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I spose we could go back to non-reachable 4s and explore very long 3s while losing the 260-300 yardage range, but somehow I don't think there is an appetite for this amongst golfers. ...
False choice. Just move the tee markers forward.
I guess the real issue is that low handicappers need to tee it forward, and stop preaching to high handicappers to do so. High handicappers are not that concerned with short par 5s and 4s, because they so seldom put together the shots necessary to make eagle.
And have mega tees...like so many modern monstrosities...no thanks...it disrupts the flow of the game, usually looks awful and promotes cart golf...its a bad scene.
My point is that effectively, a broader range of yardage has been made more interesting for handicap players with the longer ball. I don't think this is refutable...even if some good holes have been dumbed down for better handicap players. I see both sides of the argument and generally think rollbackers don't properly consider all the angles in the debate. They tend to be heavily focused on pro golf...which imo is the completely wrong angle to approach the subject.
Hence the reason why I think bifurcation is the best solution...that is if indeed it can be shown that courses will in fact not be mucked with as much if there is a rollback...I am far from convinced this is true.
I would love nothing more than no rollback for handicap golf AND courses which properly explore the yardage range resulting in shorter courses with less par. In my experience, 6300ish plus yard courses focus too heavily on 130-180 and 340-400 yards. I would enjoy seeing those yardage ranges stripped a bit in favour of 100-120, 225-300 and 460-490. I am not in the least bothered about 500+. I think the big issue would be the long 3s and long 4s though. Golfers can't get par out of their heads...its such a shame how par constrains the game.
It should be no surprise that so many people enjoy these throwback courses which barely reach 6000 yards if that...yet folks still focus on pro golf for inspiration toward the future. Go figure.
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