The golf ball that made golfers too good

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Golf's distance debate, explained.
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These days, pro golfers are hitting the ball far. Really far. And it's creating a problem: because modern golfers can reach the hole with fewer shots than before, older courses -- like Augusta National Golf Club, Oakmont Country Club, and others -- are becoming obsolete. Now, professional organizations, like the United States Golf Association, are struggling to find a solution for big powerful golfers like Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, and Tiger Woods. While the jump in distance is due to lots of factors, conversation is centering on the controversial possibility of redesigning the golf ball to reduce distance. It'd be the latest turn in the ball's long history: Golf balls have evolved from "featheries," to gutties, to balata balls, and eventually dimpled modern balls. But the biggest, and most recent change? The almost-instantaneous switch from wound balls to solid core multilayer balls like the Titleist Pro V1.
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@Vox 5 жыл бұрын

Happy Friday everyone, thanks for watching our vidyas!

@Dylan-we5dz 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@tobitobi2493 5 жыл бұрын

golf is a waste of space, can you not promote the sport?

@tospsy 5 жыл бұрын

It fwiday!

@thetayterminator1436 5 жыл бұрын

EYYY MY CITY!!!! AUGUSTA!!!

@tuckercook7426 5 жыл бұрын

Vox happy Friday to you to great vid 👍🏻

@Keely7060 4 жыл бұрын

Have they tried installing a windmill? or perhaps a small moat with castle?

@NapaCat 2 жыл бұрын

Minigolf vs. normal golf. They're different.

@svis6888 2 жыл бұрын

@@NapaCat But what about a looping?

@Turk380 2 жыл бұрын

@@NapaCat much like a golf ball.. that one went right over year head.

@NoNameAtAll2 2 жыл бұрын

@@NapaCat they don't have to be

@nickevershedmusic8927 2 жыл бұрын

@@NapaCat nahhhh really?!

@chezmix64 5 жыл бұрын

Golfer: performs insane shot Other golfers: “we need to do something to stop this” This is why golf is a boring sport

@pessimisticpianist582 4 жыл бұрын

Golf is NOT boring....

@harrylane4 4 жыл бұрын

@@pessimisticpianist582 every sport whose major league association insists on quashing any innovation within their sport is boring.

@teovinokur9362 4 жыл бұрын

golf could be less boring, is the point

@jrddino 4 жыл бұрын

@@harrylane4 No steel bats are allowed in the MLB?

@tombstonejones9581 4 жыл бұрын

@@pessimisticpianist582 Golf is the most boring major sport.

@devvydoesstuff 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine getting kicked out of a championship for being too good

@TechSupportDave 3 жыл бұрын

@Chicken Creator to be fair, i can see how anyone can be "too good" at something. it's all about technique and practise and sometimes equipment. if you invent your own technique for something then that can put you in the lead, in other things practise may be what puts you at the top, in other things it's equipment that makes a big difference. Sometimes it's all of them, sometimes only one or two. But I think that very often it's inventing a more efficient technique that has the biggest chance of putting you ahead of everyone else. There are a lot of examples in the history of sports alone, nevermind all the current competitive "sports" such as gaming, speedsolving a rubiks cube, balisong knife tricks, ect. All it takes is one innovative mind.

@alexpotts6520 3 жыл бұрын

That's what casinos do...

@tentacle8148 3 жыл бұрын

In my country (Ukraine) i have been discualified because i have played too good for my hcp. It was sad because could be on the first place in a big tournament.

@poopfart65 3 жыл бұрын

@@TechSupportDave me when im trying to reach the minimum word count.

@criticallyconk4944 2 жыл бұрын

Cannot relate

@personalemail1632 4 жыл бұрын

This is only really a problem for elite golfers. Average golfers have more flaws and the obstacle have more of an effect

@SpaghettiKillah 2 жыл бұрын

Well those are the *ONLY* golfers who actually matter. PGA Tour level. That's the big $ Who tf cares about amateur hour or some doctors playing golf on weekends? 😂

@personalemail1632 2 жыл бұрын

@@SpaghettiKillah Thats who most golfers are, so those golfers care. This just sounds like elitism. The average golfer paying for a round of golf isnt elite

@ivankrushensky 2 жыл бұрын

I can see both sides of the argument. Why not just make a rule that a ball has to meet certain specifications in tournament play? Most (if not all) other sports have rules like this. Golf has all kinds of silly rules, but they don't have any specifications/requirements a ball must meet? Seems like they overlooked something in the rule book.

@PassTheSnails Жыл бұрын

Trickle-down Balancing dictates that the sport should be balanced around the highest level of play no matter what, since top players are the most likely to break the game. The sport will automatically be balanced for all skill levels below that.

@personalemail1632 Жыл бұрын

@@PassTheSnails Fewer will want to play courses that are super long and designed for the elite golfers though. It just wouldn’t be as fun. Regardless of if it is balanced.

@graafixzgaming6652 5 жыл бұрын

The 13th hole at Augusta national golf club is just that wii sports golf course why has nobody noticed

@runarandersen878 5 жыл бұрын

I thought this was similar to something I had seen before, and I don’t watch golf on TV.

@Benjy52 5 жыл бұрын

Runar Andersen Same!!

@amirabudubai2279 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was in Mario golf on the gamecube as well.

@therealestsavage 5 жыл бұрын

I live in Augusta and live close to that golf club, they already making preparations for the masters. Making temporary parking spots, home owners renting out their yards as parking space. I hate it. Washington Rd backs up. Takes forever to get down it. Cops park in the center lane every few yards to prevent people from riding in it. Will buy/selling golf ticket people everywhere. I hope the masters fly by.

