Just to throw something else into the mix...(apologies for being off topic a bit)
Being a fairly avid golfer with a low handicap, have any of you ever tried to use a belly putter, or even one of the broom handle putters?
If like me, you have only used a conventional putter, it is absurdly difficult to adjust to that achored style of putting.
When putting they try to teach you to only use your arms and follow through in an arch with your shoulders and stiff left wrist, but just about every golfer will tell you there is body movement involved and a little turning of the hips and chest when putting.
An achorned putter puts your normal understanding of putting out the window, that small amount of body movement takes your alignment with the ball way out of sync.
Basically the point I am trying to arrive at here is that the pending law coming into golf is a little absurd, and based primarily on major results. Case in point as mentioned above is Adam Scott. Seeing a few players coming outside of the traditional favoured circle of winners made people think that perhaps there is something to this anchored style of putting that is giving an advantage to these individuals. This could not be further from the truth in my eyes at least, as some of these little-known major winner went on to be highly competitive after there big wins, meaning they were already very talented we only found out about them because they won and the common belief is that it was an anchored putter that gave them that edge.
Anyone else feel the same way, or opposite to my opinions?
Also I agree that it would make very little sense for WGT to have these putters, anchored or not. It would look awkward and take alot of time to program without having any real benefit from a gaming perspective. As well as the fact that we all have the perfect swing and putting style in this game, its the "ding" thats the real divider.