Question on Putting Stance

[EssKayKay]

I have a two part question on putting if you please:

  1.  Is it legal to putt using only one hand/arm placing your other arm on your knee/leg?

  2.  If yes, can you align yourself with the ball behind your feet?  That is, for a right handed golfer the ball is a few inches behind your right foot - you would actually be closer to the hole than the ball?

[Rulesman]

No problem with either or both.

[ColinL]

I think this question needs a photo - or better still a video 🙂

Edited August 26, 2018 by ColinL

[EssKayKay]

6 hours ago, ColinL said:

I think this question needs a photo - or better still a video 🙂

I can post a picture but simply put - can I putt with one hand/arm and does it matter where my feet are?

6 hours ago, Rulesman said:

No problem with either or both.

Thank you Rulesman - that's what I wanted to hear.

 

[Asheville]

R16-1d says, The player must not make a stroke on the putting green from a stance astride, or with either foot touching, the line of putt or an extension of that line behind the ball.

That's the only restriction for the feet. Think of a croquet stroke . . . that's not permitted.

[EssKayKay]

8 hours ago, ColinL said:

I think this question needs a photo - or better still a video 🙂

Here's a photo of what I'm doing.

 

[Rulesman]

No problem confirmed.

But would you be allowed on the course wearing carpet slippers and no socks?

 

Edited August 26, 2018 by Rulesman

[EssKayKay]

7 minutes ago, Rulesman said:

No problem confirmed.

But would you be allowed on the course wearing carpet slippers and no socks?

 

Ahh - thank you.
Now slippers and no socks is the next question.

Edited August 26, 2018 by EssKayKay

[Missouri Swede]

39 minutes ago, Rulesman said:

But would you be allowed on the course wearing carpet slippers and no socks?

Only if the tartans match, of course

[Rulesman]

2 hours ago, Missouri Swede said:

Only if the tartans match, of course

Has he got tartan feet?

[ColinL]

22 hours ago, ColinL said:

I think this question needs a photo - or better still a video 🙂

Sorry I didn't mean in order to answer the question, just to satisfy my curiosity as to how weird the stance might look.  Curiosity now satisfied, but it doesn't look particularly weird.  Thanks, however, for putting in your slippers.  Now that's weird. 🙂