Is tomorrow the beginning of the end for long putters/anchoring?

[duncan mackie]

I believe it is, or will be, a bit more than that - to cover all anchoring, including with a hand or arm in betwen the club and the body as per Kellfire's pic. Wouldn't cover Scott's (I think he anchors) nor most Long Putter actions otherwise - just Belly ones.

:thup:

 

[Crow]

"if the top of the handle was anchored against the chest"......... no

Even with the thumb in between it would be illegal, any part of the forearms down will have to be away from the body otherwise it can be used as a pivot point.

http://www.randa.org/en/RandA/News/News/2012/November/Anchoring.aspx

 

[Foxholer]

i have said it before the R&A along with the USGA make the rules,your invited to play on tours using these rules,if you don't like the rules don't play and find another job that will pay you a few million a year for travelling the world in first class,i said when this was being muted that some of the yanks would start crying,simple answer to them from the governing bodies,rules get changed and if you cant play to the new rules then hand your card in and we will find players that can.

H'mm. I'm not sure that's what the likes of Bradley are complaining about - and you cannot bring the benefits into it as a justification. In fact, if the governing bodies took that attitude, I'd be all for players taking action!

I do believe that the decision is in the best interests of Golf and that now (or earlier) is the right time to return to 'swing' putting - otherwise a whole generation will, like Bradley, be brought up only knowing the anchored putter and there would be no chance of a return.

 

[duncan mackie]

H'mm. I'm not sure that's what the likes of Bradley are complaining about - and you cannot bring the benefits into it as a justification. In fact, if the governing bodies took that attitude, I'd be all for players taking action!

I do believe that the decision is in the best interests of Golf and that now (or earlier) is the right time to return to 'swing' putting - otherwise a whole generation will, like Bradley, be brought up only knowing the anchored putter and there would be no chance of a return.

agree (again) but it goes further - forget 'chippers' as we know them today; put a 5 iron shaft into a PW head and use it like a belly putter. simples....

the ruling bodies were initially sympathetic to many of the issues being focused on today - but the reason for action (in this manner) is about where it's going as much (if not more) than where it has got to right now.