USGA/R&A Distance Report

PA-PLAYA · 2020-02-07T05:53:34+00:00

Well... apparently the governing bodies have finally come to the conclusion that golf's changing distance climate does indeed exist. Without wasting enormo...

Par4QC

Let's assume that every player has a min. of 6 doz. balls per tournament, which I have seen in lockers when they open them (TV). 150+/- players and every ball will need to be tested. Every tournament. I don't see how it could be a 'random' testing of a few balls from just a few players. The way they do driver testing is already bullshit.
There will still be balls at the 350 mark, and what will they do about that? Or are they also going to restrict how the grass is sowed/mowed on fws? Stimpmeters for FWs????

Par4QC

Eguller I mean that I see stockpiling

You personally know that has already happened. So do I. 😄
Just look over in the corner.

Eguller

Par4QC Just look over in the corner.

Me ? Huh ? Well.....you may have a point. Ball sale very soon. 🤑

Eguller

By the way, it should be easy to put a manufacturers 'mark' ( like left dash ProV1x) on ALL balls
to identify them for competition. Players would have to have them visible on tee 1. JAT

Walterjn

Don't most of the players mark their balls with markers?? Why not hand 3-4 sleeves to each player/ caddie as they walk up to the 1st tee??
They can mark a sleeve right there, and work on the rest as needed.

sdandrea1

Bryson hit-it-as-far-as-i-can DeChambeau is pissed off .... ...

Luc_Van_Daele

sdandrea1 Bryson hit-it-as-far-as-i-can

Dream on grandpa

DonM

Ok here’s an idea.

Rollback for everyone, but
Allow higher CT driver faces for non elites.
A win for ball and club companies.

The USGA guy interviewed on Breed’s show today said that the one thing their feedback made crystal clear was that the regular players DO NOT want any part of any rollback.

azgreg

ode

azgreg lol at Peter Kostis, what a dumbass

sdandrea1

Luc_Van_Daele Dream on grandpa

I don't think DeChambeau is a grandfather yet......

azgreg

raggmann54

Going to be the ball from Top Golf...

Par4QC

I guess I missed that this is going to be a 'local rule'.
I don't foresee any way they can make equipment, balls, etc. that is going to perform any better/longer than what is out there today. So, I'm thinking in that 3-year period, this rule may well be rescinded before ever getting into the book, if distances are at what they are now. I don't see the PGA going with it anyway with the pushback from the players already. (some of those players may not even be around in 3 years)
jmo

Then again, wth do I know about golf? 😄

KCee

Just have them use those Twilight Tracer balls that light up. They'll be easier to see and they go nowhere.

Spuzz

KCee Just have them use those Twilight Tracer balls that light up. They'll be easier to see and they go nowhere.

Reserved for the TW comedy league.

Stu1961

I'm 100% for dialing the ball back, but for everyone. No bifurcation of rules.
Much easier than tricking up golf courses by making the fairways narrower and/or the rough deeper, or placing hazards at 300 to 350 yardages. Why not make the fairways cement at the 275 yard mark too - so that no shots will hold, and all end up in knee deep rough? Sorry, not watching that. It removes skill in favor of luck, and penalized athletes who trained for an advantage and rewards those who did not? Seems wrong to me. Rolling the ball back (so that it affects all swing speeds at the same percentage) still rewards long hitters but will keep courses from unnecessarily needing to be 8,000 yards ... and amateurs can just move forward a tee box or three. Basically scale back the game to the 1970 and 1980's distances. The group most affected would be seniors? The same group that probably thought golf a great game to take up during the 70's and 80's, lol.

Par4QC

Stu1961 I'm 100% for dialing the ball back

Why the ball? Why not the 24* 6i? Why not eliminate 1 of the wedges? Or all wedges except for the PW & SW? Why not eliminate the 'tee'? The old original R&A boys never had those. Why not restrict loft of driver heads/FW heads?

What are they going to do, if this rule is implemented by the PGA, when a few guys go out and hit their drives over 350 yds., and they certainly will? They checked the balls. They checked the drivers. Will they be penalized 1-2 strokes for hitting 'over the limit'????? DQ'd?????

They want tradition?.....quit screwing with how someone plays......play it as it lies/where it lies!

Spuzz

Stu1961 I'm 100% for dialing the ball back, but for everyone. No bifurcation of rules.

I am not in favour of a bunch of old rich fossils telling me what ball I should play at the price they tell me buy it at, to play a game that I pay to play, for recreation.
I am sure I am not alone.

SMT

Stu1961 I'm 100% for dialing the ball back, but for everyone. No bifurcation of rules.

Why?

Stu1961

Spuzz lol, I never said you had to play by the rules. There are illegal balls and clubs out there now to use. Most people don’t care or check. Then again, most people don’t follow every rule in the rule book either.

KCee

Everyone was watching LIV golf and forgot about the USGA bastages lol. I wonder if anyone at the USGA was shorting Titleist stock before the announcement?

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