Sean,
Like you (and, I imagine, many on this board) I am a golfer first, then a GCA enthusiast. I played another sport to a pretty decent level and, as I think you probably know, am pretty competitive. As we all know, the vast majority of golfers don't understand or even think about GCA. I am going to take every competitive advantage equipment can give me when I play in any competition. The responsibility for equipment doesn't lie with the golfer. Nor does it lie with the manufacturers, who would be mad not to attempt to make the best possible products that give the golfer the maximum possible performance. Responsibility lies with the ruling bodies. Sadly, we can be pretty confident that they will continue to fail to address the real issues. I'm all for banning anchoring but to deal with that whilst ignoring the ball and clubs is, simply, negligent.