Any of you use or have used a long putter?

[Hawkeye11en1]

Adam Scott and Ernie Els are ranked 80th and 82nd, respectively, in putting average. Webb Simpson is 2nd. The overwhelming majority of the game's top putters are using traditional putters. It's not like the belly/chest/chin putters are all clustered at the top.

Again, why is this blatantly unfair advantage only turning up now? Nobody really seemed to care, as long as those players with long putters weren't winning. Where has the outrage been for 30 years?

This just smells like a bunch of guys whining because players who have been made fun of for years are now the ones laughing all the way to the bank at recent majors.

I don't care whether it's been outlawed before or not. I don't think it belongs in the game because of how it works. Those guys arent taking any money from me, so I don't care who makes the money.

If Adam Scott doesn't use that putter, is he ranked in the 80's? You tell me. Ernie Els always struggled with the putter. It helps people who can't putt. There are worse ball strikers out there, should they get something to help them?

Again the fact that it hasn't been outlawed isn't a factor for me. I think it should be outlawed.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

Just showing you what I see.

Meh you use that because you can't counter any of the things I've mentioned. All you say is technology. It's a defense mechanism and I get that.

 

[Blackout]

Meh you use that because you can't counter any of the things I've mentioned. All you say is technology. It's a defense mechanism and I get that.

Yup you are missing the point still. Keep crying somebody will feel sorry for you. /thread

 

[tm3308]

I don't care whether it's been outlawed before or not. I don't think it belongs in the game because of how it works. Those guys arent taking any money from me, so I don't care who makes the money.

If Adam Scott doesn't use that putter, is he ranked in the 80's? You tell me. Ernie Els always struggled with the putter. It helps people who can't putt. There are worse ball strikers out there, should they get something to help them?

Again the fact that it hasn't been outlawed isn't a factor for me. I think it should be outlawed.

The outrage I was referring to was that coming from players on tour, the USGA, etc. They were content to just point and laugh, until now.

I'd never use one of these putters (I'm still trying to settle on either an my Odyssey 2-ball or dad's old Scotty Cameron), but I don't care if someone else does. All of these traditionalist players on tour dominated the game for the last 30 years. The physics involved with these putters hasn't changed in that time. The only things that have changed: the players using them, and the fact that they've suddenly had a run of success.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

The outrage I was referring to was that coming from players on tour, the USGA, etc. They were content to just point and laugh, until now.

I'd never use one of these putters (I'm still trying to settle on either an my Odyssey 2-ball or dad's old Scotty Cameron), but I don't care if someone else does. All of these traditionalist players on tour dominated the game for the last 30 years. The physics involved with these putters hasn't changed in that time. The only things that have changed: the players using them, and the fact that they've suddenly had a run of success.

That may have brought it to the forefront, but that doesn't mean it's "right".

Hell, even Els wants them banned. This is a quote from him:

“As long as it’s legal,â€￾ Els said last year, “I’ll keep cheating like the rest of them.â€￾

 

[Golfer]

A long putter, around for a long time, was never intended to be hinged to the body. The belly putters, and more recent long putters are designed to be hinged.

This has nothing to do with technology, but everything to do with the fact that it is hinged, consequently giving the same swing plane every time.

If a driver was used in conjunction with something that guided the swing plane, that too would be unfair.

The swing plane is different on every swing, and drastically different under pressure. It's part of the game that hinging a club takes away.

Both the USGA and RGA are seeing that these putters are now not only long, but impact how the player actually swings the club. At some point they will either decide this is ok in the case of the putter, but no other club, or this cannot be allowed.

I cannot explain this any better, so I am concluded.

 

[AHawk1]

Long Putters definitely help minimize the nerves on the shorter putts. I don't think they are as effective on the longer putts. Great putters don't need them. They should have been banned a long time ago, as should the current rage of the fat grips on putters. I don't think it will ever change now.

That being said I had some putting issues on the short putts 10 years ago and went to a claw grip. It made a big difference.I don't play in a lot of tournaments anymore, however I did over the weekend and missed 6 birdie putts inside 8 feet yesterday. If I plan on playing anymore tournament golf a long putter will probably be tested.

Now just need to figure out if I need a fat grip, regular grip, claw grip, paint brush grip, or even cross handed and then what length of putter to get, and where to afix it to the body.
On second thought, I should just put them on the shelf and grab the fishing pole.