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Leave The Game Alone

Written by Chris Gregor
Saturday, 16 February 2008
The Best Ever? What happened to all the ranting from the USGA regarding restricting the flight of today’s golf balls? Or rather reducing the flight, as the balls of today already have a restriction on how fast they can come off the club head under testing conditions. That being said, I don’t understand the basis for the fuss. In my opinion, reducing the flight of the current golf ball, or even considering it, is a knee jerk reaction born of an inability to view the big picture. FULL STORY