Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...

It’s almost official. The U.S. Golf Association and R&A on Wednesday proposed a ban on the anchoring of the club, gripping hand or forearm to the body during the putting stroke. A final decision will ...

Question: I thought anchoring was banned. How come I still see all these long putters on tour? Should I try one? Answer: Ah, two questions in one. Very efficient. We’ll start with the ban. Anchoring ...

While no player enjoys hitting long-distance putts, having the ability to roll your shot across the green and close to the hole is a necessary skill if you’re looking to score better. Sure, every putt ...

If there is any actual advantage to using a belly putter or long putter, there’s also a disadvantage. The disadvantage is that most players who make the switch have a problem. Most fellows who make ...

Rocco Mediate was ahead of his time. And he wasn't afraid to look goofy. That set him apart from most other professional golfers. It also made him a trendsetter. And now, looking back on it, it is ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Jin Young Ko tried a long putter for the first time on Tuesday at the Founders Cup and immediately put in an order. Over the weekend, Ko went toe-to-toe with Yealimi Noh, a young ...

Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the ...