Playing golf can 'damage hearing'

Hi Happy new year.

Have a look at this link on BBC news............is it for real

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7811143.stm

Jagdeep

I read the same report on the BBC Teletext service.

Apparently the Titanium drivers with a thin face produce a sonic boom when a golf ball is hit!

They are saying you should wear ear protectors when playing.

Russ

I read the same report on the BBC Teletext service.

Apparently the Titanium drivers with a thin face produce a sonic boom when a golf ball is hit!

They are saying you should wear ear protectors when playing.

Russ

Ha, ha!  Sonic boom?  Interesting article Jagdeep but I think it's a matter of looking for an excuse for hearing loss instead of a cause.  I mean I know some drivers are loud, but that loud....?

Just heard it on radio 5 live.  How stupid.  What do we all do, wear ear protectors and then we run the risk of not hearing the likes of Tim shouting 'FOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUURRRR'

Having once spent a happy half hour erecting a safety barrier in front of a speaker stack while the band Megadeath were sound checking I'm fairly sure my hearing won't be affected by sonic booms from titanium drivers.

Pardon?

They have obviously have never played with  "I can give an anadin a headache" Santo.

And thats just his clothes Dave.

 Yes I used to get 'ping'ing in my ears but I changed the make.

If you want to hear a loud driver off the tee find a slazenger k1 speed amazingly loud that is untill the face falls off the head and the loudest thing you hear is crying after just spending £170 on the bloody thing (Now have a wilsondd6+ with pro force v2 shaft not very loud but satisfying length)

If you want to hear a loud driver off the tee find a slazenger k1 speed amazingly loud that is untill the face falls off the head and the loudest thing you hear is crying after just spending £170 on the bloody thing (Now have a wilsondd6+ with pro force v2 shaft not very loud but satisfying length)