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Bob Jewett

Bob Jewett

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With the various equipment technology threads about pool, it is interesting to compare to what another sport is doing. Here is a cool video about golf technology. Particularly interesting is that rulesmakers put technical limits on the performance of equipment at golf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INKvTuLn65I
 
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garczar

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Bob Jewett said:
With the various equipment technology threads about pool, it is interesting to compare to what another sport is doing. Here is a cool video about golf technology. Particularly interesting is that rulesmakers put technical limits on the performance of equipment at golf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INKvTuLn65I
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What's ironic is that the players that need it the least benefit the most from golf's latest tech. The average distance for weekend joe's hasn't really gone up much 'cause they can't buy a swing. They've pretty much max'd out equipment under current rules. Pro's are SO much more fit/strong/flexible than say players of just 10-15yrs ago. Give these guys hi-tech toys and the distances you now see are common place.
 
DelawareDogs

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Bob Jewett said:
With the various equipment technology threads about pool, it is interesting to compare to what another sport is doing. Here is a cool video about golf technology. Particularly interesting is that rulesmakers put technical limits on the performance of equipment at golf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INKvTuLn65I
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Bob you have no idea how scared I was that this was going to be an air cannon....... able to dial in at 500 to 10 yards.

:eek:
 
JessEm

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They've been limiting the "performance" of baseball/softball bats and balls for a couple decades. It get's to the point where stuff literally out-performs the venue, as well as completely changes the game. Without limitations, every field would have to be expanded, from Yankee Stadium, to Podunk city parks. Not to mention the safety considerations for players.

Unlike golf, where Joe 6-pack with a clunky swing doesn't see a lot of beneft from the tech, in baseball/softball juiced bats can turn anyone into Babe Ruth.
 
ctyhntr

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Template racks such as Accu-rack and Magic rack are great for amateurs, but for high level pros it seem to make run-out a joke, especially with the pattern racking know how. It's one reason why some tournaments have gone to racking the 9-ball on the spot, preventing a wing ball from being wired to one of the bottom two pockets.
 
Cornerman

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ctyhntr said:
Template racks such as Accu-rack and Magic rack are great for amateurs, but for high level pros it seem to make run-out a joke, especially with the pattern racking know how. It's one reason why some tournaments have gone to racking the 9-ball on the spot, preventing a wing ball from being wired to one of the bottom two pockets.
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Exactly. Simonis cloth did the same thing, as did better Aramith phenolic balls. Anything that makes this game easier for the amateurs makes this game even more easy for the professionals.

Freddie <~~~ needs it more easy
 
Jack Madden

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Bob Jewett said:
With the various equipment technology threads about pool, it is interesting to compare to what another sport is doing. Here is a cool video about golf technology. Particularly interesting is that rulesmakers put technical limits on the performance of equipment at golf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INKvTuLn65I
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Bob, heard years ago that Richard Helmstetter (sp) was approached by some guy about building a golf club. Richard asked for half the action, got it. And the “Big Bertha” was engineered and built. Assume he gets quite a paycheck.

Jack
 
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garczar

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Jack Madden said:
Bob, heard years ago that Richard Helmstetter (sp) was approached by some guy about building a golf club. Richard asked for half the action, got it. And the “Big Bertha” was engineered and built. Assume he gets quite a paycheck.

Jack
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He went to Callaway in '86. They wanted to make a steel-shafted wedge with wood on the outside. He helped out due to his cue knowledge. The rest is history and YES he's made a BOATLOAD of $$$ in his tenure there.
 
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