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How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I’ve been playing golf for 23 years now. Started in Middle school and never looked back. I worked at the course washing carts and picking range so I could practice and play for free. My mom would drop me off at the course at sunrise and pick me up at sunset. I got really good, from my Senior year to age 23 I was a scratch golfer. Then life happened and it was a lot more expensive to pay for golf so I didn’t go as much. Got back into it when I moved to Wisconsin. Started in a Thursday night league and playing in tournaments. Currently around a 4 handicap playing my League course but it’s not tough at all.
What do you love about golf?
Golf is the greatest game for all ages. Being out in beautiful nature with friends, able to have conversations while playing, the difficulty of the game, and the impregnating suspense after hitting a great shot has no equal.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Wanting to learn more about golf products from an unbiased source. 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
Originally from Montrose, CO. Now I live in Green Bay, WI. My league course is Mid Vallee but looking to join elsewhere, maybe Brown County.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Best is the amount of great public courses.
Worst is the long winters
What do you do for a living?
I am a cabinet estimator/engineer/programmer 
How’d you pick your user name?
went with my last name, boring but I sign my name on everything 

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I started playing in 6th grade seriously when my pops got me a used set of Maxfli blades!  Looking back we both laugh at the club choice to learn, but I actually think it pushed me to learn how to hit "real" golf shots early on.  Not great for competing in high school where I really needed more forgiveness, but hey...that's golf!
I'm now a 4.3 handicap.
WITB:  Stealth Plus+ Driver 10.5* w/ Project X EvenFlow Riptide MX TX, Taylormade M2 hybrids w/ Steelfiber 85x, Callaway Apex TCB irons (4-AW) w/ Recoil 95 Proto F5, Taylormade TPz wedges with Steelfiber 110s, and a 2011 Scotty Cameron Laguna customized with my Michigan State Spartans theme. 
What do you love about golf?
My Dad and I play a lot together so it's a special thing that brings us together.  For me, I can nerd out on all the gear 24/7, but at the end of the day I'd rather be out on the course w/ my pops. 
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Don't know any other Spies (yet), but I'm really hear to help learn and provide some information where I can.  I have been customizing Scotty Cameron putters now for a while and that really turned me into a gear junky!  It felt like I was doing so much research on equipment and trying this or that all the time, but never put my findings anywhere.  I hope MGS can be where I put my findings to hopefully help other golfers out there. 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
I live in Michigan.  We just moved back to my home state after living in the Rocky Mountains, so I don't have a home course yet 😞
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
I think Michigan has sneaky great golf!  I'm from the West side of the state, and there are some incredible tracks within a short drive.  At the same time, Northern MI has some courses that can compete on a national scale...Arcadia Bluffs being one of my favorites (also had one of my best rounds there so that helps).  
Worst part is the winter...tough to play in snow lol. 
What do you do for a living?
I am a product developer in both hardware and software.  I am working for a smaller startup at the moment and enjoying the scrappiness required to bring new products to market. 
How’d you pick your user name?
Pretty straightforward...my name is Jeff and I live in the Mitten state lol

McGolf Custom Clubs got named as a best fitter in America 2023 -2024
We are very happy and honored to receive the recognition.
This is our 7th time for receiving the award.

https://mygolfspy.com/buyers-guides/hybrids/best-hybrids-2023/
I was for sure more interested in the driving irons, but maybe it is time to look at a hybrid given some of these results!

Thanks again to Titleist for their awesome support during the Majors this year!
Have fun everyone and choose wisely! 
+3 for the Cut
82 for the highest score 

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I got a starter set after graduating high school in 2005. Played a few times that summer. Didn’t play much until my mid 20’s. Got serious about golf around 2018. My current official handicap is 12, typically shoot in the mid 80’s from the tips. 
What do you love about golf?
I’ve always loved sports and competition. Nothing feels better than when you hit a pure shot or a monster drive. 
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
I have seen numerous YouTube videos from MyGolfSpy, then I saw some comments about the forum. 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
I’m from Clakrston, MI. About 45 minutes north of Detroit. I’m currently a member at Oakhurst Golf & County Club. 
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Courses in Northern Michigan are some of the greatest I’ve ever played. Huge elevation changes, beautiful scenery, challenging layouts. However, the golf season around me is April-October if you’re lucky. Might be able to squeak a round in at the start of November.
What do you do for a living?
Electrical Grid Ops
How’d you pick your user name?
Used this same username for nearly everything since high school. First initial, last name.

Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special - Week 3 Challenge - Irons Only! 
This week (Monday-Sunday) our competitors will be tasked with playing a round with their Irons only.  If they used a set PW or GW in the woods and wedges challenge, or a hybrid, they will be unable to use it in this week's challenge.  Scores should once again be posted in the VGT thread here:
*LINK TO THREAD HERE*
Please make sure to put #CobraMemberSpecial in the course name.
 
Fans following the action this week have a chance to challenge a tester.  Tag a competitor in this thread and officially enter into the competition.  Just like our competitors you need to share your scorecard here to get an official entry after challenging your competitor.  Bonus entries will be awarded for those that beat their competitors score. 
 
Let's see some darts out there! 

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I’ve been playing golf for 23 years now. Started in Middle school and never looked back. I worked at the course washing carts and picking range so I could practice and play for free. My mom would drop me off at the course at sunrise and pick me up at sunset. I got really good, from my Senior year to age 23 I was a scratch golfer. Then life happened and it was a lot more expensive to pay for golf so I didn’t go as much. Got back into it when I moved to Wisconsin. Started in a Thursday night league and playing in tournaments. Currently around a 4 handicap playing my League course but it’s not tough at all.
What do you love about golf?
Golf is the greatest game for all ages. Being out in beautiful nature with friends, able to have conversations while playing, the difficulty of the game, and the impregnating suspense after hitting a great shot has no equal.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Wanting to learn more about golf products from an unbiased source. 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
Originally from Montrose, CO. Now I live in Green Bay, WI. My league course is Mid Vallee but looking to join elsewhere, maybe Brown County.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Best is the amount of great public courses.
Worst is the long winters
What do you do for a living?
I am a cabinet estimator/engineer/programmer 
How’d you pick your user name?
went with my last name, boring but I sign my name on everything 

2 Crossover
6 iron
9 iron 
54 wedge
*However caveat being when I have done this challenge before I found having the right clubs for the par 3s is critical so that would change my setup knowing what clubs I need for those*

I was thinking the same line, but maybe 3H, 7I, GW, Putter.

4w/7i/54*/putter

2 hybrid
7 iron
54 degree wedge
putter

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I’ve been playing for 15 years, picked up the game in high school but never did anything to improve. About 5 years ago I started to actually try and put effort into my game. This is the first year I’ve actually tracked my handicap and currently sit at 17.3 
 
What do you love about golf? 
Being outdoors, you can stand in anywhere on a course look around and appreciate the views, all while playing a great game with friends and family. 
 
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Wanted to be apart of a golf community and gain knowledge of courses, products (hopefully get an opportunity to test), and outlook on the game. 
 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
Mid Michigan. Don’t have a home course, but Tyrone Hills Golf Club is my go to course for a quick round. 
 
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Best: some very underrated courses in Michigan should definitely be on peoples need to a play list
Worst: long cold winters that limit the season.
 
What do you do for a living?
Construction Engineering
 
How’d you pick your user name?
Nickname from college, a buddy of mine during a night of drinking randomly shouted it at me and stuck

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I’ve been playing golf for 23 years now. Started in Middle school and never looked back. I worked at the course washing carts and picking range so I could practice and play for free. My mom would drop me off at the course at sunrise and pick me up at sunset. I got really good, from my Senior year to age 23 I was a scratch golfer. Then life happened and it was a lot more expensive to pay for golf so I didn’t go as much. Got back into it when I moved to Wisconsin. Started in a Thursday night league and playing in tournaments. Currently around a 4 handicap playing my League course but it’s not tough at all.
What do you love about golf?
Golf is the greatest game for all ages. Being out in beautiful nature with friends, able to have conversations while playing, the difficulty of the game, and the impregnating suspense after hitting a great shot has no equal.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Wanting to learn more about golf products from an unbiased source. 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
Originally from Montrose, CO. Now I live in Green Bay, WI. My league course is Mid Vallee but looking to join elsewhere, maybe Brown County.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Best is the amount of great public courses.
Worst is the long winters
What do you do for a living?
I am a cabinet estimator/engineer/programmer 
How’d you pick your user name?
went with my last name, boring but I sign my name on everything 

