Did the USGA and R&A Get the Rule Change Right?

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Published: December 1, 2012

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The USGA and R&A announced the proposed rule change for anchored strokes will begin on January 1, 2016.  The clamor of "unfair" and "how could they?" is rising up around the world.

Tiger Woods has made his position quite clear on the matter and considers anchoring shots a form of cheating.  Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson and others who are currently using the anchored putters do not want to have to go back to the conventional method.

Even mild-mannered Tom Lehman has come out strongly against the ruling calling it unethical.  He made these comments to the Golf Channel: 

It is blatantly unfair to have let it go on this long and now decades later make this proposed ruling. There are many young players who have grown up with the belly putter, never even using traditional methods. To tell them it is illegal or against the spirit of the game is way late, very unfair and in my opinion unethical. If I were Webb Simpson or Keegan Bradley or Bernhard Langer or anyone else who has poured their hearts and soul into putting this way, I would be furious. The reality is that successful golf is achieved by what happens between the ears. I am disappointed with this ruling.

Golf club and equipment manufacturers have made clubs more forgiving for missed shots.  They have exponentially increased the distance the ball will fly with new technologies and better golf balls. 

Has golf gotten easier for the average golfer over the past 20 years?

There are still a lot of hackers at my golf course with handicaps somewhat north of 25.  

The Khaki slacks and Blue Blazer country club set are bemoaning the effect that these newfangled long and belly putters are having on the game.  They are appalled at the number of younger people using the illegal and ungainly looking things at their club. 

It just doesn’t look right to the traditional golfer.
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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