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18 minutes ago, daviddvm said:

    Let's get ready to rumble!

It just got real

Absolutely the finest stand bag I have ever seen   WOW

Carbon fiber stand legs...who does that?   Oh Cobra/Vessels does that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm ready to rumble...got a FedEx notification this evening that my clubs were shipped today and I will be in business tomorrow, YEAH BABY

I've got a 10:00 tee time tomorrow to say farewell to my current clubs and a club tournement Saturday...do I babtize the SpeedZones by fire this weelend or play it safe with my current clubs?

 

That poor FedEx driver...

Trial by fire, playing it safe never works out well for me anyway. (Coming from the guy who would probably play it safe anyway.)

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1 minute ago, edingc said:

I had no idea Vessel made their bags. That's sick!

No shipping notification for me yet, alas...

Yes, that was a pleasant surprise to me as well. It’s an extremely high quality bag, it gives our new sticks a resting place they deserve.

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No clubs for me yet, however, I do have a new, kick-ass, place to put my shiny Cobra goodness.

 

[Tony Finau Hits 206 mph Ball Speed]

Show that to Bryson...

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1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

Any word on any shipping for you?


Or anyone else for that matter?


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Not yet 

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1 minute ago, B.Boston said:

Yeah you’ll only get half of us now...

#teambelichickyourself


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It’s not like I would struggle to come up with another arrogant Boston athlete to compare myself to.

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8 minutes ago, JohnSmalls said:

Testers, have you seen any movement in your baseline numbers that are surprising? 

Not really, my distances were about spot on, and actually, I’m pretty consistent on the course. It’s just my approach game is consistently bad, and made up for by an extremely hot putter. If the properly fit Cobra irons help my approach game, scratch or + handicaps are in reach.

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1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

Yeah we'll have to see how all that shapes up over the summer.  Maine seems to hate Massachusetts as much as people in this thread hate on Boston Sports.  

Hey, if Boston sports fans like(d) rooting for arrogant a**hats like Brady, every Boston fan should support me in this challenge. As you’ve seen, I trash talk like an arrogant a**hat.

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8 hours ago, mikeanthony said:

2 iron??? Nice, man! Is the 2 iron more of an off the tee club, or is it in play from the course as well? My previous set had a 3 iron ... but the current set drops from the 3W down to the 4 iron, with a big 1.5 to 2 club gap. 

Like you, I simply cannot hit the hybrid consistently. Tried the Taylormade Gapr Mid, has success initially, and then it went to . I haven’t hit a 5W ... it’s just the initial setup seems too small for the club head on such a long shaft, doesn’t suit my eye. 

And is the 2 iron a driving iron like Srixon’ sir a traditional iron? There’s quite a few courses here that have landing spots from the tee just before marshes ... a 2 iron off the tee would be perfect. 

It’s mainly in the bag as a tee club, however I can hit it off the deck when I need to. It’s a Mizuno Fli-Hi, so it is very comparable to the Srixon driving iron. They’re much easier to hit than you’d think. My 2 iron (225) fills the gap between my 3W (240) and 4 iron (210), so if you’re missing that gap it should fit perfectly. 

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1 hour ago, JohnSmalls said:

I can’t see it on mobile—so I am going from memory.  Are/were you playing a “Trufit” driver from the webfitting?

Yes I am! Great memory!! I’m currently gaming the Wilson Staff C300 from the Trufit review 2 years ago.

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18 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

Gotcha. Probably why you prefer the long iron over the hybrid as well. You’ll figure it out sooner than later I’m guessing. With an index that low your golf IQ can’t be that bad. Haha


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I have a “Trial and Error” handicap.

Translation: I don’t really know what I’m doing, I just keep what works out.

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1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

Did you consider going with a 5 wood? I also hit 3-woods of all variety poorly. Probably a little more poorly than you. Haha


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I did hit a 5 wood. It doesn’t seem to be a loft issue, for whatever reason, I just struggle to get a negative AOA when hitting off the turf. It leads to lots of thins and fats. 

