The long putter...

[LeftysRule]

Who is a top player that uses one? I know Bernard Langer does or used to. These putters just seem odd to me. Do any of you guys use one?
Or evena belly putter for that matter? Please do chime in on your experiences.

Tony

[LeftysRule]

No one?

Tony

[Harold]

I saw Nick O'Hern using one in the Presidents Cup and Vijay uses or used one on occasion. I'm sure there are a few others.

[wolverine318]

I used a belly putter for roughly 1 years worth of golf. I found it to be a lot more helpfull on really long putts, 40+ ft and really short putts, say 2-4 ft. Contrary to what most people will say i had good tough with it on long putts, most say its harder to judge. I got rid of it because i was putting very poorly with it at the strat of this year. I will probably never go back for a long time.

Stewart Cink is a good putter and has a belly putter. Vijay maybe when he uses one?

[sonicblue]

I think any putter that you "attach" to your body should be illegal. It's adding an artificial pivot point. Hold club in hands, swing club, that's the tradition of the sport. It'd be like adding a string to your driver handle to keep you from swinging over the top, or something. I think it's tantamount to cheating and I'll never use one. JMHO.

[ClintonM3]

Sergio Garcia

[fastfed]

I think any putter that you "attach" to your body should be illegal. It's adding an artificial pivot point. Hold club in hands, swing club, that's the tradition of the sport. It'd be like adding a string to your driver handle to keep you from swinging over the top, or something. I think it's tantamount to cheating and I'll never use one. JMHO.

I think using a Driver with a head the size of a bowling ball should be Illegal too.

If you think it is such an advantage maybe you should try playing with it. Its no easier than a normal short putter, it just takes some getting used to. Personally I love my long putter, I had waaay to much wrist's in my normal putter swing, and while I am trying to improve, I was killing my game, this club took my wrists out of it.

[JohnLund]

Been using a long putter for over two years. I make waaaay more putts from ten feet in. My problem with the short putter was nervous hands. I couldn't take the short putter straight back and follow straight through. Weird I know as I had used one to that point for forty years. Since going to the long putter I now can make a nice easy pendulum stroke, see the line, and make a smooth stroke. I enjoy putting again and I can practice longer cuz it doesn't stress my back at all. Cheers, John L

[Mr3Wiggle]

Ernie Els, Adam Scott, Carl Pettersson, just to name a few.

[allin]

It is interesting to note the change in the number of really good players using a long or belly putter since this thread started. There was a period after Bruce Litzke quit playing well when there really weren't any top players outside the senior tours using a long putter. Now there are several. I attribute it in part to players going to it at a much younger age, Keegan Bradley for example. There is still not a player I would say is an elite putter using one but the gap is much smaller.