The USGA rolled back grooves a few years ago, how did that workout?
Actually that was bifurcation as pre 2010 grooves are legal until 2024, unless specifically banned as a condition of competition.
Their (misplaced) intent was that players would fear the rough and fliers and make more conservative choices off the tee,
thereby their (yet again) misguided attempts to duck the real problem of club and ball tech outpacing reality and judgement at the USGA.
and hence, bomb and gouge was born when players realized a wedge flier from the rough was easier than a 7 iron from the fairway.
But hey., we got no anchoring (if you X-ray Bernhard and McCarron I'm sure you'll see their "intent" is not to anchor-better yet just ask 'em) knee high drops and pins going in and out so why not fiddle more why Rome is burning and evidently Pickleball (rolled back tennis) is flourishing.
Besides, irons only ranges are really cool (auto rollback)unless of course you'd like to hit driver on a "driving" range.
I'd say 3/4 of the driving ranges in the northeast are that now-wasn't the case 20 years ago, but all it takes is an 18 year old with a Twistface and a Pinnacle and look out.
Then there are the simplified rules...
Name one person who knows the rules better now than they did a year ago.
I'd bet not one person who didn't bother to learn the rules pre revision that would suddenly bother to learn them now that they're "simplfied", while the thousands who did know them are simply confused and bemused.