Golf etiquette varies greatly depending on the country rather than the time and place. As someone who writes this, I am often criticized for my manners by old men lol, so I am making a small effort to spread the word of golf in a way that is not formal.
Aside from such etiquette, rules regarding golf equipment are universal throughout the world. Here we will explain the rules for golf equipment as simply as possible.
Roughly speaking, the rules of golf are established by an organization called R&A ( Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews ) located in the sacred city of St Andrews. It is said to be the headquarters of golf. There are also rules regarding golf competitions such as golf being played in 18 holes and the definition of everyone's favorite OB. There are various rules regarding the competition, so please refer to the rule book.
GOLF EQUIPMENT = I will explain golf equipment from here. When it comes to golf equipment, the USGA ( United States Golf Association) exists alongside R&A. It seems common for manufacturers located in the United States, the world's largest golf market, to apply to the USGA, and for other countries to apply to the R&A. It is a mechanism that allows you to obtain the same effect as authentication on the other if you can obtain authentication with either.
Well, the driver is the one that stands out the most because it complies with the rules. Recently, a rule has been established that golf clubs can be up to 46 inches in length. In addition to the length, various regulations have been established in detail, such as the coefficient of restitution (CT value, how much the ball is repelled) and the capacity up to 460cc. Drivers that do not comply with the rules are long or claim to have high repulsion and large capacity, but they are designed to hit things beyond the scope of these rules. Therefore, it is relatively easy to make a driver that flies, but it seems to be difficult to make a driver that has a coefficient of restitution that is close to the rules and can also ensure a high level of quality. In the end, my grandmother assembled it in China or Mexico lol
That's why skimmed products with a CT value of 250 or higher are sold in tour vans as tour certified products or sold on the market at high prices. A tour-supplied driver just after the release of a new model costs over 200,000 yen (sweat).Manufacturers also use serial numbers to track who handed it to whom, so anything sold online has a serial number. may be hidden lol
So, before golf club manufacturers go on sale, they send a number of clubs to the R&A to be inspected to see if they comply with the rules. We send a lot of drivers such as 8 degrees, 9 degrees, 10 degrees, 12 degrees, right-handed and left-handed, MAX, D, diamond, etc. It's the best test environment lol However, even if the certification is passed, if a product that does not comply with the rules is found in the market, the certification will be canceled and all products will be recalled, so it seems that there are some circumstances that the manufacturer cannot attack.
I've written this at length so far, but what I wanted to convey to those reading this was the compliance of golf gloves with the rules. There are strict compliance standards for clubs and balls, and there are also compliance standards for golf gloves. This includes making sure it's not too thick or made of sticky material. We shipped our golf gloves to St. Andrews, paid hundreds of pounds for inspection, and received an exaggerated and roundabout document from the R&A as shown in the photo. We are planning to put embossed golf gloves on the market in the future, but it is unlikely that they will be able to be labeled as compliant with the rules.
By the way, the Tour Tee™, which we also sell with a custom logo, falls under the golf tee category and complies with the rules. Golf tees have a mechanism that stops at a certain height, which violates the rules. Please be careful if you are aiming to become a tour pro.