@crusherconi 5 жыл бұрын

Wii sports is the pinnacle of sporting

@Cornwall1888 5 жыл бұрын

That hole is also a bit easier for Bubba because he’s left handed

@jaredponmakha9564 5 жыл бұрын

Cornwall1888 I would disagree because playing a slice usually makes the ball go a bit shorter

@Cornwall1888 5 жыл бұрын

Jared Ponmakha yes but a slice is easier to control and bubba doesn’t lack distance

@justanother6595 5 жыл бұрын

Disagree, a draw is easier to control. A slice tends to fly farther awry on a golf hole.

@campkira 5 жыл бұрын

They make it longer now so it don't matter anymore.

@trip4osu 5 жыл бұрын

@@Cornwall1888 yes, easier to control and promotes a high ball flight which would be needed to get it over the trees so quickly

@Andrew-sv3ck 4 жыл бұрын

Worker at a PGA course here. We recently fixed an issue like this on one of the holes by moving the tees up about 40 yards and making it a par 4 instead of 5. Much harder hole now.

@jinsooked Жыл бұрын

So it became a par 71 course and shortened total yardage?

@Andrew-sv3ck Жыл бұрын

@@jinsooked nope, another hole got bumped back (had the space) and got bumped up to 5.

@jinsooked Жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-sv3ck i see. Thanks for replying after your two year old comment!

@DeathnoteBB Жыл бұрын

This sort of logic is why gymnastics went from walking to a whole circus act

@Lcwtex 4 жыл бұрын

I was a caddy In Michigan when the prov1 was released. These balls were five dollars a ball in a sleeve. I thought it was absolutely crazy that people would spend five dollars on a golf ball. But when I saw the difference in flight and distance this golf ball could provide. I saw my golfers handicap drop a little

@HaitianHero48 5 жыл бұрын

That Bubba shot was the shot everyone would try to hit on Wii Sports Golf.

@soppoi123 5 жыл бұрын

5 times, even more.

@TheKBrosTech 5 жыл бұрын

This hurts.

@toasti3s 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKBrosTech ⁹⁹u⁸⁸88y6yy

@UKrulesSaysMe 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you think he got the idea

@markgoldbridge6828 Жыл бұрын

3rd hole

@ilikegamestoo9 5 жыл бұрын

100 years later... Golfer: **taps ball** Ball: **Flies 400 yards** Golfer: Oh god dammit!

@T3m0ur 5 жыл бұрын

ILikeGamesToo - King of Discord I DIED WHEN I SAW THIS 😂

@adamduerwachter2596 5 жыл бұрын

“Can you throw it back? It’s only like four hundred yards!”

@theaveragejoe___ 5 жыл бұрын

**hits ball over Pacific ocean**

@arthas640 5 жыл бұрын

that's how it feels in some sports now. You've got athletes pumped up on creatine using their space age, nanofilament diamond edged clubs firing a carbon fiber, depleted uranium core golf ball at Mach 2 into the next zip code. I wish more sports would only allow basic equipment to keep it more interesting.

@cherrylemon2940 5 жыл бұрын

Golfer: **hits hard** Ball: **Ceases to exist** Golfer:

@seanpark5239 3 жыл бұрын

4:32 “Players are overpowering golf courses made in another era” The par 5 is 615 yards Bruh

@DanTwigGolf 3 жыл бұрын

But notice how the ball has flown over all the bunkers either side of that fairway. Probably wasn’t the best example to use but the drive has eliminated all the obstacles simply because it’s flown over them all.

@niggy730 3 жыл бұрын

@@DanTwigGolf Also notice how it was Dustin Johnson who hit the ball... There's a difference between "pro golfer" and world #1 known for hitting it miles. I get what you're saying, but I think this "debate" is a bit flawed when players who have dedicated themselves to gain an advantage by hitting it far are being portrayed as if all pros are like that

@omaoileoinb9 3 жыл бұрын

@@niggy730 exactly. 95% of all golfers cant hit it 300 yards.

@davidbuschhorn6539 4 жыл бұрын

My golf instructor said, "If you can hit a 250 yard drive, you can compete with the pros *_IF_* you never more than two-putt." I spent more time on the practice green than on the driving range and my game improved a *_lot._*

@nickcivetta2 4 жыл бұрын

David Buschhorn no shot you can compete with 250 yard drives. You’d encounter par 4s where you’d be left with another 230+ for an approach shot

@davidbuschhorn6539 4 жыл бұрын

@@nickcivetta2 Right. Two 250-ish yard drives and two putt for par. You should never more than 2-putt (ideally ;)). First putt gets you within three feet, second putt sinks it.

@RecklessRusty 3 жыл бұрын

If you can putt and drive you can scratch a lot of municipal courses. Chip and putt well and you can go whole rounds without doubles.

@gomjabbar6246 Жыл бұрын

@@nickcivetta2 The lesson is correct, putting has more of an impact on scoring than drives, given you reach a certain skill floor. That being said, the only modern pro to rely solely on their putting was Jordan Speith and even he hit the ball 300 if he wanted to.

@PsychedellicaMitch Жыл бұрын

i can drive 250 yards right into the trees and 2 put though, takes me a couple to get out of trees

@javagoblin1585 5 жыл бұрын

I've never picked up a golf club in my life, and yet, I'm here. idek.

