Miboy62

Congrats on the win, Very relived to see an actual forum member win it 🙂 
PM me your, name and shipping address,  specify if you want stiff or regular, I'll see if he can get you the request, although they said it would be stock.   Also I hope your RH 🙂
 

... With all the shipping horror stories, lack of inventory and shortage of employees it is nice to post a good example. Not only did my 58* LB MG3 wedge arrive a few days early, Taylor Made got everything right. 58* LB with a Nippon 950GH shaft, TM stock grip in box and 2* up. Actual measurements with my Mitchel LL machine:  loft at 57.5* which could easily be the difference in LL machines and Lie 66*. Installed my Lamkin ST Hybrid grip this morning and looking forward to playing it this afternoon. This is as close to a perfect order as I have ever received. 👍

Just placed an order from TM, 54SB 58LB MG3 black.

Just placed an order from TM, 54SB 58LB MG3 black.

Just placed an order from TM, 54SB 58LB MG3 black.

Just placed an order from TM, 54SB 58LB MG3 black.

The Scotty not so hottie today 😐.

Just placed an order from TM, 54SB 58LB MG3 black.

Gee...and the Bridgestone rep does it for free at Demo Days and it's an actual fitting by hitting golf balls ... of course, it always seems to pick a Bridgestone ball as the one I should use.  Hmmm...maybe there's something there.... 😄

I mean...https://cleargolf.com/pages/golf 
😏😏😏

you can donate the $3000 to me. 
i don’t think it’ll improve your chances, but i’ll sure like you a whole lot more 

Agree with Brian's assessment. Can't tell you how much deliberation we would go through to select testers. The one thing we had to be sure of was would the tester actually follow through and, you know, do the test and write the review. The only tool we had to determine that was forum activity - is the person reasonably active in the forum? As Brian mentioned, did they bother to complete a profile and include a picture? We also knew there were plenty of people whose only posts were to apply for testing opportunities (it's easy to check) - so basically if the only time you ever post is to apply for a testing opportunity, you're chances aren't great. 
Another way to seriously limit your chances is to whine or complain about not getting selected. Patience is a virtue, and participation counts. So no, you don't need 3,000 posts, but it helps your chances if you participate outside of simply applying for testing opportunities. 
With all that, we would make mistakes. I can remember a few instances (I'm sure you can, too @hckymeyer, when we selected testers who received the product and were never heard from again. That makes us look bad, so we have to make judgment calls. 
I can also say with certainty the new moderator team is carrying the torch beautifully, and is absolutely committed to making the process fair and inclusive. 
Ultimately, this is a community and it's here to serve as a 19th hole for golfers who enjoy talking about all things golf, and many things non-golf. I can remember applying for many testing opportunities in the old days, and not getting chosen. C'est la vie - it didn't damped my enjoyment of the community and my interaction with the people in it. I've gotten to know many of them personally and play golf with them on occasion, and that makes it all worthwhile. And when I did get chosen - to review the Cobra Amp Cell irons (was it that long ago??) - I made sure to do the best job I could. 
As others have said, "Pay to Play" is utter nonsense. If you want to be selected as a tester, trust is an important element. And the only way mods have of gauging trustworthiness is participation beyond applying to test opportunities. There's no "minimum post" nonsense, but since this isn't a "giveaway", activity does count. 

... Being old school I felt the same way about a Pix ball. But I was given a sleeve and was surprised at how fast I got used to them. I love walking down the fairway and seeing 4 balls but instantly know which one is mine. You may not feel the same but I think they are worth a shot at that price. 
 
 

The ZX5's are my first set of forged irons and not made from PING's Indestructotanium. I'm picky about keeping virtually everything I own in peak shape and condition.  Like whether one opts to wear a visor, flat bill, or Kirk Triplett sun hat, it's a personal choice that has absolutely no adverse affect on others.  Wear them proudly if that's your choice 👍.

Happy Birthday!

me waiting for the ball test to be published.......

Did Bridgestone sub out the packaging design to Trojan for those?

I've been gaming the TP5 Pix balls so no I have no issues with branding.  This ball just makes it faster to recognize my ball when near other balls and I don't line up my putt so it does not bother me at all.

