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post #19 of 29
8/22/08 at 3:30pm

Re: Side Saddle Putting - Legal?

I don't straddle the putt in any way - I guess you could say I use the classic technique...but I can't help but find this rule completely asinine. People should be able to putt (or swing for that matter) however they like so long as they're using legal equipment. Just my $0.02.
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post #20 of 29
8/23/08 at 4:46pm

Re: Side Saddle Putting - Legal?

Just thought I'd mention that I found my old long putter and I am going to take it tomorrow and practice with it before my round (side-saddle). If I feel good with it, I'll try it during the round.
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post #21 of 29
8/23/08 at 4:57pm

Re: Side Saddle Putting - Legal?

oh darn. my billiards style putting with the butt of my putter is illegal?
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post #22 of 29
8/23/08 at 5:04pm

Re: Side Saddle Putting - Legal?

NVM-

LOL, but it sure is deadly on 4- and 5-footers! And deny it if you will but I bet we all have done it that way at one point or another! Just for fun, of course!
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post #23 of 29
8/25/08 at 2:02pm

Re: Side Saddle Putting - Legal?

UPDATE:

Tried side saddle prior to the round yesterday using the long putter. I can see how this could work, but is gonna take some more practice before I implement it. Used my SeeMore and putted as well as I have all season (3 one putts and a lot of 2- to 3-foot second putt leaves along with several more that needed 2 or 3 more rolls). Actually see no reason to change at the moment, but it was fun trying something different.
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post #24 of 29
7/7/09 at 9:00pm

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ahh, nothing like bringing a nearly year-old thread back from the grave.

i recently just started messing with the side-saddle putting style and sank several 15 footers straight into the cup, and my misses were typically no more than a foot or two away from the cup when they stopped. i'm currently bidding on a center-shafted putter on ebay specifically to convert to a side-saddler putter (lengthen the shaft and have an extended grip put on it). i'm hoping it helps shave a few strokes off my game - putting conventionally, i typically have 31-34 putts per round. i'd be very pleased if i could get down to 28-32 putting side saddle. we'll see.

i'd done some reading on sam's sidesaddle putting - i actually have a book of snead's where he illustrates/describes how he did it. he tells the story of bobby jones going to the head of the PGA and getting sam's croquet method banned. when jones first approached sam about the croquet method, he said "that's a hell of a way to putt, sam." sam replied "well bobby, at the end of a round, they don't ask you how, they ask you how many."
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post #25 of 29
7/8/09 at 2:25pm

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I wish you had a picture of this because I can't envision it.

EDIT: Nevermind, I found a product called the Frontline Putter or something similar that had pictures etc. It does look promising using that natural underhand tossing motion.
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post #26 of 29
11/29/12 at 9:42am

With the new anchor ruling yesterday by the USGA and the RNA, will the forearm be able to be anchored to the body on the lateral line, or side saddle stroke?

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post #27 of 29
11/29/12 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by Chuck Howe View Post

With the new anchor ruling yesterday by the USGA and the RNA, will the forearm be able to be anchored to the body on the lateral line, or side saddle stroke?

 

You cannot anchor the forearm to the body, no.

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post #28 of 29
3/2/13 at 10:23pm

I am so glad the PGA has basically told the USGA and RNA that they should reconsider the ban. The next 3 years should be

pretty interesting.

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post #29 of 29
3/3/13 at 9:14am
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Originally Posted by Bayou Boogie View Post

I am so glad the PGA has basically told the USGA and RNA that they should reconsider the ban. The next 3 years should be
pretty interesting.

Here's a good thread for that: http://thesandtrap.com/t/62766/anchored-putters-rules-change .
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