Meet Bloodline Golf: The clever putter that STANDS ALONE on the PGA Tour
Ernie Els is a big fan of this putter and uses it on the PGA Tour Champions but should it be legal?
This putter is a bit controversial but there is no doubting how impressive it is.
The brand is called Bloodline Golf and they develop self-standing putters.
They of course help you with your alignment, but golf purists argue they should not be legal.
The technology in their putters allows you to step back and check the putter is lined up correctly.
Check it out below:
Can't figure out if this is genius or if I'd be laughed off the course pic.twitter.com/2b9GOQYIem
— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) January 18, 2020
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Then you can simply address the putter and send it down the correct line.
If you want one in your bag it will set you back a hefty chunk of $450/£325 in change.
Bloodline Golf say the putter helps you with your eye position, ball position, the lie of the putter head, the face angle as well as your hand position.
Currently they come in three different editions: the RG-1 Mallet, RG-1 Mallet Center Shaft and the R1-J Blade.
Ernie Els is a known user of the brand and is currently one of their ambassadors after he started using the putter in May 2017.
The putter is currently legal.
This is what the Rules of Golf currently state:
"Rule 10.2b(3) does not allow a player to set down an object (such as an alignment rod or a golf club) to help the player take a stance. However, this prohibition does not prevent a player from setting his or her club head behind the ball, such as when a player stands behind the ball and places the club head perpendicular to the line of play and then walks around from behind the ball to take his or her stance."
