anchoring the putter

[MashieNiblick]

Has there been any independent verification by any any authority of the strokes, like the cricket authorities looking at a bowler's action when there are concerns about "chucking"?

 

[delc]

Also think the one-armed players would kinda like to carry on playing the game too

You would have to make an exception for one armed golfers.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Has there been any independent verification by any any authority of the strokes, like the cricket authorities looking at a bowler's action when there are concerns about "chucking"?

That sounds like a very sensible suggestion :thup:

 

[clarke_111]

I wonder whether if someone like Adam Scott on the 'main' tour had carried on with the long putter in this manner whether there would have been more of an issue made of this-esp being in the winners circle this year and being a top-10 player. We might have seen some more high profile testing etc if that was the case.

The senior tour has a much lower profile, and other than Langer's first 3 rounds of the Masters-this issue doesn't seemed to have surfaced on the PGA/European tours.

Imagine if Rory suddenly turned up at the PGA championship practice green with a new Nike long putter using it in this none anchored fashion...

 

[Slab]

You would have to make an exception for one armed golfers.

Probably easier to have rules of golf that everyone can play to rather than writing needless rules with exceptions based on ability to comply

 

[delc]

Probably easier to have rules of golf that everyone can play to rather than writing needless rules with exceptions based on ability to comply

There are already some special equipment rules for disabled golfers.

 

[golfcitydweller]

cheers didn`t realise this had been covered