Today’s playing professional hit the ball a country mile is this due to the ever advancing golf balls and revolutionary drivers or is it the evolution of man? Whichever way you choose to look at it, golf is ‘getting easier’, let’s consider the evidence before we storm the R & A and demand that we revert back to hickory shafts and rubber balls…..

Yes, admittedly the likes of Tiger and co are very good; however they have a big advantage over us poor amateurs! They have swing coaches, psychologists, personal fitness trainers, not to mention the clubs and balls made to their specific needs. It would be interesting to see what score they would shoot around your local municipal on a windy/ rainy January morning (Probably the course record) for us mere mortals golf is indeed a completely different ball game.

My opinion has no standing in the world of golf, I don’t have a degree in sports marketing, what I am however is an experienced good golfer (3 handicap). There will be people who disagree but for me golf is defiantly NOT getting easier! The average handicap in the uk is still the same as it was ten years ago, the slice is still common on the links and three putts on a green is not as rare as some might think.

That is not through a lack of talent and with the so-called technology available today I find it odd that everyone doesn’t improve every year they play?

The truth is people are not getting any better; technology has been developing exponentially and will continue to do so. Let the pros play their different game (pun intended) and we shall play ours. Fellow Golf Nutters continue to use the ever advancing sticks and balls but if you’re serious about becoming a better golfer, then please consider a golf lesson but on doing so be sure to ask somebody to recommend a Pro because like all things in life there are some good golfing coaches, some bad coaches and some great coaches.