#CobraCONNECT Challenge 3

[goaliewales14 1,349]

19 minutes ago, bardle said:

I can't seem to swing as freely as I could with the old shaft so while I can slow down and be accurate. I can't really let loose or else I end up in the woods. 

I just looked up the specs for the F7 vs F9 and it looks like the F9 is a tiny bit heavier, D2 vs D3.  It's also .25" longer.

Where did you have the heavier weight in the F7?

[bardle 2,187]

28 minutes ago, goaliewales14 said:

I just looked up the specs for the F7 vs F9 and it looks like the F9 is a tiny bit heavier, D2 vs D3.  It's also .25" longer.

Where did you have the heavier weight in the F7?

In the front. I started with it that way and opted for more forgiveness when I couldn't keep it in play so now it's in the back. The lofts started the same way too. And then I upped the loft for the same reason on the f9.

[Nunfa0 5,485]

6 hours ago, goaliewales14 said:

I noticed that you have the weights in the most forgiving option for the Cobra.  Were you not getting enough spin or accuracy with the heavier weight forward?  By having the LST, I would have guessed that to be your setup for the Cobra.

I have been so happy with the standard setup that I haven't even bothered to try the low spin setting. 

[GeekingGolf 1,791]

I don't think switching the weights would be the best idea it probably only affects the spin by about 500 rpm and it would be more beneficial from an MOI standpoint to keep them in factory setting

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[JohnSmalls 6,201]

10 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

By the way @JohnSmalls I hit driver off every par 4 and par 5 tee today . It didn't do me any good but never mind, I got to swing that sexy weapon 14 times . Here is the proof, the 14th is the hybrid lay up hole. I went through the fairway and had to punch a low shot to the green

 

This is what you call dedication. Looks like a bomb with a par on the end.  The rest of you guys better watch out.  @Nunfa0 is taking zero prisoners.

[MDGolfHacker 7,022]

The correct numerical answer is coffee ice cream...

 

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[MDGolfHacker 7,022]

11 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

By the way @JohnSmalls I hit driver off every par 4 and par 5 tee today . It didn't do me any good but never mind, I got to swing that sexy weapon 14 times . Here is the proof, the 14th is the hybrid lay up hole. I went through the fairway and had to punch a low shot to the green

 

Hmmm...I like this line of thinking

 

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[Bucky CC 2,899]

And that's a wrap for my Fairways hit week.  Here's how it all went:

Thursday: 14 of 21
Friday: 7 of 14
Saturday: 7 of 14
Sunday: 3 of 7

Total fairways for the week comes in at 31 hits out of 56 chances for a percentage of 55.4%.

While today was my worst fairway percentage it was also my best round.  All four of my misses were in good spots and I ended up hitting 8 of 9 greens in regulation and shot 35.  I've been on a hot streak lately and hope it doesn't stop anytime soon.

[palvord 3,599]

The Cobra F9 driver, may be the driver to shut down all competition for the spot in my bag. With how I hit the ball, the flight it produces, and the increased success rate for putting the ball in a good position for me off the tee, I don't want to even look at other drivers. Ever.

When I went for my fitting, I told the fitter that I wanted to stand over the ball and feel confident that I knew where the ball was going to end up most of the time. We went through a few shafts and ended up with a shorter shaft (44.75") to provide greater control. That has been a huge win. Most of the time, I stand over the ball and feel that I know where it will go.

According to the statistics, I am slowly eliminating my two way miss which makes me happy to see. Unfortunately, the miss right has been way offline and puts me into big trouble. My misses to the left now are not as far offline as previous drivers I have used. I am for the most part still in play with my left miss, which allows me an opportunity to score better. 

My distance has also improved using the F9 as my average is now 253yds.

The more I use this club and practice, the more I fall in love with it. I used to dread needing to pull driver out of my bag because it was a guessing game as to what was going to happen. Now, I am disappointed when I can't use driver off the tee due to course setup. 

Now for my FIR stats for this week. Not every shot off the tee was with a driver. Some shots I took with the competition in mind, and others, I made decisions based on course set up. 

June 15: 4/14
June 17: 4/7
June 22: 8/14
June 23: 0/8 (12 hole round cut short due to darkness)

Total: 16/43

As the competition progresses, I look forward to perfecting the driver and continuing to hit my goal of making it a weapon.

 

[goaliewales14 1,349]

5 minutes ago, palvord said:

We went through a few shafts and ended up with a shorter shaft (44.75") to provide greater control

Love the shorter shaft!!  I went 44.5" on my driver

[JohnSmalls 6,201]

21 minutes ago, palvord said:

The Cobra F9 driver, may be the driver to shut down all competition for the spot in my bag. With how I hit the ball, the flight it produces, and the increased success rate for putting the ball in a good position for me off the tee, I don't want to even look at other drivers. Ever.

When I went for my fitting, I told the fitter that I wanted to stand over the ball and feel confident that I knew where the ball was going to end up most of the time. We went through a few shafts and ended up with a shorter shaft (44.75") to provide greater control. That has been a huge win. Most of the time, I stand over the ball and feel that I know where it will go.

According to the statistics, I am slowly eliminating my two way miss which makes me happy to see. Unfortunately, the miss right has been way offline and puts me into big trouble. My misses to the left now are not as far offline as previous drivers I have used. I am for the most part still in play with my left miss, which allows me an opportunity to score better. 

