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@B.Boston, @daviddvm, @Headhammer, @edingc, And @GB13.. You all have done an outstanding job, Kudos to you all.. Clearly it is a 2 horse race to the Finish unless someone can pull a rabbit out of their Hat.. I like others have not followed along as much as in the past, but I'm a little disappointed in the lack of smack talk from our resident smack talker @GB13.. the level of BS from him has clearly dropped off, is that a product of humility?? Hmmmm Any way you all have done great, @B.Boston and @daviddvm nice Summer..

... OK, I was pretty sure the P770's would challenge the T100-S for my bag this year. And they still might, but I had such great round with my Titleist irons yesterday. One of my problems is the gapping at the bottom end. With a 44* pw and adding the 48* wedge meant I could not play both my UDi 2 iron DI and my 19* hybrid. I have had several rounds where I chose the wrong club for that day, really needing the one in the trunk of my car. But I got a good look at the Taylor Made DHy today and it may solve my problem as a combination of a DI/Hybrid in one club. I have so much confidence in my T100-S and would rather not entertain new irons but ... well ... you know.

Man have I missed this thread and how life has been busy. @daviddvm I absolutely love my OL F9s! Massive kudos to Cobra for overnighting the clubs to me from California just before our Maine trip, as well. Seriously ... one super happy customer and they've likely won this customer for life. The 5i has been a hard adjustment and it’s not the length, but the lie angle is much more upright than one is used to. With CL irons, the 5i is much flatter ... but the rest of the set, heaven. The OL 4h is optically very difficult to adjust to ... feels like I’m swinging my daughter’s driver. I’m making solid contact, but it fades a bit harder than I would like. The real treat after 2 rounds with them is that after say a bad tee shot on a par 4, I’m then 170 or so out ... I cannot tell you the joy of hitting a 7i from that distance onto the green and giving myself an opportunity for a birdie. These irons FLYYY! @Headhammer, hope you’re feeling better and on the mend! I named my clubs in honor of you ... the Cobra Kais. All the best on getting better soon! @B.Boston I saw your comment on the LX5 watch thread ... man, what an absolutely beautiful part of the US in Maine and yes, Belgrade Lakes is an absolute must play. However putting in the mountains is hard af! I had 5 3-putts that day!!! Go !!! @GB13 ... hope you’re behaving in college, just don’t get sick! @edingc ... conquer this final week, Cody!! I know you’ve got this!!! A huge thank you to the five of you and your commitment to keeping us entertained ... seriously. I know everyone that has read this thread appreciates all the hard work y’all have been putting in. I’ll keep tabs on this thread, especially this last week ... but my daughter started back to school today and my office just reopened ... it’s 8:10 and I’m ready to go to bed! But I’ll never have the time to catch up with the pages I’ve missed over the past week and a half.

at a minimum 4 bucks a ball losing one of these hurts. I'll stick with the more affordable Srixons. If there are 3 brands I "trust" for consistency that seem to 'own' the process from beginning to end it would be Titleist, Bridgestone and Srixon. Snipped from the 2019 ball report.... TONY COVEY There’s quite a bit of difference when it comes to who makes what and where. I may have covered this before, but since I happened to see this comment pop-up. Titleist and Bridgestone differ from the rest of the industry in that they make their own rubber/synthetic rubber. Apart from the rawest of materials, they own the product from end to end. USA consumers may care that both have factories in the US. Srixon has similar capabilities in its factory in Indonesia. Callaway has a factory in Massachusetts where it makes some of its balls (including Chrome Soft), but to the best of my knowledge, it does not make its own rubber. TaylorMade has a factory in the USA, however, its balls are made overseas with the US-based factory’s function limited to putting the covers on the balls. To the best of my knowledge, nobody else owns the factory where their balls are produced.

... You probably already know this but chipping is one of the easiest shots in golf. Chipping close is a different story of course but hitting decent chips should be easy. The trouble is almost always focusing on the result and not the process. If you can shift your focus to the chip itself and not the results, you should be able to replicate your practice chips. With practice chips, you really don't care about the results so if you can hit good practice chips you can hit good chips when it counts. I know, I know easier said than done for some but that is the mental side of golf that is as important or often more important than the physical side.