@xavierxavier3610 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. Now I want to play golf

@wcurty336 5 жыл бұрын

So you come onto KZfaq with the sole purpose of watching things you already completely know about?

@KurokoShirai 5 жыл бұрын

Give it a try! It's a lot of fun!

@theboybrutus9894 5 жыл бұрын

saaaame😂 how does this happen

@theboybrutus9894 5 жыл бұрын

AND i watched the whole thing..like

@deerkeyproductions3268 5 жыл бұрын

Man I sure do love Wii golf

@julianachille3406 5 жыл бұрын

Antler Coco so do Wii

@antiseth3964 5 жыл бұрын

Yo I shot par playing Wii Golf for the first time in years. Absolute professional here.

@cricket12ish 5 жыл бұрын

I hear the music

@johnsherfey3675 5 жыл бұрын

Speed run of Wii golf

@MidnightFox2189 5 жыл бұрын

Where's my Nintendo switch golf

@shize9ine 3 жыл бұрын

Man the editors at Vox are on point. I had to take a second look at the 0:49 iron swing audio that had a driver swing audio dubbed over. Noticeable to golfers, but not many others will realize.

@tylerbeal8541 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed IMMEDIATELY and couldn’t get over it the whole video

@jheckerman 4 жыл бұрын

"a heavier ball would fall out of the air more quickly" guess we're back to the 1500s

@aryanihsan2623 4 жыл бұрын

With no air resistance that would be the case. But there is, making drag more pronounced if there is more mass

@MateusSFigueiredo 4 жыл бұрын

You mistake launching a projectile with letting it free fall.

@kevinshen9391 4 жыл бұрын

It's just harder to hit far

@justinc2633 3 жыл бұрын

@@macaddict1337 that isnt because its heavier though, thats because its going slower, and its going slower because its heavier, it isnt falling faster because it's heavier

@CarlosAM1 3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of air ressistance?

@mlg_lame 5 жыл бұрын

Graphic designer: what kind of thumbnail would you like? Vox: Yes

@AngelGonzalez-gx4dh 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@karl7567 5 жыл бұрын

OH YEAH YEAH

@okie9025 5 жыл бұрын

Graphic Designer* Web designers make websites

@yes-gs2rd 5 жыл бұрын

It's not even really a meme, it's the same type of people that think you use photoshop for anything everything

@imstupidbut 5 жыл бұрын

@@yes-gs2rd exactly, I hate people like these

@shakotanstyle7409 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao bruh at 0:49 they use a sound clip of a driver hitting a ball, but the club that Bubba Watson is using is an iron

@LordVader1094 5 жыл бұрын

fukn exposed

@travislazenby6797 5 жыл бұрын

I saw that and thought damn ping goes all out on their irons.

@Joseph-rx9tp 5 жыл бұрын

soy boys don't know anything about golf.

@quasicroissant 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely unwatchable

@lvl9001Troll 4 жыл бұрын

Women watch these videos too u kno

@theanarchist9733 2 жыл бұрын

"hairries made with hair, featheriess, made with feathers, gutties..." **sweats**

@lunarservant6781 2 жыл бұрын

“Made with sap provided by the gutta percha” **phew**

@kmb5707 2 жыл бұрын

It's made with your guts to see how hard you can hit the nut

@kingrjiscool 3 жыл бұрын

“JuSt ChAnGe tHe CoUrsEs” everyone who says this doesn’t understand the amount of work or money needed for a golf course already

@rushrush1209 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Winged Foot is one of the only courses I know that is naturally unplayable for non-professionals. For a course to be tough for these guys, 99% of the courses would have to go through a massive rebuild for months.

@kingrjiscool 3 жыл бұрын

Rush Rush that’s something that I haven’t seen a lot of people talk about. I work as a greens-keeper at a course that is 7,000 yards and a lot of golfers struggle, couldn’t imagine amateur/casual golfers on a pro length course, let alone even longer. If you don’t have any members to play there, the course won’t be able to stay at a pro-level very long.

@BleachRush 3 жыл бұрын

Well.. it's rich people sport. Let them fix it with money.

@daveg4014 3 жыл бұрын

Titleist have really successfully managed to whitewash history here, no doubt the pro v1 has been number one for the last 2 decades, but callaway certainly beat them to it with the rule 35, and if memory serves correct somebody else also brought out a soft solid core ball early in y2k (nike maybe). Titlesit were a good 6 months behind the times when the prov1 finally launched

@christopherseymour5210 3 жыл бұрын

@@BleachRush You're several decades behind on your analysis.

@RickShielsPGA 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite part of this video is at 3:16 🤣🧔🏻

@adambentley5425 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@qamarulikhwan6281 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahha rick in this video 🤣

@creounity 5 жыл бұрын

After he finished cutting the golf ball, he did cut by half his own BALLS :)

@syedfayzan2 5 жыл бұрын

SCSA wants to know your location

@alannavarrete5092 5 жыл бұрын

Never though I would see you here #disapointment

@mrf4ncyp4nts 5 жыл бұрын

1:31 The real reason Woods was so heavily penalized in the pro circuit was because of his illegal use of telekinesis on the field

@kasrakhatir 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jop

@duncanmichie1164 4 жыл бұрын

3:18 sounds like they hired the joker for the laugh

@lau6438 4 жыл бұрын

then there were haires me: ok then there were featheries me: ok then there were gutteries me: ok.... WAT WHAT

@ailahmashod 4 жыл бұрын

Fewdastrongone tbh me when I’ve read that the first time

@28russ 3 жыл бұрын

I'd heard of em but I thought they were like wound cat gut or something not a solid bit of sap from like a rubber tree.

