I believe that as the OEM's develop more and more tech and obtain new ways to move the weight around to create higher, lower spinning ball flights the lofts will continue to drop accordingly.
What I am curious to see is what is going to happen at the bottom end of the bag over the next 5 - 10 years. Eventually, assuming they continue making technological progress, we are going to have 40* PW's that launch the same as an old 50* PW but go 30 yards further due to the lower spin, higher ball speeds etc. Will the 60* Wedge become obsolete and 56 be the new loft wedge? Do wedge technologies advance at an even pace and fly further as well?
Also, I think we are kidding ourselves a little bit if we think that OEM 'A' doesn't care if their 7-iron goes further than OEM 'B's 7-iron, so although that isn't the main reason it's still an influencing force behind the advancements we are seeing.
If the governing bodies decide to reel in the OEM's a bit and limit how far golfers can hit the ball I think they'll do it with new rules and regs on the golf ball itself, not on the clubs per say, but I'm purely speculating here.
What I am curious to see is what is going to happen at the bottom end of the bag over the next 5 - 10 years. Eventually, assuming they continue making technological progress, we are going to have 40* PW's that launch the same as an old 50* PW but go 30 yards further due to the lower spin, higher ball speeds etc. Will the 60* Wedge become obsolete and 56 be the new loft wedge? Do wedge technologies advance at an even pace and fly further as well?
Also, I think we are kidding ourselves a little bit if we think that OEM 'A' doesn't care if their 7-iron goes further than OEM 'B's 7-iron, so although that isn't the main reason it's still an influencing force behind the advancements we are seeing.
If the governing bodies decide to reel in the OEM's a bit and limit how far golfers can hit the ball I think they'll do it with new rules and regs on the golf ball itself, not on the clubs per say, but I'm purely speculating here.