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Just reach in the bag! Agree with you that the macho quest for length has led to some harmful marketing by club manufacturers. Not just driver length, because the length of iron shafts also has gotten inflation disease.
And lofts have gotten stronger. That pitching wedge used to be a 9-iron. Your 9-iron is a rechristened 8-iron. And so on. A whole shift in golf specs so that middle aged golfers can boast that they are hitting the "same club" farther than ever. So not only are we equipment junkies, but we are length junkies too. And if our strength and coordination are lacking, then we try to buy length with ever higher tech balls and clubs and support a whole industry built on newer and longer and higher priced.
What's next? Rare earth metals incorporated into ball covers and club heads? Depleted uranium sole weighting? Laser sights? As you know there have been proposals to undo the golf tech, to shorten courses, to use balls that go a shorter distance.
What that would do is to make for better golf course economics, less expensive green fees, faster play on smaller courses that tie up less land and use fewer resources to maintain them.
Fat chance! Goes against the fundamental human trait of hitting the ball longer and longer and longer. As far as club length: in my experience I can hit my 47" driver better than I could ever hit a 43" club. Maybe it's the cc clubhead versus a cc. May 15, I respect real golfers and I'm striving to be decent. But some things like speed are a natural gift. Well I don't believe in gifts so a lucky genetic code and mental acuity.
So people with that gift have a good shot to maybe get a sponsor and continue the dreams of playing a pro sport even if they don't win. But, because of the typical narcissistic braggers no one believes the people who maybe able to compete if they had the right help.
By natural gift let me clarify. But, no matter the practice some people can't throw a fastball 90mph. Others can throw that with almost no practice. Same with a football, some can never break the 50 yard mark. While some can hurl 80 plus yards with no real practice. But in both sports the dominant players are the "naturals" who train the hardest.
This applies to golf distance drives too. Equipment and rules are the tools and tool pinnacles that will be useful to help those people. About the sport of long drive. Some years ago, Pinnacle held long drive competitions that anybody could enter for a small fee, with a chance at winning a big purse for the longest drive in a final. Far as I know, the first promise of big money to somebody was made by Pinnacle. Enter Art Sellinger, a pretty good long driver himself and a better lawyer and promoter.
It was during this era that the finals came to be held in Mesquite, Nevada. Well, this year it was announced, so I am told, you can check the LDA site for more accurate info and an announcement Sellinger is said to have made in January, that the LDA is in effect dissolved and that one does not have to be an LDA member to enter certain long drive competitions, and that while Sellinger is still providing the organization behind various events, all events are open to anybody who antes up the entry fee.
Which is higher now. Sellinger has a contract with the Golfchannel to present more LD coverage than before.. You can see a tale of shaky economics and the struggle of some to carve out a profitable structure in long drive. I think amateurs, local joes who pick up a driver and enter for the heck of it, were hurt by all the attempts to create an organization that held a monopoly on some competitions.
By and large, the story has been one of increased professionalization and organization, same as in golf generally. There are talented, personable athletes who have made a good living in long drive, and there is some sponsorship money out there for the right person.
I've probably made some errors in the above recitation, so take it with a grain of salt. RC May 15, And don't forget the Nitro LD contests May 16, Note: This thread is days old.
Join the conversation You can post now and register later. Reply to this topic Insert image from URL. Go to topic listing. What'd You Shoot Today? Want to join this community? We'd love to have you! Choose a hole that is long and fairly straight.
The object is to hit the longest and straightest drive during the course of play. A marker is provided by the golf course to mark the distance of the longest drive and identify the winner. You should have a contest for men and women and can have as many as 4 contest holes. Take advantage of the longest drive contest as an opportunity to sell sponsorships. Also held on a par 3, the closest to the pin contest can be run at the same time as your hole-in-one contest. The object is to be the golfer that hits the ball closest to the hole for the day.
A marker will be provided by the golf course for golfers to identify the closest shot to the hole. It is a good idea to have a measuring tape near the green in case two shots are very close. There are typically 4 par 3s on a golf course. You can have 2 contests for men and 2 contests for women. Remember, the closest to the pin contest is also a great opportunity to sell a sponsorship and add to your profit.
Visit the Golf Digest Tournament Shop to find the right package for your tournament. This contest is held on a hole that is long and fairly straight. Draw a chalk line down the center of the fairway.
The object is to be the golfer that hits the ball closest to the line. A marker will be provided by the golf course to identify the winner. This is another chance to sell a sponsorship and add to your profit. You must be logged in to post a comment.
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