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  1. Still ver6 proud of my Cats. Next up is Tennessee........Let’s go Big Blue! Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy
    4 points
  2. Traded some stuff for a G400 Max driver head. Curious to see what happens! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    4 points
  3. It is as it should be.....nothing fancy here. Kahuku Golf Course morning on the North Shore. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    4 points
  4. Jmikecpa

    Random Thread

    Me on the bull as a teaser. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    4 points
  5. I really think that Cobra needs to hire you as an extreme tester the amount of rounds you play isn't normal and it is difficult for them to build a product for a player like you Sent from my SM-G960U using MyGolfSpy mobile app
    3 points
  6. Reesedw

    How'd you play?

    Played what might be my last round of the season..I haven't plated in about a month to start with. But I felt good. Sadly it was sad.. went out with a 52.. a holy what the F 52.. worst front 9 in months.. heck worst 9 in months. Make the turn a bogey 10.. great it continues. Make a par here make a par there when all said and done shoot a 39 on the back. Omg I hate this game.. lol ended up with a 91 after a month lay off.. I'm ok with the finish. To all you who's season is still in full swing.. have a great winter.. Sent from my SM-G900V using MyGolfSpy mobile app
    3 points
  7. fixyurdivot

    College Football

    Oh goody, college footballs annual pillow fight.
    3 points
  8. Jmikecpa

    Random Thread

    That is SWMBO. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    3 points
  9. Jmikecpa

    Random Thread

    My wife has video and I am assuming it is for the future divorce proceedings since I don’t have a copy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    3 points
  10. Jmikecpa

    Random Thread

    At age 42 I somehow thought it was a good idea to ride a mechanical bull......twice. I feel like I got hit by a bus. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    3 points
  11. dbdors