The ball lab report for ProV 1 is on the home page, here is a link to it. As expected the ProV1 scored very well in every category across the board. Share your thoughts below! https://mygolfspy.com/ball-lab-2019-titleist-pro-v1/

Needed some good and comfortable waterproof kicks and these seemed good... Always been intrigued by center shafted putters and this one seems to be a decent one... Reshafting my irons with a set of these... can't wait! I have a hard time finding gloves that fit 'decently' and don't fall apart after 5 rounds. I have had one of these Zero Friction gloves in white for a long time and it is always in great shape. I really like the way this fits and my first round with it I shot 78.

So, as a way to put a bow on this fantasy season, I guess it's time for me for put together the closing post. First, a congratulations to @Apolloshowl for his victory. It was tight there at the end but having 4 guys seemed to be the way for him to get it done. Having been involved in a review opportunity with him in the past, I know he'll make great use of that golden ticket and put forth an incredible review for all of you guys when he gets his choice. Second, I want to thank all of our players for this season. Thank you for being flexible with us. Obviously 2020 has been a battle for everyone, but we're happy that we were able to bring this league to a fitting and rousing conclusion and a worthy winner. Third, a huge thank you to my fellow commissioners @GolfSpy STUDque and @Undershooter. We may have had our disagreements about things and how we needed to set things up, but I wouldn't do this with any other dudes... except maybe @Bucky CC *wink wink*. Fourth, The 2021 Fantasy Season will likely start sometime around January, just so you know. We normally start with the California Swing for those of you who are new, but that's normally our start so keep watching this space. Fifth, we understand that we are not above reproach as commissioners. Should you have any suggestions as how to improve our league, either post them here or hit us with a private message. If we can make it happen we will try to do it. I know we're at least going to look at lineup options, moving away from the best ball format of this year to make choosing a lineup imperative. But if you think scoring if off, we need to change the schedule, anything, let us know Lastly, I hope all of you enjoy the off season and watching these next two majors as fans. We'll see you in 2021!

I don’t know if those are compliments? Ill go with that they are

I can't wait to actually hit them, didn't pick them up until 5 today and had food in the car and needed to get home. I'll definitely post up my thoughts on them as soon as I can get to the range and the course. I think I'm starting to have a problem, I've bought twice as many clubs this year than I have in my life. I'll call that the @Golfspy_CG2 starter kit.

@Nunfa0I know you had asked a page or two ago if we would have done anything different with our set makeup... For me the only club that hasn’t earned a full time spot is the Hybrid. Once the challenge is over I’ll get out with my old Titleist 818 Hybrid which has a flatter lie angle and the fade weight in to mitigate the dreaded left shot with a hybrid. It’s not a slight to the Cobra, I think it’s just too upright for me (my irons are 2 flat, but we cannot adjust or bend the cobra hybrid). It flys great when I hit it correctly, but there’s just too much left in it for me to be really comfortable. Here is a look at all of my Tee shots with the Hybrid during the Challenge (13/21 fairways) As you see, its a lot of yuck. A good amount of left and right as I would end up Pushing a few and hanging them out right if it was moving too much on me. Next is a look at my 5-wood and 5-iron off the tee. Both have a much tighter dispersion with a few misses left and right with the 5-wood, and just some misses right with the 5-iron (one of the biggest surprises for me during this challenge is how well I hit the 5-iron off the tee). 5-Wood (20/25 fairways): 5 Iron (14/18 fairways): Outside of that I would like to test some of the shafts that I was originally fit for versus what was available. Driver: I was originally fit to the Ventus and I haven’t been sold on the dispersion of the Driver. I LOVE the Ventus in the 5-wood so I actually ordered a Ventus for the driver and it should be here in a week or two. If that can help tighten some things up the combo isn’t going anywhere for along time. Irons: I was originally fit for the Modus 120x and have the PX LZ 6.5s. I do still want to go put them head to head in a simulator or at the range if possible, but its going to be hard to justify changing unless I see significantly better numbers... and I’ve been hitting the Forged Tec irons really well for me, so I’m not sure that is going to happen. Wedges: I was fit for the Modus Wedge 125 and ended up getting the KBS 610 wedge shafts. I’m probably going to swap these out since they’re cheap and it will help correct some of the weight progression in the set. Currently my Forged Tec GW is the heaviest in the set, and the MIM 60* is something like 10 grams lighter. I think I’ll like a heavier shaft in the wedges, especially if I stick with the LZ 6.5 in the irons.

