If it makes things too easy then it can compress results to the point where the luck vs. skill balance in any sport is tilted too heavily towards luck. A lot o

If it makes things too easy then it can compress results to the point where the luck vs. skill balance in any sport is tilted too heavily towards luck. A lot of these improvements also have an impact downstream from the top-tier competitors; a $2000 broom may be nothing compared to the cost of fielding a top team, but can become pay-to-win at amateur levels and be something the governing bodies of a sport may want to avoid.