Not me. I only hit it 130 yards when trying to hit it 30Don’t know why this is discussed on here. 99% of Forummers hit a wedge off the tee 230 yds straight down the middle.
Bryson new driver design
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Klimski
Active member
To be honest: equipment limits would be the best way to 'roll back' - if one wanted to do that. Probably better than the ball. But golf is powered by financial interests and (perhaps rightly so) there is a hesitance to bifurcate (one rule for pro comps, different rule for amateurs)
Simple limits:
Max club length: 43 inches
Max club head size: 360 cc (for pro's)
Max number of clubs: 11
I believe this would increase the risk/reward and margin of error for pro golf. But hey, just my 2cts
Maybe also reduce maximum loft to 54 as well. I like the thinking
Crow
Crow Person
360cc is still massive, persimmon drivers were typically around 190cc.
A 200cc limit would be better, and with a ball that spins more on wood and long iron shots.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
When I got my brand new TM R360 it felt like looking down at a goldfish bowl on a stick.
43 ins would not perhaps be fair to some very tall people.
45 inch max, 300cc and 11 clubs.
I would go with Driver, 15° fairway, 19° hybrid.
Irons would be 20°, 25°, 31°, 37°, 44°, 51°, 58°
Manufacturers and retailers will not be happy with the 11-club rule, but maybe that is exactly what is needed right now.
43 ins would not perhaps be fair to some very tall people.
45 inch max, 300cc and 11 clubs.
I would go with Driver, 15° fairway, 19° hybrid.
Irons would be 20°, 25°, 31°, 37°, 44°, 51°, 58°
Manufacturers and retailers will not be happy with the 11-club rule, but maybe that is exactly what is needed right now.
Klimski
Active member
Yeah, I agree that 43" is a bit tough if you're taller than 6'4 or so. Perhaps have an allowance for player length.
As for the equipment manufacturers, as in many other areas of life we need to answer a fundamental question: is it about the thing itself (in this case golf) or about allowing people to make as much money as possible? This goes for golf, housing, healthcare, etc etc. For me it should always be about the thing: does golf exist so that people can sell equipment or does equipment exist so that we can enjoy golf?
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
You been talking to Timgolfy Tash?Don’t know why this is discussed on here. 99% of Forummers hit a wedge off the tee 230 yds straight down the middle.
Don't know what size my handmade persimmon 3 wood my parents got me for my 18th but having dug it out recently it isn't massive The sweet spot is the size of a pea. Didn't hit it as I remembered it. Maybe give them all wooden clubs to use
Orikoru
Tour Winner
How big do we think driver heads would be now if they hadn't have limited it? Surely there was a point of diminishing returns and they wouldn't just be like a square foot on the face?? I wonder what the optimum size would have been. Maybe 460cc is the optimum size anyway so setting the limit there was a waste of effort?
Klimski
Active member
That's an interesting question. I remember Rick Shiels tested an illegal 500cc (or more) driver and not getting on with it at all. The 460cc limit was set taking into account the sizes of the main brand's largest driver that were then on the market and saying: till here and no further.. (there were a few larger drivers available, but not from any of the major brands)
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Rick isn't a reliable tester though as he always places more value in what it looks like rather than how it performs.
With the AI tech manufacturers have they could probably discover what the optimum size would be quite easily, but it's not worth their time to do so I guess.
Crow
Crow Person
Rick isn't a reliable tester though as he always places more value in what it looks like rather than how it performs.
With the AI tech manufacturers have they could probably discover what the optimum size would be quite easily, but it's not worth their time to do so I guess.
Surely how a club looks is the primary reason for all club purchases?
And his ability can leave a little to be desired as a testerRick isn't a reliable tester though as he always places more value in what it looks like rather than how it performs.
With the AI tech manufacturers have they could probably discover what the optimum size would be quite easily, but it's not worth their time to do so I guess.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
It would be if it’s smaller or similar size .Rick isn't a reliable tester though as he always places more value in what it looks like rather than how it performs.
With the AI tech manufacturers have they could probably discover what the optimum size would be quite easily, but it's not worth their time to do so I guess.
It would be a good advertisement in selling.
