Now that the R&A and USGA have updated the latest edition for the Rules of Golf in 2016, don't look for any immediate changes in technology.
Martin Slumbers, who took over for Peter Dawson in September as chief executive of the R&A, says research from the tours indicate that the average distance off the tee has increased only 3 to 4 yards over the last 10 years."
"What we are seeing at the moment is a fairly consistent percentage of some tremendous athletes who are hitting the ball further," Slumbers said at the HSBC Golf Business Forum.