“To shave strokes from your golf game, the only equipment you need is a good eraser.”

While this expression is often used in a joking manner by many golfers it’s a fact that recreational golfers who have reached their plateau have had few options.

“If recreational golfers insist on following the rules used by the PGA Tour, there’s little they can do to immediately improve their game,”John Hoeflich is the executive director of the United States Recreational Golf Association. “However, if they play by http://www.usrga.org”>USRGA rules, they do have the option to switch to better equipment.”

The USRGA, the official organization for recreational golf, is responsible. Its rules permit the use of high-performance golf clubs. golf equipment. Hoeflich believes that more than half the U.S. golfers support USRGA rules which allow equipment to be used. “puts fun back in the game, speeds up play and helps achieve better scores.”

Callaway Golf pioneered the recreational equipment movement with the ERC II driver in 2000. Polara Golf has now joined the cause by introducing its ERC II driver. Advantage driverUltimate Straight and Masters golf balls – both designed to surpass the PGA limits.

David Felker, chief tech officer at Polara Golf, explains. “Our drivers and balls are not intended for the top amateur players and professionals. We purposely designed equipment that exceeds the performance limits accepted by the PGA Tour, so that recreational golfers can experience less frustration, score lower and have more fun.”

A 2012 Google survey found that 63 per cent of respondents would consider golf equipment that gives them a performance advantage. Ted Bishop, president of the PGA of America, agrees with this sentiment. “I think anything we can do to relax the rules, if it means putting non-conforming equipment in the hands of players that enable them to hit the ball higher and farther and enjoy the game more — what’s the problem?”

According to the National Golf Foundation (NGF), golf rounds have dropped by 8 percent over the past seven years, mainly due to frustrations with the game, excessive play time, and high costs.

“The technology now exists to make golf more pleasurable for everyone,”Felker. “Who doesn’t want to have more fun?”

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