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They actually cut the rough shorter right before the tournament started.Didn't they try that for the 2020 U.S. Open and it backfired?
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They actually cut the rough shorter right before the tournament started.Didn't they try that for the 2020 U.S. Open and it backfired?
This is the most "no ****" thing ever.
Also, Rory hit 43% of fairways this week and finished in the top 20. Maybe, just MAYBE, they need to spend a bit more time making courses more difficult and stop trying to cheap their way into higher scores by screwing with equipment.
Their argument would be water costs money.
The problem with simply raising the mower blades is that with the longer players, they can play target golf. The biggest area of improvement to diminish distance is to make a course more penal when missing.
AAUI, they made the fairways narrower, though?They actually cut the rough shorter right before the tournament started.
The problem with simply raising the mower blades is that with the longer players, they can play target golf. The biggest area of improvement to diminish distance is to make a course more penal when missing.
agreed, the proper way to play tournament golf is firm and fast. That puts a premium on accuracy.
Stole this from golf digest.
The areas specified in Tuesday’s documents involve everything from shorter golf balls to smaller, less forgiving and less-springy drivers. Even under study are possible limits on center of gravity that theoretically would make drivers spin more so they flew shorter for tour-level swing speeds. In short, the governing bodies are looking to throw every possible speed bump at not only further distance but potentially taking distance back two decades to when they first raised warning flags about elite players’ driving in 2002. Or the research might pave the way for previously overlooked technological methods of reducing distance for the best while having minimal consequences for the less than best. In any case, in the rulemaking process, this notification of an area of interest is followed by another 30 potential steps and considerations to be navigated before any rule change is fully implemented.
I mean, sort of. One guy showcased that growing the rough is not the only way to trick out a golf course. Everyone else kind of got hammered by it.Didn't they try that for the 2020 U.S. Open and it backfired?
On Friday, on the South Course, Will Zalatoris hit 1 fairway and shot 71. He is not a long hitter. If someone only hits one fairway in a round, they should not be shooting under par for that round.
I have yet to hear a convincing argument that there is a distance problem.
You cannot alter the conditions for millions of people because a handful of pleated dingbats are stuck reading tour data with their single malt every night.At some point a problem becomes a problem when someone believes there's a problem. It does not require everyone to agree with it. In fact, instances when everyone agrees on a singular issue is extraordinarily rare.
He's 9th in driving distance on tour...Smashes it.
I don't understand your issue? so if they roll back the ball or limit it how is this going to affect your choice of ball?I will not support or adapt to an adjusted golf ball. It has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of my golfing experience to fit into a golf ball and enjoy the benefits of one that suits my game. To take that away now would be gutting. If that means I don't play in any sort of event, great. I could not give a ****
From the pro side, I think it's stupid. Flatter swings benefit the most.
I'll now stop jumping to conclusions until I see the full depths of their (likely terrible) proposals.
I think that's what jb said, time to change up the courses.You know what stops a ball from lumbering down a lightning fast fairway? A dogleg.
You know what stops a player from hitting over trees and cutting off the dogleg? Better teeing ground conditions.
Etc etc. It's not exactly rocket science. Maybe it's time to retire some of the courses that, while having wonderful history, are not the best design for skilled players.