@EsculatedPingu 5 жыл бұрын

How do you go about finding random news articles about golf from 1936?

@AskMiko 5 жыл бұрын

Newspapers.com. The have every archived newspaper. The content in archived papers from the early 1900s are rather interesting. Go back to the 1800s and readers today would be amazed at what was printed.

@jonf6509 5 жыл бұрын

just google it duh

@campkira 5 жыл бұрын

Same as anyone who need news article from 1936.

@haha69sexnumber 5 жыл бұрын

Ancestry.com

@whaterfoo 5 жыл бұрын

Now it's newspaper.com before that there was a thing called a library

@nickdisalvo7625 5 жыл бұрын

2:35 ; The sound guy falls asleep on the board

@NCbassfishing24 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, he was hit with a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball.

@blahbleh5671 5 жыл бұрын

I don;'t get it, what's wrong with the audio? The whoosh sound?

@freddiemercury6808 5 жыл бұрын

@@blahbleh5671 The audio on the right side spiked in volume for a second

@blahbleh5671 5 жыл бұрын

@@freddiemercury6808 so weird I didn't hear that the first time I was on this video and I repeated the part like 5 times, all I heard was a whoosh sound but now when I return I can hear what you're talking about.

@thefantorangster2491 5 жыл бұрын

I dont hear it, maybe they have edited the video. You can edit after posting now btw of you didnt know.

@dorkmax7073 4 жыл бұрын

2:55 Thank you for finally teaching me how to say Titleist. I had no idea my pronunciation was so off

@user-cg9vp9bf5d 4 жыл бұрын

“tittle-east”

@alex-ve2zq 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing im spo glad i know all about all the golf balls since 1900s

@yukiamijochi 5 жыл бұрын

I often wonder ... The only goal in Golf is to play less golf ... heh

@edgaryh 3 жыл бұрын

That's the point of every sport? The point is to win and end the game? If it's too even then a game takes longer

@yukiamijochi 3 жыл бұрын

@@edgaryh Mhhh ... Never thought about that thy ... Not every sport tho ... but it took me a while to find one ^^

@icaroomdigital 3 жыл бұрын

@@edgaryh most sports have a set time, 90min for soccer, 40min basketball

@edgaryh 3 жыл бұрын

@@icaroomdigital yeah, exta time and penalty shootouts are just a myth

@icaroomdigital 3 жыл бұрын

@@edgaryh they are exceptions

@chilling-boy 5 жыл бұрын

Bubba Watson sounds like a new star wars villain

@alexm.s4000 5 жыл бұрын

IVE GOT TO FIND BUUUUBBBBAAAA

@ActionGamerAaron 5 жыл бұрын

Come on. Do you really think that?

@fedup1940 5 жыл бұрын

I've heard that Bubba never took a golf lesson when he first got into the game. He just did things his own way.

@Fierywell 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it sounds like Boba Fett

@Fierywell 5 жыл бұрын

@@nick.4.yeah I know what i meant is that your subconscious would make you think that bubba sounds like the name boba Fett which is a star Wars villain

@jessehodgesgolf 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody gives Tiger credit for his ability to adapt to the huge change and still rack victories without a gap in that time. He was still that far ahead

@asmodeojung 3 жыл бұрын

I have never played Gold neither have ever watched a Golf tournament. But this video narration and editing quality made me sit through it. Good job, Vox.

@Johnniewalker78 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I had the problem of hitting it too far.

@commonsense2156 5 жыл бұрын

I know right I havent noticed this distance increase

@FirstLast-ie3kq 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr I average 250 off the tee

@FirstLast-ie3kq 5 жыл бұрын

@DVN *sympathy laugh

@jazzabighits4473 5 жыл бұрын

Play a par 3 and use a driver and you'll hit well past the hole

@Andyp12 5 жыл бұрын

5:29 "With the advent of even more efficient golf ball manufacturing techniques after 2020, Augusta eventually had to buy up the entire surrounding area for the 13th hole. This included a local hospital, a Denny's, a small wicker chair manufacturers, a military testing ground for nuclear weapons, 5 different branches of Starbucks, an independent clothing store known as 'The Only Fit', a park bench, a hot dog stand near by the bench who could not get out of the way fast enough for the course expansion, a millenial 'minamalist' condo, three square feet of sidewalk & half the front door step of one Mrs S Arnall, of 14 biggins street."

@writwits5826 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like some satire news show lol

@2beJT 3 жыл бұрын

Don't tell them about what had to happen to get that shed with all the lawn tractors to fit on the property.

@MOISTRAP69 2 жыл бұрын

u made me go from :( to :) so thanks dude. funny comment. im glad u spent the time on it. now i go to sleep, thinking of ur silly comment, g thnx k bye

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 Жыл бұрын

Wuut

@colteasterling 3 жыл бұрын

2021: Now let me introduce you to Bryson DeChambeau

@wendigo6667 2 жыл бұрын

*Hits ball across lake at Bay Hill.*

@TheNYgolfer 2 жыл бұрын

2 things blow my mind 1. That titleist didn't sponsor this video 2. That Mike Austin hit the longest drive in tournament play at the 1974 U.S. National Seniors Tournament .The drive was done on level ground, using a persimmon wood driver with 10 degrees of loft and a 43.5" extra-stiff steel shaft, the ball was a soft balata and Mike Austin was 64 years old. Chew on that Titleist

@couldbeanybody2508 5 жыл бұрын

Graphic designer: how would you like the thumbnail? Vox: *yes.*

@petitblackriver 4 жыл бұрын

lame

@saltysoysauce954 4 жыл бұрын

lame, doesn't make sense, not how the joke works.