I’ll be playing up at Point Sebago Golf Course in Sebago, ME. I have played there, but it was once 2 years ago. I’m up there for a golf weekend so it just ended up slotting in there nicely for the challenge.

Wow. Impressive indeed. And it shows that Titleist isn't messing around when it comes to quality control. They do back up their commercials. Good on them. And thanks to MGS for all this info. Next ball up is the Bridgestone Tour B-XS. If b-stone's are just as consistent as Titleist, then it will help me sleep better. Side note: Callaway still isn't on that level yet. Even after committing $$$ to QC, they're still a ways off from Titleist.

Just read it. Another great job by Tony. I really hope he starts rolling these out with a little more frequency though. Waiting a week per ball is going to kill me lol!

I don't know old buddy you ain't been around me any. Of course since I got hurt I have not been around the yard since April no telling how many classic clubs have been to the shredder since then.

Beat me too it, nobody can top Rob. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Found this mess when I finished the demo up this week. Yea that's the bottom of the rubber roof and that's old shingles. Someone had an old chimney in this section and never put anything under it to make sure there was wood to support the roof. There's a ton of old water damage that doesn't look like it has happened for a while. I will have to get the rubber roof taken care of in a year or two and I will try to remove any bad wood from below and frame then put plywood on top of it to support the rubber roof. I HATE people who don't know how to do things the right way.

FREE TO A GOOD HOME: every golf club I own.... Ok, it was bad, but maybe not that bad. Driver was mostly good - almost everything started a little left with a baby fade. The two that didn't were penalties (one pull into unplayable lie, one high flare into the woods). That happens to me occasionally and I can deal with it. What I can't deal with was how atrocious my chipping was and I haven't a clue what I was doing wrong, especially since I was chipping well around the practice green. Just chunky and bad. Putted ok, irons were longer than they should have been, so I'm still adjusting to new distances since SuperSpeed. I ended up +11 (4 over my handicap), so I guess it wasn't terrible - maybe I've gotten my expectations too high since I've had a pretty good run until last week.

Yeah. Vinyl planks. I’m cheap, so it took me a while to find something. Got this from BestLaminate after reading copious amounts of reviews. Ended up being $1.89 a square foot, with the pad attached with the Labor Day sale. My wife showed me some stuff she liked... but I could have bought a Ferrari or two... As for the driver... I am going to leave it to the fitter. My only requirement is that it is not a Callaway. Even if it is 75 ok maybe 7 yards longer than the next thing.

I might have done a thing.... These are not super old clubs, coming out in 2002/2003, but they are sharp! I got a better look at them today and they're the Hogan Shafts in a 3 (regular) flex. Haven't had the chance to hit them properly, but did hit a couple of small chips in the back yard and they feel nice. They are the Pro model. The 5-E clubs have Release by Feel Golf grips and they feel like they have a reverse taper to them, the grip feels bigger the closer you get to the shaft. The 3&4 have normal grips.

Finally was able to get back on the course. 3 club wind, but darn it...I'm playing. I didn't really keep my score, but looking back, thinking I shot around 80ish. Hit some bombs downwind....and a couple of 138 yard 6 irons...LOL. Fire broke out not far from the club and we could see the billowing smoke. Turned out to be a wildfire about 20 miles away. Still burning, but they have the main fire contained. Meanwhile all southbound exits of I5 north of Ashland are closed, as well as the 2 Ashland northbound exits. Winds were steady 20-35 mph with gusts higher.

Been playing really well of late, thanks to the Hogan combo set. Got a SIM Max D, and it was good, right in the middle every time. But I just wasn't any longer than my Ping g400LST. Soooo, I took that back and got a Mavrik SZ. It was decent, but then I adjusted the shaft up 2* and today hit a bunch of drives longer than my old averages, by 10-20 yards farther. I honestly couldn't believe how far they were going. I messed with the settings on the SIM a ton, but never got any real gains. But this Mavrik was Crazy long. wow! Its going to be impossible to not get the 3-wood now too, as my Ping g400 isn't getting it done at all for me. Anyways, shot a +1 72 today. Also must give the Evnroll props. She was pouring them in or real close. My bag is solid right now with the exception of the 3 wood...

