Dan Edwards
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@CanadanGolf
Content Creator for @THPGolf. Host of the @OffCourseTHP Podcast. Night Owl. Dad. Views are my own.
New Pod Drop This week, Off Course welcomes @redroostergolf to the show and its a REALLY good conversation. thehackersparadise.com/off-course-red…
"It is utterly foolish that the modern game is in a place where you need 5.5-inch rough, greens that stimp in the 15s, and effective playing corridors that are narrower than the dimensions of modern shot patterns to produce a winning score near par. More simply put, we’re playing golf courses out of scale and at speeds and rough lengths pushing past the line of reasonability. However, since we are in that place with the modern game, setup becomes an impossible exercise in balancing priorities and weighing tradeoffs. "The solution, of course, is the sensible one. Dialing back equipment to restore the value of finding the center of the club face and recalibrating the scale of the game to the golf courses we play. With responsible regulation, we’d be able to cut the rough without sacrificing the meaning of a par, reduce the role of luck in the tournament, and generate a more natural, skillful version of the sport. At the same time, you might risk running afoul of TaylorMade, who produces surveys indicating that fans love birdies. Or Acushnet, who ran a commercial all weekend showing the evolution of the golf ball or, as it’s known in some circles, increased athleticism over time. "Oakmont is a wonderful, historic golf course, worthy of hosting many more championships. Hopefully the next time we see it, Oakmont will play at a more appropriate scale that properly showcases the brilliance of both the best golfers in the world and the golf course." - @JosephLaMagna in today's newsletter presented by @ECCOGOLF
