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New/Old Drivers and New/Old Balls
David_Tepper:
"The Great Distance Debate"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMCUplptnCQ
Mike_Clayton:
Perhaps the most interesting thing was the old balls off the new drivers only flew 15/16 yards less. They may have lost something but it shows how much the driver - longer, lighter shafts and frying pan heads conducive to swinging as fast as possible - has contributed to the increase in distance.
Tom_Doak:
Major League Baseball stuck with wooden bats when every other level switched over. Had golf done the same, all the ball technology in the world would have produced 15 yards more distance, instead of 40.
Jerry Kluger:
Tom: I agree with you and you could add in the graphite shafts which allow for much more custom fitting. However, you must remember that in baseball they own the ballparks and don't want to have to build all new parks plus there is a safety issue as the ball would be heading into the stands at much higher speeds and become far more dangerous.
Erik J. Barzeski:
--- Quote from: Mike_Clayton on October 14, 2018, 05:32:38 PM ---Perhaps the most interesting thing was the old balls off the new drivers only flew 15/16 yards less. They may have lost something but it shows how much the driver - longer, lighter shafts and frying pan heads conducive to swinging as fast as possible - has contributed to the increase in distance.
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I agree. And yeah, those old balls were not exactly in mint condition - they'd undoubtedly lost some of their original pop.
--- Quote from: Tom_Doak on October 14, 2018, 07:33:04 PM ---Major League Baseball stuck with wooden bats when every other level switched over. Had golf done the same, all the ball technology in the world would have produced 15 yards more distance, instead of 40.
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Baseball is not overseen by one (or two, who agree) ruling bodies.
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