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Ran into a herd of elk a few holes later.
I was a little nervous - there was a bull elk just off screen in the trees bugling every few minutes, and a few of the closer elk were snorting at me like they didn't want me there. Made it a bit tough to be totally focused on the shot, so I blocked the 8-iron a little bit right.
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I’m not having a particularly stellar round at the moment, but man is Prospector Golf Course beautiful!
This is the view from the 10th tee. Made par here after a 269-yard 3 wood off the tee - we’ll see if I can keep it going after a rough front 9 and see how many more holes I can get in before I run out of sunlight.
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TXG did a review of it - this might at least help you get a better idea of whether it could be a good fit for your game.
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Shot a rather frustrating 88 today. No spectacular shots, just a good number of decent ones, and some really bad shots coming at the most inopportune times.
Post round reflections with a beer and ice cream reminded me that I need to take a broader look at my game when I feel like I’m struggling - four months ago I would’ve been ecstatic to shoot an 88. The fact that I was disappointed with today’s score is really just a reflection of how far my game has come this year, and hopefully how much further it will go in the next year.
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On 9/2/2021 at 11:01 AM, Kansas King said:
I tried a 52* CBX as well and found it erratic. However, I think that is mostly attributable to the stock shaft. The stock shaft is light and rather high launching. It makes it really hard to control what I found to be a very forgiving head. I may reshaft it someday with something heavier if I feel the need for a more forgiving gap wedge. I generally recommend the CBX to most people for a lower lofted wedge but I do sometimes note that the stock shaft isn't going to work well for everyone.
I previously used a 52* CBX and found it great on full shots - really forgiving, and I didn't have any issues with inconsistencies. However, with the Cobra wedges having a heavier head and shaft, I'm having a much easier time on partial shots.
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4 hours ago, LeftyMatt89 said:
Honestly, I would have not gone one length. It has been such a big struggle with any scoring clubs it’s making me score significantly higher than my normal score. Pitching and chipping are difficult too. Love the woods and driver. I just am struggling big time with the one length.
Do you find the longer irons easier to hit? I’ve heard of some folks playing one length down to 7, and standard length below that.
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16 minutes ago, jlukes said:
So fellow CC5 participants, I want to pose a question. Given that most of us have had time with some or all of the clubs, are there any changes you’d make to bag composition if we were given the opportunity to make some switch outs prior to the challenge starting?
My most likely change would be my 3-wood shaft. My "fitting" (which was more of a demo) was pretty limited, so I was only able to try 2 driver shafts, and didn't get a chance to hit the 3-wood. I had to choose for my 3-wood between getting the same shaft as my driver, and getting the same shaft as my 5-wood. I went with the driver shaft for decreased spin and more distance off the tee, but I'm finding now that the 5-wood is significantly easier to hit than the 3-wood. I would've also liked to try more than 2 driver shafts - the Rogue was way better than the Motore, but I feel like there may have been more optimization available. I was a bit rushed in scheduling my fitting - if I had known the delays were going to be as long as they were I would've taken the time to do a fitting at a high-end fitting shop in my area rather than a regional golf retailer.
As far as set composition, I haven't hit the 4-hybrid enough on course to know how well it gaps with my 5 iron (since they're the same loft) but other than that I really like the bag setup I ended up with.
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23 hours ago, juspoole said:
Saw the Titleist Left Dot story and placed an order for a dozen balls. Normally I wouldn't, but I've got a customer outing coming up on the 22nd of September, so it'll be on the company's dime.
Expensing a dozen golf balls, that's brave!
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Hit the range today to work out some of the issues I had with my driver last round. I'm moving in the right direction, but there is still some work to do.
I figured I would record a few shots with the 5 Wood to show you all how easy it really is to hit. I warmed up with about 10 shots (1/2 to 3/4 to full) with my gap wedge, then grabbed the 5 Wood, hit 3 shots with it, and put it back in the bag.
My dad was complaining last round that he's pretty sure this club is illegal, and maybe it should be
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On 8/27/2021 at 7:51 AM, BostonSal said:
I like a lob wedge with low enough bounce to hit from the parking lot asphalt.
My present one, which is great on full shots, doesn't fit that description.
AND, I don't hit that many full-shot lob wedges.
Who can recommend what?
I'm really enjoying the Cobra King Snakebite wedges I got with the rest of my Cobra clubs. The full-face grooves on the highest-lofted wedges are great, gives you more face to work with but still maintains a traditional shape. The 60° is available with 4 degrees of bounce - I know a lot of people overlook Cobra wedges but I think that's a mistake!