I've been practicing on a nightly basis putting on a 48" metal measuring stick. I'm working on keeping the ball rolling on the stick and not falling off side to side. I know if the putt was off based on the roll. The stick is flat too. Just in case someone asks. I've had a large problem putting the ball on line so getting a consistent stroke has really helped.

Reading through the Instagram and blog comments makes you realize why so many golfers struggle to improve. Also, our expectations for consumer sporting goods are WAY too high. Thankfully, some of the manufacturers have equally high expectations, but there is little to no reason we should expect the level of quality we get. As an example: I earned my certification to train for IPC J-STD-001 a year ago. For those unfamiliar, J-STD-001 is a standardized specification which dictates how electronic components should be joined together via soldering (among other things) and is broken up into three classes. Class 1 - General Electronic Products (think consumer grade devices where the bar of expectations is pretty low). Class 2 - Dedicated Service Electronic Products (higher level consumer devices and commercial products where "uninterrupted service is desired but not critical). Class 3 - High Performance/Harsh Environment Electronic Products (think aero, medical, defense, and space devices - actually there is an addendum for space applications that raises the bar even higher). This is an over-generalization, but in many cases Class 1 devices simply require that two mating surfaces be soldered to complete the connection. How much solder is used, what it touches and does not touch, and where the solder is located matters, but only so much. As you move up to Class 2 and Class 3 devices, the requirements increase (sometimes significantly). Not only do you have to account for the solder being applied, but you may also be required to consider preparation and orientation of the two surfaces being mated - i.e. how much a wire should wrap around a connector or how much of a pass-thru hole should be filled with solder when installing devices on a circuit board. Perhaps it's not the best example, given the exact subject matter, but it does show a clear separation of expectations between consumer-grade products and those meant for other segments. Why we golfers think we deserve Class 3 or Class 3 + Space Addendum when all we should expect is Class 1 or Class 2 is beyond me.

Hard to beat these. My go to ball (trying out snell now though)

Just what we need. More folks from NJ moving to NC!

Good plan. It sounds like it’ll be an adventure. It is amusing to see how some people’s brains work when it comes to wiring and plumbing. One of our first projects was to redo our master bath which meant move the shower 3’ into the closet so we could add a double sink and vanity. Popped up the floor and what did we find? Yup, a double P trap for the shower

My final review is up!

Not mine I actually really like the irons I game although I do need to get some KZG clubs built and put into a bag, but 2 sets is less than Rob has in his office at work lol

Happy to put one through its paces if Ping and MGS are looking for an Aussie to help them out, purely to be helpful of course

Ouch with our profession back problems are inevitable with carrying people and air packs. Good luck with it and take care of yourself.

I've had my legs go because of degenerative disc disease in my L1/S5. Hopefully you can heal up/get treatment without surgery.

I bet you find it just as unnerving as I do... on the range swinging with a guy next door facing you. Happened to me last week. A lefty shows up when I am halfway through my bucket and starts swinging looking at me. I quit. Couldn't take it.

@sirchunksalot - I just found your next set... https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/102758304 They need a good home...

If I knew what I know now I would have never touched this how with a 2000 ft pole

Amazing that people take shortcuts like that without thinking about the repercussions. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy

OMFG this thing is so much fun to hit now.

I have had a combination near sightedness- astigmatism all my life. Few years ago I was 20/650 in right eye and 20/450 in left. I then developed a catarac and had the most powerful astigmatism lens implant along with cornea 'slits" done. Wow! I used to not be able to recognize my own wife if she got more than 6 feet away. They were able to get me to 20/30 in both eyes. I still wear glasses since I need them to read and I have worn them over 70 years. But I can drive and play golf with out them. Love it! Murv Sent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Best of luck! I think it's a fair trade and worth a driver and another club. That flooring looks great, btw.

My first draft since 1992!

