Anchoring Ban!

[delc]

Less than 2 years to go before the anchoring ban comes into force. How many of you guys and gals out there currently use anchored putting styles with broom handle or belly putters, and what are you going to do once the ban applies? Go back to short putters, or find a non-anchored style for the long putters you already have, e.g. armlock?

 

[SaintHacker]

Am I right in thinking you can still use any length of putter, it just can't touch any part of your body? Reason I ask is I'm really struggling with long putts at the moment, I keep leaving them well short. I know the answer is to hit it harder but it doesn't seem to work! I'm wondering if a broomhandle style might help.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

May be worth having a swing with a counterbalanced putter, worked well for me.

 

[Imurg]

Am I right in thinking you can still use any length of putter, it just can't touch any part of your body? Reason I ask is I'm really struggling with long putts at the moment, I keep leaving them well short. I know the answer is to hit it harder but it doesn't seem to work! I'm wondering if a broomhandle style might help.

Correct.
The putters themselves haven't been banned so if you can swing a broom handle holing it in 2 hands feel free.....

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I know a couple of players using standard putters who may have to slim down a bit, or change their style before this rule is in place!

 

[Imurg]

I have to say, I've never seen anyone using one except on TV or at the PGA....
We have a couple of belly putters in the shop - not sure how they're going to flog them.....

 

[Fish]

Still a few at my club using brooms and they have adapted their grip so its not anchored, seems to work well for a few of them.

 

[patricks148]

there is a guy at my clubs says he's giving up once the ban comes in. the Broomhandle is the only thing keeping him playing he says.

He told me that he was so a bad with a standard putter he would miss from 6 inches

One of my mates who's off 2 used one and he hasn't a clue what to do, mind you he has plenty of time to get used to a normal putter he lives in spain for 6 months of the year and is a ret ex city trader,

 

[dufferman]

Is Adam Scott's style of putting classed as anchoring? Or just using a broom handle?

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I've never seen anyone using one except on the pro tours.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Is Adam Scott's style of putting classed as anchoring? Or just using a broom handle?

Anchoring, he is one of the ones who will have to change although apparently it won't be an issue for him.

 

[dufferman]

Anchoring, he is one of the ones who will have to change although apparently it won't be an issue for him.

Interesting, he doesn't look like the club is touching anything other than his hands!

 

[North Mimms]

Interesting, he doesn't look like the club is touching anything other than his hands!

The commentary on this video says he puts end of putter shaft against his sternum (breastbone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81sPmJVrUEM

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Interesting, he doesn't look like the club is touching anything other than his hands!

His club might not be, but his hand that is holding the butt end of the club is wedged into his chest and is therefore anchored (I think?)

 

[Scrindle]

I have to say, I've never seen anyone using one except on TV or at the PGA....
We have a couple of belly putters in the shop - not sure how they're going to flog them.....

Cut the shaft and regrip to standard length?

 

[Foxholer]

Am I right in thinking you can still use any length of putter, it just can't touch any part of your body? Reason I ask is I'm really struggling with long putts at the moment, I keep leaving them well short. I know the answer is to hit it harder but it doesn't seem to work! I'm wondering if a broomhandle style might help.

Correct.
The putters themselves haven't been banned so if you can swing a broom handle holing it in 2 hands feel free.....

Wrong!

Anchoring is banned.

But putter can touch your body if it's not anchored!

Here's a link. http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Anchoring.aspx

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

This ban is going to be an absolute nightmare to enforce. Where is the definition of anchoring and how much do you have to move the hands/arms away from the body before it is deemed you are not anchoring? One person's interpretation is different from the next.

Good luck to the ruling bodies on this one, they have made a rod for their own back

 

[pogle]

This ban is going to be an absolute nightmare to enforce. Where is the definition of anchoring and how much do you have to move the hands/arms away from the body before it is deemed you are not anchoring? One person's interpretation is different from the next.

Good luck to the ruling bodies on this one, they have made a rod for their own back

Here's the definition of anchoring
Note 1: The club is anchored “directly” when the player intentionally holds the club or a gripping hand in contact with any part of his body, except that the player may hold the club or a gripping hand against a hand or forearm.

Note 2: An “anchor point” exists when the player intentionally holds a forearm in contact with any part of his body to establish a gripping hand as a stable point around which the other hand may swing the club.

If the player's hand or arm is not in contact with the body then that is far enough, there's no minimum distance required. There's no interpretation required. Of course, if someone is attempting to conceal the fact that they are anchoring then that will be a problem, but a different problem.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Am I right in thinking you can still use any length of putter, it just can't touch any part of your body? Reason I ask is I'm really struggling with long putts at the moment, I keep leaving them well short. I know the answer is to hit it harder but it doesn't seem to work! I'm wondering if a broomhandle style might help.

I seem to remember something about the long putters being better for holing out but harder to judge pace with so it might not help you. I'm another counterbalanced putter user and won't be changing anytime soon.

 

[Swinger]

I like to mix up my putting so I have a couple of belly putters, an arm lock and a broom handle among various others. If I still play after the ban then I will still use them for fun. Think it's a shame.