Covid on sports equipment

[Tashyboy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56007908

I have just read a quick of this and does it really tell the whole story. It does mention golf balls and how long Covid can stay on equipment. But seeing as there only me that’s allowed to touch my ball. How relevant is it In relation to golf. When you think about all the other factors two ball, four ball, 2 metre distance on a course.
Having said that, wonder if anything will come of the results of this.

 

[clubchamp98]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56007908

I have just read a quick of this and does it really tell the whole story. It does mention golf balls and how long Covid can stay on equipment. But seeing as there only me that’s allowed to touch my ball. How relevant is it In relation to golf. When you think about all the other factors two ball, four ball, 2 metre distance on a course.
Having said that, wonder if anything will come of the results of this.

As they say it’s the players not the equipment.
But golf is not the same as other sports.
Golf is a sport where nobody else touches your equipment or ball.
Most sports your opponent plays the same ball .
I can’t see them making a distinction between golf and any other am sport .
It’s just the way it is.

 

[nickjdavis]

They should have done the tests with flagsticks and bunker rakes to make it relevant for golf. They are pretty much the only common things that two or more golfers are likely to touch.

 

[jim8flog]

I wonder if there was any difference in the recovery time between a ProV1 and a ProV1x?

 

[USER1999]

I have heard it is possible to share a purple sharpie.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

In between lockdowns, I played several two ball games with friends, without touching anything that was not my property ... it’s not difficult. So I hope that they will bear that in mind in due course when considering those sports where relaxation can be allowed ... but I’m not holding my breath.

 

[Oddsocks]

Pink castle tees are proven to be the biggest problem in golf, covid stays on them for years, decades even

 

[ScienceBoy]

Rugby is the only sport where you can guarantee someone will touch your balls.