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Looks like the new version is out in the wild!
The mat looks the same, but that camera has a different shape to it. Biggest software change seems to be the addition of a tempo tracker of some kind (bottom right of the interface). Will be interested to see all the changes when more details are released!
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Last time out at this course I drove the green on hole 5 and three-putted for par. This time I banished my driver after hole 4, then pulled my 5-iron tee shot a bit, leaving a 100-yard shot directly over trees. I managed to hit the green, but was nowhere near the pin.
Then this happened:
That has to be the most satisfying feeling in golf - when your putt is still 15 feet out and you already know it’s going to drop!
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After completing a move this past week, I got out for a round with my brother and dad late this afternoon. It was somehow the most frustrating and counterintuitive round ever.
Got there early to warm up on the range and was hitting the ball fairly well. Unfortunately that didn’t carry over to the course - by the time we got through the first 4 holes I was +8 with 6 penalty strokes. At that point, out of sheer frustration, I decided to banish my driver and 3wood (which were causing most of the penalties) to the back of my bag, and instead turn to my 5-wood for tee duties. Somehow that paid off for me, and I went +2 the rest of the way, including a 37 on the back 9 (first time under 40 on 9 holes).
That club is absolutely ridiculous with how easy it is to hit, and I feel like I’m hardly swinging. Even bad shots, like the one in this video, fly well (I hit this one fat, and still got 218 yards).
The epitome of how successful this club is for me was the 13th hole, a 515-yard par 5 with water just short of the green forcing a perfect approach shot if you’re trying to get there in 2.
That was a tap-in birdie (the eagle putt didn’t break and ended up stopping 2 inches above the hole). The approach shot was blind, but my brother was 60 yards up the fairway watching the green and says I missed an albatross by a foot rolling past the pin.
Overall I’m loving the clubs, but I’m just not getting along with the driver right now so I will have to make that a priority next time I’m at the range!
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6 hours ago, txgolfjunkie said:
Here's what has been floated around behind the scenes...Instead of celebrating the winners, we will be penalizing the losers. The weekly loser will be subject to:
- Being stripped of all Cobra equipment and replaced with Ram clubs from his local Wal-Mart. I hope the loser enjoys trying to hit some greens with only a 5, 7, or 9 iron.
- Be forced to play with Nitro golf balls and brush tees for all remaining rounds.
- Will have his Cobra clubs replaced by the most popular 'as seen on TV' club out there starting with the Hammer driver, Alien wedge, Square strike wedge, C3i wedge, warrior 3 wood, and Gx7 wood. As far as irons go, it appears square strike makes irons so you're in luck!
- Will be given clear iron covers and an ad in his local paper will be run daily stating that he uses clear iron covers.
We're still discussing what the overall loser will be facing...I said caddying for Patrick Reed at a Ryder Cup overseas...but that might be a bit harsh for one's psyche.
You joke, but my last hybrid was a Warrior…..
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My set GW is a 48°, and then I carry a 52° and a 58°. Same as you, a low-bounce 58° lets me open the face so it's plenty of loft (the full-face grooves help). I rarely use it though, since in most instances a partial shot with a 52° offers me a larger margin for error.
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I carry a high-bounce 52° and a low-bounce 58°. Pretty much everything from 100 yards and in I use the 52°, with 3 exceptions - from the sand, when I'm short-sided, and when I need to get over trees. Going with the higher bounce for the 52° gives me more confidence and a larger margin of error on full and 3/4 shots, and I feel like I'm throwing darts with that thing. The lower bounce on the 58° gives me more room to open up the face when I need to make an awkward shot, and the full face grooves help too.
Could I get away without using the 58°? In the past it would've saved me strokes, but now that I make a more conscious effort to avoid using it unless I absolutely have to I've avoided losing strokes from using it when I shouldn't, and when I do need it it's available to me.
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23 minutes ago, B.Boston said:
I'd say that's a bit humid yeah... you can really see all the water vapor in the air there.
And I didn't realize there was an option outside of bombs away with the driver, unless of course there is a irons only round in your future.
Speaking of which... is anyone still waiting on anything? Any chance we can get a glimpse into the weekly challenges this year from the mods? I know it hasn't gone as planned for #CC5 but hopefully we still have a good amount of golf left to get a lot of good fun competition going in here.
I think between all of us we're missing a 3wood, a 5wood, and a set of irons yet. Once those arrive the challenges can commence!
