Predicting Adam Scott’s Future After Anchored Putter Ban

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Published: December 11, 2012

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At a practice round prior to last week’s Australian Open, Adam Scott was seen practicing with a short putter. 

The putter in question appeared to be nearly 35 inches, and Scott was employing a modified grip. He didn’t use the device in play, but the siting confirms that Scott is searching for an alternative to his long putter, which will become illegal following the publication of the next Official Rules of Golf in 2016, and that alternative doesn’t appear to be returning to a standard-length putter.

Scott’s career after the anchoring ban will be very similar to his career before it. As he hasn’t improved statistically with the long putter, the issue of significance pertaining to the ban, for Scott, is his confidence. Assuming he remains constant in that department, he may win another five to six events on tour, but he won’t win a major. He may stay in the top 15 of the OWGR, but he won’t challenge the top five.

Prior to adopting the long putter at the beginning of the 2011 season, Scott was terrible with the flatstick. From 2008 to 2010, he ranked no better than 178th in Strokes Gained-Putting, the best statistical metric of putting success. In 2011, Scott was 143rd in the category, and he was148th in 2012. The long putter has improved his putting, but only slightly. 

Beyond this, he has neither won nor made cuts with a greater frequency since switching to the sweeper. His stated reason for adopting the long putter, beyond issues with confidence, was his putting from inside 10 feet. Over the two years Scott has been using the long putter, he has improved only marginally in that range, from about 180th to 140th.

Moreover, Scott has won the same number of times—once—in the two years since implementing a long putter as he did in the two year prior to making the decision. If the long putter is paying dividends for Adam Scott, they are primarily ment...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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