o/t slightly ... New Equipment for 2010

[Carl Rogers]

After reading the latest Golf Digest and Golf magazine issues, I have concluded the equipment technology burst has about run its course. 

If there is a 'technological stabilization', meaning that the 2010 drivers are not really any longer than drivers that are a couple of years old, then would the game be ready for a 'range' of golf ball types that make the older courses interesting tournament tests?

Would the next technological 'threat' be the golfer through golf specific performance enhancing drugs?

[Jeff Zeagler]

With golf clubs in general, I believe you will continue to see advancements in the technology used for custom fitting.  With wedges, it will be interesting to see what type of new face concepts pop-up.  I haven't played the new Cleveland wedge to know how their new groove technology is affected the box groove roll-back.  That said it is great to see Scratch golf wedge getting "Golf Star" recognition in the Golf Digest Equipment issue.   I'll have two in the bag this year!

[Garland Bayley]

... the 2010 drivers are not really any longer than drivers that are a couple of years old...

But then the drivers of a couple of years ago were not really any longer than the drivers of a couple of years before that. etc.

The ball became significantly longer. The drivers did not. COR of drivers added at most 5 yards to the very best professionals. As far as I can think, that was the primary contribution of the drivers.

[Dan_Callahan]

Not sure what kind of magic dust they sprinkled on it, but I added the TM R9 driver to my bag last year and it is significantly straighter than anything I've hit before. Might not be much longer than the Titleist I had previously, but it is almost impossible to hook or fade. Don't know if it is new technology or a little leprechaun siting inside the head doing his thing. Honestly, I don't really care. All I know is I can swing it with confidence.

[Garland Bayley]

...All I know is I can swing it with confidence.

That's that little leprechaun.

[Jed Peters]

Not sure what kind of magic dust they sprinkled on it, but I added the TM R9 driver to my bag last year and it is significantly straighter than anything I've hit before. Might not be much longer than the Titleist I had previously, but it is almost impossible to hook or fade. Don't know if it is new technology or a little leprechaun siting inside the head doing his thing. Honestly, I don't really care. All I know is I can swing it with confidence.

You need to play more.

Sooner or later it'll go sideways (literally and figuratively) on you.

[JohnV]

... the 2010 drivers are not really any longer than drivers that are a couple of years old...

But then the drivers of a couple of years ago were not really any longer than the drivers of a couple of years before that. etc.

The ball became significantly longer. The drivers did not. COR of drivers added at most 5 yards to the very best professionals. As far as I can think, that was the primary contribution of the drivers.

You don't think the extra 1-2 inches of shaft length added more than that?

[Garland Bayley]

... the 2010 drivers are not really any longer than drivers that are a couple of years old...

But then the drivers of a couple of years ago were not really any longer than the drivers of a couple of years before that. etc.

The ball became significantly longer. The drivers did not. COR of drivers added at most 5 yards to the very best professionals. As far as I can think, that was the primary contribution of the drivers.

You don't think the extra 1-2 inches of shaft length added more than that?

I think the straighter ball allowed the extra shaft length to be put to good use. At age 21 & 22 I was hitting straight flying topflites prodigious lengths with short heavy steel shafts and wood heads. I was sunk with a spinning ball.