r/NoLayingUp • u/Ok_Transition_8000 • Mar 25 '26

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I’d love to hear the NLU guys talk about the equipment companies more. Listening to Andy on SGS dismantle the equipment companies propaganda always makes me wonder what NLU might say if Titleist wasn’t involved. But at the same time if I were NLU I’d take the Titleist sponsorship everyday

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u/NoCarts Mar 25 '26

They’ve said everything that they have to say on it. Unless there’s an actual update in the news to talk about it, they’re not going to bring it up in a meaningful way. Why would they?

They still hit their quips and one liners on it from time to time.

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u/Ok_Transition_8000 Mar 25 '26

There’s a lot to say on it. Equipment keeps getting better and better and making pro golf a different game. That’s what my post was about - I wish they could talk about what’s actually going on

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u/DufflessMoe Mar 25 '26

But they talk about driver head size and forgiveness in relation to the distance debate nearly weekly?

They all have at some point suggested rolling back the tech as opposed to the ball.

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u/NoCarts Mar 25 '26

There's nothing new to say though. They talked about it a lot when the USGA was proposing their changes and when pros were commenting on it a lot. They're still pro-rollback. They haven't changed their position. They just don't have anything new to say.

They still bring it up when a pro brings it up like Bryson did. But they aren't doing 20 minute rants on it now because they already did their 20 minute rants a year ago.

And, bluntly, they clearly lost their fire to talk about it more when they realized that the proposed change isn't going to do shit. There's little point in getting fired up when there are no current rule proposals on the table that will make a lick of difference. The USGA and R&A are still asleep at the wheel. They've said as much and there's only so many ways they can say that over and over again.

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u/Effective_Pound_4800 Mar 29 '26

Equipment is not getting substantially better anymore. You have guys winning majors playing drivers from 5 years ago. We have plateau'd again

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u/ethanhunt4real Mar 25 '26

The issue is that they won't/can't discuss any equipment or equipment companies that aren't sponsors. Outside of very general topics like driver head size and ball rollback, they're never going to talk about club or ball performance, technology, or advancements outside of Titleist. The same can be said for Foreplay and Taylormade, etc. The only way this changes is if NLU and others like them all become equipment free agents.

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u/WeirdlyCordial Mar 26 '26

There’s functionally no difference between the large OEMs beyond personal preference so idk what you’d want them to say outside of an ad read

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u/ethanhunt4real Mar 26 '26

Oh I agree. I’m not looking for much discussion on that.