    DIY Logo Golf Balls

    I want to start this by saying that I really like collecting logo golf-balls from courses that I play and sometimes just visit. I find it a complete bummer to play a new course and they don't have a logo ball. In additon to new course play, I also have a goal to play at least 9 - 18 holes in all of the 50 states and of course I collect a logo ball from each course. I've covered 10 states including my home state of Texas. And my evidence that I played is a logo ball. But there are times when a course does not have a ball. Like last week, I was working in South Carolina and played two course around the Greenwood area. I played 18 on one course that I was looking forward too, but once I got there I found out no logo balls. Fortunately the other course (played 9) did have a ball (so SC was covered). But still kept that feeling that I needed a ball from the first course I played there. I also collect balls for the companies I have worked for other special places/companies/projects, etc. Through spin-offs mergers or changing jobs, I have managed to work for 6 companies. Five of which I was able to get a ball for while I worked there, but for one I could not find a ball. I did a lot of searching the web and their company store, but no evidence of a ball was found. This got me thinking, "could I use printable water slide decals that the model builders use, to print my own logos and apply them to a ball". I saw this product once while perusing the model car section of Hobby Lobby. I used to build models cars as a kid and the water slide film is very thin. As you will see it can be done and quite easily. The process starts with some Testors Clear Printable Decal paper and spray decal bonder/set. The decal bonder locks the ink to the decal paper and prevents it from running once wet. If you buy it from Hobby Lobby, make sure you take a 40% off coupon for one item. The paper is on the expensive side at $12 for 6 sheets of 5.5 X 8.5 paper. But you should be able to get a bunch of logos from that material. This is a clear plastic paper that will take printing via an inkjet printer. I am a photographer by hobby and have a nice photo printer that I print photos with. But you can use any good quality inkjet printer. Also there are a number of companies that make printable decal paper (search Amazon or eBay). All you need is a app to allow the capture and editing of a graphic and printing of the graphic. To find a logos, I simply do a google image search for the golf course or company, etc. Many will have some sort of logo that you can download online. However one of my old favorite courses (but now closed) did not have a logo. I did find a picture of a flag from the course so I decided to use that as a logo (assuming that if they ever had a logo, that would likely be it). Fortunately it is a simple 1 color graphic that I was able to recreate in Power Point. But again, you wont need Power Point if you have a digital graphic. Once you have an image its a simple matter of editing the image and shrinking it down to fit on a golf ball. I found from some searches that 3/4" - 1" is a good size for a ball logo. So I set all my logo's to be about 7/8" to 1" wide (they looked the best to my eye, but do test prints, as one size does not work for all logos). I highly suggest that you print them out on plain paper first. Cut them out and test fit them to the ball. If too small, make it larger and test print again. If too big, then make them smaller and repeat until you get them to the size you want. But don't waste your decal paper trying to get the sizing correct, test on plain paper first and in black and white to save ink. To print them I used MS Word and built a page 5.5" wide by 8.5" long, the same size as the decal paper (but others sell it in 8 1/2" X 11") and Word is very easy to use. Once I had my image in MS Word, it was a simple matter of sending the print to the printer. I used photo paper settings with the highest quality. And print out 2-3 images at a time for each logo, as you might mess up the first decal and have to start over. Having extras means all you have to do is cut out another. Once printed, I let the print dry. For some printers this can be a few minutes (like mine) or many hours for others. In order to save on the paper, I cut the printed strip off. Then sprayed the cut off with a couple of light coats of the decal bonder. You don't want to spray the entire blank page as I assume you cant print on it again once sprayed (this was not tested by me so I don't know if its true). I found that I can print on the cutoff remainder just fine down to about 4 inches long. The bonder didn't seem to need more that 30 minutes to dry, but there were not instructions on the spray can or the paper package. I waited 30 min to 1 hour each between coats. Once the bonder was dry, I cut out the decals and trimmed them close to the edge. This is not critical since the balls I used were white and any un-printed edge did not show (note, use white balls as you can't print white on most consumer printers and if your logo has a white background it will have to show through the clear). Also use some cheap balls, unless you have money to burn I wouldn't do these on ProV1's. I had a bunch of Callaway and Nike balls that I got free that I don't play, (stuff I hit at the range sometimes). Finally take small bowl of warm water and let the decal soak to loosen the backing paper. While soaking I take this time to go wash my hands and the ball with some warm water and hand soap to remove any oils. I dried my hands but left the ball wet. This makes it easy to move the water slide decals around. At this point I gently slide the decal off the backing on to the ball, not using my hands on the sticky side. You can move the decal around and make sure its in the correct position. Then gently pat dry with a dry paper towel. Once pressed in, I take a q-tip (cotton swab) and roll over the surface to get any excess water out and press in the dimples to push out water as well, then let them dry over night. The final step is to spray with a light misting of decal bonder to seal the edges (not sure this is called for, but made me feel better anyway). Below are the first 4 balls I did are from courses I have played and the other is one is of a company where I worked. Looking at the balls its hard to tell that they are decals. But you can feel them slightly with your hands.
    2 points
  12. Mr. 82

    College Football

    they posted a stat during the game last night that the last coach to beat Alabama by more than 16 points was Nick Saban in 2004 (when he was at LSU). We get the same debate year in and year out, and you can mark this post for this time next year, and every year going forward until Saban retires, Alabama will be undefeated or have maybe 1 loss next year, and the year after that, and they'll be in the conversation for the national championship. They'll likely win the SEC again, and will be steamrolling whomever they play next year and the year after as well. I've seen this same song and dance for the past decade, since Saban came to Alabama, and it is a broken record that never ends. He doesn't miss former players because he just reloads with better ones every year it seems. You can say they haven't played anyone, and that's fine. But we say that every year as well. Honestly, it doesn't matter. Last year Alabama opened the season against FSU, who was supposed to be contending for the National Championship, and for a lack of a better way of putting it, Alabama broke FSU. That team hasn't been right since that game. They chased off Jimbo Fisher, and now were stuck with Mr. Mediocre running the program. It just doesn't matter what year it is, or who is playing for Alabama, or who they play against. They just keep dominating college football. They didn't even win the SEC last year, and they still won the National Championship. There is no other program in college football that has the consistency and dominance over such a long period of time as does Alabama. I'll end this by saying that I absolutely hate Nick Saban, and Alabama. But I cannot argue with their record. I'm still in shock at how badly they rolled over Ole Miss earlier this year. Just unbelievable that they are that much better than the rest of even the SEC. And they made LSU look like a high school team last night. So until someone else can beat Alabama convincingly, which doesn't mean on a miracle play in the last minute of a game, there really is nothing to discuss as far as college football goes. It's Alabama and then everyone else playing for 2nd place. And that includes Clemson.
    2 points
  13. bens197