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
Been playing since I was a kid (probably 5 years old or so I think 🤔). Current handicap sits at about 16. Typically play about bogey golf.
What do you love about golf?
Love being outside and the ability to play a sport that is challenging long after I will be able to do other sports. Enjoy getting out with friends
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Reviews, tips, advice/ideas. Interested in testing. Don’t know any other spies
Where are you from? What is your home course?
I’m from wisconsin and live in the fox valley area. Home courses (given they are both like 5 minutes from me) are Chaska and Winagamie
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
We have a lot of courses to play in our area with a wide range of prices which is awesome. Only issue is the shorter season with snow and cold.
What do you do for a living?
Clinical Pharmacist
How’d you pick your user name?
Favorite color

Hey everyone, found this so figured I’d play along. 
 
How long have you been playing golf? Played a bit in 08-09 then took a few years off and now I’ve played a lot since 2017-18 until now
What’s your handicap or normal score? Establishing my formal HCP and only have four scores in GHIN so it’s got me at a +1.3… that’ll be coming up closer to a 3 I’d think but goal is to be scratch by end of season. Usually shoot 74-76 bad day is a 79 
What do you love about golf? The constant pursuit of being better each time you go out. 
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? Always tinkering to find incremental gains and in the pursuit of knowledge found MGS…. Not that I know of. 
Where are you from? What is your home course? From Bay City Michigan, home course is the Saginaw Valley Public Course. Can find me there most days on Lunch or after work. 
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best is summer golf and so many decent public courses close. Worst is the winters… 
What do you do for a living? Formerly a healthcare Exec in a C suite role. Liked it, but the pandemic took its toll and I got burned out. Transitioned to enterprise SaaS sales director role and loving the change at the moment. 
How’d you pick your user name? I’m not that creative 
 
ETA… WITB: Irons - Mizuno JPX 921 tour with DGs300 shafts 
Driver- TSi3 - Hzrdus yellow 6.0 at 44.5” 
Wedges - SM8 50/56/60 
3w - Cobra rad speed big tour Hzrdus blue 
2i - Mizuno MP20 HMB 
Putter - L.A.B. Link.1 and a benched Scotty Phantom 5 with a BGT shaft. 
 
 

Hi everyone,
Just joined and already love the feel of the forum.  I'm in the Madison, WI area and love traveling around Wisconsin to find both the elite courses and the locals that have great character.  
 
How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I didn't start playing until college, so about 20 years.  Right now I'm playing I'm just shy of bogey golf due to lack of rounds/practice this year.  I am starting to trend back to where I feel best and that is shooting low 80s.   
What do you love about golf?
Truly a competitive event that pushes me to improve at a skill each shot.  Also love the social aspect, meeting new players, talking shop about equipment, and finding new adventures through golf.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Have followed MyGolfSpy on social media for a while.  Just dipping my toe into the forums now.
Where are you from? What is your home course?
Based outside of Madison, Wisconsin.  Consider Pleasant View, University Ridge, and Glen Golf Park as home courses.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Obvious answer - the season is shorter than other regions.  Best part is living in what I feel is one of the best public golf states in the country.  Love getting up north and seeing each small town and their muni courses. Some really great hidden gems in the northwest part of Wisconsin.
 
How’d you pick your user name?
Just one I have always used.

