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Originally Posted by GPK
Yeah, you would think it would help weaker players, but I'm a huge believer that the hotter drivers, better golf balls and more consistent shafts are of greater benefit to the better players. The more consistent you swing, the more advantage you can take of the new technology.
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With the old equipment you really needed to hit the ball in the center of the club face. With the new equipment (especially the drivers with the bigger faces) you don't have to quite hit it square in the center of the club. The new equipment is more forgiving. In that way, I think the new equipment could help a guy who is an 18 handicap more than it would help a pro. The pros are almost always hitting the ball square in the center of the club face any way. It's the 18 handicaps that are hitting the ball off the toe and that type of thing. The more forgiving equipment is going to really help that type of player. Now if you're talking about a horrendous player that can't break 120, the new equipment probably won't do him much good. But for an 18 handicap who can at least make halfway-solid contact most of the time, I think that being able to get away with hittting one a little off-center could really make a big difference.