For now, it seems as if the ball's not flying too much further with the moi and ball restrictions. I was a little apprehensive about the club restrictions when the Burner Bubble 2 guy became the USGA guy looking to rein in distance, but it seems like it's seeing it's apex.
This is probably fodder for another thread, but...
What's got me worried is that the premium balls are not able to spin as much as they used to and the inexpensive balls are more rock-like than ever. It seems as if the better balls are still soft enough to putt and chip, but you don't see balls spinning like they did a few years ago. Spin as it relates to architecture, IMO, is having it's troubles, especially when a guy tries to play a rock on some firm and fast conditions. I'm getting to the point where I would like to not even offer to sell harder balls in the shop for fear that they may have a tougher time getting around the golf course. Your average high handicapper needs to play away from most pins to have a shot at holding a green in many instances (of course they might figure that out on 17 or 18). There are many superintendents out there that still pour the water to it and hold back on topdressing because they can't risk upsetting the guy paying the fees. I'd like to think the ball mfg.'s can see what's going on and educate some players about the benefits of a ball that can spin a little (and make more of them), so we can have some fun playing on conditions made for golf. I'm sure all the courses made in the target golf era face some really huge challenges.