Are you trying to be like @Golfspy_CG2

Had to get another mole removed. This one was smaller so I got it done in my skin guy’s rooms. Waiting on the results, but my surgeon is very confidant of a good outcome. He was pretty pleased with himself for even doing the biopsy, and it was a level below the 2 I had removed last year. The man does know how to sew things up nice and tight. My posture should be improved

CLUB HOOOOOOO Enjoy them

Just added the cobra king utility 3i. Swapping out what shot scope identified as the least accurate club in my bag, bye bye Maverick hybrid

@Nunfa0 I'm exactly the opposite of @edingc, I would have swapped out the my 4 hybrid and replaced it with the 4-iron. Based on how long and how easy it was to hit the 5-iron I think the four would have fit me better for short par 4s, tight driving holes and long par 3s. The challenge really taught me that I'm much better with an iron in my hand than a wood.

Yeah, after going 4hy I'm never going back to an iron. It's just so much easier to hit, almost feels like cheating.

i’ve got two vokey sm8 wedges in jet black (48* and 52*) and @chisag’s GAPR mid on the way. buying clubs ahead of a holiday weekend was a terrible idea. waiting an extra day for shipping sucked

I would have replaced the 4 iron with the 21 degree 4 hybrid. That is the only regret of my club choices. Based on the gaps I'm seeing now, I have nice a progression of distances from driver, 3 wood to 2 hybrid, but then there is very little difference between my 4 iron and 5 iron. Some of that is because I rarely hit the 4 iron, but I so rarely hit the 4 iron because I've really struggled with it. The 5 iron is much more consistent and I can carry it upwards of 200 from the tee when struck well. The 2 hybrid is a 230 club from the tee when I hit it well, I think the 4 hybrid would have filled that 210-220 gap better than the 4 iron does currently. Unfortunately there are two holes in particular I'm thinking about where the 2 hybrid is too much from the tee but the 5 iron is too little, and that's where that 4 hybrid would fit in so well. As far as the challenges go, I wish I could have some "do overs" but I'm not sure I'd change the way I played them at all. My golf game typically has peaks and valleys, unfortunately the peaks didn't necessarily align with the challenge weeks during the competition.

I'm lucky because I could have my pick of probably 20-plus different courses that I haven't played at all/recently within an hour drive or so. Tuesday was a major bummer because of the rain; I had been planning to play a course that shifted to $1/hole with cart on Tuesdays after Labor Day with my brother-in-law, and it's one of my favorites that I've played twice before in 2015 and 2019. All bentgrass, nice mix of terrain, holes with trees, open holes, water and downhill par 3s. But it wasn't in the cards for this challenge (or probably this golf season). Tomorrow's round is scheduled for The Mines in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's another Mike DeVries-designed course (same designer as Diamond Springs where I played a few weeks ago). The course is located on top of old gypsum mines, and on top of that, basically a big sand dune. I've never played there before. They send out a free birthday round once per year so I'm only on the hook for a cart fee tomorrow. It's been a "must play" course for me for quite some time. There are a lot of elevation changes and some cool features I'm looking forward to, including a shared fairway between No. 5 and No. 9. The routing is a bit interesting with back-to-back par 3s on the front nine. It is a par 70, and I'm planning on playing from the blue tees unless I change my mind when I get there (unlikely given the length of some of the par 4s on the back). I did choose this course partially because the Caddie preview seems to favor my driver on a lot of the holes. I'd much rather be hitting driver than irons for this challenge, and I think this course will be conducive to that strategy. I'm the underdog heading into this challenge anyway, so what do I have to lose by bombing it out there besides golf balls?!? Weather looks to be good tomorrow and Friday. I'm still not a 100 percent go for Friday, I have a tee time scheduled at another course I've never played but am pending approval on vacation time.

I played a few days ago at a course called Prospect Bay in Md. and the watch helped out a great bit. I like that I can see the hole layout and that I can move the target around. The more I use this the more I like it. However I have to say, I don't like when it asks you if you are finished a hole. Without thinking many times I will be walking off the green and it pops up and I instinctively hit finished and it jumps to the next hole. Now I have to go BACK and hit a few screens in order to enter my score. I wish I knew how to turn this feature off or to bypass it.