@majiki5473 4 жыл бұрын

lame

@nayeonstan1463 4 жыл бұрын

Lame. Get a life.

@randalejetmagalit1198 4 жыл бұрын

Lame

@JaydonTobler 5 жыл бұрын

Idk how you make Golf more exciting, but making the ball slower and not hit as far, seems like the opposite.

@Keen3 5 жыл бұрын

No one is trying to make it more exciting. Golf is doing just fine as it is. Probably the best it's ever been.

@danielliao749 5 жыл бұрын

Well it probably would be because it would force golfers to lay up and sometimes play high risk shots. Good shots from tough conditions are what’s fun to watch. Honestly not many care about how far they hit it

@jko8888 5 жыл бұрын

@@danielliao749 Yep. I'd much rather watch pros hit skilled shots rather than long drives.

@kellymcgregor4759 4 жыл бұрын

Around 1998 callaway came out with big Bertha, the first titanium golf club that was bigger. I believe this also had a effect.

@strokenumber3 Жыл бұрын

That was Great Big Bertha, the original Big Bertha was a steel head and came out before that.

@madskrillz2 Жыл бұрын

For sure. The modern driver plays a much bigger part in this "problem" than the golf ball. Dumbing down the golf ball will do nothing but make the sport less appealing to casual viewers and give even more of an advantage to players that hit it far.

@glytchmeister9856 2 жыл бұрын

Been seeing this kind of thing in lots of sports lately, with equipment innovations making people freak out. Like with swimmers using the synthetic shark skin suits, or with the new Nike running shoes. I get the concern about equipment inequality messing with competitiveness, so banning super duper expensive equipment makes sense, but if everyone has fair access to better equipment, then the sport needs to evolve to accommodate that, instead of arbitrarily restricting the players so they can’t actually achieve greater performance.

@Pdawg12314 5 жыл бұрын

0:50 the sound of a driver but he’s using an iron?

@miniMEGA29 5 жыл бұрын

look at the guy who actually plays this sport. I am too deep into different vox's videos to even go outside!

@leonsutram 5 жыл бұрын

True

@-Siwel- 5 жыл бұрын

Saw it too, made me unreasonably mad lol

@alexgandy2488 5 жыл бұрын

It’s what American shows like the pga tour do a lot

@Asentro76 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexgandy2488 PGA Tour definitely doesn't do that, and I see no reason as to why they even would. I'm guessing Vox added it

@MXdemex 5 жыл бұрын

Buff the courses instead of nerfing the balls. Slowly but surely thatll even it out. Edit: Note to self... Don't comment until the end of the video

@ajschroetlin2196 4 жыл бұрын

Is it easier to change every course on the planet, or just limit the technology available?

@LG-xg8fw 4 жыл бұрын

@@ajschroetlin2196 maybe just, do nothing, and just accept the fact people are hitting ball further?

@DK4Code 4 жыл бұрын

Or change the scoring system

@qvd3533 4 жыл бұрын

@@LG-xg8fw That just ruins the whole experience

@bread5251 4 жыл бұрын

Lol golf is so boring and they just want to keep it that way ig

@lakshitdagar 4 жыл бұрын

"The club just bought the land behind the tee box to solve the problem." Well that was a waste of time.

@mattsnotbanned Жыл бұрын

OKAY KZfaq, YOU WIN, YOU HAVE RECOMMENDED ME THIS VIDEO FOR LITERALLY 3 WHOLE YEARS NONSTOP ON 5 DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS, I WILL WATCH IT NOW JUST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY AND JUST TO GET IT OFF MY RECOMMENDED FOR THE LAST TIME

@golfnaked 5 жыл бұрын

The golf ball that REALLY “made golfers to good” came out two years before the Pro V1. It was called the Lady Precept. It was a cult phenomenon and great players’ dirty little secret all around the country. Men would draw their putting line over the Lady script on the ball so people didn’t tease them but you could still recognize it by the maroon font. No pro shop in the country could keep them in stock. Titleist effectively rebranded the Lady Precept for men. FWIW.

@yoonit78 5 жыл бұрын

@@CM-oe9ky If I remember, the popularity of the Lady, was more a of a club golfer thing. Personally, I think the jump in driving distance on tour had more to do with Titleist's market share, more than the ball itself. Solid core multilayer balls like the Strata and Nike Tour Accuracy(?) had been around and even won majors. However, most pros still played Titleist balls. The Pro V1 wasn't revolutionary, it was the new tech released by the biggest, most played, manufacturer.

@e24kgold 5 жыл бұрын

Original Maxfli Revolution anyone?

@campkira 5 жыл бұрын

If it within regulation. In the end, golf still tricky sport. One day you might play well the other you might be suck.

