I think golf is turning into every other sport when it comes to metrics. 20 years ago no one knew what Wins over Replacement meant, yet now it's one if the most important metrics for measuring a player's value. Golf is no different. Launch angle, spin rates, MOI, smash factor, angle of attack, etc are things that are used to measure a golfer's ability other than score. I think it's amateurs that put a bigger emphasis on it because we want to be as close to a pro's numbers as possible. I'm very guilty of this. I over value smash and spin way to much in an attempt to justify why I should buy a club
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Smash is huge dude. It doesn't really tell me how a club fits me. Just how well I'm swinging that club. It's such an important number. I chase the impossible 1.5. I want it. Just the fact that it will never happen makes me want to get there even more.
Goes back to me original point. It's not that we are getting to much information. We just don't know how to digest the information we are getting.