A friend (in his 50s) hit a persimmon driver in the MGA long-drive contest today.
262 yards.
That driver was made in the 1960s.
Kind of silly that we’ve had 60 years of tech and engineering (and REalLy stRoNG athletes) and the ball on goes 35 yards farther on the PGA Tour!
Scottie coming off a little on the a-hole side complaining about the line of questioning after his round then giving the most vapid, banal answer when asked about his match.
Scottie coming off a little on the a-hole side complaining about the line of questioning after his round then giving the most vapid, banal answer when asked about his match.
Just dressed up “They’re better athletes now” argument.
You think Hogan, Nicklaus, Palmer weren’t entire athletes??
They could swing that fast too, but they’re had to restrain themselves because they had a 190cc wooden head on the end of a steel shaft!
Bring it back!
@thwacknicklaus It's called physics. Many high school kids swinger faster currently than Daly in his prime. Daly had graphite too. People are learning to swing faster with training, force plates, biomechanical knowledge and swing tracking technology.
Long drivers can move the club 160 mph.
But can he play as well swinging that equipment at that speed??
I think we’re talking about Two different things.
I don’t dispute the average speed gains.
My point is that those are only possible because equipment
A) goes farther (ball)
B) is easier to hit (more forgiving clubs)
Can I say something without making everyone mad?
They don’t matter at the pro level; it’s just the opposite side of the coin.
If everyone in the field were playing ladies Callaway, senior flex shafts from the 90s, they would still find a way to score!