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35 minutes ago, Brian A said:
Tale of two 9’s today… front 9; play smart hit 3 wood/hybrid off tee, 54! Back 9; pull out the driver and bomb away, 43! The air was humid and I felt like the ball wasn’t traveling as far, I started clubbing up 2 clubs and it helped me a lot.
Looks beautiful out there! And glad to hear the driver is working for you!
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48 minutes ago, chisag said:
... Before Brody, I used to lay up to a full LW when I could not reach the green. Knowing where the pin is located is essential because you don't want a 35 yd shot to a front pin just over a bunker since you can't put enough spin on the shot to get close so that is one of the few times I lay further back to hit a full shot I can spin. But most of the time I try to get as close as possible and with no doubt at all it has improved my par 5 scoring.
Makes sense. I would argue for higher handicaps that it's even more important to get as close as possible, because even in the situation that you described they are more likely to hit the green from 35 yards than from 90 yards, and they shouldn't be worrying about getting enough spin to attack the pin but should instead just be aiming for the center of the green.
I generally agree with what others are saying that I'd rather be close and in the rough than far and on the fairway, but I think it's unreasonable to expect Arccos to be able to identify via satellite view whether or not an area of rough is a "safe miss". In the Northwest we end up with a lot of tree-lined courses, so misses can vary greatly in how much you are punished. On some holes I can miss the fairway 30 yards to the right and still have a look at the green. On others I can be 5 yards into the rough and have branches interfering in my backswing forcing me to punch out.
Maybe the Arccos algorithm can analyze the shots that people have made in the past from areas off the fairway to determine if it's ok to miss there or not when giving a caddy recommendation. Or maybe it already does this, does anyone know?
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18 minutes ago, LeftyMatt89 said:
Good thing those Cobras are performing. Even bad rounds are under par with your pre cobra handicap
Just imagine what my margin of victory could be if I hadn’t shot my lifetime-best round just before the new clubs arrived!
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1 hour ago, chisag said:
... Ain't that the game though? The skills necessary to hit it long and straight off the tee, produce accurate irons for distance and direction combined with a soft touch around the green including the ability to read putts is a daunting endeavor and why so many of us are so addicted.
I have seen players kill it off the tee and struggle around the green as well as stellar short games that are distance challenged. You will hear it from high index players all the way to those competing in any tournament on the Pro Tours "just couldn't put it all together today". Such a difficult game but most of us can hardly wait for the next round!
It’s just maddening to hit an 86 one week, with only 2 fairways hit but 30 putts, and then come back a week later with the ability to hit fairways, and all of a sudden your putting ability has disappeared and you hit an 87… but hey, if every shot did what I want it to I’d get paid to play
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Just can never seem to get all facets of my game rolling at the same time. Got out for an early morning round with my brother, and off the first tee things were looking good.
Unfortunately, after hitting the green we both proceeded to 3-putt for bogey. That would be an omen of what was to come for me - 38 putts on my way to an 87.
In the post-round chat with my brother I remarked that the dispersion of my scores has come way down in the past few months - the difference between a good and a bad round for me right now is less than 10 strokes. I feel like I’m on the cusp of breaking 80, if only I can get every part of my game to do what it’s capable of at the same time!
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53 minutes ago, jlukes said:First round with my standard size grips ( removed the crossline plus grips and put on standard tour velvets ) and man what a difference in comfort level. Hit the driver the best o have since I got it and the irons we’re definitely more manageable. Wedges were great on approach shots. Course was in really poor shape around the greens which led to some brutal lies and awful chips, but still scratched together a good round.
Nice, glad that change helped you out! I've heard losing doesn't feel as bad when you're comfortable...
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13 hours ago, Brian A said:
This was my problem with the driver as well, however when I kept it in play I was bombing it. Same for you?
13 hours ago, LeftyMatt89 said:5 penalties off the tee and an 86 is a great day all things considered. Did you use the driver primarily or multiple options off the tee box?
I mostly stuck with the driver off the tee - went with shorter woods and the hybrid a few times when there were hazards I was trying to avoid. And yeah, when my swing is grooved the driver is easy to hit and produces bombs! That course was very tight though, with not much room for error, and I also had to warm up hitting into a net instead of on a range, which makes it harder for me to get things sorted out, especially at 6;30 am when I’m still half asleep
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I edited it out of the video, but I actually stepped back off the tee the first time I went to place the ball because it was huffing and snorting at me.