Adam Scott is making the switch to a short putter at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, but is unsure if it will be full-time.
The Australian starts his season at the Trump National Doral, a delayed beginning after the birth of his first child in February.
With a ban on anchoring long putters and belly putters against the body to start in 2016, Scott is making the switch to the short putter for his first tournament back.
Asked when he saw himself making the switch to the short putter full-time, Scott said that was yet to be decided.
"I don't really know. I'm just going to do it and see what happens. And like I said, a bit with my game, I think the important thing for me will be to just stay patient with it for a little bit," the world number five told a media conference on Wednesday.
"Obviously it's slightly different than what I've been doing, but it's not completely foreign to me.
"You know, just give it a chance. I don't think I need to snap my other putter. It treated me pretty well, so I don't think it deserves a snapping.
"You know, I'll just go out there and like I said, just stay patient with it all. It's going to be demanding, certainly if the wind is blowing.
"But I'm thinking, you know, my stroke and everything feels as good as it ever has. So just maybe big difference is probably on really long putts, the feel dishes of putting long ones.
"That seems to be coming pretty quickly, as well."
Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, is happy with where his game is at ahead of his first tournament of the year.
The 34-year-old said he had been experimenting during his time off and sees no reason why his form would be scratchy.
"I think it [my game] is in pretty good shape really. Of course, you never know until you're out there playing," Scott said.
"But I think I've played a fair bit of golf at home, and trying to keep loose and all that kind of stuff.
"I don't think it's going to be too rusty. Of course, you know, this is a very demanding golf course, especially with the wind. You can make mistakes easily there.
"So I'll try and stay patient and not be too hard on myself with a couple of errors this week, but I see no reason why I shouldn't play well."