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Since the advent of the over-sized driver, range
finders, and high-performance durable golf ball (i.e. the Pro-V)... what do you see as the next big thing in golf?
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Anything seems possible with good marketing,
and the golf industry is the master at it.
We can sell anything that a golfer is led to
believe will improve their game. However in
most cases for as far back as I can remember,
the number one product that should be
the latest craze is still the range ball and a
lesson from your PGA Pro. I do think however,
we could see, and I would like to see
Drivers revert back to a smaller size. Personally
I can’t stand bigheaded drivers. Never did!! I feel better golfers
have much better control with a driver head that is smaller in size. I
will get arguments from the scientists in the lab, but out in the field I
see amplified movement and wind resistance because of the large
size causing more stray shots in all directions. Also if you look at the
wear pattern on a driver face from a player with a 15 Hcp or better, it
is usually no bigger than the size of a nickel. There are exceptions of
course, and they should have a bigheaded driver. Technology should
be able to produce a smaller driver head with as much punch as the
enormous heads we now see on the market.
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Don Koerner
PGA Head Professional/General Manager
Golf Club @ Cypress Head
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I think they have thought of almost everything,
and I still cant play this game. The
next innovation will be the micro chipped
golf ball. So that when you hit your oversized
driver with a jacked up golf ball, and
moisture wicking shirt deep into the woods
you will be able to find it quickly with your
range finder and thus helping to decrease
the dreaded pace of play issue.
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Matt Payne, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Victoria Hills Golf Club
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