Icecream_Ag said:
agsalaska said:
I agree that ball position is more important than fairways on most courses.
This is all because of equipment by the way. 20 years ago and back this was not the case but it is now.
how much is equipment and how much has player fitness played into the changes?
20 years ago guys like tiger, Ernie, Daly, etc. were freakish with their length, now everyone is hitting 6 or 7 iron into a 205 yard par 3
Distance is not the most important change, at least not for this discussion. It's the spin rates on golf balls. Technology is what allows golfers to control the ball out of the rough because the ball doesnt spin like it used too.
Go take a balata golf ball and a Hogan Apex iron and drop the ball in the rough. The ability to control the ball has changed dramatically, mostly because the modern golf ball doesnt spin like the old balls. It used to be very difficult to hit a ball straight out of the fairway, never mind the rough. Thays not the case anymore.
The ability to hit a ball straight out of the rough has changed because of equipment change. And we are not talking about 60 years ago but 20 years ago.
Edit. Sorry if I kind of repeated myself
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