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I’ve been playing golf for 23 years now. Started in Middle school and never looked back. I worked at the course washing carts and picking range so I could practice and play for free. My mom would drop me off at the course at sunrise and pick me up at sunset. I got really good, from my Senior year to age 23 I was a scratch golfer. Then life happened and it was a lot more expensive to pay for golf so I didn’t go as much. Got back into it when I moved to Wisconsin. Started in a Thursday night league and playing in tournaments. Currently around a 4 handicap playing my League course but it’s not tough at all.
What do you love about golf?
Golf is the greatest game for all ages. Being out in beautiful nature with friends, able to have conversations while playing, the difficulty of the game, and the impregnating suspense after hitting a great shot has no equal.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
Wanting to learn more about golf products from an unbiased source. 
Where are you from? What is your home course?
Originally from Montrose, CO. Now I live in Green Bay, WI. My league course is Mid Vallee but looking to join elsewhere, maybe Brown County.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
Best is the amount of great public courses.
Worst is the long winters
What do you do for a living?
I am a cabinet estimator/engineer/programmer 
How’d you pick your user name?
went with my last name, boring but I sign my name on everything 

Lots of new members here and I would encourage any and all to give the main linked posts above in the red box a read to help you understand on how we select our testers!
Oh and welcome to all the new names and faces on the forum! It has been great to see so many new members getting involved!

Hello all! (Apologies for how long this is, but I want to cover as much as I can)

As we approach the 2022 testing season it is a good idea for us as a mod staff and community to welcome all the incoming members and guide them in how to best improve everyones chances of becoming a MGS Community tester. 
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First please do NOT apply in this thread. It won’t help and any and all signups are done through the individual testing signups throughout the season.
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Also a few quick house keeping notes before getting into it.
- have questions about the process or anything that may have been left out? Just ask!
- As mods we try to be as transparent as we are allowed to be and won’t hide things from the community as we are members just like you!
- We hope to have a lot of new opportunities this year and encourage everyone to take a look at these pretty basic steps in order to better your chances.
- Don’t want to read through the thread? Check out the FAQ page 
 
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Okay! So a lot of this may be repeat and many of you will already know this, but here we go!

You must be a MGS Forum Member in order to be selected.
- Sounds pretty straight forward, but I ran some of the numbers and on average 90% of our signups are what I would classify as one off signups with 1 or fewer posts. Then if we look at those with 50 or more posts that number is only 2% of the overall signups.

Complete your profile!
- This includes a profile picture - this is one of the first things we look for with tester selections.
- Although the new Player Profile is not a requirement, it is high encouraged and will not only help us, but you and other members. For you, signups will be quicker as much of the info is pulled from your profile and for members it helps them see how their game relates to their own.

Get involved!
- I want to state that we actively work to get a well rounded group for all testing selections. This includes attempting to get at least one brand new tester per test as well as include international members as well.
- That being said, being active on the forum, creating new content for the community is huge. We want to make sure the OEM and community gets the best possible review (I mean completed, not good as in praise) and having a body of work even if minimal is important.
- Only ever involved in sign up testing threads? Not likely going to increase your chances. Just being honest, likely not going to happen.

Really want to stand out?
- Do a unofficial review! We may have more on this coming soon which will hopefully help our review catalogue, but having unofficial review gives us a insight as to what you are able to do! 
- Want to make it a more official unofficial review? Send us a PM and we can provide you with the template that is used for all the official reviews.
Do you have to be a donor?
- No, although being a donor can be used as a tie breaker it is not a necessity to become a tester. Not only that but we cannot see how much anyone has donated.
- While we are on this, if you have donated and don’t have the tag send myself (tag) a PM with your transaction number for it to be added.

That is the basics to becoming a tester. Pretty simple right? We don’t ask for much, but we do want to see these things in order to make our selections more trustworthy.

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Now all the other nuances

I believe it is important for us (mods) to be transparent about all of this as again we are members like you as I said.

So for those that don’t know or want a bit of a sneak peak of what happens behind closed doors… or computer screens let me do a bit of a run down for everyone.

Once a test is created everyone signs up and during this process we actively take a look at who has applied and create a short list. We are fortunate to have a wealth of info at our disposal to make this a robust list.

Examples? We look at recent activity, been a tester before? We look at your review(s) grades (more on this later), yes donor status, number of posts, number of reactions, location, handedness, and more.

As well the mods add in notes for thoughts on each member who has made a short list. We also look at what members have tested in the past. If you tested a set of irons the previous year, chances are we won’t look to do another iron selection for this year.

