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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Antitrust32 says that guys who are 55 years old are hitting the ball 20 yards further than they when they were 40 due to the new equipment. I have heard other golfers make similar comments. I can't belive that the new equipment of the last 10-15 years has added that much distance.
If you had to guess for a good player such as yourself, how much further do you hit it today compared to 10-15 years ago. Have you gained 5 yards or so? That would seem more reasonable to me.
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I think the advanced technology has helped the professionals of the game much more than your average golfer. Guys like Kenny Perry and others of the same mold are more apt to notice a huge difference in distance. Your average Joe Golfer sucks way too bad to notice much difference in a regulat basis. They will have a good round every now and then, but for the most part, their swings are way too inconsistent to take advantage of the technology today. Classic example is the R9 driver with the MWT and adjustable clubhead. Peoples swings on average suck way too much to spend that kind of money. Your really good players with consisent swings can go from hitting a slight fade to a slight draw. But your 18 handicap hits a bunch of slices, pulls, tops etc in the course of one round to move the clubhead and weights to a given position and expect great results.
Its useless to gauge my lack of increase in distance, as I now use a 10 degree loft driver vs an 8.5 degree driver I used to hit. I played with such a low loft driver because I lived at the beach and played in the wind constantly, so it was needed for me to keep my ball flight down. I hit it much straighter and consistent than I did back 10-15 years ago. Some of that is new technology, a lot of it is more knowledge of my swing. I'm probably on average 10 yards longer than I was then, but its the accuracy that has made the biggest difference for me. My short game sucks now. I used to be able to get up and down from anywhere. Now that I hit it straighter, I hit more greens, so I quit practicing my short game.