Okay, I’ve had it. I’ve tried to maintain some reportorial distance from taking sides on the anchored putter debate. I still believe that there’s merit to both ends of the argument. But now things have become downright farcical, and I’ve ...
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Feed SubscriptionAdam Scott’s Putter: Cameron Futura X
Adam Scott sank two epic putts on the 18th hole and the final hole of the playoff to edge Angel Cabrera for the 2013 Masters title. Adam Scott’s putter is a Scotty Cameron by Titleist Futura X prototype in a ...
Read More »Player Rails on Belly Putters; Tiger & Rory Tussle
Gary Player has never been shy about expressing his opinions, so it’s no surprise that he’s diving right into the cauldron of the belly putter debate. When the Florida Times-Union caught up with him at a clinic on Sunday, Player ...
Read More »Lines Drawn on Belly Putter Debate
Well, as expected, the belly putter debate is heating up in the wake of the USGA’s announced plan to ban putter anchoring starting in 2016. We’ve been on this story since long before the proposed ban, and essentially predicted the ...
Read More »Bad News for The Belly Putter
That collective groan you just heard is from putter makers and numerous professional golfers in the wake of today’s announced proposed ban on anchoring the putter to the body, which would effectively pull the rug out from under the booming ...
Read More »A Potential Surge in Sidesaddle Putting
Over the past year and a half, belly putters have taken the PGA Tour and the golf retail market by storm. But if Tiger Woods has his way, belly putters will disappear even faster than they arrived on the mainstream ...
Read More »Did Els Beat or “Cheat” the Competition?
Did Ernie Els “cheat” his way to a British Open victory today? Els, who was famously outspoken against the belly putter until he decided to use one himself, recently defended his switch by stating, “As long as it’s legal, I’ll keep ...
Read More »Tables Turn on The Belly Putter
With belly putters becoming all the rage lately, it’s kind of amusing to hear a top golfer say that his stroke is “infinitely worse” when using one. And that top golfer would be Tiger Woods. “I’ve tried it, and my ...
Read More »Webb Simpson’s Putter: PING G5i Craz-E Belly
Well, we have yet another milestone and another major victory for the belly putter as Webb Simpson is your winner (survivor?) of the 112th U.S. Open. Webb Simpson’s putter is a PING G5i Craz-E belly putter that is 44.5 inches ...
Read More »Matt Kuchar’s Putter: Rife Barbados Belly
Matt Kuchar maintained a steady hand right to the end, winning the Player’s Championship (and a cool $1.7 million) and notching yet another victory for the belly putter. Matt Kuchar’s putter the Rife Barbados belly putter. The Rife Barbados is ...
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