There is no limit to how many members we can have on a short list, it can be 5 or it can be 40. All depends on how everyone feels about the members who have applied.

We aim to have the short list completed within 2-3 days after the signup has closed. It is then roughly a week later that we want our 4 or however many testers are required to be selected and then announced before moving onto the next test.

In order for us to select someone for testing it needs the go ahead from at least 3 mods. This way no one mod can control or have bias towards certain testers.

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What happens after being selected?

- A group PM is made with the selected testers asking if they agree to completed and participate in the review process. We expected good efforts on all reviews and for members to follow the guidelines/templates and instructions from the mods during the process. It is perfectly okay for someone to back out. It happens, life happens and maybe the commitment is too much which again is perfectly okay! In that case we go back to our short list and grab someone else.|

- Remember reviews are work and not just winning a prize.

- After everyone has agreed to completing the review and participating we move onto the order process for the product (if fittings are required this can take a little longer) the order is placed through the mods and we wait for the product to arrive.

- During this time intros are worked on and when the product arrives unboxing/first impression posts are completed.

- After everyone has their kit we (mods and testers) discuss a timeframe for when reviews are to be completed (this was a complicated one last year with product wait times…)

- Final reviews are posted then as mods we have more work to do as reviews are graded. This is outlined in the templates for testers to see as well as what makes for a 1 out of 5 and 5 out of 5 and everything inbetween.

- These grades are REALLY important. As if someone bails on a review, it is good luck getting in on another review. We take pride in these reviews and our selections and being ghosted or having someone take zero effort is really disappointing.

- For reference we understand life happens and there can be situations that cause someone to have a review completed late or something come up which make it harder to do the review and are of course lenient. I will send several follow up messages for those that are late in posting or gone mia, but after a few of those I will record it in our overall record that said member has gone mia and should not be considered for further reviews. 
Review grades are used for future selections. Good review scores better a testers chances at another review in a following year where poor reviews lesson those chances. So as a first time tester it is certainly best to do the work and get in a good review IF you want to better your chances next year.
We do our best as a mod team to promote and create engagement within each review thread (last year with the new system was tough we all know), but in the end it is a lot on the testers to put out updates during their review to bring eyes to the thread.

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Finally a few general rules of thumb

- Testers are generally only selected for one test per season. Exception being a Golf Ball test or lesser valued items.
- Brand new testers are often selected for lower valued items, like golf balls. However this is not exclusive. Example I was selected for Ping i210 irons with my first ever review. Again it is a general guideline and a first time tester who has put out good content to the community can of course be selected for a higher valued item.
- Testers are generally not selected for the same equipment type year over year. Meaning tested a driver last year? More likely you won’t get a driver test again this season. Again general rule as sometimes it is interesting to see someone test the progress of a product year over year. 
Apply for what you WANT to test. Of course you can apply for everything and anything, but truly it is best to apply for a product that excites you. It is pretty easy for us to notice the same name applying in testing for every single test even when they are currently testing a product! 
Most importantly, enjoy the experience, have fun with it and ask questions. Be creative and although there is a template do what you can within those guidelines and make a unique review that will be remembered.

Finally follow up is encouraged, whether it be with the mods or in the testing thread it is noticed and very much encouraged as members are often still curious about what is going on. 

For those that made it ALL the way down here, well done. Seriously. Have more questions just ask away!

I will add Ping to the list! And I’ve been seeing some hype on Wilson lately so I’ll have to try them out too.Thanks for your help!

I had a fitting with a Taylormade rep for hybrids and 3 wood. I felt great with my ball flight and yardages, just choking on the 300$ hybrid price and $390 3 wood price. If I’m going to spend that money, I want to be certain that I love what I’m buying. So I’m gonna try out a couple different companies with another fitting. Any recommendations for hybrids/woods that I should start with other than the stealth 2?

I buy a new glove to start every season. Sometimes they last through the season, sometimes not. But for sure 1 new glove per year

I buy a new glove to start every season. Sometimes they last through the season, sometimes not. But for sure 1 new glove per year