Jimbog1964:
The problem for WGT, as I see it, is that you can't seriously put anything game changing at over 2.25 MILLION XPS with the way it stands, and so it's 100% fluff? Maybe nice to have fluff and fair enough, but the day I need to rush through half a million XPs to do well at one course will never come. If it's not real fluff for a any given course they have a really serious problem.
That new driver Jim is not that good at all. I have played with many that have it. The R1 out drives it 90% of the time. Also there is not that many over level 100 anyway. Think only like 193 TL's at level 100 or above. Not to mention i don't think they would want to brag about it at all.....lol. From what i seen Jim if my R1 is not going to cut the dogleg.... there is no way the Nike clears it. Into any headwind the Nike gets smoked by the R1. And.... i'm out driving it with a Max ball.... when they are playing the high level Nike ball. I don't think that should be happening,, but it is consistently. Really if i had bought it..... i would not be happy.
I just played with a top player yesterday in stroke play.... he was using the new Nike driver and irons.... he shot 31... i shot 27. I can't see any advantage what soever. Bottom line a driver is not going to lower your scores. Either you can putt or not.
Driver for a particular course? No way lol. Everyone said that last year when the R1 came out with Merion. I had no problems qualifying with the R11s.
With the way the game play has been of late.... i would say any new high level gear will be nothing but fluff Jim. Can't make equipment much better than we already have. Never know though,, the Vem dial might only be on 3/4...lol. Might still have room to turn it up.
Pinehurst course will be all about the putting, some seriously sloped greens. Same as Merion,,, unless you are going to putt with that new Nike driver.... i can't see any use for it.
Cutting doglegs?......lol.... wait till you see the doglegs in Pinehurst's greens.... lol.
If they program this course correctly... it will be the toughest course to putt on by far. There should be several spots where you could easily putt the ball off the green...lol.
When you step on Pinehurst the last club you are thinking about is the driver. Like i said if they do this course correctly you will see. You think some hate Oly. and Merion....lmao. They will be running from this course.