Hope you are well Dan!!! Sure do miss you! You are right, but it is the only reality that we can go by. The rest is all hype, talk, marketing and bullcrap.
I don't know a damn thing about tennis other than the ball never comes back when I miss it, but imagine if they debated and acted upon "slowing the ball down" because Federer hits 180mph serves (or whatever).
If the "official National League" baseball you bought at Dick's Sporting Goods was softer or slower or smaller because Major League pitchers are throwing far more wicked curves and sliders or Home run hitters were making ball parks "obsolete". Kids across America couldn't buy the same ball as their Big-League Heroes... Just stupid.
Track shoes made "slower" because of Usain Bolt.
Shot Put balls made heavier, but only for us so we "didn't put out someone's eye or something".
Ice rinks made slower, warmer and smaller for the rest of us because now guys are doing quad jumps.
The USGA is an antiquated society of 20 handicap suit wearing accountant types who are systematically tearing open our necks and crapping down the holes. (sorry).
I mean... who in the hell do THEY think they are? They are only "in charge" of the US and Mexico with two solid streams of income.... The US Open and selling dreams and happiness to those who believe that THEY are bigger than they are.
They are not at all interested in GROWING the game.. they are interested in PRESERVING it.