    Happy thread

    Spent yesterday with my beautiful wife watching the Sabres beat Ottawa 9-2. A nice day date with some cold drinks and some food before walking to the rink. Nothing beats a win with a home Buffalo crowd. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    2 points
  14. I picked one of those up when they were released in spring of 16. It just finished its 3rd season in my bag. Thats saying something. Bridgestone Tour B JGR Driver and HF2 irons Pre Release Testing
    2 points
  15. I am listening....Arccoss and Cobra Connect.......they are still in my bag. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy
    2 points
  16. reading this thread and hearing about you guys going out and golfing is really bumming me out.
    2 points
  17. tommc23

    Whiskey!

    You sir are the only one who posted in this thread 5 years ago who is still active to this day. Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app
    2 points
  18. you're playing to much. they are assuming a persob will play a normal # of rounds per season
    2 points
  19. awesome. Just like me, the best part is that golf gets to be more and more enjoyable with each round as opposed to being a struggle.
    2 points
  20. Big money

    College Football

    There was a little girl a few seats down that had a beautiful sign.It said “good luck Irish, want to buy some Girl Scout cookies”.. haha. Every band member gave her a high five.And even a few Northwestern players bought some from her.This is college football
    2 points
  21. Big money

    College Football

    Been to every game, except Vandy.If I’m going to watch football. I’m going to sit in in seats where I can see it well.This was a great old stadium.Next week I’m back at ND for the final game at home.Than heading over for the Michigan - Ohio State game for last game of the year.I enjoy college football and enjoy great plays and fun atmospheres
    2 points
  22. silver & black

    Whiskey!

    All three are excellent drams. I'm a huge Caol Ila fan. It has a subdued, peppery finish that I love. I believe it is also the main malt in Johnny Walker blends. Ardbeg I find to be on the sweeter side of Islay whisky, but that might just be me. Lagavulin 16 is just a great whisky, period. If you can find the 12 year old, I like it better than the 16. With Islay whisky, the younger stuff is usually stronger in the peat and smoke. The older stuff is more mellow. I love the peat bombs.... so! If you prefer the smoky stuff, I would suggest you try Talisker. It's not a true Islay, but it's very smokey and just a wonderful sipper on a crisp, Fall evening! edit: I just noticed this is an old thread and I already posted in it...lol.
    2 points
  23. Yesterday my course had an end of year cross-country shootout event. They converted the normal par 72 course into a 9 hole, 6051 yard, par 52 monster. We also had the option of buying "tee it up anywhere" shots. These were extremely helpful on the 700+ yard holes. It was a fun event. This was my first time playing in 3 weeks and I could definitely tell the SuperSpeed training has affected my game. The good: when I connected on a drive in the 40 degree weather it was going noticeably farther than I have hit all summer long. The bad: it took me a good 3 or 4 holes to find my swing and be able to make solid contact with any club. Its difficult going from swinging as hard as you can in the SuperSpeed training to dialing it back to ensure solid contact over max power. Unfortunately this will probably be my last time out on the course for the year. By next weekend our high temps are supposed to be in the low 30's with a chance of snow. There is a place nearby that has Trackman 4's set up as indoor simulators, so that will most likely be my new home course for the winter.
    2 points
  24. By who?? Georgia has been a top 2/3 team all year for basically everyone until they got blown out by LSU. Then they've still been a top 5 team for basically everyone. Definitely a CFP contender for everyone. Maybe I'm missing something but everyone I've seen has hyped Georgia plenty??
    2 points
  25. Big money

    College Football

    A good time at the Nd - Northwestern game. Chilly , but was competitive until the end
    2 points
  26. Jmikecpa

    Random Thread

    I was somehow still sober. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    2 points
  27. robertson153

    Whiskey!

