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agreed. Heck he was number 3 in the world with a short putter before his game went south. He won in 2010 before he changed to the long putter.
Yup. Some guys have it, lose it, and find it again. Others don't. It's golf.
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agreed. Heck he was number 3 in the world with a short putter before his game went south. He won in 2010 before he changed to the long putter.
I always wondered why people think it's unfair when they have every opportunity to get out and try using a belly putter for themselves. They aren't forced to use a 35 inch putter, they could very easily walk to the tour truck and say, make me a 44 inch putter. Belly putters aren't a magic elixir of any kind, Ernie Els still can't putt for crap.
Reckon you don't see who anyone who isn't struggling with their putter make a switch to a long one.... Well I reckon I haven't. I don't know, I don't use one and I like my putter just fine.
I reckon I agree. I just work harder to perfect my stroke with my current putter. I just have no interest in a long one, but that doesn't mean they should be illegal.
I'm not saying they are being rational, but I do believe most people feel that way. I think if you are a good feel putter using a standard putter then a long putter would only hurt your game probably, I think the issue people have with it, is that they think it is making bad putters into ok putters and giving them an advantage. If your strength is putting but you are short off the tee, there is no different style driver that allows you to be longer, or straighter and you have to try and win with what you've got. But guys like Webb simpson who are long off the tee, excellent ball strikers with their irons, but then poor on the greens, now are able to make themselves just good enough with the Belly putters to win, and win a lot.
I didn't play consistently better until I went an overlap grip from a 10 finger. It has nothing to do with this debate. Crenshaw used a forward press his entire career and was one of the best putters, ever. SO WHATPhil didn't win a major until he went to a forward press. So the forward press won Phil a major. Out law the forward press because it helped one guy win.
These putters are still used in a traditional manner. Swing the arms in a pendulum motion with no anchor. The large grip reduces grip pressure to free up the stroke. Still not part of the debate.They sure do. But so do heavy putters and overside stroke saver grips. Ban those to? Just because they make it easier to take the hands out of the stroke.
THey don't equate to lower scores for everyone but you cant argue with the results we see week in and week out. More and more guys using Belly Putters are winning events. This was not the case two years ago. Sure anchored putters have won but not at this clip. Pros are switching because they are easier to putt with for a segment of them. There are exceptions to the rule.To be clear, if the USGA wants to make their rule, they can. It's the reason for banning them that I have the issue with. If the USGA wants to ban them because of some advantage that lowers scores, they're wrong.Belly putters don't automatically equate to lower scores, especially on the tour level.
There is nothing going on, just a healthy debate about belly putters.I have no idea what's going on in this thread. Golf is a game of personal preferences. Some like shovels, others like blades. Some light black, some like white. To me, this is no different. I don't see how a belly putter or an anchor'd putter gives anyone an advantage over the guy who isn't using one.
He did but his career was living up to the hype or expectations. He switches and gets some confidence and now he elite again. Not saying the Belly was the sole reason but it helped from a psychological stand point. SW also helped.Adam Scott won before using the broom stick. Golf is a game that ebbs and flows, even for the most elite golfers in the world. We don't know what's going on in their personal lives, what their work ethics are like, etc.
Question for you all here. Since Adam Scott was "wristy," and the belly putter helped his game, would I also benefit from one since that was my issue before switching to the SuperStroke Fatso grip? It has helped me tremendously, especially on the shorter putts, and I am curious if the belly putter has close to the same benefits. I've never honestly given one a shot outside of toying with a Ghost at the clubhouse.
I think all the fuss about belly and long putters is because of the fact that they aren't good for everyone. If they helped everyone, then everyone would be using them. People that don't have problems with their putting stroke see it as an unfair advantage simply because they don't need one.
Are you implying that people who use belly putters have problems with their putting stroke?
Question for you all here. Since Adam Scott was "wristy," and the belly putter helped his game, would I also benefit from one since that was my issue before switching to the SuperStroke Fatso grip? It has helped me tremendously, especially on the shorter putts, and I am curious if the belly putter has close to the same benefits. I've never honestly given one a shot outside of toying with a Ghost at the clubhouse.
I think folks who don't approve of belly putters, can take their anchors and stick em where the sun don't shine :bulgy-eyes:.
It is ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to be "wristy" with a belly putter....the anchor point prevents you from breaking your wrists at all
It is ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to be "wristy" with a belly putter....the anchor point prevents you from breaking your wrists at all
Curious if you have ever used one? Although much harder to get wristy, it is still possible. Belly putters don't eliminate the wrists, they just make it much more difficult to get wristy
If your wrist come into play with the belly putter there is something fundamentally wrong with the stroke. The long shaft anchored to your belly takes the hands out of play. If you are using your wrist you are not using the belly putter correctly. Wrist strokes are what cause the yipsCurious if you have ever used one? Although much harder to get wristy, it is still possible. Belly putters don't eliminate the wrists, they just make it much more difficult to get wristy