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Keegan Bradley says transition to the short putter is 'going great'
One of the big questions going into 2015 was how players who have been employing the anchored putting stroke would make the transition to a traditional stroke.
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With the anchored stroke set to become illegal on Jan. 1, 2016, it would be a matter of time before a player would have to make the change, but how and when piqued the interest of a many in the game.
As it turns out, a number of players have decided to ditch the anchored stroke now rather than wait until the last minute. That group includes Keegan Bradley, who has made the switch to the short putter away from the anchored belly putter. It's starting to show results. After a 4-under 68 on Thursday to open the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bradley talked about the process.
"It's been going great," Bradley said. "I haven't been putting great, haven't been putting bad."
The 2011 PGA champion noted how it's a different deal for the likes of him and Webb Simpson -- young guys who have used the anchored stroke for years, and not necessarily as a Band-Aid for a flimsy stroke.
"It's just for guys like me and Webb, every round that we play is so big for us because it's just another round under our belt that we haven't had," he said. "This is new for all of us."
Bradley kept the change as simple as possible, simply cutting down the length of the Odyssey belly putter he had been using.
"I just was starting to keep it as similar as possible, grip it the same spot, all that stuff," he said. "Trying to keep it as similar as I can."
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