@golfnaked 5 жыл бұрын

Caleb M IMHO the revolutionary change in golf balls led by the success of the Lady Precept, and culminating in the development of the Pro V1, was a reimagining of what made a golf ball perform. This is what I meant by my use of the term “copying”. I by no means meant to belittle Titleist and the staff who developed the Pro V line, it was an incredible achievement, or did I mean to suggest they ripped off Precept . But I believe Titleist’s success started with the ball industry throwing out the old rules of golf ball design because of the Lady Precept. If I remember correctly conventional wisdom back then was to play a ball with a compression that matched your swing speed to achieve maximum performance. The original Pro V through out that dated model because the Lady Precept proved it inaccurate. My memory isn’t what it use to be but I think that first ProV had a mid 70’s compression, that was unheard of at the time for a “tour ball”. The Lady Precept also had an incredible tough cover for its time because women’s focus groups wanted more durability. Back then the thinking was harder cover meant less feel but that wasn’t and isn’t the case, we now understand many other factors are at play. The credit I believe the Lady Precept deserves comes from the fact it broke the mold and sent the industry in a new direction. And the Laddie came out well after the success of the Lady in order to appease men to ashamed to play a women’s ball.

@golfnaked 5 жыл бұрын

yoonit78 the balls you mentioned were incremental technological improvements in the make up of the golf ball. The revolutionary idea the Pro V1 capitalized on, that led the industry in a new direction, IMHO started with the Lady Precept. It forced a complete reimagining of how a golf ball reacted to the club and its subsequent performances. The old rules of golf ball manufacturing couldn’t explain the outstanding performance strong players were seeing with the Lady Precept. All the old rules of compression, “feel”, and top to bottom spin had to be recalibrated. The re-evaluation and discarding of previously conceived notions was the catalyst for change and I believe it started with the industry attempting to explain why the Lady Precept worked

@unextro 5 жыл бұрын

What's with the audio? (2:35 etc.)

@BatteredWalrus 5 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not going mad i thought i was the only one XD

@Wimbold 5 жыл бұрын

Subtle signals for brainwashing.

@sumitgpatil 5 жыл бұрын

I thought that was to tingle the brain so that you can catch something which is more important in the video??

@nanyabiznus4738 5 жыл бұрын

Which song is it?

@juch3 5 жыл бұрын

@@Wimbold almost forgot to wear my tinfoil hat, thanks for the reminder

@Jadinass 2 жыл бұрын

"that's 20 yards farther than what he was hitting when he was 30" is what really got me in this video

@NateCraven318 3 жыл бұрын

3:10 Ahh, the classic Professional 90. I have one, and I can tell you this much. It's not a good distance ball, but it's very accurate. Never cut one open though (only if you want a mess)!

@C33Z 5 жыл бұрын

what am i doing here i dont even play golf

@RewindOfficialDoesMusic 5 жыл бұрын

None of us do 😂

@polong99 5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't hurt to add some knowledge on something

@perennialistperspective 5 жыл бұрын

its a fascinating video haha. i was big into golf when the pro v1 not only flew great but it felt softer off the club face. this doesn't seem like a big deal but the market loved that soft feel.

@youngthug5889 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Rewind I do

@mysticduck7846 5 жыл бұрын

Ayoo "I don't even play golf but this in my recommended" squad

@purifyings8314 5 жыл бұрын

Its because of the YoUtuBE aLGorITHm

@wiggitywombatgang1803 5 жыл бұрын

@americangirlforever6195 4 жыл бұрын

Not part of your squad. Sorry 😛

@StuartMawdsley 4 жыл бұрын

Squad meeting this Friday on that other recommended video.

@SilverCraft15987 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@collinschultz157 Жыл бұрын

The fact that Vox put in a driver sound when Bubba was hitting an iron @:51 is making me giggle

@scd603 2 жыл бұрын

Golf ball innovation is not only distance. Feel and more importantly spin have been dramatically improved. Spin is especially important for short shots, allowing golfers to stop the ball on the green

@ExoTony 5 жыл бұрын

this is really interesting as it shows an irl example of a sport having what games usually refer to as power creep edit: ah of course nice nerf at the end of the video

@fangk.7367 5 жыл бұрын

It’s like Yu-Gi-Oh/Cardfight Vanguard/Overwatch but for middle aged men.

@SiveenO 5 жыл бұрын

inb4 a temporary solution to a years old problem gj

@werock2002 5 жыл бұрын

Football and basketball are having offensive power creep

@ECGProductions092 5 жыл бұрын

They balanced the power creep by adjusting the map

@TheGreatYukon 5 жыл бұрын

At least the meta's less complicated, you just use the better ball. No real arguments about it, it's just what you use. Then it becomes more skill based. Can't say I'd mind that kind of thing in games more often, even though I know the different rules and variability is what makes the game more fun for people like me who don't sit around practicing League of Legends for 12 hours a day. I don't know, competitive gaming is rough.

@ivankrushensky 2 жыл бұрын

2:00 pro tip.......gutta percha is also used to fill root canals during root canal treatment.

@rushrush1209 3 жыл бұрын

The ball and club technology has improved so much. Also many years ago, it didn't seem like the best athletes chose golf. Now they have stud athletes like Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Woodland.

@TheSidwysDrftr 5 жыл бұрын

This is cool but you guys also forgot stuff. The technique Also has changed over time. Another thing is that tour players don't got the farthest in terms of distance but the longest drive players do. For example Mike Austin holds the world record for the longest drive in professional play, driving 515 yards at the Winterwood Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974.

@adrianredodo 5 жыл бұрын

The end is the best: when you go to the newspaper library, the same thing always happens. You may not remember it, but almost always the debates are the same;)

@davidkaus622 Жыл бұрын

@ .49 when Vox editors dub a diver sound over an iron swing xD

@shifter8332 4 жыл бұрын

0:49 Driver sound with an Iron...

