The USGA and R&A announced Tuesday how they plan to address curbing the distance boom at the highest level.
Nearly a year to the day after they released their Distance Insights Project and stated – officially – that the ever-increasing length is “detrimental” to the game, the governing bodies outlined three proposed changes to equipment rules and testing standards, as well as six other “areas of interest” that would result in shorter hitting distances.
The three proposed changes to manufacturers: A limit on the maximum driver shaft length (from 48 to 46 inches) and tweaks to how drivers (spring-like effect) and golf balls (revised conditions) are tested for distance.