    If you’re wanting a good bourbon just look to see if it was made in Kentucky [emoji16]. We know a thing or two about that subject, except for me, but I generally like it all. Blake
    2 points
  28. ole gray

    College Football

    What really JERKS my chain is Georgia beat a really strong/good Kentucky team tonight. Georgia could win out, win the Sec Championship, win the semi final game in the final four and there are STILL some in here who would not give due credit to our football team! They would not rate Georgia as a top tier team. Just look back in the beginning of the season posts and you'll see Georgia is never mentioned as a contender for anything. We/I take our football extremely serious in this part of the country and when folks continually write us off as 2nd tier team, it irritates the piss out of me. Ok I'm really done with this thread for now. I may check in after the NC game to beat my chest a bit.
    2 points
  29. Oh yeah. [emoji16] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    2 points
  30. Got the opportunity to play 18 today, the day started out chilly and got pleasant as the day went on. Played pretty decent, for me. My drives seemed to be less dispersed than usual with my ball tending to draw/hook more than I'm used to. Did hit 57% percent of my fairways. I was also noticing that a lot of my iron shots were also going from right to left and that really threw me off. Now down to speed, I recorded five drives with the monitor of 90, 90, 89, 85, and 89. So I'm really not seeing the benefits of the training. I'm trying to tell myself that there's still one week before the changes become permanent. I'll probably do my six week test on the driving range so the mental hurdle of trying to hit the fairway is out of the equation. I'm pleased with the better ball striking across the board. I did have a few shots that were like Waffle House hash browns, scattered, covered, chunked, and topped. Those are more the Indian and not the arrow. What concerned me was the speed. This is six weeks and a five percent increase, so if I don't see it, it will be brought up in my stage two. I might see the jump later and if that's the case it'll be addressed then also. I'm curious how my training schedule is affecting the results. I have to do it in the evenings twice a week because my schedule isn't conducive to doing it in the mornings. But, there's still another week to go before they are supposed to set in and I believe in this system. Hopefully next weekend will bring about more speed. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app
    2 points
  31. JBones

    Whiskey!

    Not a fan of scotch. I love bourbon. My regular is Woodford Reserve and when I'm out on the town Angels Envy. If I'm drinking whiskey, it's either Jameson 12yr or Jack Daniels Single Barrel. Really I'll drink anything though........I have a glass of wine every night.
    2 points
  32. Rickp

    College Football

    many Decades ago we would go to “The Game” @ Yale Bowl. I grew up about 20” from the bowl and at that time was a big deal. We mostly went to the tailgate parties[emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    1 point
  33. I'm always a little rusty at the start of every spring. The difference in those rounds is that I'm very cognizant of the fact that I haven't played in a few months and really focus on slow, solid contact. The round yesterday I felt like I could crush every drive and overswung quite a few times. I would put the majority of the blame for my bad shots yesterday on myself. It was a 2 person scramble and I definitely played more aggresively than normal trying to hit that perfect shot.
    1 point
  34. NiftyNiblick

    College Football

    At noon, Saturday, Nov. 17, Harvard plays Yale at Fenway Park, home of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It's been sold out for weeks. I think that ESPN+ streaming is the only outlet carrying the game. I thought that I'd give all of you college football fans a heads up, because this is obviously the BIG ONE for which you've all been waiting! If a local station other than the internet picks it up, it will be my one college football game watched for the year. Otherwise, I've got Patriots and Packers tonight. The over under is 56.5. With Brady, Rodgers, and those two defenses, I'd have set it over 70.
    1 point
  35. Get out there and buy it!! On another note, I can already see problems with the leader boards. The longest drive for instance is 477.99 meters or 523 yards and was hit by a 19 handicap. I am 53rd world wide with a 301 meter/329 yard down hill bomb. If people don't bother to edit their rounds there is no point trying to run competitions based on this. Oh well the MGS leader board is far more realistic so you can ignore my rant
    1 point
  36. fixyurdivot

