Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the worst terminology ever exploited in golf. It is not only most abused, it is also most employed by all kind of excuses.

Instead of strengthening the sharpness on clubs’ responsiveness from impact, manufacturers have reversed engineered the whole advancement in golf and decrease the concentration of sweet spot in clubs. As a result, many so called game-improvement golf clubs have a large dull and monotonous surface called “larger sweet spot”. This surface allows ball to response bluntly and it can be projected forward without the golfers knowing what had happened. Instead of feeling the compression and reaction from impact, golfers using game-improvement clubs know something is hit, just not quite sure if it is the ball they hit or the ego that was boosted. While it is least punishing from a bad swing, it is most rewarding in the game of “golf”…. If this trend happens to continue, golf is soon to become a game of ignorance. Golfers do not know what or how the ball is hit, but the ball could be launched forward as high and as straight as technology allows.

I think the best forgiveness in golf is allowing golfers to raise the Par. Instead of the norm of 72, raise it to 92 so that a 102 score is still a 10 handicap. This not only improves the interest most golfers have in the game, it also mends the self-ego that is quietly hidden deeply. It might also speed up the whole time needed to finish an eighteen-hole.

Of course, this will be the worst nightmare equipment manufacturer could ever think of. What new product could be released to the shelf in the Fall?

I say: “Leave the golf clubs alone!”