I have to agree that some logo's just don't appeal, aesthetically. 
I liked the story behind the Titleist logo and the style of the logo as I used to do some calligraphy when I was younger. It just has a nice flow to it..
I like how their balls play too 🙂
 
 

This is a bit of a cross-post from my search for a new set of irons on another thread but wanted to leave what I hope is useful information on the Cobra MIM Tour. Quickly, a bit about me, I am a 5-6 HDCP depending on how much I get to play and I am a recovering one lengther (I have the Cobra F9 One Lengths which were fun for a few years but I am missing the "precision" of shorter short irons so I am moving back to a traditional length set). Iron play is not a strength, I am an accurate driver of the golf ball, an above average wedge player, an average putter and an average to below average iron player based on strokes gained and GIRs with non-wedge in my hand. I spend a lot of time on strategy and managing my misses and I rarely give shots away from poor course management (Google Earth Pro is your friend). My main issue/miss is catching the ball on the toe and my attack angle can get a bit steep. With that out of the way, let me show you these clubs:
Note: I am VERY conflicted on these as I have had several sessions with them and in that time they have gone from either being the club to beat of all the clubs I have hit to being solidly in the middle of the pack. I tried my best to combine all my thoughts on it. Ultimately, my first impression was these were both softer and more forgiving than I had initially expected. I think a lot of golfers could play these. 

Customer Service (8.5/10): One thing I really like about Cobra is that they sell individual irons. As someone who plays several hybrids, this is helpful and if I ever wanted to combo them it is easy. They have a good amount of custom options and I have always enjoyed dealing with them. I haven't had many issues with them so I can't talk about issue resolution but have ordered clubs from them times and been happy with it. 
Looks/Aesthetics (7.8/10): Eh, these are not as offensive as some cobra irons I have seen AND played but still a bit busy for my taste. I do appreciate that they haven't put bright orange or yellow or green on these clubs. That is a step in the right direction. Granted, I play uglier irons currently with the F9s but for reference I would rate those as a like a 5/10 on looks. Sole is a bit wide for what I am trying to get into. The tungsten plug looks very super game improvement to me. 
Feel (8.7/10): Obviously a very subjective area but one that am I compelled to try to capture. Now, I have never played true one piece forged clubs. I have typically had two piece cast or multi-material clubs. The MIMs do a good job at having a softish feel. Having played a few one piece forged irons, they don't quite feel like that but the feel is solid and heavy and decidedly not clicky. These feel strong without being explosive and give pretty decent feedback on mishits (again not like you would have on a forged one piece iron). One thing I should note is I hit these before I started testing the Sub 70 639 CBs and, at the time, these Cobras were the best feeling irons I had ever hit. I liked them better than the JPX 919 Forged in a head to head contest and was coming from hitting the Forged TECs and these are much softer than that. I think, for their construction, they are about as soft as you can expect. You can locate a mishit pretty well so the feedback is good but because of the tech it isn't Great with a capital G but that also means you don't have the harsh feeling on a small mishit. 
Performance (8.5/10): This is strictly trackman numbers, see below table, strike quality is based on feel in the moment and AAA is best while A is decent contact. The loft on the 7 iron is 33* and I am playing with a Nippon Modus 120 (stiff) shaft:


