i think its great, the old style has worked for hundreds of years.

for some golfers who might have lower back challenges or are more mature in age, this style/type of use of the putter is a relief for the lower back and is in no way and advantage to their putting. if you can't put to start with I don't see how this is going to improve your 3 putt game. most golfer, after many years of playing will and do develop lower back issues the older you get, and for some putting is killer for them.

This is a great decision for the game of golf. Currently there are two different games on the course, one on the fairway and one on the green. As such some people have adapted special clubs and grips for the two different games. There should be one game of golf and I don't care if you choose to use the anchor technique or not. BUT, YOU MUST USE WHATEVER TECHNIQUE YOU CHOOSE FOR ALL SHOTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER AND EVERY OTHER CLUB IN THE BAG. At least there wiull be one game and it will be called GOLF!

Some players are good drivers of the ball, some are good chippers, some are good putters. I have noted many good putters try the outlawed styles of putting and went back to their old style because it did not work for them. When something works in golf it is rapidly adopted by many. How many tour players have switched- a few but not a landslide. The ruling is premature and not needed.

This would HURT the game of golf. If it was such a big advantage ALL the pros would use it The top 10 putters on tour use the traditional putting method.This is a NON issue!! So why are theses high brows sticking their out of joint noses where it doesn't need to be The game is hard enough without making it harder for people who choose the belly putter. If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!!!!!!!!

It's a bit late, don't you think? Is the USGA going to reimburse me the $200 I paid for my belly putter last year? Is the USGA going to subsidize those professional golfers that have spent years (possibly decades) playing with "legal" belly or long putters that now find themselves out of contention while they relearn the most critical part of their game, putting? This is definitely a major f**kup on the USGA's part. What's next? Is the claw grip going to be disallowed too because not enough fingers are wrapped around the putter? And what about when I am five feet off the green in the rough and I choose to put with my hybrid with the shaft touching my chest? Is the USGA just caving to the older elite players? I'll bet younger golfers couldn't care less about the anchored putter controversy. Best to just learn a lesson and think real hard in the future before allowing equipment changes. Too late for a do-over on the belly/long putter.

Whether a pro or an amateur, anchoring should not be permitted.Although previous to the rule change anyone could choose to play that way. It does give the anchoring player an advantage that was not meant in the spirit of the game.

The horse and buggy worked well for hundreds of years, but!!!!!!!

Golf has been around a long time. There's has to be a line in the sand., is it the golfer or is it the equipment. You should think you are getting better because you are putting work in on your game. Keep everyone on a even playing field. What next, no handicaps!!

I'm a 53 year old working guy with 22 index who gets to play a couple of times a month. I lowered my index from a 25 in the beginning of 2012 after getting a Ping Belly Putter. I really have enjoyed my improved putting and am now completely disgusted to hear all of the righteous BS about how anchoring desecrates the ancients rules of golf, blah blah blah. Seriously, you have to take away the one thing that was ok for decades and an old hack like me can look back on my 2012 golf year and feel good about? I'm not renewing my USGA membership....

I want to thank the USGA, the same people responsible for the Casey Martin fiasco, for making my putter a museum piece, "for the good of the game." I wonder if Mike Davis or any of his cohorts actually play the game. If they did they would know there is nothing magical about the anchored stroke. I for one can miss 4 footers just as easily with any kind of putter or stroke. I won't be renewing my USGA membership.

The “belly putter” has helped many golfers return to and once again enjoy the game they love to hate. This putter is used out of a necessity and not to cheat the game of golf. Is there room in this decision that would allow local clubs to modify the rules so that, the recreational golfer, amateurs and others who are not competing at a professional level, use this putter and still receive a recognized handicap?

As a senior new to golfing, the belly putter just adds confusion as to which path to start on. I would prefer they keep it simple and ban the belly putter and keep us all on the same page.

I think they should take them away period!!

If it is so bad then why have they been allowed to be used for so long?

This is the same USGA which permitted a crowd of fans to move a boulder for Tiger Woods. What that for the best interest of the game? Doubt it. But, it was Tiger Woods. Anything for Tiger.

Poorly fit clubs can make the ball go too high, too low, to the right or to the left, and/or make you more generally incnosistent. Is it worth saving $100 to be less accurate and less consistent? It's not to me. I don't know about where you live, but here you're only going to get 2 rounds of golf for $100, and in most places you'll still probably only get 3 rounds or so. So if you skip two or three rounds, the extra cost is covered. And don't listen to these idiots saying you don't need fitted if you're of average height. Two players that are the EXACT same height will often need differently fitted clubs. Different players have different sized hands, different swing speeds, and different setups. So is fitting clubs necessary? Not if you always want to shoot worse than your potential, be perpetually more incnosistent than you should be, and hinder your growth as a player for as long as you own the clubs. And that's not just regarding top players. Bad players benefit from fitted clubs MORE than top pros. Here's a cheaper way to get fitted if you want to save some money. Go to a store that sells Ping clubs, and go through their fitting process. It's free and fairly quick. Get your stats printed out, tell them you'll be back some other time to buy the clubs, then find a used set (of Pings obviously) with the same or similar setup.

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