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Originally posted by sammyg2
If you can hit a persimmon well you can be competitive.
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That's because you consistently hit the ball in a very small, unforgiving sweet spot. Same is true with good old forged player blades (I used to swing a set of Titleist blades that resembled Wilson Staffs) that I could never hit well. But when you hit one sweet, the feedback was priceless.
This could easily parallel a discussion about driving a 73 RS on the track instead of a new 997. It's easier to drive a higher HP, PASM, ABS, car around the track and get a less embarassing lap time than someone piloting an older Porsche. And a driver that can post a good time with the older car, will smoke with a newer electronics enhanced vehicle. Does it make it any less fun? It certainly makes it safer and opens up to a wider range of driving skill.
There will always be something very raw, very visceral and infinitely rewarding about striping a drive down a long narrow fairway with piece of tree lashed to a steel stick. (hmm, did I just talk myself into buying an older car one day?)
Byron Nelson - RIP