The last talking point was that even though you dont put better it takes small muscles and nerves out of the putting stroke thereby preventing the yips or choking. i think that argument is now mute. AFAIC long putters are good for the game and provide no unfair advantage.

no

Of course. I'll use one of those really short putters Ernie Els uses.

If the long putter was a magic elixir where you would never miss a putt, everybody would use them. I don't think anybody with a clue thinks it makes putting a meaningless exercise.

BO

lol +1, buttt....ernie has used long and short in competition.

dude really? youve spent 7 years and 14k posts and still do the one word douche post? man up and give an actual response or GTFO.

Make them as long as you want. Make it illegal to anchor them.

Is it not widely considered that long putters take some skill out of putting? You are basically leaning the putter against something and going back and forward with your motion.

Im no expert but I think everyone should be made putt with their hands, if that makes sense and the more I hear about it I think they will be banned sooner rather than later.

Edit:- Please correct me if I am wrong of course because I have never once used a long/belly putter due to the embarrassment factor

What? Adam Scott chokes away The Open. Adam Scott uses a long putter. Therefore, we can end the debate on long putters.



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thread should have ended after this post ^^^




FYP

I agree the thread should end.

At the end of the day, anyone who wants to use one can do so. Nothing is stopping them. If it were such a fantastic advantage to utilize one, more would. You'll see players with them win tournaments, you'll see normal putter using players win tournaments. It's not a huge deal.

Did every player adopt Snead's line-straddling stance?

Speaking of rule changes, why did USGA change rule so as to prohibit leaving flag stick in while putting? Where is the advantage?

i want to see forehead putters

maybe the caddie union pushed it...

to speed up the pace of play

long putters are all fun and games until the LPGA players start anchoring them in the vag.

http://onpar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/...-pace-of-play/

"At the 1966 United States Open at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, the site of this year’s Open, the U.S.G.A. experimented with some of the magazine’s suggestions: each player putted continuously until he holed out, and the ball could be lifted for cleaning on the green only before the first putt.

The pace of play for the last group improved more than an hour in the first two rounds in threesomes and an average of 45 minutes in the last two rounds played in pairs. The leaders played the final round in a brisk 3:29."


this rule change would be awesome.

pix or gtfo

Seems kind of weird to putt out while standing on what will undoubtedly be a playing partner's line.

Michelle Wie would gain 2 strokes per round by shoving her putter up her (BLEEEEEEEP)

This. Just in case though I plan on trying one out soon. I'm old enough to not get ridiculed now and missing 2 four footers this past week prevented me from shooting a backside 31.

I think the Sam Snead anti-straddling rule is dumb as well.

I also think people should be able to leave the flag stick in the hole on the green. The advantage gained is slight and if it's available to everyone what's the harm? It would also improve speed of play slightly and thus it would be great if we went back to allowing it. That rule is less than 60 years old as I recall seeing video of Arnold Palmer drilling a putt into the hole while on the green with the flag stick still in the hole.

lol