Tim Clark and the Anchoring Ban

[bluewolf]

Why didnt everyone anchor the putter if it was such an advantage ? Why wasnt every event won by someone with an anchored putter - 3 people won and they paniced - it is still a skill to putt with a belly putter etc.

Big headed spider putters help people putt - will they ban those next ?

The rule will mean some seniors will stop playing - that to mean is very sad, the use of belly putters and broom handle putters gave a lot of people in the amatuer game a new lease of life within in the game.

Tim Clark used a long putter for decades - it didnt bother anyone.

Sorry but think it was a stupid rule to introduce and will actually discourage people to play.

And you are entitled to that opinion Phil, but this thread was not about the legitimacy of the ban. It was about a claim made that TC can't use a standard putter due to issues with his wrists. We wanted clarification on what he does during the rather gentle putting stroke, that he doesn't do when hitting every other club in the bag at full power.

 

[delc]

Tim Clarks attempt at getting some sort of exemption is laughable. To say that he cannot manipulate a putter in the normal manner and yet for some unexplained reason it does not present a problem with the other 13 clubs in his bag is quite frankly the sound of a prima donna not getting his own way. Personally, I would grant him his wish to anchor his putter, providing he also anchors the other 13 clubs for every conceivable shot as well.
There are literally millions of golfers worldwide who have some sort of physical condition that affects their play - and most of them simply adapt their technique within the rules of golf​ and get on with it. Maybe Tim should do the same - and quit whining while he's about it.

The judgement of Solomon there! :rofl:

 

[tugglesf239]

I cant quite get my head around why some posters in this thread see fit to pontificate against Clarke's condition.

Surely without understanding the exacting bio-mechanical reasons for his apparent struggle, you cannot offer any opinion, either for or against?

As for suggesting he no longer has a place in professional golf, or that he is concocting some excuses in order to evade the ban is comical.

How can you read the information provided by the OP or the article and form an opinion either way?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I cant quite get my head around why some posters in this thread see fit to pontificate against Clarke's condition.

Surely without understanding the exacting bio-mechanical reasons for his apparent struggle, you cannot offer any opinion, either for or against?

As for suggesting he no longer has a place in professional golf, or that he is concocting some excuses in order to evade the ban is comical.

How can you read the information provided by the OP or the article and form an opinion either way?

Have you not read half the threads on here

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Have you not read half the threads on here

Why is it someone posts a response different to yours and the first reaction on ANY thread is "haven't you read..."

If he has a genuine medical condition and I am sure there are ways to the USPGA can test and validate such claims and therefore prevent it becoming a free for all on tour. They have made a decision based on the fact an anchored action has been decreed as not making a stroke. That is the ruling. To a degree, I would have liked an exemption for the club player in the same way they had with grooves in wedges etc to make their enjoyment and golfing experience better. However, them is the decisions and not a lot we can do

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Why is it someone posts a response different to yours and the first reaction on ANY thread is "haven't you read..."

If he has a genuine medical condition and I am sure there are ways to the USPGA can test and validate such claims and therefore prevent it becoming a free for all on tour. They have made a decision based on the fact an anchored action has been decreed as not making a stroke. That is the ruling. To a degree, I would have liked an exemption for the club player in the same way they had with grooves in wedges etc to make their enjoyment and golfing experience better. However, them is the decisions and not a lot we can do

Can you not see the attempt at the joke in my post ?! Read what he said and then read my response !

 

[nemicu]

I cant quite get my head around why some posters in this thread see fit to pontificate against Clarke's condition.

Surely without understanding the exacting bio-mechanical reasons for his apparent struggle, you cannot offer any opinion, either for or against?

As for suggesting he no longer has a place in professional golf, or that he is concocting some excuses in order to evade the ban is comical.

How can you read the information provided by the OP or the article and form an opinion either way?

Does it matter? Or would it make any difference if he lost an arm? I don't have to know about Clark's condition in order to have an understanding of the rules of golf and how they apply to everybody.
The crux of the matter is that Tim Clark is asking for the rules to not apply to him. Does that not seem a little selfish? Considering the only reason is to compete for large pots of cash which he has been accustomed to.
Sportsmen and women face adversity all the time. Sometimes they just lose form, sometimes they lose the use of a limb. Either way, it is usually considered career ending, unless of course they can overcome their handicap by legitimate means. Asking for the rules to be bent or broken is not a legitimate means of action (the last time I checked) and therefore if he cannot find another way to putt (within the rules) then it's fair to say that his career is over. It might seem a little judgemental to some perhaps, but certainly not as pious as asking for the rules to be changed. Opinions may vary of course.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Can you not see the attempt at the joke in my post ?! Read what he said and then read my response !

Right I get it. You are being funny every time you post this on a thread people disagree with you on.:thup:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Right I get it. You are being funny every time you post this on a thread people disagree with you on.:thup:

It was nothing to do with the poster disagreeing with me

The poster made a comment about people forming opinions on the thread without knowing the full story and fully understanding etc etc

Hence my response - ie most threads have people posting opinions without knowing the full story and full understanding etc etc etc !!!

