Adam Scott...the swing to copy

Typhoon

Man, from that down the line address position to his finish. I can't think of a prettier swing to copy.

His putting on the other hand...😱

Spuzz

Typhoon His putting on the other hand.

He would be better using his foot...

backinit

Typhoon Adam Scott stated early in his career that his swing was patterned after Tiger Woods.

DC300

Typhoon Swing, yes. Game, no.

ode

I think the correct term is his PUTTER.....only thing worse would be if it were blue😎

pellmell

backinit That includes the majority of players in their 20s and 30s.

sdandrea1

He's a swing machine.

PA-PLAYA

He certainly hit the ball well enough to shoot 65 or 66 today. That he could only manage 72 was a reminder of the old adage about living and dying by the flatstick.

Tinker

He needs to get a normal looking putter and take a conventional grip and just practice putting. All the gimmicks just get worse and worse.

Rickochet

Tinker He needs to get a normal looking putter and take a conventional grip and just practice putting. All the gimmicks just get worse and worse.

The USGA needs to reverse their stupid rule change and allow anchored putting as they did for 30 years.

fatshot

Tinker
Look on the bright side.....if he ever becomes a cowboy, he can take that putter and brand cattle with it !!!!!!!

scotts33

Rickochet The USGA needs to reverse their stupid rule change and allow anchored putting as they did for 30 years.

They still allow it. Bernhard Langer and Scott McCarron etal anchor to their sternum with the broomstick. No one calls them on it. Belly guys are the only ones that are effected it seems though Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley seem to have figured out a way. A. Scott has used a broom stick in the past. In my own little reality I don't see arm lock putters any different than belly or broomstick they are also anchored. (to your forearm) If you are going to be purist then put your foot down and stop everything not here and there. USGA/R&A need to go out to Langer/McCarron and say we need to see some air between your top hand and your sternum no touching what so ever. They stopped the belly putter from being attached to the belly so do the same 100%.

ode

Rickochet I'm glad they changed it. What's come out of it is almost worse IMO as there are guys openly cheating (Bernie Lanchor and Scott McAnchor) and its allowed. Even if the officials or playing partner called them on it they can either deny or say it was not intended and they are good! It's not about theses guys anyways.....the usga does not want more and more young golfers going to an anchor stroke vs. conventional/semi conventional. In this regard it was a good move!

Spuzz

He could lose the AimPoint nonsense as well.
blech

scotts33

Spuzz He could lose the AimPoint nonsense as well.
blech

That's his biggest issue. Green reading.

Par4QC

(his putting)-It could be something more simple....like he cannot read greens.

And if I were to copy anyone's swing, it would surely be Molinari's.

ode

Par4QC Molinaro's

Who😉

sdandrea1

Par4QC And if I were to copy anyone's swing, it would surely be Molinari's.

I wish i could putt like him!

fatshot

Par4QC "And if I were to copy anyone's swing, it would surely be Molinari's."

I do copy Molinari's swing.....At least once a round, I hit a shot like his 3rd on 15 yesterday. It doesn't
always find a pond, but it's still equally destructive!!

Natpharm

ode Par4QC Molinaro's

Who😉

Isn't that the guy that bought Arnold's from... Mr. Miyagi?

Par4QC

ode I'll have you know, I won spelling bees and received straight "A"s in spelling my whole time in school!!

🤓😜

scotts33

ode the usga does not want more and more young golfers going to an anchor stroke vs. conventional/semi conventional.

Unsure about that Chad. Justin Harding 33 yrs. old did well in The Masters using broom stick anchored. If you can't put something (cardboard, paper) between the top hand and the body/shirt/sternum and it falls out then you are not anchored. If it doesn't you are anchored. Easy to check but it was put in as a grey rule golfers policing themselves game of honor. Issue is guys playing for oodles of $$$ are not going to play by the rules try to circumvent as much as possible that grey areas allow them. Grey area no black and white.

sdandrea1

ode as there are guys openly cheating (Bernie Lanchor and Scott McAnchor) and its allowed.

The USGA looked into it - it went like this:

USGA: "Scotty and Bernhard, we think you guys are anchoring against your chest - it's a rules breach"
McCarron & Langer: "no, we're not"
USGA: "Well, OK then"

Rickochet

ode the usga does not want more and more young golfers going to an anchor stroke vs. conventional/semi conventional.

I don't think the USGA gave a squat one way or the other particularly since this had been ok for 30 years. This was pushed by a few upper echelon PGA greats who thought it didn't "look right". The PGA home pro's wanted to keep it the way it was almost unanimously as being great for most amateur golfers. "No Balls" Fincham shocked most by supporting the squeaking wheel elite.

ode

scotts33 I mean kids, people learnimg the game; there were more and more kids using that method and imo that's why they put a stop to it. I think that was what the usga saw and ultimately one of the main factors in changing the rule .....I think they wanted too all along and could not stomach a decent % of a new generation anchoring!

PA-PLAYA

scotts33

Yes. My biggest beef. It's basically a green light to cheat with everyone watching. The USGA really lost their way with this decision.