hi mox
i know the last club i was a member had one old guy that played with
ping eyes2 but it was the square groves and one guy complained that they were the banned clubs, the club had a meeting and decided that the player did not get any advantage using the clubs and decided he could use them when playing medals, no one ever bothered about it after that but i do think it diffrent if the player does get some advantage using a club thats not conforming. also had a guy this year use a K1 speed drive that was put on the illegal list this year but again he plays off 18 and gains no advantage and only got the club a few months before. if all players played scratch then there would be an advantage to one player so i think its good some clubs use common sense, i know if the older guy had to change his old
ping eye2 he could not afford to buy other clubs and would have to stop playing, i think we often forget this is a fun game and meant to be enjoyed. if playing for fun or to play in the weekly medal then i don't think it a life or death thing to play with a driver thats not on the R%A list, if that guy was winning every week then maybe someone would complain but thankfully i have only heard of someone complain once about that old guys clubs and that in over almost 30 years playing. and most clubs it up to there committee if to implement the use of the R&A driver list.
cheers
bill