The USGA's past the point of doing anything serious about the ball. The association is slowly losing its credibility as a governing body, I think. And, in turn, the game will likely break into factions, in contradiction to its wonderful history.
The majority golfer who loves the US Open as a professional sporting event, the same as the NBA Finals at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, will continue to support the championship when its played at the 7,600 yard, Rees Jones-renovated Torrey Pines; and continue to purchase the latest $1,000 rocket-launcher and the newest Pro V-1X for $10/ball, in hope of one-time hitting it as far as Tiger or Phil.
The rest of us golfers in the minority, who genuinely love the classic courses of the world, will lament that the USGA never did anything about the ball to protect the truly great championship venues at places like Shinneocock Hills, Pebble Beach, Merion, Riviera, and elsewhere; and we'll keep our old clubs, play with cheap, medicore balls, and keep a smile on our faces when we miss-hit 3-iron approaches to 430 yard long holes.
What we need to pray for though, is that the USGA stops playing games at classic courses like Shinnecock, using borderline set-ups and redesign to keep those courses apace with their complacency on equipment regulation. Leave the great old courses be, just like you did a century ago with Myopia Hunt and Garden City for example. Move on to Rees' redesigns at Torrey Pines and elsewhere.
At this point, that might be "good for the game" unfortunately.