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Golfer Padraig Harrington shares his perspective on why a potential distance rollback in golf equipment won't negatively impact players' enjoyment of the game, emphasizing the role of expectations and relative performance.

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00:00If I hit the ball 300 yards, right, and I stand up in a tee and the next guy hits
00:06a 300 yards, right?
00:08And I know you hit a 300, I hit a 300.
00:10If I hit a 10 yards past you, I'm going, look at me, hit a 10 yards past you.
00:14If I've hit it, if I expect to hit a 300 and I hit a 310, look at me, I've
00:18hit a 310.
00:20Now, if we roll that back to 280 and I hit a 10 yards past you, I'd be, look at
00:24me, I've hit a 10 yards.
00:25So happiness and our idea of playing well is 100% related to what we expect at that moment.
00:36So like if you gave me equipment and I thought I was going to hit a 350 and I turn
00:41around and hit 340, I'm disappointed.
00:43If you give me equipment and I hit a 290 and I thought I was going to hit a 280,
00:49I'm happy.
00:49It's all relative to what we expect at that moment.
00:52So once the equipment is rolled back, within a couple of weeks or months, won't make a shred of difference
00:59to anybody's enjoyment of the game.

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