Hence the reply with the user of smiley to emphasis a bit of light hearted banter "Have you not read the threads on here" !!!

Blimey i thought it was pretty obvious

 

[CMAC]

Well i didnt expect the reaction to OP

The article is over a year old now and understand that Clark is going from lots of physio and medical tests to try and get another putter working - believe he is testing the long putter but not anchored at the top and away from his body ( there was a segment about it on Golf World a month or so back )

And i fully support the guys who are complaining about the ban - the use of long and belly putters has allowed people with injuries or struggles to continue playing ( both amatuer and pro ) - i still cant see the justification in banning it - for me it came down to the governing bodies didnt like a few guys winning with them ( think its three majors in total out of the hundreds that have been played since people started using belly and long putters ). The game has evolved - there are multiple clubs out there that help golfers - hybrids , adjustable drivers , big putters , cavity back irons etc etc - yet they ban the anchoring ?

I know a couple of guys that struggle without a long putter - they have tried the shorter stick and it just kills their back and believe they will retire once the ban arrives - think we will also see Couples stop playing and maybe a few others. Very sad to see which i know wont go down well with the "tough brigade"

melodramatic post right here


so 'these guys' bend over to play shots yes? well thats as far as they need to bend over to use a long putter (just dont anchor it against your body)

There we are, solution:thup: I've just extended their golfing life and enjoyment- no need to thank me

 

[Deleted member 15344]

melodramatic post right here


so 'these guys' bend over to play shots yes? well thats as far as they need to bend over to use a long putter (just dont anchor it against your body)

There we are, solution:thup: I've just extended their golfing life and enjoyment- no need to thank me

Or possibly the current way they putt allows them to continue enjoying the game and feel without it they wont enjoy - but it will be their choice and if they feel they are no longer enjoying it after the ruling then they will leave - but i will pass on your words of wisdom to them - im sure they will fully appreciate them

 

[delc]

In my opinion anchored putting should never have been allowed in the first place, because it is not a proper golf shot. In any case 3 years notice of the ban was given, which is plenty of time to find an alternative way of putting within the rules.

 

[CMAC]

Or possibly the current way they putt allows them to continue enjoying the game and feel without it they wont enjoy - but it will be their choice and if they feel they are no longer enjoying it after the ruling then they will leave - but i will pass on your words of wisdom to them - im sure they will fully appreciate them

common sense really- something you are obviously lacking- I'm sure they wont thank you for pointing out the bleedin' obvious:rofl:

 

[USER1999]

I don't like the new rule tbh. I'm not a fan of broom sticks, but a belly putter isn't far off a normal putting stroke, and should have continued to be allowed. The rule on anchoring will be hard to enforce, once those who anchor move their anchor point a few millimetres away from their anchor point. A billowing shirt could hide a lot.

I would rather the rule had been along the lines of the two hands have to touch each other. It makes it more of a golf swing, like every other club.

Tim clark is trying it on. He is wasting his time, and wasting his money on legal advice. Money he can I'll afford if he genuinely has to stop playing.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

common sense really- something you are obviously lacking- I'm sure they wont thank you for pointing out the bleedin' obvious:rofl:

Im guessing sarcasm isnt your strongest point - oh well

Have a nice day now

 

[CMAC]

Im guessing sarcasm isnt your strongest point - oh well

Have a nice day now

that wasn't sarcasm I'm guessing understanding plain English isn't yours!


Have a nicer day.............oh and thanks for ruining another thread on GM

 

[delc]

I don't like the new rule tbh. I'm not a fan of broom sticks, but a belly putter isn't far off a normal putting stroke, and should have continued to be allowed. The rule on anchoring will be hard to enforce, once those who anchor move their anchor point a few millimetres away from their anchor point. A billowing shirt could hide a lot.

I would rather the rule had been along the lines of the two hands have to touch each other. It makes it more of a golf swing, like every other club.

Tim clark is trying it on. He is wasting his time, and wasting his money on legal advice. Money he can I'll afford if he genuinely has to stop playing.

Putting with an anchored belly putter is nothing like conventional putting! The anchoring ban won't affect the 99% of the general golfing public who putt conventionally with normal length putters.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

that wasn't sarcasm I'm guessing understanding plain English isn't yours!


Have a nicer day.............oh and thanks for ruining another thread on GM

And posting with the sole intention to have a pop at me adds so much to the thread ( which appeared to have no issues until you arrived )

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Putting with an anchored belly putter is nothing like conventional putting! The anchoring ban won't affect the 99% of the general golfing public who putt conventionally with normal length putters.

If it wont effect many people then why ban it ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If it wont effect many people then why ban it ?

Because an anchored putting method is no longer "a stroke". Obvious I'd have thought