New Size
I had several posts this morning that were ready, and decided on this one. It 's just interesting.
Golf balls are increasing in size. They are going from 1.62 inches to 1.67 inches. But why? Ecology. Now I read this and wondered why this is news. The average pro will lose about five to nine yards on the average drive and the weekend golfer might lose only a few yards, if any. But why is this significant? I know most of you don't golf, but you might be interested to know why a new size golf ball matters to ecology.
Well, it's about technology. Rory McElroy is a pro golfer, who in 2023 had the longest drives on the pro tour, and says he likes the increased size of golf balls. But again why or how does this have an effect on ecology? It's more about building new courses and about the maintenance of old ones. Simply put the new size decreases the amount of land needed for courses. It means the old courses can give up some maintenance and new courses will require less land.
Very simply put, the new technologically advanced clubs have proven so effective that balls were driven further and the new balls will simply require less land maintenance and the new courses won't be expanded as they would need for the old size balls. This might not seem like a big deal, but multiply all that land needed for all the world's golf courses and it simply means less land use for courses.
The average golfer might not lose anything, but the courses serving the pros will see an overall reduction in costs. That's all there is to it. This means the smaller balls will be eliminated having been replaced by the slightly larger balls. Most won't see a difference. But the courses will. And that is why. I'm not a golfer. So, this isn't much of a news story for me, as maybe true for many of you, but in a way, it affects each of those who care about ecology.
Technology is constantly changing pro sports and golf has joined the chorus of changes needed in order to keep up with the constantly changing world. Umpires in tennis are being replaced by laser technology that can determine more accurately if a served ball is in or out. Baseball now has instant replay it had rejected since its inception. And now golf is adapting to new clubs that can drive a ball further, with balls now that travel a shorter distance, without hardly any affect on the average golfer.
Golf has been historically like pro baseball without adapting to new technologies. But the clubs have changed. So, the balls need to be just slightly bigger to minimize land use for new courses and decrease mantenance of old courses.
One thing that hasn't really changed are pipes. Maybe the tobacco some, but not pipes. Sure there are metal bowl pipes and glass pipes, etc., but the pipe is essentially unchanged since the beginning. It's a bowl with a stem or mouthpiece. That's all there is to it. Sure the manafacturing has changed. Today it is my Angel pipe with some Artisan's Blend. Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.
Dave
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