Nancy1959:Everyone loses with this stupid "club set of the week" format, including WGT who makes a lot less money!!!
Not everyone! And, WGT was likely quite aware of the fact it would potentially impact participation, but they attempted to incorporate aspects that would potentially balance things out somewhat, offer point incentives for some skill based aspects of game play.
I have my own love hate relationship with SOTW but the beauty of it, is that it challenges players to actually think about their shot types, become a little more creative in landing zones versus just trying to throw darts with the same ole set of clubs...the game becomes routine...
but, even with SOTW and all of the work many people on here have given with tips on shot types, calculations, spreadsheets, even with SOTW it is possible to play reasonably well...no we may not see a lot of 8, 9, 10 under par for 9 holes but how often do you see that in real life golf anyway.
The other side of this, is it can also reveal strengths and weaknesses in a persons game. It could even help some people see what before were small judgement errors exaggerated because their "good clubs" were compensating for their little mistakes.
I am not saying this SOTW clash has gone over extremely well, it definitely has it's major shortcomings, but there is value that many are blatantly dismissing out of their own frustrations, which some can also be understood to an extent. But I do like certain aspects that were introduced to reward points for sand saves, greens in regulations, etc because those are reflective of a more skilled player not just wacking the ball around endlessly. Clubs could then provide better mentorship of their lower tier players helping them in these areas building more club support and connections among players.