Anchoring question?

[delc]

If I putt with a standard length putter, but rest my elbows against my sides, would that count as anchoring under next year's rules? What about Michelle Wie's latest 'tabletop' putting style, where she seems to do precisely this?

 

[Imurg]

You're not anchoring the putter.....
You only anchor if the putter touches anything other than the hands or arms

 

[Deleted member 15344]

If I putt with a standard length putter, but rest my elbows against my sides, would that count as anchoring under next year's rules? What about Michelle Wie's latest 'tabletop' putting style, where she seems to do precisely this?

How can that be "anchoring" when you are not anchoring the putter against the body ?!

 

[delc]

How can that be "anchoring" when you are not anchoring the putter against the body ?!

I understand that you will not be allowed to indirectly anchor the putter, e.g. by resting your top hand or forearm against your chest as a fulcrum if using a broom handle putter.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I understand that you will not be allowed to indirectly achor the putter, e.g. by resting your hand or forearm against your chest if using a broom handle putter.

I think you are going to stretch the limits on this by suggestion that having arms tucked into your side will be classed as indirectly anchoring !

 

[rulefan]

See

http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Anchoring/Prohibited-And-Permitted-Strokes.aspx

and

http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/~/media/RandA/Related Documents/2013/AnchoringInfograph.ashx

 

[Spuddy]

You're not anchoring the putter.....
You only anchor if the putter touches anything other than the hands or arms

Almost. You cant anchor one forearm against your body to create a fulcrum point with your left hand. (See note 2 in the link posted above)

 

[Colin L]

Del

Here's a possible way of sorting it out

In forbidden (anchored) strokes, the butt of the putter is held in one place and the putter swing is from that point (fulcrum I think is the word); in a legal stroke, the butt of the club moves freely on an arc with the fulcrum being somewhere above it, between hands and shoulders I suppose, but free of the body anyway.

 

[Spuddy]

Del

Here's a possible way of sorting it out

In forbidden (anchored) strokes, the butt of the putter is held in one place and the putter swing is from that point (fulcrum I think is the word); in a legal stroke, the butt of the club moves freely on an arc with the fulcrum being somewhere above it, between hands and shoulders I suppose, but free of the body anyway.

you can have the butt of the club as a 'fulcrum' but away from the body provided the arms aren't anchored agains the body.

In in the second link, there's a fine line between two of the putting styles, one allowed and one not.(furthest left, one down and furthest right, one down). The only difference is the position of the forearm rather than how the club is held.

 

[Colin L]

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you can have the butt of the club as a 'fulcrum' but away from the body provided the arms aren't anchored agains the body.
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Good point. Long putter, hand on top but butt no longer buried in your beard and you would be pivoting on the butt. I feel a rewrite coming on. It did seem too neat.

 

[Foxholer]

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Good point. Long putter, hand on top but butt no longer buried in your beard and you would be pivoting on the butt. I feel a rewrite coming on. It did seem too neat.

Pretty neat, but missing a couple of key points. 'Body' has to be mentioned as the bracing point/fulcrum (or even contact) and 'Arms' have to be allowed. That way, the bracing against the body of Adam Scott's and Ernie Els's action is prohibited while Matt Kuchar's (arm used as 'brace') an Sam Torrance's (body not touched) action is permitted.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Del

Have you ever thought about just playing instead of worrying about whether it breaks the rule, needs bigger holes, different balls, no medals etc? Just get on with it and play