Adam Scott...the swing to copy
He could lose the AimPoint nonsense as well.
blech
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(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.
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%.
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!
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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.
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!
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!
There are two boys in local First Tee program Madison using broomstick. I don't think it has age boundaries. There is less and less stigmatization using out of norm swing methods (DeChambeau 25 years old single axis-single length, tried face-on and then USGA shut him down on that usage), equipment and use of equipment than in the past.
For a pro he's not a good putter, but he can still probably putt better than anybody at your local muni.
I agree that the Aim Point crap should go, and I also think that once you start down that road of alternative grips and all that crap things just tend to get worse.
Rickochet and I will have to agree to disagree about the anchored putting, etc. I don't think they should ever have allowed it. I kind of feel like they should also outlaw anchoring on the forearm like Kuchar does, since in spirit it's the same process.
Putting is a skill. If people want to be good at it, they have to practice it. And, like all skills, some people will be more gifted at it than others, and that's ok. We shouldn't be able to equalize all aspects of putting. It's supposed to be challenging.
Limit putters to 37 inch length. If your 7 foot 6 inches tall and it ain’t long enough adapt. Last time I went down the park they didn’t have a 7 foot rim for short guys.
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"