So this will be a dumb question. What are they trying to accomplish by putting more restrictions on the balls?

Marauder Blue 6 said:

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It's time for bifurcation.

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I completely agree, but it's not going to happen. Unless the USGA starts producing golf balls, which manufacturer is going to spend money on developing a ball that nobody uses but the pros or elite amateurs that make up 1% (or whatever small amount it is) of the ball buying market?

Nm

I like Bryson.

I don't like watching someone else golf...let alone for 26 minutes.

So what's the consensus on the ball? I need to know.

AggieDruggist89 said:

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I like Bryson.

I don't like watching someone else golf...let alone for 26 minutes.

So what's the consensus on the ball? I need to know.

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It's shorter. I watched a few minutes of it. I believe it spins a little more too.

AggieDruggist89 said:

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I like Bryson.

I don't like watching someone else golf...let alone for 26 minutes.

So what's the consensus on the ball? I need to know.

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It was shorter by 5-6% in his estimation. he did a lot of beeching but still drove a par 4 green and was relatively straight with his drives. Ironically the area where it seemed to matter most was around the greens. His chipping suffered more than his long game IMO.

And this ball was just an old Nike One Tour, not one the companies have developed for the roll back so its not all equal. And they have maintained that amateurs who swing like mortals will probably not see much of change if any at all. Still a few years to go on this.

98Ag99Grad said:

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AggieDruggist89 said:

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I like Bryson.

I don't like watching someone else golf...let alone for 26 minutes.

So what's the consensus on the ball? I need to know.

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It was shorter by 5-6% in his estimation. he did a lot of beeching but still drove a par 4 green and was relatively straight with his drives. Ironically the area where it seemed to matter most was around the greens. His chipping suffered more than his long game IMO.

And this ball was just an old Nike One Tour, not one the companies have developed for the roll back so its not all equal. And they have maintained that amateurs who swing like mortals will probably not see much of change if any at all. Still a few years to go on this.

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This is where my common sense view of what the governing bodies are saying, makes me scratch my head.

How could it not affect the distance of us recreational golfers? Makes me question the physics / energy transfer analysis that they are pushing. Again, I don't know...it just doesn't compute.

I think their stance is you won't see a big enough reduction to notice at swing speeds around 100 or so. But we won't know anything until testing starts. Still long ways to go so I'm not losing any sleep over this for now.

He fails to mention that it's the same for everybody. He makes it seem like it only affects him.

Something something compression blah blah blah curvature.

I did enjoy watching 5 minutes of it and seeing him blast his drives.

Muy said:

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Something something compression blah blah blah curvature.

I did enjoy watching 5 minutes of it and seeing him blast his drives.

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So watching pros hit golf balls that go ten yards less is still enjoyable?

aggiebonzo said:

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Muy said:

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Something something compression blah blah blah curvature.

I did enjoy watching 5 minutes of it and seeing him blast his drives.

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So watching pros hit golf balls that go ten yards less is still enjoyable?

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It's still 100 yards longer than me.

MW03 said:

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Give them all wooden drivers , outlaw GCQuads, make them wear suits and ties, ban weight lifting, and make them all take up smoking while we're at it

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John Daly would clean house!

I am certainly not one of the 1.6 MM viewers that sought out this video on the PGA Tour's channel. In fact, it disgusts me as a traditionalist. Put a sport coat on him, and DeChambeau couldn't hold Old Tom Morris' jock!

bowhuntr said:

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I can't watch him - I tried.

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He's such a tool

BCR said:

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Have real rough and make them find their own ball. When people mark the area where their ball lands they have no reason to hit fairways.

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That would slow down the pace of play so much.

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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BCR said:

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Have real rough and make them find their own ball. When people mark the area where their ball lands they have no reason to hit fairways.

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That would slow down the pace of play so much.

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Not if they hit the fairway.

I know I am in the minority, but I have always kind of liked him and/or his oddness. Maybe because I despise Keopka so much...?