Woods suggests changes to long putters
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February 9, 2012, Thursday
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Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters - make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag.
Woods said on Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.
"I believe it's the art of controlling the body and club and swinging the pendulum motion," Woods said. "I believe that's how it should be played. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to that."
Woods said he has spoken to Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson the last several years about how the language could be written in the Rules of Golf that effectively would ban such putters.
"My idea was to have it so that the putter would be equal to or less than the shortest club in your bag," Woods said. "And I think with that, we'd be able to get away from any type of belly anchoring."
He said the putter still could be anchored to the forearm, as two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer once did.
Keegan Bradley became the first major champion to use a belly putter when he won the PGA Championship. Bill Haas used the same style when he won the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup. Ernie Els once criticized the use of belly putters, but switched to one late last year and said: "As long as it's legal, I'll keep cheating like the rest of them."
Woods said on Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has "never been a fan" of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest.
"I believe it's the art of controlling the body and club and swinging the pendulum motion," Woods said. "I believe that's how it should be played. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to that."
Woods said he has spoken to Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson the last several years about how the language could be written in the Rules of Golf that effectively would ban such putters.
"My idea was to have it so that the putter would be equal to or less than the shortest club in your bag," Woods said. "And I think with that, we'd be able to get away from any type of belly anchoring."
He said the putter still could be anchored to the forearm, as two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer once did.
Keegan Bradley became the first major champion to use a belly putter when he won the PGA Championship. Bill Haas used the same style when he won the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup. Ernie Els once criticized the use of belly putters, but switched to one late last year and said: "As long as it's legal, I'll keep cheating like the rest of them."
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