What equipment would you restrict in golf ???

[USER1999]

What makes you think short hitters don't practice?

 

[freddielong]

Ok then you cannot punish people for being good at something it has to be everyone

 

[Sneds]

Personally I think 12 clubs or even 10 is a fantastic idea. x

 

[pokerjoke]

i wouldnt change anything,it does not matter how good a ball or club is because its the ability of the player that changes almost daily,every rounds different for some reason and it has nothing 2 do with clubs or balls,its the player.also what about conditions,rain,wind,soft ground hard ground,hot,cold,these have more effect than any piece of equipment

 

[Junior]

I wouldnt change / restrictanything . . .

I don't know if this is true, but i read recently that the average handicap 30 years ago was 17, and the average handicap today . . . . .yip you guessed it 17.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not sure I'd change anything at the moment. If you change the ball across all spectrums of the game you a re punishing Mr average who is already bereft of distance and would make the 400+ holes a guaranteed 3 shotter everytime. At least now with a bit of run and two good blows they still have half a chance. If the ball travels less distance they aren't going to make the holes shorter (not on public and private members clubs anyway). Most average players aren't that up (not all of us on here I grant you) and so shaft technology extends no further than whats already in the club

I guess the only real way to challenge everyone would be to reduce the number of clubs and make players learn to hit different shots. That would certainly reward more creative golfers and those prepared to practice.

 

[roccokj]

Golf doesn't need changing, and i didn't think they should have made the groove rule either. Either way manufacturers find a way around it. Sure they have spin milled vokeys which will be legal under the new rules and i would say pros could spin them out of the rough!

 

[justhitthething]

I wouldnt change / restrictanything . . .

I don't know if this is true, but i read recently that the average handicap 30 years ago was 17, and the average handicap today . . . . .yip you guessed it 17.

wow. is this really true. If it is, its astonishing..
Either way I wouldnt change anything for the amature, as long as the handicap system is properly managed, what does it matter.

 

[Imurg]

Surely any restrictions should be kept to the Pro game?
Suggesting that we roll the ball back to 1990 or whatever for every golfer is daft. Make the Tour Pro play with a Tournament ball - same ball every week - make it go only 3/4 distance and Robert's your Father's Brother!

 

[RGDave]

I'm not fussed about the technology business that much. Balls might be very clever and allow players to hit further and create spin allowing "target" golf to prosper, but the best balls are no use to me.

If scores are getting too low and pros are making a mockery of courses, make them harder, not longer, I say.

At mine, there is talk of lengthening the S.I. 1 hole to calm down the driver/9 iron players. I watch the scratch team play sometimes, and it is silly to see them hit irons over the flag (taking the bunkers out) and spin back from back 3rd to middle of the green.

BUT, i.m.o. the answer is not lengthening the hole, but making it very risky to hit a driver. Bunkers either side (280 left and 260 right, say) would sort them out in no time. Making it longer will just penalise the club players and put more pressure on the drive and make the O.O.B. even more likely to ruin a good round.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If you are going to penalise and toughen courses up with better faiway bunkers then they need to be penal. Most pros will happily hit long irons or even fairway woods from then so where is the penalty

 

[RGDave]

I'm taking deep bunkers with high lips, of course.

Think about the "driving-distance" bunker at Wentworth on the last, if it was deeper and there was a matching one on the right and maybe even another cross-fairway short of the green, I feel sure it would slow down some of easy-peasy eagle attempts.

Just a thought.

 

[USER1999]

I am waiting for Freddie to come along and say that that only penalises the long hitters, so you need to add in some shorter bunkers too, for the short hitters, and some pink ones for the ladies.

 

[viscount17]

even cheaper than bunkers is to narrow/shape fairways and intensify the rough.

 

[freddielong]

I am waiting for Freddie to come along and say that that only penalises the long hitters, so you need to add in some shorter bunkers too, for the short hitters, and some pink ones for the ladies.

Why not just put an internal OOB at 275-325 in the middle of all fairways, that will stop the lower handicapers being able to hit it long down the fairway like all that practice they have done has enabled them to do the rotters

 

[USER1999]

I actually think they should reverse the rough. Cut the rough to leave two narrow fairways at the edges, and then grow the fairways to make rough. This will reward those skillful enough to slice and hook, and penalise those who just hit it straight (which has to be easier?).

 

[Sneds]

I actually think they should reverse the rough. Cut the rough to leave two narrow fairways at the edges, and then grow the fairways to make rough. This will reward those skillful enough to slice and hook, and penalise those who just hit it straight (which has to be easier?).

Best poster on the forum imo x

 

[bobmac]

I actually think they should reverse the rough. Cut the rough to leave two narrow fairways at the edges, and then grow the fairways to make rough. This will reward those skillful enough to slice and hook, and penalise those who just hit it straight (which has to be easier?).

If you continued down this road (rough), would you then have greens that are now rough and rough around the greens, now greens?

 

[freddielong]

Why not remove ability all together and just place the ball where you wont it to go that will teach the low handicappers and good golfers

 

[viscount17]

I actually think they should reverse the rough. Cut the rough to leave two narrow fairways at the edges, and then grow the fairways to make rough. This will reward those skillful enough to slice and hook, and penalise those who just hit it straight (which has to be easier?).

If you continued down this road (rough), would you then have greens that are now rough and rough around the greens, now greens?

or put the pins in the bunkers on the sand on the green