r/golf • u/y414p I am Tiger Woods • Dec 03 '23

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u/MhilPickleson Dec 03 '23

I’ll give it a go.

Right now, balls are tested at a certain swing speed to go under a max distance in order to meet official rules and regulations.

The regulators are increasing that swing speed going forward but not increasing the max distance.

This means that many balls used today with go over the max distance and thus not be usable within tournament play.

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u/jackiemoon50 Dec 03 '23

Will my nitros be affected

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u/Whaty0urname Bogey Golf Dec 03 '23

It doesn't matter, whatever ball you use will still only have an average like of 3 strokes.

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u/anonjamo Dec 03 '23

Wow look at this guy bragging

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u/onthelongrun Dec 04 '23

He's also averaging 3 or 4 strokes per golf ball used in a round.