Ruling on length of GRIP

[JustOne]

I want to shorten my putter simply by hacksawing off the top 4 inches - ilegal? My pro said that you need to have a standard length putter grip... but can't find that in the rules - anyone?

As long as the club remains over 18" long then that bit's covered... I'm not THAT short

 

[freddielong]

There doesn't seem to be any mention of grip lengh the ro was just trying to make you buy one IMO

3. Grip (see Fig.VII)
The grip consists of material added to the shaft to enable the player to
obtain a firm hold.The grip must be fixed to the shaft, must be straight
and plain in form, must extend to the end of the shaft and must not
be moulded for any part of the hands. If no material is added, that
portion of the shaft designed to be held by the player must be
considered the grip.
(i) For clubs other than putters
the grip must be circular in
cross-section, except that a
continuous, straight, slightly
raised rib may be
incorporated along the full
length of the grip, and a
slightly indented spiral is
permitted on a wrapped
grip or a replica of one.
(ii) A putter grip may have a noncircular
cross-section, provided
the cross-section has no
concavity, is symmetrical and
remains generally similar
throughout the length of the
grip. (See Clause (v) overleaf).
(iii) The grip may be tapered but
must not have any bulge or
waist. Its cross-sectional
dimensions measured in any
direction must not exceed
1.75 inches (44.45 mm).v)
A putter may have two grips provided each is circular in crosssection,
the axis of each coincides with the axis of the shaft, and
they are separated by at least 1.5 inches (38.1 mm).