These are still early days regarding any possible changes to the rules.
The right one could get you 17 more yards with the driver, but finding it is as much art as science.
If you weren’t paying attention a year ago, the USGA and R&A made it clear on Wednesday that they are serious about rolling back distance.
We considered 248 products for the 2020 Hot List. The 131 you will see over the coming issues comprise the most diverse collection of new clubs we’ve ever seen.
While golf’s ruling bodies are unclear as to what should happen next, the nearly two-year study of how far the golf ball is flying – known as the Distance Insights Project – is resoundingly clear on one specific conclusion: Distance must be stopped.
Among the changes are a more thorough procedure for testing players’ drivers.
Statement from CEO David Abeles on USGA-R&A distance report calls any potential rollback as “detrimental” to the game