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8 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Piggy back question with meme. 
Of the clubs in the bag right now are there any you think will be staying after testing? I know @B.Boston has the 5 wood that’s going to be tough to beat but any others?

The only club that is gonna be tough to beat is my 2 iron. I’ve ordered a 3 hybrid to maintain similar gapping. I’ve never really gotten along with hybrids, and I’m expecting one of two things; either my 2 iron keeps its place in the bag 100% of the time, or the hybrid and 2 iron rotate based on course conditions and wind. Hopefully I get along with the hybrid, because some versatility coming into par 5 greens would be very nice.

2 hours ago, JohnSmalls said:

What clubs are you expecting to lose their place in your bags to the new cobra sticks?

Everything except the 2 iron. My wedges are worn out, and the gapping is all wrong. My irons weren’t even close to properly fitted, and my driver doesn’t maximize my swing speed’s potential. The 3W MIGHT have a close battle but only because I hit most 3 woods equally poorly. I don’t hit my current 3W well, but I don’t really think an equipment change is the solution. 

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4 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

A serious question  or three for the testers (and possibly no gifs), how is the baseline going? Are your current clubs performing better than ever?

Are you having second thoughts about putting the Cobras into play?

Baseline is going well so far, only 6 rounds due to some *unseasonable warm* conditions. I’ve really enjoyed using Arccos, and there have been a couple of huge surprises. Are my current clubs performing better than ever? HA!!!! They are apparently pissed that I’m replacing them, and are trying to burn all possible bridges toward reconciliation after the challenge. 

See above^^^ no second thought about putting the Cobras in play. I’m super excited to have clubs that I actually had a fitting for, so I hope that lowers my scores some as well. 

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19 hours ago, edingc said:

Not so hot and shoots two-over... 

 

Yeah, yeah, I meant my ball striking wasn’t too good. If I putt that well, I should shoot a lower score.

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44 minutes ago, daviddvm said:

Masters bag from a few years ago, used only once️
Sounds like you might be green with envy


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Only a lot... Super sick bag, can’t wait to see it filled with our shiny new sticks and restored to its full glory.

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It’s a damn good thing that Cobra won’t be trying to fight my putter. That’d be a losing battle. Everything else, however, leaves vast room for improvement. 

In other news, my club championship is next week, and the rest of my game is... ah, not so hot.

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It’s interesting, I find that I’m usually hitting it too hard from inside 20 feet, and too light from outside 20 feet. What I’ve done to get my speed to match up a little on putts of all length better is adjusting my focal point during my pre-shot routine.  For shorter putts I look at the front of the hole and for longer putts, I visualize the ball hitting the back of the hole. 

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5 hours ago, palvord said:

Judges ruling? @Bucky CC @robertson153 @Nunfa0 what say you?

Asking @bardle seems to be superfluous, but I guess we can ask.

I think @Wedgie and I absolutely supported everyone equally..........

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equally poorly

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29 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

Ok I’ll guess

Putting
Driving
Approach
Overall
Chipping


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Nicely done mate! 

 

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5 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Alright let’s see.....

approach, chipping, driving, overall, putting? (Maybe swap driving an putting??)

1 out of 5. You’ve gotten the “big picture” as edingc would say. 

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Well, seeing as we got 6 inches of rain today, and I’ve gotten 5 full rounds on Arccos, I’ll jump on the guess my stats bandwagon. (No sand handicap yet, not entirely sure how that has happened.)

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1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

Alright, here is mine out of order as well

 

Chipping, Approach

Putting, Sand

Driving, Overall

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2 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

I kind of thought that was already a thing for you guys.

Now,

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1 minute ago, edingc said:

Everyone's got such awesome GIF stories...

Pfft, all that means is that you aren’t creative enough to come up with one right now.