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Unread 02 Nov 2012, 10:31 AM
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Default Long/Belly putters-it's about to hit the fan

The USGA and the R & A will be ruling on the "anchored" putters soon and if it goes the way I think it will....there are going to be a number of PO'd golfers. Keegan Bradley will most certainly challenge it....he was, afterall, the first major winner using one. The one I find amusing is Ernie Els, always being against their use ended up using one to win another major....here's a quote of his: "As long as it’s legal, I’ll keep cheating like the rest of them”.

IMHO.....the ruling will be that they're OUT!
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I have a few questions...

Are these long/mid-long putters so much better than the traditional style putter? If so, why isn't everyone using them? What makes these putters so "illegal" they should be banned from the game?

Honest questions because I sincerely don't know...

I do golf, but am far from being even respectable... I have never even tried a long putter, nor have I really seen too many others using them around the courses I play, so I am curious as to why these putters, if they are so remarkable, haven't really trickled down to the casual golfer ranks yet.
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Unread 06 Nov 2012, 03:04 PM
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They are basically illegal because the rules of golf intimate that you are not allowed to "anchor" a club. (only your hands are to touch the club). The primary reason a person would use one is if they are not a good putter (hundreds of guys on tour that hit the shiznit out of a ball but cannot be successful because they can't putt worth a crap) or have the "yips" as they call it (shaky hands). You'll notice that the consistent winners on all tours are the best putters. Some are the best more often than others.

I think I covered your questions Sayow...if not....let me know
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Yes and thank you...

I always knew you "Drive for show and putt for dough" ... I unfortunately can do neither...

Just one loose end if you can...

How come I don't see a lot of "casual" users using these putters? I golf quite a bit around my parts on a fair amount of different courses and to my recollection, I have never seen anyone using one of those putters. Is there a stigma attached to using them?
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yes there is......it merely means you are not a good putter and are looking for the "magic potion" IMHO. I am not the best off the tee....maybe 230-240yds.....I am much more concerned with being in the short grass than I am about pounding it. I have dedicated 80% of my practice time on the short game and putt lights out. If I could hit more greens in regulation I'd be a single digit handicap for sure.

A great tip for lowering your score:

Play the tough holes as though par for that hole is one more shot than it actually is. IE...play all par 4's as par 5's.....I quarantee you your scores will drop....for many reasons.
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The wait is almost over...

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Golf's governing bodies are expected to announce Wednesday their decision on what would be a significant rules change regarding putting, specifically whether players will be allowed to anchor the club to their body during the stroke.

For months, the United States Golf Association and the R&A -- which administers the game outside of the U.S. and Mexico -- have been mulling a change to the rules that would prohibit anchoring the club, a practice that has become more common with long putters and belly putters.

If such a rule is proposed or enacted, it would likely not go into effect until 2016, when golf's rule book could next be updated.
Full story here.
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http://www.golfchannel.com/news/rand...hored-putting/

It appears that they didn't want to directly mess with those using the long putters...so they have redefined the "stroke" in order to eliminate them
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Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.
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The new rule does not ban the long putters, only the way they commonly are used. Golfers no longer will be able to anchor the club against their bodies to create the effect of a hinge.
Story here.
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I'm in agreement with the ruling.
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When I first read a headline, I thought 'they're going to make these guys change midseason?' Then I saw 2016 and I thought 'Does it really take 3 years to readjust?'

but I'd agree....it's one thing for guys like us to use one, but guys on tour shouldn't need to
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There you have it......"they are adopting the ban".

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf...dayNL_20130703
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right on, brother.

I do wish they would add some of these hot young players to the list and get rid of some of the old dead wood

How about Spieth among others
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right on, brother.

I do wish they would add some of these hot young players to the list and get rid of some of the old dead wood

How about Spieth among others
Spieth has already been requested in the IPO sector. Re: getting rid of the "old dead wood".......when your port has BILLIONS of dollars to spend.....getting rid of any stocks that are still active is not really a good idea
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you are right = I am 30% in cash and cant spend it now

My daughter who was #7 in total value is now about 30th, and has almost 200 billion in cash and cant spend it with the 10000 share limit

How about the splits during the MLB all star week?
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