TaylorMade-adidas Golf has established itself as being the industry’s leading metal woods company in part by being brash. Earlier this year, TMaG President Mark King said the USGA’s then-proposed ban on players anchoring long putters and belly putters against their …
TMaG’s Toulon says anchor ban could spell end for Couples and Langer
TaylorMade-adidas Golf has established itself as being the industry’s leading metal woods company in part by being brash. Earlier this year, TMaG President Mark King said the USGA’s then-proposed ban on players anchoring long putters and belly putters against their …
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Thomas says anchor ban a “bad rule”
There are few people in golf as outspoken as Frank Thomas. The man who spent 26 years as technical director for the U.S. Golf Association developing the testing protocols and equipment rules as they exist today, doesn’t like what he …
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PGA of America’s Bishop “disappointed” in anchor ban decision
PGA of America President Ted Bishop said today his organization is “disappointed” the USGA and R&A are going to ban the anchored stoke in 2016. The ban, as detailed in Rule 14- 1b, is directed at players who connect belly …
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It’s official: USGA and R&A to ban anchoring in 2016
Claiming they are “protecting the tradition” of golf, the U.S. Golf Association and The R&A today announced the adoption of Rule 14-1b of the Rules of Golf that prohibits anchoring the club in making a stroke. The new Rule will …
Anchors Away? USGA to announce decision next week
And you thought it was going to be a dull summer. Not after Tuesday, May 21, the U.S. Golf Association and Royal and Ancient Golf Club of
St. Andrews, Scotland, will announce a final decision on anchoring at a joint conference …
TMaG’s Daddy Long Legs putter counterbalanced with heavier grip
TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s new Daddy Long Legs counterbalanced putter is engineered with heavier weight at the grip-end, according to TMaG, to increase the Moment of Inertia of the club to promote a consistent “on path” stroke. Basically, the heavier weighted grip …
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Adam Scott’s Masters victory rekindles long putter controversy
The U.S. Golf Association and R&A might have taken a big hit with Adam Scott’s victory at the Masters. Golf’s ruling bodies want to ban the anchoring of long putters – such as the Scotty Cameron Titleist putter – Scott …
Palmer slams long putters as a “contraption’
Arnold Palmer said today that he didn’t want to argue with anybody over the issue of long putters, but the King used some fighting words in once again expressing his opposition to long putters and belly putters as well as …
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Callaway’s Odyssey Tank putter available April 12
Callaway Golf’s new high MOI (Moment of Inertia), counterbalanced Odyssey Tank Putter will be available April 12. The Tank Putter, being played by Nicolas Colsaerts at this week’s WGC Cadillac Championship, features weighted components with a calculated balance point for a higher …
Els says USGA doesn’t want players to win majors with belly putter
DORAL, Fla. – Ernie Els, who used an Odyssey belly putter to win the 2012 Open Championship, took a verbal shot at the U.S. Golf Association today here at the WCG-Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral near Miami.
“They don’t want any …
Review: Ping Scottsdale TR putter
With the golf industry full of clubs unique colors, adjustability, and lighter and stronger materials, Ping Golf has managed to design and develop another superior product. In an industry where putters have become the most over-talked issues in regards to …
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Els continues support of long putters and belly putters
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – When asked (again) about the U.S. Golf Association’s and Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s proposed anchoring ban, Ernie Els gives you this number: 71. That was his ranking at last year’s Open Championship, which by …
Kuchar’s putting stroke unusual but not ban-worthy
The world of sports is filled with irony. The latest example is Matt Kuchar winning the Accenture Match Play Championship on the same day PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced the Tour’s opposition to the U.S. Golf Association’s proposed rule …
USGA isn’t backing down on proposed anchoring ban
The U.S. Golf Association apparently wasn’t pahsed at all by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem’s Feb. 24 announcement that the Tour opposes the proposed ban on anchoring. Shortly after Finchem’s annoucement, the USGA released this statement:
“The 90-day comment period remains …
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Finchem states Tour’s case against anchoring ban
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is well-versed in the art of politics from his days in the Jimmy Carter Administration. The Commish was at his politically-correct today at the Accenture Match Play Championship in addressing the U.S. Golf Association’s proposed …
Stricker questions timing of anchoring proposal
Steve Stricker admits that he started out as a proponent of banning the anchoring of clubs, specifically putters, against the body, but has come around a bit in his thinking. Nevertheless, Stricker said at this week’s Accenture Match Play Championship, …
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Els still campaigning against ban on long and belly putters
Ernie Els won the 2012 Open Championship with a belly putter and is using one at this week’s Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. But the Big Easy says using a belly putter isn’t well, as easy at looks.“It’s …
Callaway launching new White Hot insert in Odyssey putters
Callaway Golf is introducing what it calls an “improved version” of the White Hot insert in its new Odyssey White Hot Pro line of putters that will launch March 1. The new insert, Callaway says, brings more consistent sound, feel …
Mallet-style GoLo putters from Scotty Cameron
Mallet-style Select GoLo 5 and GoLo S5 are the newest additions to the Scotty Cameron by Titleist Select line of putters. Each putter will be available beginning March 1. The GoLo 5 and GoLo S5 putters each have a compact, …
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Report says most serious golfers aren’t concerned with anchoring ban
Golf Datatech, the golf industry’s top independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has released a first-of-its-kind study developed to evaluate the reaction of “serious golfers” to the U.S. Golf Association’s proposed new ruling that would prohibit …
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