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Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Groove rule effect: Stats show a return to mid-1990s

By Mike StachuraWhat if the groove rule, that much maligned restriction announced by golf's ruling bodies in 2008 in an effort to diminish the spin producing capacity of certain iron and wedge groove designs, the rule...
Wednesday, 10/17/2012 at 6:32PM
Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Maybe the groove rule is working

By Mike StachuraIn my recent post comparing the statistics of the vaunted 1981 U.S. Ryder Cup team to its current edition, I suggested the U.S. team's performance in driving accuracy was relatively poor vs. the '80s...
Wednesday, 9/26/2012 at 5:16PM
Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Is Groove Rule Finally having an Effect?

As we all wait for the weekend and whether Sweden's test of a shorter golf ball will either fuel or douse the flickering flame of a ball rollback, I am reminded of the last golf...
Friday, 6/1/2012 at 10:34AM
Golf Tours & News / Equipment

Equipment: 'We've Let Equipment Get Out Of Hand,' Says Former Tour Commish

The subject of the recently released Deane Beman: Golf's Driving Force says Congressional typifies one of golf's woes: courses stretched to accommodate today's equipment
June 27, 2011
Golf Tours & News / Equipment

Equipment: Eighteen Months In, The Groove Rule Prompts One Question: Why?

USGA Senior Technical Director Dick Rugge has said it'll take three years to fully know the impact of modified grooves, but thus far the numbers suggest very little change
June 20, 2011
Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Groove Odyssey: A player's diary

Max Adler is staff writer at Golf Digest, former associate editor for equipment and a talented player who qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship last year. Like many elite players, he's just beginning...
Wednesday, 5/11/2011 at 2:56PM
Golf Equipment / Hot List 365

Groove rule unfair? Not really

Entries for the 2011 U.S. Open close six weeks from today, and apparently some folks are still confused. Or maybe they're just reverting to their natural state: petulant children. A recent column in Sports Illustrated's Golf...
Wednesday, 3/16/2011 at 2:50PM
Golf Tours & News / Web-Extra Video

Video: Golf World's Newsmakers Of The Year

Golf World writers and editors discuss the 2010 Newsmakers of the Year list.
December 2010
Golf Tours & News / Equipment

Impact Of Equipment Summit Still Unclear

The USGA and R&A sought feedback from equipment manufacturers at a recent meeting. How they act on it is still to be determined
December 01, 2010
Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

Your take: Did the groove rule matter?

This week marked the official end of the PGA Tour season and with it the first year the pros played with the new, less-aggressive grooves. What was the impact? Judging by the statistics and after...
Friday, 11/19/2010 at 10:00AM
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