    College Football

    Hate is a big thing to drag around in life. I never rooted for the Miami Hurricanes. Dolphin's yes, Hurricanes no. I'm a long time FSU fan except when they play my Irish. My older brother went to FSU and brought me home a sweatshirt. I wore that thing all the time. Funny thing is that I never rooted for Notre Dame as a youngster; they grew on me as the years rolled along - mostly because there is so much hate directed at them. Yes, Alabama is looking pretty darn good, but invincible... meh.
    1 point
  37. fixyurdivot

    College Football

    Yeah, I was figuring that to be a much closer game. Sounds like Blue was firing on all cylinders. Hopefully ND remembered to fill the tank before they left South Bend. I'm watching live stream and it's in Spanish .
    1 point
  38. Stopped at PIAS while in Ohio and found a handful of Vokey Wedges for under $50. All with good grooves. Passed them up. But if you’re in or near Canton, go check them out!!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    1 point
  39. 2017 Scotty Global Release. Drinking and wandering into golf stores is bad for the bank account. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    1 point
  40. 1 point
  41. Camelback Golf Club, Paradise Valley AZ
    1 point
  42. Did some wedge testing for most wanted. Got lots of practice hitting 40 yard wedge shots. This is the kind of practice I need to do more frequently. Very interesting how different wedges perform. Not so much from a bounce perspective but from a weight perspective.
    1 point
  43. Shankster

    College Football

    As a fan I’ve been living with heart ache since 2005. Then it was topped off with some iffy calls to decide a season... After JT was short [emoji6] I really don’t care anymore. Made me realize no matter what I do, how hard I root for a team, how much Maize and Blue I wear, Hail to the Victors on repeat... I have no control on the outcome of the game. The last 13 years as a Michigan fan has made me realize to just support the team and roll with the punches.
    1 point
  44. I'm going to echo what Kenny said about seeing a lot of variation in speed with my swings. There's not, what I would call, a steady progression. Mostly, I've been trying to gauge results based upon my final set of normal swings with the lightest club. However.... I'm beginning to develop a hypothesis about the benefit of the program. Four weeks in, I'm thinking that those who will see improvements in their actual game, will be those of a lower handicap who are accustomed to hitting the ball squarely and consistently. For higher handicappers, such as myself, it's not so much speed that is going to help me as it will be hitting the ball flush. And, like Kenny said, for me that means a more controlled, tempoed swing. Right now, I feel like I'm just flailing away with the SuperSpeed clubs with only 'speed' in mind. I have no idea if my swing resembles anything close to playable swing. And, in all likelihood, I've already played my final round of the season here in the upper Midwest. I'll have to wait until Spring before I can see if it's increased my length off the tee.
    1 point
  45. No offense taken and a very good point. I’ve always planned on taking a lesson some time after the initial 6 weeks. My first couple of weeks I was all over the place with my ball striking. It’s improved significantly the past two weeks - also keep in mind that the sample size for the 88 mph as was much great (10 shots) than the 91 or 94 - 1 shot. Whose to say I didn’t get the worst shot of the day in both of those cases. I did shoot 72,76 in those rounds and have little doubt that the increased distance which led to short shots into the green was the primary contributing factor to those scores. Interestingly I hit 10 greens both rounds. I had three wild drives that caused missed greens in spots that made up bad down impossible in the 76 and I made a long putt in the 72. That was the difference Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    1 point
  46. Shankster

