![]() ![]() Back in the day it was a little Northwestern 6 wood which in the mainstream of things was odd with me bagging a 1 iron. Even when I was in my heyday I carried some kind of trick wood in the bag. Basically I had to put the Man card away as I call it and I was silly thinking that way. Something else for me I will admit is mentally. Honestly now I have to push the issue and it causes pain. I can still hit a long iron decent (even a 1 iron) but can not elevate it like I used to. I was always a good long iron player even when I was getting older. It would be about like Matthew Wolfe suddenly going to swing like Adam Scott. Yes I literally scrapped my swing of darn near 50 years and built back from the ground up. Mine also came at what I call a transition period of me going into my Golden Years age wise. I had to totally revamp my swing to be able to play pain free. I had to totally revamp my swing after breaking my back 2 years ago in an accident. And over time you may have to change up some as you age or if you get like me with a permanent traumatic injury. Then practice it and gain faith and confidence with it. Good post- As I stated above one has to develop their own style or method that they are comfortable with. Much cheaper and useful regardless of what type of putter or grip you experiment with going forward. Don't expect it to solve all your problems as Adam Scott continues to show how to flounder with the broom flat stick. I did find it helpful as a training tool most as it really does help you learn to putt with the bigger muscles and become less "handsy". Accuracy improved but found the same issues others have noted regarding distance control. Yep as far as I am concerned I do not give two rips how someone plays the game or what equipment they use- I say tee it up and lets go Yeah the USGA states "for the betterment of the game" I call BS on that because it is for the betterment of their pocketbook and nothing else. Anyone who has known me for any time knows I am the biggest detractor of the USGA on this and any other site. Yeah on the anchoring debate and the USGA if you start the thread I will darn sure contribute. Yep it all has to do with the way we go about doing things and being comfortable in the way we do it I have always said this There is no one etched in stone way to properly play this game whether it be in swing, method or equipment. And that translates through out the game too. IMHO that last sentence says it all as far as I am concerned. That's what makes the game different for all of us, we all do something a little different that seemingly suits us in particular. ![]() Plus, if it's windy, I don't get buffeted around like I did when I stood tall. I just found that I have more control and see the line much better. Unlike Golfdad12, as I've stated prior, I cut down my putter and putt similar to the way Adam Scott does. But that's another discussion on it't own. I'm fairly sure that most folks know why the USGA banned the putter and for those that don't, it wasen't for the so called "good of the game". ![]()
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