This is a hot debate. I am big time Diet Coke and think Coke Zero is undrinkable. I'll go diet pepsi before Coke Zero.
But...I also used to be anti-diet anything. Then I hit 40 and kept getting fat(ter).
Golf keeps talking about how distance is making the game too easy for pros. Meanwhile, they keep cutting down trees and opening up courses more.
The solution has nothing to do with the balls and everything to do with course construction.
Trees, Rocks, Water are the answer
My son is doing @PGAJrLeague this year and it is EXCELLENT for kids, like..so awesome with a scramble format. Tried to tell my buddies about it but in the Philly area all are country club member only. That is borderline disgusting. They need to fix this.
As a VERY fast golfer (solo I am done in ~2 hours with a cart) I think it's less about the objective time but more about the perception. I've had 5 hour rounds that felt "fast" and 3:45 rounds that felt "slow" based on the group in front of me.