    Random Thread

    Back running. Clocked 65 miles this month with some in planned rest days. Today I used the Jason Bourne pandora station to run with. Makes it more entertaining running with that soundtrack.
    1 point
  47. A few shots from a 5 day golf trip Who needs shoes? A mate got blisters so played the last 3 in his socks. Finished with a birdie after flushing a 225 yard 3 iron A kangaroo decided it was there first, and we could play around it And my only prize, for worst dressed, I think the guy who donated it and chose me thinks my dress sense is “pucked” Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy
    1 point
  48. Intro Again thank you to Ping and MyGolfSpy for this chance to review the i210s for the great members of this forum. I’m someone who can tell relatively quickly whether a club will work for me or not and also what I can or cannot do. After the interest from the first range session, I was excited to get these on the course to see what they could do from the short grass and what has been some thick rough in the DC area all year on some of the courses I normally play. My testing has been a combination of range time (15 sessions) and on course (6 full rounds and 3 nine hole rounds with iron only). I used my range sessions to get a feel for distances initially, then to test the ability to play different shot shapes with these. Since I normally hit a high ball I wanted to see if I could play knock down shot as well as hit draws and fades. Looks (9.5 out of 10 points) Ping’s website states “A refined, more compact shape and look combined with minimal, progressive offset help convey the high-end appeal of the set.” I have to agree with them on the refined and compact look, for the me these setup beautifully and the offset has been unnoticeable to my eye. The rounded toe along with a topline that is not too thick and not too small frames the ball perfectly at address. To me Ping has improved the look of the cavity with well blended lines from the sole up thru the top line. While these do not have the glamour of a blade they draw the eye to the bag and on several occasions during my range time several people have asked what irons are in my bag. The iron number on the toe is the one thing that keeps me from giving these a 10. The i210 font draws the eye into the model and is not real bold looking which adds to a neo-classic look in my opinion, similar to how we have seen football jersery numbers change over the years. While keeping a similar style font from previous iterations of the “I” line they kept the thicker looking numbers from the i200. I prefer the i20 style numbering when I’m looking at a Ping iron. Sound & Feel (9 out of 10 points) Ping describes them as buttery feel. “The activated elastomer insert is much bigger in volume and 50% softer, creating 25% more face contact, ensuring a pure feel at impact while also returning more energy to the ball.” Ping has always done a great job with the feel of the “I” irons. For a non-forged head or face these irons provide a soft feel and that muted sound when properly compressed and hit on the sweet spot. A friend of mine was next to me during one of my range sessions and a couple times he commented “I wasn’t watching but I can tell by the sound you hit that good.” Ping has also done a good job with sound on mis-hits. There is a small click when caught low on the face and a slight increase in the sound when hit on both heel and toe side of the sweet spot, the sounds are close to more solid contact but they have just enough of a noticeable difference to offer the golfer the feedback on where the miss was. The sound and feel reminds me somewhat of the Srixon irons when hit in the center and better sound and feel than the i500 and AP3s when mishit. The results from sound and feel on the mishits have produced expected results. The first strike was pretty much flushed and the second was a fraction heavy This one was thinned. on the bottom groove Range Performance (20 out of 20 points) In my range sessions, I have tried to break them up into two different segments. First segment is to work thru the bag hitting my normal shot to see if anything noticeable stands out such as distance inconsistency or a change in ball flight exists on mishits and well struck shots. The second segment is used to hit different shot shapes. My normal ball flight is a relatively straight shot or a small fade (especially with mid-long irons) so I spend time trying to work the ball from right to left and occasionally open up the stance to hit a more pronounced fade. Since I tend to play different shots into greens depending on pin placement and trouble around the green, I also spend time hitting knock down shots. The range I frequent uses mats, which allows me to have a good and consistent lie to test these different flights. I have found it easier to play a draw than to play a 5+ yard fade. I haven’t had any issues flighting the ball down with 6i thru GW although the GW appears to have a higher flight than my sm7 GW on these shots. It’s been quite some time since I played a set GW, possibly the i20 GW being the last one. One of the reasons I added GW to the order was to see how it compared to a non-set GW in regards to partial shots. Since I know there is a segment of golfers out there that prefer the added forgiveness and set consistency with a set GW I wanted to make sure I added this aspect to the review. With all clubs distances on full swings have been consistent with only a small 1-3 yard variation front to back when the ball strikes the center of the face. Toe shots have produced a bigger right to left flight than heel shots have for right to left. Height remains consistent with mishits. Top is Ping and bottom is PXG in both Trackman data and pics. During