@jackmckeough3052 5 жыл бұрын

Good way to end your video by saying "in the end maybe it just doesn't even matter" lol

@mcarbeitstitel2673 5 жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert

@CosmiaNebula 5 жыл бұрын

3:39 that chart is very misleading. It seemed as if the multi-layered ball is medium on both Distance and Accuracy. You should have drawn it like a square, with axes being Distance and Accuracy.

@brancheret 4 жыл бұрын

When a golf ad comes in before the actual golf video

@_j5126 3 жыл бұрын

Me:Wait it was Kinda pay to win? Them: Always have been

@mogwix 5 жыл бұрын

Neat video, but it ended really abruptly. The whole video describes the problem and doesn't really explore solutions, other than "make the course longer". Some courses are extending tee blocks out, while others are just reducing par on some of the holes. It's a little sickening playing a 300 yard par 3. The technology is improving but I'm finding that you don't need to spend top dollar to get some really high performing equipment. I would be really upset if most of the really advanced stuff was behind a pay wall that was outside the budget of the average golfer. Clubs are getting a lot more expensive these days, though, so hopefully things don't trend that way.

@JenkemSuperfan 5 жыл бұрын

Because it's not actually a problem

@partygames9288 5 жыл бұрын

That’s why you can choose between different tee boxes like White -The longest Yellow Red And sometimes even orange Wich is for beginners

@ariavachier-lagravech.6910 5 жыл бұрын

The easiest one in my opinion if all the pros just start playing wii golf instead or any VR golf if it ever come

@dreamonline1996 5 жыл бұрын

I live in Augusta, and can concur that they buy everything around that damn course. Truly a fascinating company

@kevinmael3862 5 жыл бұрын

Augusta will soon be one big golf course.

@AndyDickDanny 5 жыл бұрын

Have you heard the news about The National wanting to buy Washington Road all the way down to I-20?!

@PoloSupreme706 5 жыл бұрын

you guys ever worked for the Masters?

@dreamonline1996 5 жыл бұрын

Supreme Polo yeah, way back when I was in high school. I worked there 2 years in a row. (junior and senior)

@cciaran4292 4 жыл бұрын

You win, KZfaq. I’ll watch this video.

@kylefast9650 4 жыл бұрын

This was so true at Medinah last week, once a course that was extremely tough was practically made obsolete with driver technology and ball tech. Instead of players having to work the ball they just cut all the corners

@kemcolian2001 2 жыл бұрын

then make better courses that keep up with the tech

@JoeCoughlin 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge advocate for golden era golf course design (courses like Augusta National and Oakmont CC). The problem with solutions like Augusta's making holes longer is that it costs A LOT of money, not only when it comes to buying extra property, but also in watering and maintaining that land. Golf already has a sustainability problem that could easily be solved with better allocation of water and fertilizer resources and if the ball were rolled back to the technology of the 1990s, golf courses would be a lot better off. Sure, manufacturers would have to spend a lot of money, but the barrier of entry to playing great golf courses would be much more accessible and golf would have much lesser of a negative impact on the environment.

@freekbassa 5 жыл бұрын

How would rolling back technology make extremely exclusive and expensive country clubs more accessible?

@JoeCoughlin 5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't necessarily but there are hundreds of public municipal and public courses around the country that have really good architectural bones and a roll back of technology lays the groundwork for restoration efforts on these courses.

@xpelta6478 5 жыл бұрын

Golf is one of the only sports that modifies the projectile . Why haven't they changed the puck , football , baseball , tennis ball . The equipment always changes but not the projectile .

@mtb416 5 жыл бұрын

That Stock News You’re comparing a truly individual sport, golf, to sports that require you to actually square off against an opponent, whereas golf is a game against the course. Considering golfers don’t directly square off with one another as do hockey players, it’s pretty easy to understand why golf is unique in its love of new technologies.

@xpelta6478 5 жыл бұрын

@@mtb416 Well then the course owners are to blame they should just have to compete against the sport . Every year they should buy 5 yards of land for each hole and compete against engineering firms pumping 10's of millions a year into the golf ball technology alone ..

@Thomas-sg4iz 5 жыл бұрын

Vox, did you actually use the Apple Notes app to make the thumbnail?

@circleuppclips8784 3 жыл бұрын

as a person that played golf once, i can assure you that 'gutties' were indeed made of stones from the red sea

@ajchriss5101 3 жыл бұрын

I love how vox can make a video on arguably one of the most boring sports interesting to watch! keep up the good work love the videos!!!

@theway4347 3 жыл бұрын

Arguably

@dave1927p 5 жыл бұрын

The further we hit the ball, the more expensive the game becomes

@RewindOfficialDoesMusic 5 жыл бұрын

FORE!!!!!

@Chizzle69420 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, you say that as though golf has ever been cheap

@gemstonegynoid7475 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not exactly supportive of tending to miles of greenery all for the purpose of being flown over by golf balls

@adamduerwachter2596 5 жыл бұрын

Too true

@Kuhiria. 5 жыл бұрын

OK KZfaq I CLICKED THE VIDEO NOW STOP PLS

@claudearchary8600 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq: Feel the algoRhythm

@TechSupportDave 3 жыл бұрын

right. i hate when i get recommended old videos. I'm a programmer and if there's one thing I can do better than these so called "professionals" is STOPPING SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING IF IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN; no repeat recommendations please omg no annoying.

@megaagentj2248 3 жыл бұрын

This

@navyanavelirathore6146 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail has to be the best ever!

@lunamooncat7926 4 жыл бұрын

I like the music at the end. Where can I find that piece?

