Few people would disagree with the statement that human beings are suspicious of, and resistant to, change. It's simply part of a mortal's constitution. It's as much the case in 2023 and is was in 1990 and centuries before, as an extensive Golf Monthly survey from 33 years ago proves.
This survey – run in conjunction with Golf Magazine in America, Svensk Golf in Sweden and Golf Australia – was an all-encompassing look at the state of the game entitled 'technology versus tradition'. It featured numerous questions about the golf ball; questions which are being asked today after the R&A and USGA announced plans to roll the golf ball back from 2028 (you can find the arguments for and against here). Across the board, there were more than 50,000 responses.
