new putting grip....... illegal or not?

[garyinderry]

Been experimenting with different putting grips this last while and come up with this one. we are having a debate on whatsapp this evening to see if this is illegal or not?

Took it to the course today and worked a treat.

Thoughts?

 

[BubbaP]

Can't answer but was trying similar on the mat over winter. Haven't used in anger but sometimes on a practice stroke.

 

[duncan mackie]

Why do you think it's illegal?

 

[garyinderry]

Why do you think it's illegal?

I don't. they are chatting about anchoring and pivot points etc.

 

[garyinderry]

https://www.randa.org/RulesEquipment/Rules/Anchoring/Anchoring-Guidelines


There is a similar example in this. my grip doesn't anchor to the body or above the elbow so seems to be legal to me.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Not sure about the grip but those trousers should be illegal 🤣

 

[Jacko_G]

Not sure about the grip but those trousers should be illegal 🤣

Very smart looking trousers, might even be plus 4's which gets even more kudos in my books.

😜

 

[TheDashingBlade]

Looks similar to how Thomas Bjorn putts these days

 

[Rlburnside]

Can’t see anything illegal with that grip, did you not have to have to some pressure on your left hand to keep the butt slipping?

I’ll give it a try on the matt later.

 

[garyinderry]

Those are my PGA tour watching house trousers. Hahaha

 

[garyinderry]

Can’t see anything illegal with that grip, did you not have to have to some pressure on your left hand to keep the butt slipping?

I’ll give it a try on the matt later.

Yeah, that is a very fat grip and the heel pad of the left hand pushes down on the butt a bit.

 

[jim8flog]

Those are my PGA tour watching house trousers. Hahaha

Otherwise known as pyjamas??

 

[Orikoru]

There's a video of Thomas Bjorn using something that looked similar to this. As long as the club is only touching your hands, arms or wrists then it won't be illegal - only if touches your body (thus anchoring).

I don't see how it would be any good though.

Here you go, have a look at his grip 24 seconds into the video:

Now that I see it again it's actually the reverse of yours since his left hand is gripping the club not the right. But similar sort of idea.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I suppose the question is: is your left hand anchoring the top of the grip? and, can a moving part of the swing (the hand) be classed as an anchor?

I would say there is anchoring, but could understand it if it were deemed to be the other way around.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

That's a different looking grip. Sorry don't know the answer to your question.

Is the grip stable enough on longs putts(say 30 foot plus), think I would be worried that the top of the grip would slip away from the hand on longer putts?

 

[Orikoru]

I suppose the question is: is your left hand anchoring the top of the grip? and, can a moving part of the swing (the hand) be classed as an anchor?

I would say there is anchoring, but could understand it if it were deemed to be the other way around.

No. I thought anchoring specifically refers to the butt of the club being against your torso. i.e. a third point of contact.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

No. I thought anchoring specifically refers to the butt of the club being against your torso. i.e. a third point of contact.

In that case it should be fine

 

[garyinderry]

There's a video of Thomas Bjorn using something that looked similar to this. As long as the club is only touching your hands, arms or wrists then it won't be illegal - only if touches your body (thus anchoring).

I don't see how it would be any good though.

Here you go, have a look at his grip 24 seconds into the video:

Now that I see it again it's actually the reverse of yours since his left hand is gripping the club not the right. But similar sort of idea.

My version works as it completely takes the left hand out of play. It's only role is to keep the club balanced. Feel as if I am putting with one hand. A fav drill of tiger woods. Rock the shoulders and away it goes. Face Feels super stable.



Was doing some digging and bjorn's method seems to be called the gator grip. My one is a kind of reverse one of these. Same principle.

 

[2blue]

My version works as it completely takes the left hand out of play. It's only role is to keep the club balanced. Feel as if I am putting with one hand. A fav drill of tiger woods. Rock the shoulders and away it goes. Face Feels super stable.



Was doing some digging and bjorn's method seems to be called the gator grip. My one is a kind of reverse one of these. Same principle.

So it's the ROTAG grip

 

[Grant85]

I'm fairly certain the OP is not breaking rules.

Anchoring does not mean anchoring against the hands or arms. There are plenty of golfers who do this with their club extended up their forearm and the Thomas Bjorn example which looks very similar to the OP.