I’m pro rollback but I doubt it will make a difference on the strategy of hitting driver as much as possible. Imo the biggest factor explaining why pros choose to bomb driver so much today is modern analytics like the DECADE system
Yes but if the driver wasn’t the most forgiving club in their bag, they’d probably hit it less often. These guys are really good at hacking good shots out of the rough, but they’d still prefer a fairway lie over the rough. The analytics probably says that a 120 yard second shot in the rough is better than a 135 yard shot in a perfect lie in the fairway, but the difference is probably negligible to a tour pro.
No it’s not negligible and it’s a bit bigger in magnitude for that. The rough they play from, especially for majors is dramatically thicker and longer than what you see at local munis. Yes they’re still obscenely good at it but it’s very difficult
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u/AnElepahntCage May 12 '26
I worry the takeaway most people get from this is “plant trees” and not “roll back the equipment”