Back when I was in shape and officiating ice hockey, there was a rule that a stick could only be 55 inches. Likewise a goalie's pads could only be so wide. Over time, those rules went away and goalie pads became a joke - huge pads on the legs and on the torso. Fortunately, ice hockey's ruling bodies saw what was happening and instituted limits. The goalies all griped, but they learned how to play with the "new" equipment.
On the other hand, bowling (ten pins) is a sport that has completely lost control. To me, the game should be a played with a single ball with nothing else. However, head down to you local bowling center on a league night, and you'll see guys playing with 2-4 balls that they swap out based on the shot, gizmos that lock their wrist in place, stuff that keeps their elbows in line, etc. You'd think they were outfitted by an orthopedic surgeon for some of these things.
Bowling has lost its soul and in doing so has lost a huge number of players (myself included - I gave it up in 1992). It used to have one of the highest rated TV shows every Saturday afternoon on ABC. Today, they're stuck in a bad timeslot on ESPN, normaly put up against the NFL.
Things like anchoring make golf something it isn't. The game of golf is centered around swinging the club; making a fair stroke at the ball.
Anchoring a club to your body is not cheating today, but I sure hope that USGA/R&A correct things quickly. They let the ball get away from them, to lose this opportunity would be losing the soul of the game, and I fear, it's economic future.
Simple rule change - "The only part of the body the club can touch at address is the hands". Now, I know it's not as simple as that, but they can ban anchoring without banning the equipment.