Arguments over many years have raged concerning the threat of advances in equipment technology to the challenge offered by our golf courses, notably at the Championship end of the spectrum. Are these portents of apocalypse justified? Undoubtedly the advent of drivers with heads the size of footballs, and sweet spots to match, allied to golf balls with higher launch angles have served to democratise length. But this process has not been without its trade-offs—increased distance does not equate with more accuracy and indeed usually the converse applies! As Lee Trevino once said, "It's not the bow or the arrow but the Indian".
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