How long should my belly putter be

Long putters, belly putters and anchored putters weren’t so much of a nuisance in golf from the late 1980s until the early 2010s. They were more of a last-ditch effort for players to tidy up their performance on the greens.

But when long putters and an anchored stroke were used to win four out of six majors, culminating in Adam Scott’s 2013 Masters triumph, golf’s governing bodies had seen enough.

On Jan. 1, 2016, Rule 14-1b went in effect to combat the use of long putters, but the rule itself is not an equipment rule, rather a regulation on technique, leaving the door open for players to use so-called belly putters up to 48 inches long, as long as they do so within the rules.

Let’s clear up what exactly is legal, and what isn’t, when it comes to long putters, belly putters, and anchoring.

Since 2016, the Rules of Golf ban anchoring the club in making a stroke, either “directly” or by use of an “anchor point” according to the USGA.

Per the USGA Rules, a player is “directly” anchoring the club if they hold the club or a gripping hand in contact with a

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