Isn't there a rule that says a putter head must be longer than wide? Don't think the Shuffle putter would qualify, if I'm remembering correctly. Looks wider than long.
Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:04 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: "new putter" > Tim, > I believe that you are 100% correct! I was thinking "inside > the box." I was thinking it was the angle as you stood to > the side. Since the clubs can be used either right or left > handed, then the angle had to be 90*. > > However, reading the wording of the rule sets me straight > "the projection of the straight part of the shaft on the vertical > plane through the toe and heel shall diverge from the vertical by > at least 10 degrees." > > In the case of these two putters the toe points toward the hole > and heel away from the hole. As you say, the shaft is more > than 10 degrees. > > The other rule that comes into play is 14-1 "The ball shall be > fairly struck at with the head of club and must not be pushed, > scraped or spooned." I would ASSUME that the shuffle board > motion would be considered as legal, as long as the ball rebounded > from the head and was not pushed along. > > /Ed > > Tim Hewitt wrote: > > What makes you say these putters are non-conforming? > > > > The hosels look like they are more than 10* from vertical. > > > > The stroke has both feet off the line of the putt and not straddling the > > line of the putt. > > > > What would make them non-conforming? I don't know that I could putt > > "shuffle-board" style, but I don't see what would make them > > non-conforming. > > > > -t > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ed Reeder > >>Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:18 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: ShopTalk: "new putter" > >> > >> > >>Arnie, > >>Here are two more "interesting" putters. Both of which > >>appear to be non-conforming. I cannot for the life of me > >>conceive of making a halfway decent lag putt with either of them. > >> > > > > http://www.shuffleputter.com > > > > http://www.sidestroke.net > > > > /Ed > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>http://puttmagic.com/plans.JPG > >> > >>Interesting new putting style. Side saddle putter is an interesting > >>winter project. Web site for Putmagic.com should have most reading > > > > till > > > >>Spring before getting to plans and instructions for building. > >> > >>Arnie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
