hands that hold the club are not touching another part of the body then the stroke is legal as long as the club is also not touching the body.
Just as tucking your arms in while chipping.
The club touches the hands or forearms only and they don't anchor to another part of the body..
 
scratch said:
Yep.

And if I use a long putter and anchor MY ARMS against my chest BUT NOT the putter handle, what is the difference?
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There is no difference, but the players that are using the broom handled putter are resting (anchoring) the shaft butt against their chest.

Adam Scott
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Carl Petterson
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I still haven't read a valid reason why they shouldn't ban anchoring apart from the fact they should have done it years ago.
 
Imurg said:
I still haven't read a valid reason why they shouldn't ban anchoring apart from the fact they should have done it years ago.
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it's an argument that works both ways, and that is the key to the problem.

the rule reads, 'the ball must be fairly struck', just because the other clubs aren't anchored it does follow that a putter shouldn't.

The opinion that anchoring isn't fair is an interpretation of the rule, of which there are others.

the only definitive evidence would be proof that anchoring is an advantage, and this, outside supposition, doesn't exist.

Which means we are back to the stroke being banned because it looks wrong & that's dangerously subjective
 
Imurg said:
I still haven't read a valid reason why they shouldn't ban anchoring apart from the fact they should have done it years ago.
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Because it isn't/wasn't againt the rules.
Because people went to it and started enjoying the game again. Whether they were putting better or not hasn't been expressed to me as being down to the equiptment or method only (or any part of it) by any proper results.
Because it doesn't make any difference and there have been no stats presented to say that it does.



The only reason I can gather that is now being outlawed is because it is seen to be unpopular by a group of people a lot of whom seem to have it in their heads that it is a fool proof method of putting and 'you can't miss' which is totally not the truth.

I can only agree with the sentiment that this possibly should have been done decades ago but I really don't see that it should be done now when people have been brought up using this method. They missed the ship and because it isn't really a big deal they should have just left it.

This will hurt the game and it isn't in a golden age right now.

After all that the best reason I can come up with is that it really isn't that big a deal and 'is it really hurting anyone'?
 
I voted No.

Can't see what the fuss is all about IMO. I have a standard and a belly putter. I can take between 30 to 38 putts with with both, is the belly putter any better, no it isn't.

:)
 
scratch said:
It's not a windup....if you think you a long putter gives an advantage then go buy one....it can't be any simpler!
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What is this.........do I need to go buy one to have a point of view. If Els failed at the open who was going to win...oh, another long putter. What about the guy who won the US open....that was a long putter. What about Peterson, another long putter that he uses to gain a big margin when taking a drop.
 
Tommo21 said:
What is this.........do I need to go buy one to have a point of view. If Els failed at the open who was going to win...oh, another long putter. What about the guy who won the US open....that was a long putter. What about Peterson, another long putter that he uses to gain a big margin when taking a drop.
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Where did I say you have to buy one to have an opinion? What I said was, if you think they provide an advantage then feel free to buy one.

Also for info, if you are playing with someone that has a long putter in their bag and YOU have to take a drop, you are entitled to use his putter to measure where to drop.
 
scratch said:
Also for info, if you are playing with someone that has a long putter in their bag and YOU have to take a drop, you are entitled to use his putter to measure where to drop.
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Only if you are carrying a club of the same length, ie a long putter and so are a low life cheater yourself :whistle:. See below from the R&A Rules site:

"The Rules require that a ball to be dropped must be dropped by the player himself. For the purpose of measuring, the player who is required to drop a ball may use any club he has selected for the round (Rule 4-4). He may also borrow a club for measuring from anyone, including his partner. If he borrows a club and drops a ball and plays it, he incurs no penalty provided that the same outcome could have been achieved with one of the player’s own clubs selected for the round. If he could not have achieved the same outcome by measuring with one of his own clubs, he incurs the penalty under the applicable Rule for playing from a wrong place (see Rule 20-7)."
 
Tommo21 said:
What is this.........do I need to go buy one to have a point of view. If Els failed at the open who was going to win...oh, another long putter. What about the guy who won the US open....that was a long putter. What about Peterson, another long putter that he uses to gain a big margin when taking a drop.
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So I guess you studied these events and made these comments without having used a long putter?!?!

Just sat there watching these jokers make a mockery of these big competitions with these magic sticks and never hitting a golf shot.

I feel for you.

Must be a huge relief though to know that the powers that be have heard enough moaning to stop this crazyness at any cost and the putters while still being legal will have to be used in a slighly less offensive way. Justice is finally being done for some i guess!
 
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I use a normal 34 inch putter, I like it, it swings well. I tried a long broom handled putter in a shop had few strokes with it and I can see why people like it. It was very easy to use and I can see why it would become very popular. The belly putter on the other hand, that was just alien, how anyone could putt in that style is beyond me, absolutely horrible.
 
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