The world of golf is subject to a lot of change, and the planned golf ball rollback are always a topic of public discussion. The proposal has been talked about for several years, and prominent figures in the sport seem to have mixed feelings about the rollback golf balls.
Long-time golf commentator Ian Baker-Finch commented on the changes, believing that the rollback should have come much earlier. He hoped that the governing bodies would reduce the distance of the ball by 10%.
Baker-Finch emphasizes that there are many aspects that could be worked on, such as increasing the spin of the ball and reducing the size of the driver head.
“Now the pros walk off the green and backwards 75 yards or more, so it slows the game down,” he said.
“The leading players are all walking an extra couple of hundred yards every hole. It’s two miles at the end of the day, which doesn’t help the speed of play.
I think the rollback is too little, too late. I think they’ve (the manufacturers) already developed a ball that will go just as far as it does now for when the rollback starts. The governing bodies should have gone 10% at the time, mainly because the ball just goes too far.
I’m still a scratch player or better at my club but I’m 65 years old and if I play a scratch player who’s 25, he will hit it 75 yards past me.
A lot of the bodies say they don’t want bifurcation, they don’t want a ball for the pro and not for the amateur, but the game is already bifurcated."
The future
He is enthusiastic about the professionals on the tour, believing that there are many great athletes, exciting moments and young players. While he emphasizes that there are good aspects, he thinks that the best players would still be at the top even if the distance of the ball was reduced by 10%.
Whether and when the changes will come is still uncertain, but it is certain that fans and players want change. There are major divisions in the world of golf, with one school of thought supporting tradition and history, while the other school believes that a lot of things need to change in order for the sport to progress.
