The half stroke is an idea that will require some time to gain acceptance. The other day in the Wall Street Journal there was an article which discussed the hardest shot in golf. Interesting not everyone agreed . Some thought the long bunker shot , others thought a down hill ball position requiring a long fairway wood , for sure not a 100% agreement.

If you looked at the reverse of the question. What is the easiest shot in golf. I think there would be 100% agreement that the 1/2 stroke is the easiest shot because everone can make this shot 100% of the time.

A real life confiration happened in this years US Open when in the final day with the outcome still in doubt Tiger hit his ball in the cup with the front of his putter. He was only the distance of a "1/2 stroke from the hole".