@lunamooncat7926 4 жыл бұрын

@@mandizo_ thank you very much

@mynameisjeff1446 5 жыл бұрын

The only golf I've ever played is Wii sports golf

@ArlanKels 5 жыл бұрын

I've always been of the opinion that golf is a sport that's best played, not watched. It's one man against himself, basically, and that doesn't make for exciting watching.

@hei524 5 жыл бұрын

The only golf I have played is golf gti.

@eminglewood4593 5 жыл бұрын

This information goes along great with that joint I just smoked. Thanks.

@localgames1 5 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't.

@edledskal9147 5 жыл бұрын

@@localgames1 What? It was a subjective comment, not one with a yes or no answer.

@localgames1 5 жыл бұрын

@@edledskal9147 and I am giving my subjective answer.

@1pumps 5 жыл бұрын

@@localgames1 he wasn't asking for your opinion, he just wanted to say what he felt, leave him alone

@localgames1 5 жыл бұрын

@@1pumps And no one asked for his opinion. I'm also saying what I feel. Stupid people everywhere.

@swiss_turd Жыл бұрын

I like the production quality, thank you)

@hurfdurfy8167 3 жыл бұрын

It takes skill to be able to hit that far accurately. I'm not sure why people look down on it.

@peterpumpkineater5927 5 жыл бұрын

Even with a V1, I can’t hit a solid drive to save my life

@fedup1940 5 жыл бұрын

It's all in the lag and the lower body torque. That's where the power comes from. Once I learned that I can now drive the ball further!

@peterpumpkineater5927 5 жыл бұрын

Robert Stone aye. Pretty cool advice

@DenudationCS 5 жыл бұрын

i capped out at 322 yards with pro V1 and an M1 driver. without that set-up im hitting 280

@forgottenbasement 5 жыл бұрын

I live in a small city of Russia. There's only mud and asphalt everywhere. Never even saw a proper lawn. But now i know what makes a golf ball fly farther.

@emptyshirt 5 жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad, lawns are a waste anyway.

@MadMenPlays 5 жыл бұрын

FearMann I think I would kill myself if I lived in Russia

@Highhook1818 5 жыл бұрын

If you're in Russia simply drink moar...fear go away.

@td1138 3 жыл бұрын

If the ball was the reason why professional golfers are driving it farther, then us recreational golfers would be seeing similar results. If fact, most recreational golfers are driving the ball about the same or maybe a little less than before the ProV1. Do not underestimate the superior training and superior talent of today’s tour players. They drive it farther because they have access to the best trainers, the best coaches, the best launch monitors and the best club fitters.

@thomasalexlander8836 4 жыл бұрын

Before I Watched This Video A Golf Ad Came.. Is That A Coincidence?

@WAYAWAYWithAsh 5 жыл бұрын

I'm having audio issues and 2:36 made me think I was going crazy! haha

@limitedlistener6460 5 жыл бұрын

I thought my headphones were malfunctioning because of that.

@nanyabiznus4738 5 жыл бұрын

Which song is it?

@FaizanKhan-dj6pu 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so confused what are people talking about? Whats going on at 2:35

@sankofax8082 5 жыл бұрын

@@FaizanKhan-dj6pu they prob fixed it.

@nanyabiznus4738 5 жыл бұрын

They did. It doesn't sound like that any more.

@cheesecake4204 5 жыл бұрын

Man, I love it when you guys avoid politics. This was a great video.

@lefi8522 2 жыл бұрын

anyone know the song for the outro? sounds nice

@jamestopic2880 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a great app called Shazam that you could use :)

@lefi8522 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamestopic2880 thanks, i found it using shazam :D if anyones wondering, its home tech by rich mahogany and steven casey

@wmmiles00 5 жыл бұрын

This is the type of thing I would’ve never been interested in but since it’s in my sub box I’m intrigued. Great video

@zicodia5988 5 жыл бұрын

4:35 “...and a heavier ball would fall out of the air more quickly.” Physicists: *REEEEEEEEEEE*

@Anon.G 5 жыл бұрын

They accelerate at the same speed but heavier ball reaches a faster terminal velocity or in flight velocity due to the lesser affect of air resistance. Think of throwing a ping pong ball as far as you can Vs a golf ball. You can see the ping pong ball quickly slow down due to the affect of air resistance

@RandomNumber141 5 жыл бұрын

Lol I heard that and was like “ermmmmm actually”

@sinhyunkim1062 4 жыл бұрын

@@Anon.G wow

@brandonchaney8702 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen testing done and there is only a couple yard difference between modern and old golf balls. I’d say the main reason is clubs being delofted to hit farther and golfers getting stronger

@shanehayes6048 4 жыл бұрын

Good job with this video. I liked the style of your conveyance

@100kcameron 5 жыл бұрын

I think the balls and the new technology do help with distance, but as of recent there have been so many courses that just have longer holes. I like the idea of just lengthening courses/adding obstacles rather than trying to change part of the game.

@iscrewy 5 жыл бұрын

I love that even the 1930s article made the "does it go too far?" pun.

@lordfarquad316 2 жыл бұрын

Love this; watching it my third time now just because it has returned to my feed somehow lol

@samycgc6412 4 жыл бұрын

The end made me feel like I wasted 6 minutes of my life.

@joesmith389 5 жыл бұрын

The distance argument (balls go too far) only relates to pros. The weekend hackers (99% of all golfers) still skunk it only around 180-220 yards, regardless of any new equipment. Also, there are already rules to limit the distance of both golf balls and clubs (compression/etc).