Note: This posting contains strictly raw data with future postings on the specifics of that data to come.
If you find it overwhelming, just bear in mind that this posting is the reference base from which any postings on the GC Quad session from Friday will flow.
I mentioned that I was going to try to get to a testing facility this week to get some numbers to feature in the upcoming “Project 2018” video**, and I got out to one yesterday!
**Note: The Advance Order window with the Early Bird discount which I re-opened closes after Sunday night and will remain closed until release day. Thanks to everyone who has already placed your orders!
If you don’t think equipment and agronomy are ruining the game of golf and turning it into little more than “bomb & gouge” or “pitch & putt” for the modern players, think of the following stat:
I don’t know how many of you roll your eyes when they start raving about driving distances on the telecasts during PGA Tour events, but I have something here that shows just how out of control things are.
We already know that you’re going to get eye-popping numbers when driving the ball on fairways that are cut faster than the average public green, but I have to say, 50 yards roll-out is just silly.
All of this ball speed and club speed talk has reminded me of the day I was trying out the Geek Dot-Com-This driver I had received from Jerry Crowell, the teaching and playing pro with whom I worked on his swing a couple of years back.
I mentioned yesterday that my forgetting about Open House Day brought both disappointment and a learning experience.
I had my first go on Trackman, and although it is much like any other simulator, it has been proven to be so far the most accurate measuring device for hitting golf balls.