the session with Trackman I was unable to compare 5i because I didn't have PXG one in my bag due to bag setup from previous on course testing session. On-Course Performance (38 out of 40 points) I am not one who keeps stats during the year or from year to year so I don’t have any for GIR or up/down percentage. With so many variables in golf and from course to course I don’t worry about those numbers and am more focused on getting the little white ball in the hole with the least amount of strokes. For me I could miss fairways and hit greens and vice versa. As I mentioned above I do not always full swing every club since pin placement, trouble, green conditions, etc go into my club choice into greens, so I do not have any numbers with my gamers or these irons for on course comparison to distances seen. My on course testing was to see if distances on full swings were similar to what I saw on the range, how well they held greens on full and partial shots and if lateral dispersion equaled that of my range time. I played some rounds like I would any other time and spent a few rounds playing just irons from the tee to get a feel for how they performed off a tee and from the deck. During the testing period we have had warm, cool and wet weather with a few days of high winds so I have had the pleasure of testing this in various conditions. Both on the range and on the course I was seeing similar results in ball height which as noted above is relatively high and one of the reasons I went with the PX 6.0 shaft in an effort to reduce the height some. Overall trajectory as well as dispersion both front to back and side to side. It is nice to see that when a ball is struck on a certain part of the face at the range and the resulting shot that on the course there is no surprise when the same shot occurs. Based on Ping’s claims about turf interaction “The lead edge and sole profile were enhanced to improve turf interaction for distance precision with workability. A HydroPearl Chrome 2.0 finish repels water to greatly improve consistency from the rough and wet conditions. “ I will agree that they have done a good job in the design. Ball flight consistency and distance remained the same for me across the several courses I played during the testing. There was no digging on shots unless I caused it with a steep approach. Since I played a few times with a few days of extended rain I was able to test the ability of these to repel the water. I didn’t see any unexpected flyers and I had not issues hitting shots out of thick rough. The ability to play from thick rough was a pleasant surprise for me because with some previous sets the face getting shut down or digging was pretty noticeable. I like the finish of these irons due to lack of glare during sunny days. There were no negatives that stood out to me during the testing on the range and during on course use. Everything I was hoping for and expecting from Ping in this release held true. Play it or Trade it? (19 out of 20 points) I am extremely happy with the clubs I had in my bag prior to the testing of the i210s and it was going to take a lot to replace them. Ping delivered an iron that came extremely close to unseating my gamers but in the end the forged head and feel of my gamers won out. Both sets provide consistency in play on the course and the ability to work the ball as needed. With that said there is no doubt that these are great clubs and I could easily play them anytime with no worries about losing any performance on the course. I was talking with a few buddies of mine on the range over the last two weeks about these clubs and how good they perform for me. During that time we talked about what golfer these were made for. My response was someone that consistent contact on the face and tends to find the center of the face. A golfer who has a tendency to miss left or right of the sweet spot will find about 1 club in distance loss and may not enjoying giving that up into greens on a regular basis. I don’t want to define it by handicap because I believe many different factors go into why someone has the handicap they do, but for the most part someone who is around a 12 or lower would benefit the most from these compared to a higher capper. Conclusion To make a long story short, for me these are the best irons in the “I” line that Ping has put out since the i20s which happened to stay in my bag for their entire release cycle. During this review period these irons have performed in a manner I would have expected from the info Ping put out and from what I saw in my first demo session with them. They will give consistent distances on the well struck shots and the distance loss on mishits is right where I would expect them to be for this type of iron. If someone is looking for a smaller profile iron with some forgiveness and the ability to change flight and trajectory then these should be on the short list. If someone is looking for less distance loss on mishits they may want to look in a different direction. Ping nailed this release in looks, feel, sound and performance. Final Score: 95.5/100
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  49. Well, being the oldest tester of the group, I always have pains. I had been doing some of the exercises prior to playing for quite awhile (touching toes, arm circles), but not a set of exercises that targets many parts of the body one after the other. However, I have a new pain that showed up after the first session in both hips. I've never had an issues with my hips. It didn't get any worse after the second session. I'm liking the exercise routine; just need to get better with my balance. I don't want to be a statistic... "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"
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