My distance has also improved using the F9 as my average is now 253yds.

The more I use this club and practice, the more I fall in love with it. I used to dread needing to pull driver out of my bag because it was a guessing game as to what was going to happen. Now, I am disappointed when I can't use driver off the tee due to course setup. 

Now for my FIR stats for this week. Not every shot off the tee was with a driver. Some shots I took with the competition in mind, and others, I made decisions based on course set up. 

June 15: 4/14
June 17: 4/7
June 22: 8/14
June 23: 0/8 (12 hole round cut short due to darkness)

Total: 16/43

As the competition progresses, I look forward to perfecting the driver and continuing to hit my goal of making it a weapon.

 

When these drivers first came out, I initially didn't like the white graphics as much as the yellow.  But the more I see the white F9's, they blow the yellows out of the water in the looks category!  These are drop dead gorgeous.  Helping your game is kind of a big deal too.  I am glad it is giving you a shot at better scores, thus far.

[robertson153 2,415]

Sorry I’m late posting, been on call this weekend and it’s been one of those weekends.
Before I got the Cobra f9 I gamed the Epic Flash, so I’m comparing, arguably, the two hottest drivers out. Here’s the stats from the Epic
As you can see it was plenty long, but, my ball thought it was in the military, left right left right.

The Cobra is also plenty long but just a fraction shorter on dead centered hits. I will take a few less yards all day long with added consistency. So far the Cobra has produced fairly straight ball flights, which I love. The misses though have been very wide misses. Don’t know if that is the driver or myself, time will tell. Only got one round in this week due to weather, rained every stupid day. But for that one round I hit 8-14 fairways. . My course has a lot of doglegs, almost every par 4, so the ones I missed were due to hitting it to far for that particular line (ain’t that something to complain about).
I have to say I like the look of my Epic better at address. to me it’s just a cleaner look.
I went with the HZRDUS smoke 6.5 low spin, and I gotta say it’s the best feeling shaft I’ve ever hit. The speed back part of the driver, where they claim so much forgiveness due to low center of gravity, is odd looking, but you can’t see it unless you look at it from behind.

This driver makes a different sound than I’m used to. It’s almost like a “pop” sound, compared to the Flash that has a more “thud” sound. As for now I don’t see the Epic going back in the bag once this is over, but anything can happen.
I do wish on the bottom they would’ve went all yellow instead of the red just think it would’ve looked better.
Overall I give the F9 a 8.5, so far. Before this is over I’m hoping it’s a 10. My rating is purely based on results, no looks or sound factored in.
Maybe next week the weather cooperates a little better so I can gather more data. I do have a two day tournament this coming up weekend. They make the course as hard as possible, so the whole bag will definitely get a workout.


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[Nunfa0 5,485]

Ok so I had a quick practice tonight and thought I would try the weight forward. I hit 4 drives for three fairways and the fourth was five yards to the left. All four were long too Maybe I have been robbing myself of distance and accuracy . Further testing will tell all Oh darn, does that mean I have to play even more golf?

[sirchunksalot 10,283]

Ok so I had a quick practice tonight and thought I would try the weight forward. I hit 4 drives for three fairways and the fourth was five yards to the left. All four were long too Maybe I have been robbing myself of distance and accuracy . Further testing will tell all Oh darn, does that mean I have to play even more golf?

It's the sacrifice you have to make for science. There's a whole group of golfers that are relying on your data to possibly make a decision on what clubs to play. In the end, all your suffering will pay off.

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[Nunfa0 5,485]

26 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

It's the sacrifice you have to make for science. There's a whole group of golfers that are relying on your data to possibly make a decision on what clubs to play. In the end, all your suffering will pay off.

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Yep we are suffering for you all

[MDGolfHacker 7,022]

2 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

Yep we are suffering for you all

I hear the Pope is reading this thread... weighing the option of making you all Saints for your pain and suffering...Saint Cobra testers, the saint of distance and accuracy..

 

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[russtopherb 6,250]

2 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

Yep we are suffering for you all

We all applaud you for making this noble sacrifice for the greater good. CobraCONNECT participants, we salute you!! 

[GregB135 987]

Just curious, so a question to all the testers. How have the distances with the Cobra clubs and the Cobra Connect/Arccos measurements compared to your 'self-generated' distance expectations?

[Shankster 26,386]

How’s the wedges fellas?

[Bucky CC 2,899]

15 minutes ago, GregB135 said:

Just curious, so a question to all the testers. How have the distances with the Cobra clubs and the Cobra Connect/Arccos measurements compared to your 'self-generated' distance expectations?

The Arccos GPS seems to fall within a few yards of my laser rangefinder on every shot.  It's a very good system.  We'll get into the specifics of each club category over the next couple of weeks but I can give you a little teaser now and say my distances are up across the board over my old set.

1 minute ago, Shankster said:

How’s the wedges fellas?

Wedges are rock solid as always.  I think my new favorite club is the pitching wedge.  It's the perfect club in the fairway or rough for any shot 125-140 yards away.  There's something extremely satisfying about a low flight 3/4 swing pitching wedge that hits on the green and just stops.