RIP, Anchored Putter

[dchoye]

On ‎02‎/‎01‎/‎2016 at 7:18 PM, DrvFrShow said:

 

The rule is clearly and quite narrowly defined.

I have a broom stick putter. I anchored my left elbow and upper arm against my body. I was able to hold my forearm steady and putt the ball with a perfect pendulum motion side-saddle with no problem ending up within a foot of my target from 15 feet on my carpet with no practice at all. This looks like a winner winner chicken dinner.

 Tucking the lead elbow and forearm against the body is prohibited.

see

http://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/images/infographics/2016-anchoring-the-club-final.pdf

 

interestingly, 'anchor the elbow to the body" is allow in conventional style.

It will be interesting to see what happen to the sternum putter guys.

I had to put my long putter away this past season and learn to putt conventional.

To me, putting is the same as chipping stroke except I don't hit the ball, I try to be more gentle and roll/stroke the ball.

 

 

[Missouri Swede]

On 1/2/2016 at 7:18 PM, DrvFrShow said:

 I anchored my left elbow and upper arm against my body.

 

1 hour ago, dchoye said:

 Tucking the lead elbow and forearm against the body is prohibited.

see

http://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/images/infographics/2016-anchoring-the-club-final.pdf

interestingly, 'anchor the elbow to the body" is allow in conventional style.

She said upper arm and elbow (not forearm and elbow), so that is allowed from what I see in the rules.

That might be what you meant and just wanted to point out the difference, but I wasn't sure from the way you phrased it. Or do you see some detail in the rule that I'm overlooking? (I've been guilty of that before.)