Taking Air Out of the Golf Ball

[Jack Carney]

The Wall Street Journal today has a story on the USGA initiating research on reduced distance golf balls. One for the Club Player and a reduced distance ball for Tournament Players. Potentially leaving it up to the course which ball of possible several to use. Obviously good for playability of classic courses but creating a different playing field for players of different abilities. Thoughts?

[Steve Lang]

    hmmmmm.


http://www.golfwrx.com/480248/distance-increases-horrible-for-all-golfers-says-usgas-mike-davis/

[James Brown]

I am all for holding golf balls at the current level for 100mph and down, while dialing down the compression effects for people at much higher swing speeds. 

[David_Tepper]

The CEO of Bridgestone has come out in favor of a tournament ball:

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2017/11/16/bridgestone-ceo-standardize-the-ball-for-pros.html