First and foremost, this idea that 350 or even 300 yard drives are a problem (due to better golf balls) is such utter nonsense to start. There are so few golfers who actually hit the ball 300 yards let alone 350. Besides the tour pros (PGA, Web.com, etc.) and college golfers it may be .5% of all golfers who can actually hit the ball 300 yards. I am reading here, ONE or TWO guys at my club can do it. So this makes perfect sense, we need major rule changes to golf because of a few individuals who can actually do it. Frankly, and I mean no disrespect, when people spout this 300-350 yard drive stuff, it’s really flying the ball 270 and if its straight and if they get some roll it gets out too 300. I am willing to bet not one person here has actually seen a 350 yard under normal conditions by a golfer on a course. The REMAX Long driver pro’s are hitting them 350 (maybe 400) in competition. A very good friend of mine owns a range (very busy on the Philadelphia Main Line) and he watches thousands of golfers. His range ends at 280, yesterday he said maybe he see’s 1 or 2 guys in a season that clear his range. Where you will not get an argument, from me, does the golf ball allow guys, who are playing strategic golf to hit a hybrid instead of a driver? Yes. Guys, I understand where you are all coming from about appreciating the great classic courses and playing them the way they were designed, use old equipment. I don’t want to change any of the classic/great course either. If they are really great, they will be great no matter what the equipment. That is what makes them great. Today, the new courses are rightfully built with many tee set-ups to accommodate the average golf who is just as bad today as he was 20-30 years ago and the better golfers who do hit the ball further. The idea of reduced flight golf balls by rule changes in golf IS SO BAD. I have no problem with the USGA suggesting that golf ball companies make reduced flight balls. Let’s see how they do in the marketplace. The GCAers can play them if they like.