DewSweeper

It seems that the ruling bodies believe that the average clubhead speed on the PGA Tour is NOT a function of how far the ball currently travels on existing course layouts. Are they under estimating the potential of a small number of the world’s best golfers? Is a 115 mph clubhead speed fast? Not really. A clubhead speed of 160 mph is fast. There is a lot of room for growth. Is it difficult to imagine that the top 150 golfers in the world could have an average clubhead speed of 120 mph? Dozens of current players can easily swing faster overnight (e.g., Tony Finau). They will quickly adapt to the slower ball by increasing their clubhead speed. They will regain their current driving distance and level of dispersion in order to optimize their strokes gained off-the-tee. Dozens of others will quickly initiate training protocols to tap into their potential (e.g., Matt Fitzpatrick) and increase their clubhead speed. Those that do not adapt will gradually be supplanted be new golfers with faster clubhead speeds. 99% of amateur golfers will not adapt. Bummer. From my perspective, a ball roll-back will result in a surge in average clubhead speed on the PGA Tour. The Tour’s average driving distance will return to current levels at about the same time amateurs start to tee-up the new ball. I could be wrong, but this certainly appears to be a likely scenario. Perhaps there is a small fire. I can’t say for sure, but perhaps. Probably a good idea to make sure that clear liquid in the canister on the back shelf is water.

Xander Schauffele on any stylistic differences in play at the Ryder Cup: "Golf has sort of gone one direction: hit it as far as you can, and sort of figure out everything in between."