http://www.foxsportsasia.com/golf/797964/ra-usga-set-take-action-distance-issue/
I think we've had a few discussions on here related to this, but now it looks like some potential regulation of technology or the golf ball will probably be addressed in the near future.
I'm probably a dissenting voice on this one, but I disagree with trying to tone down the ball or equipment or anything. At the end of the day, in my mind golf is about scoring - getting the ball into the hole in the least number of strokes. 59 rounds are not happening every week. I'm a relatively late comer to this game since 2010, but since I've been playing the scoring leader average is still around 68-69. Even though tech gives the modern game distance advantage, the ball still has to be put in the hole.
From the recreational standpoint it is just ridiculous. Local course records are not getting broken on a monthly basis. Most of the folks that swear they bomb it 300 are probably nowhere close to that. Courses feeling pressured to adapt is wilting imo. You don't have to extend courses to those lengths just to feel the need to keep up - let the bombers go out and blast it all around - many of them will end up with higher scores in the process. I would rather see smarter design focused on shorter-medium length courses with more attention on complex greens. Your average amateur isn't sniffing a 500 yard par four anyway.
Maybe its just me, but I really don't see how such a gesture will grow the game. It just personally annoys me that the governing bodies of golf always feel like they have to do something despite most people not getting better at the game, while at the same time lamenting about growing the game.
I think we've had a few discussions on here related to this, but now it looks like some potential regulation of technology or the golf ball will probably be addressed in the near future.
I'm probably a dissenting voice on this one, but I disagree with trying to tone down the ball or equipment or anything. At the end of the day, in my mind golf is about scoring - getting the ball into the hole in the least number of strokes. 59 rounds are not happening every week. I'm a relatively late comer to this game since 2010, but since I've been playing the scoring leader average is still around 68-69. Even though tech gives the modern game distance advantage, the ball still has to be put in the hole.
From the recreational standpoint it is just ridiculous. Local course records are not getting broken on a monthly basis. Most of the folks that swear they bomb it 300 are probably nowhere close to that. Courses feeling pressured to adapt is wilting imo. You don't have to extend courses to those lengths just to feel the need to keep up - let the bombers go out and blast it all around - many of them will end up with higher scores in the process. I would rather see smarter design focused on shorter-medium length courses with more attention on complex greens. Your average amateur isn't sniffing a 500 yard par four anyway.
Maybe its just me, but I really don't see how such a gesture will grow the game. It just personally annoys me that the governing bodies of golf always feel like they have to do something despite most people not getting better at the game, while at the same time lamenting about growing the game.