 
Playability* (for me) (8.5/10): To be fair, I was holding the Cobra MIMs to a very high standard after loving their feel and hitting them several times at my coach's studio. What I hadn't noticed that I see in the above is that the spin can vary quite a bit (obviously due to strike somewhat) and cause a slight bit of flier possibility. On dispersion, the carry range was larger than I expected. It is worth noting that I was not trying to swing harder or softer on shots and somehow I was 5 mph faster on a couple of shots. I find these clubs very easy to swing HARD and not sure if that is the shaft, head or a combo of the two. Missed several 20 yards right of target which could be operator error but for whatever reason that was more of a pattern with these than the other clubs I have tested (right miss is definitely the tendency but not this far right). I wanted these clubs to be the best clubs I tested because I like Cobra but I think they are going to come up just short. They are a very good club for someone who wants to move past a traditional game improvement iron but still needs help. On many days, that is probably still me. I could absolutely game these and never look back but there are a few other factors that may stop that from becoming a reality (see below). 
Value (7.3/10): These are some of the more expensive clubs that I have looked at (I have looked at a lot of DTCs to be fair) and even at the top end of the Major OEM scale. Cobra does a good job at giving a lot of custom options for free or a small charge but I am likely going to be fine in a stock KBS Tour V shaft. The MIM tech is a compelling story and likely why the cost is higher. They are trying to give you softness, feedback, spin consistency and forgiveness which is, honestly, about impossible. My hats off to them but this tech did not make the club separate itself and justify this cost over some other options for me and my game. 
Final Positives: I think this club will appeal to a lot of people that are looking just past the Players Distance irons but not into the Players CB irons. This really does a lot of things pretty well and still might end up in my bag. I think it is an impressive bit of magic they pulled off by making these fairly soft but also forgiving. 
Final Negatives: Really quite expensive in terms of what else is out there and what can be found in the DTC space. I think the cost is the main thing that is holding me back along with the potential for a flier or two (which honestly is probably going to be the case no matter what). 
 

Hi everyone! Recent lurker and new member. Quick intro - I’m 73 and just coming back to the game again after left hip replacement last year.  Have played off and on since 12 with some serious stretches playing everyday or so!. Recently got fitted with G400 SFT, 3 wood and TM SIM2 MAX hybrid and irons. Big challenge is to get my swing speed up from 83. Thinking I have taken club tech as far as it will go and need to focus on speed training. 

So I moved from Detroit to South Carolina for year round golf, and no harsh winters. It’s been great. One of the first things I did when we got here in January was go get fit for new clubs. I immediately fell in love with the P790 irons! Added distance and control, and man they are cool looking. It took nearly 8 weeks to get them, but it was worth the wait! I ended up getting an Odessey O Works Marxman putter and some TaylorMade MG Wedges. I kept my TM Burner because new drivers weren’t outperforming my trusty Burner. It was quite amazing. I’ve gone every month or so to fit for driver, hoping something would change. I wanted that new driver experience!! Well it finally happened in June. The Callaway Epic Max was giving me 20-30 more yards! I decided to get it, and then something really cool happened. At checkout they tell me to pick a Callaway player to win the US Open, and if they win, I get my driver paid for. It was a simple choice there, Jon Rahm has been playing lights out. I picked Jon, and he won obviously! I just got my $586 gift card to Dicks Sporting Goods in the mail the other day. Not sure what to spend it on just yet, but I did buy a new putter cover and some Pro V1X balls! Things have been going great, and my game has never looked so good! I am playing much more, so my scores are better too.
This is kind of a brag post, but my wife and I used to always say if we didn’t have bad luck, we would have no luck at all. Things have really turned around for us down here. My diagnosis of MS two years ago is finally getting treated property down here, more golf in 6 months than I had in 6 years in Detroit, and for the first time in my life, I won something! Well Jon Rahm won, I just got the benefit! 
 
If anyone is considering new irons, check out the P790-P770 sets from Taylor Made. They are fantastic! Especially the all black P790s that came out weeks after I bought mine!

Probably the industry standard Range' ball.
 

Great looking setup!

My bag as of 7/17/21:
 
Tour Edge Exotics EXS PRO, 9.5* playing at 8.5*, HZRDUS Smoke Yellow XS
TaylorMade Original One Mini Driver/2W 13.5*, Elements Chrome XS
Callaway Super Hybrid 17*, Aldila Rogue 95 MSI XS
Maltby KE4 Tour FDI Utility/DI 20*, Fujikura Vista Pro Stiff or Maltby KE4 Tour TC Hybrid 20*, KBS Tour Steel XS
Mizuno JPX 919 Hot Metal 5-PW, Project X LZ Tour Stiff
Mizuno JPX 919 50* GW & 55* SW, Project X LZ Tour Stiff
Titleist Vokey SM7 60*/D LW 
Evnroll ER5 Hatchback 33"
Sun Mountain C130
 
Yes, that's seven different club manufacturers ... no blind loyalty here!  Seriously pondering a TM 300 Mini Driver to replace the Original One.