Non-Conforming

[MrFreeze]

Hi All,

How do I know if this putter is conforming or nonconforming?

 

 

It is the Diamondhead putter

 

[Rulesman]

http://www.usga.org/rules/rules-and-decisions.html#!rule-14323

When the clubhead is in its normal address position, the dimensions of the head must be such that:

• the distance from the heel to the toe is greater than the distance from the face to the back;
• the distance from the heel to the toe of the head is less than or equal to 7 inches (177.8 mm);
• the distance from the heel to the toe of the face is greater than or equal to two thirds of the distance from the face to the back of the head;
• the distance from the heel to the toe of the face is greater than or equal to half of the distance from the heel to the toe of the head; and
• the distance from the sole to the top of the head, including any permitted features, is less than or equal to 2.5 inches (63.5 mm).

[iacas]

What's the lie angle on that thing?

[DaveP043]

27 minutes ago, iacas said:

What's the lie angle on that thing?

After the issue with Bryson, I wondered the same thing.  Just looking at the photos, the angle looks pretty traditional.  Here's where I thought I sawan issue, I think its conforming:

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c. Attachment to Clubhead

The shaft must be attached to the clubhead at the heel either directly or through a single plain neck and/or socket. The length from the top of the neck and/or socket to the sole of the club must not exceed 5 inches (127 mm), measured along the axis of, and following any bend in, the neck and/or socket (see Fig. VI).

Exception for Putters: The shaft or neck or socket of a putter may be fixed at any point in the head.

 

[Aflighter]

I dont see anything thats non conforming. Just looks like a shaft with a roll of quarters on end of it.

[CarlSpackler]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

What's the lie angle on that thing?

Infinity. 

[bkuehn1952]

18 hours ago, MrFreeze said:

Hi All,

How do I know if this putter is conforming or nonconforming?  It is the Diamondhead putter.

If you really want to know, I suggest you ask the USGA.  Advise them of the angle of divergence from vertical and send them a photo.

[iacas]

2 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

After the issue with Bryson, I wondered the same thing.  Just looking at the photos, the angle looks pretty traditional.

It's like one of those eye tricks though: in one picture it looks almost 90° and in the other closer to 60. 

[Buckeyebowman]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

It's like one of those eye tricks though: in one picture it looks almost 90° and in the other closer to 60. 

In the first pic it looks, to me, like the putter is being stood up on its "heel". The second pic shows it lying "soled" on a green.

And since MrFreeze is a righty, we're looking at the back of the putter. I have no idea what the face looks like. If it's been ground or milled flat, or is round like the back!

What I wonder about, more than the lie angle, is the loft angle. If the face of that putter is round, like the back, if you lift up a bit on your putts the loft angle could actually be in negative numbers!

 

[MrFreeze]

On 3/3/2017 at 6:03 PM, Buckeyebowman said:

In the first pic it looks, to me, like the putter is being stood up on its "heel". The second pic shows it lying "soled" on a green.

And since MrFreeze is a righty, we're looking at the back of the putter. I have no idea what the face looks like. If it's been ground or milled flat, or is round like the back!

What I wonder about, more than the lie angle, is the loft angle. If the face of that putter is round, like the back, if you lift up a bit on your putts the loft angle could actually be in negative numbers!

 

It is round. Think a cylinder rather than any putter you have seen. 

[MrFreeze]

[MrFreeze]

On 3/3/2017 at 11:52 AM, iacas said:

What's the lie angle on that thing?

uhhhh...

the smart math kid in my piano class says it is about 70*

[iacas]

3 hours ago, MrFreeze said:

uhhhh...

the smart math kid in my piano class says it is about 70*

Yes, the later pictures made it much clearer. The earlier ones made it look like it could be closer to vertical than it is.

Thank you.