Would the same clubs work with a tournament ball? Or would the pro's need different clubs for a higher-spinning, bigger-bending ball?
Jim,
I think the answer to your question lies in examining how the situation evolved from 1970 to its present form, and, the reversing of that process.
I don't see any need for different clubs in the context of the relationship between I&B and performance.
Did the drivers everyone used BEFORE the ProV1 perform effectively ?
I think they did.
And, I don't see any need to develop retro-drivers to interface with a "competition" ball.
I'd like to see the head of drivers greatly reduced.
If the USGA hadn't blinked initially, they'd be smaller today and everybody would have lived with that.