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By DeadMan ·
This is an interesting explanation from Mike Whan on why he wants this rollback: -
By Missouri Swede ·
I've lost more than 4% (presumably due to age) over the last 3 years, so any change I would see would get attributed (by me) primarily due to age, unless I were to do a side-by-side comparison on the course. So maybe it adds a year or two to my "golf age". I would be very interested to see a list of currently conforming balls that conform to the new criteria. (edit: criterion. It's only a single data point that's being changed, if I understand correctly.) Regarding quitting the game, I happened to notice fly fishing equipment while walking through Cabella's earlier this year, and the thought passed through my mind, "well whatever they end up doing, if it makes golf less fun, there are other hobbies I can take up and spend money on in retirement." I also note in the letter by Slumbers and Whan that they basically said that they're coming for our drivers next. Okay, that's an exaggeration; "expand our testing approach" and "explore possible additional options related to distance" is what they wrote. But yeah, they're coming for my driver next. In a way, yeah. But I've got a full set of TaylorMade irons in pretty good condition sitting unused in my garage, non-conforming to the groove rule. Maybe I'll keep a bunch of current balls and use those clubs to play out my years after 2030. Be a complete non-conformist. It's not like I keep a handicap. Looks like Orvis is having a sale on fly fishing gear. -
By gbogey ·
I'm thinking about it this way - 4% of 6300 is 250 yards. If I play a set of tees that are 250 yards longer than my norm, the course rating combined with slope usually goes up about a stroke, so my expectation is that it'll make the course a stroke harder. I'll be 65 by then, so it'll be an excuse to move forward. No big deal. It feels like this is similar to the square grooves issue - remember that one - big todo over very little. -
By saevel25 ·
If you play the same tees (course length). Expect to hit one 1-2 clubs more into every green. Probably closer to two. You will lose about 8-10 off every driver hit. You will then lose about 4-6 yards off every full swing iron shot. So, about 12-16 yards of total distance loss on each hole. If you hit 9 irons into a par 4, you will hit 8 or 7 iron. A long par 4 now, where you hit 5 irons, you may need to hit a hybrid or fairway wood. Those par 5's you use to barely reach in two, you now do not reach at all. If you play a 6000 yard course, you may need to move to a 5700 yardage to play the course the same way, having the same irons into the greens. -
By Marty2019 ·
I haven't been here in several years, but I know that there are a lot of serious golfers here, so I thought this would be a good place to ask this question. Forgive me if it's been asked before. How will the rollback affect the average casual golfer who can on average hit his driver about 200 yards? The reason I ask is because I am getting older, and I think if I was forced to give up distance because of this ball rollback, I might just quit playing. And I think a lot of people would agree with me.
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