Bernie,
The more I thought about these putters the more confused I got,
since, for the shafts to be legal, you would be hitting the
ball with the "toe" of the club. If that were that case,
perhaps its "length" is its "width?"
I sent both manufacturers e-mail, asking them if they were legal.
Neither one of their web sites says they are legal.
/Ed
Bernie Baymiller wrote:
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
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----- 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
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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
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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
