Popular Post STUDque Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 In conjunction with Cobra/Puma/Arccos MyGolfSpy is proud to present: #CobraCONNECT Challenge 3 The time is here. #CobraConnect Challenge 3 is kicking off earlier than last year and promises to be the most exciting challenge yet. Follow our competitors on their journey as they compete with, and test the full Cobra Golf F9 Lineup from Driver to wedges and everything in between. The competition will span 8 weeks with a variety of weekly challenges plus opportunities for you, the reader, to win great prizes from Puma Golf throughout the season. Challenge Overview: The 5 competitors will be participating in 8 unique challenges over the course of 8 weeks Stats will be tracked using Arccos At the end of each week, the competitors will post their stats and be ranked from 1-5 Baseline HCs with their previous gamers will be used for field leveling Final Prizes will be determined by sum of all rankings PRIZES: Competitors 1st Place: Custom Cobra License Plate Trophy + Head-to-toe PUMA Makeover (hat, polo, pants/shorts, shoes) 2nd Place: PUMA Hat, Polo, Shoes 3rd Place: PUMA Hat, Polo 4th/5th Place: Still get to keep the full set & bag "What's in it for me?" You ask. Forum members with stellar participation skills will be eligible to win weekly prizes as well as a GRAND PRIZE. Be sure to tune in every Sunday night to learn details on this week's challenge! Forum Members Weekly Prizes: PUMA Hat/Shirt or NXT SOLELACE Shoes depending on the week Challenges will vary by week Max 2 wins (still eligible for grand prize) GRAND PRIZE: F9 SpeedBack Driver + Arccos Hand-picked by moderator staff based on overall participation THE HEAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT This lead post will act as your hub for all announcements in the challenge. Be sure to check back here to see where we stand. Links to the key tester posts can be found below: @bardle -- Week 1 - Intro -- Week 7 - Best Shot/Hole @Bucky CC -- Week 1 - Intro -- Week 7 - Best Shot/Hole @Nunfa0 -- Week 1 - Intro -- Week 7 - Best Shot/Hole @palvord -- Week 1 - Intro -- Week 7 - Best Shot/Hole @robertson153 -- Week 1 - Intro -- Week 7 - Best Shot/Hole ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Challenge Schedule -------------------------------------------------------- Week 1 (June 9): Introductions Competitors: Post your introduction and work to earn votes. Forum members will vote on their favorite introduction and the competitors will be ranked by result. Forum Member: Of those that vote in the poll, the winner will be selected by random draw. Prize: The lucky winner this week will receive a Puma Hat and Shirt. RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 2 (June 16): FIR % Competitors: Enough of the popularity contests, let's see what these guys have got!! Tried and true, we're getting off the tee in fashion to hit some fairways. Our competitors will be graded on their FIR % for the week plus a bonus based on baseline driving handicap. The competitors will also be sharing a 100-word review this week of the driver now that they're putting it to a trial by fire Forum Members: Trivia Time. Keep an eye out on the thread this Saturday. Sometime during the day, I'll post a trivia question based on the testers intros. First person to answer correctly gets the prize. Prize: The lucky winner this week will receive a pair of Puma NXT Solelace Golf Shoes RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 3 (June 23): GIR% Competitors: No need to fix it if it’s not broken. Here comes another traditional challenge. Our competitors will be graded on their GIR % for the week plus a bonus based on baseline approach handicap. Review: The competitors will also be sharing a 100-word review this week of the irons now that they're putting them to a trial by fire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forum Members: Banter like Bryson. Heckling is fun yeah? How about we do it in character. Time to heckle the competitors as if you’re Mr Dechambeau himself. 1 heckle = 1 entry into a wheel spin for a prize. Here’s an example: “You don’t even know the barometric pressure of your 9-iron’s apex!!” Prize: The lucky winner this week will receive a Puma Hat and Shirt. RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 4 (June 30): Up and Down Competitors: Our competitors will be graded on their Up & Down % for the week plus a bonus based on baseline handicaps. Arccos defines chipping as any shot within 50 yards and they'll also be competing from the sand. Time to see if the wedges just look pretty or actually have solid function as well. Review: The competitors will also be sharing a 100-word review this week of the wedges now that they're putting them to a trial by fire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forum Members: Rock it like Rickie. Rickie has been the source of a lot of discussion this year with his iconic mustache and mullet. Let's see yours! To be entered this week, upload a picture of your best mustache and/or mullet. This can be a current real one, a photo from days past, a costume, or even photo shop. There's a lot of flexibility here so let's get creative! Bonus points for wearing Puma in the picture. This week will not be left up to chance as the staff will be picking their favorite. Prize: The lucky winner this week will receive a Puma Hat and Shirt. RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 5 (July 7): GO FOR IT! Competitors: In a new challenge for this season, the competitors will be whipping out their long game clubs every chance they get. They are free to play whatever tees you want that give maximum usage (OK to move up and back within the same round depending on the hole) and will be awarded points based on the following criteria: 1 Point: Hy/FW shots per round 2 Points: Chips within 2 feet of pin using Hy/FW 3 Points: GIR 5 Points: GUR Review: The competitors will also be sharing a 100-word review this week of the FW and hybrid now that they're putting them to a trial by fire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forum Members: Q&A You guys have done a great job asking questions thus far, now it's time to pump it up a notch and learn about anything and everything that hasn't yet been answered. 1 question = 1 entry into the wheel of fate In this instance, there can be dumb questions. Your question only counts if it gets answered by a tester. Prize: The lucky winner this week will receive a Pair of NXT Solelace Golf Shoes RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 6 (July 14): 4 Clubs, 2 Guys At the outset of the challenge, we tasked the competitors to recruited a teammate for Week 6. Up until recently, the teammates didn't know details of this challenge so kudos to them for being down for whatever. Here's the quick rules: Each player will be using 4 clubs + putter (5 total). None of the 4 clubs can be repeated across teammates. ie. if Player A puts driver in his bag, Player B can not. The scores will be the COMBINED NET between the 2 players (a score of 144 would be net par). We'll be using a net formula that takes into account player HC, course difficulty, and course Par so we're all on a level playing field whether you're on a par 75 monster or a par 62 executive. Playing well on a harder course will help you out here. You can play as many rounds as you like, but only submit one, 18-hole score. You must play the submitted round between 13-21 July Here's the teams we've established: Team Bardle @bardle: 3w, 5i, 8i, 54º @Wedgie: Driver, 3h, 7i, 52º The Super Speeders @Bucky CC : 3h, 7i, 9i, and 54* @revkev : Driver, 7w, 8i, and 52* Kiwi and the Iceman @Nunfa0 : 3h, 7i, PW, and 56* @Apolloshowl : 2i, 6i, 9i, and 54* Weapons of Grass Destruction @palvord : 3w, 7i, PW, 52* @yungkory : Driver, 5i, 8i, 56* The Blue Bloods @robertson153 : 4h, 7i, PW, and 58* @fozcycle : Driver, 5w, 9i, and 53* I already captured everyone's handicaps. To our players, when you're ready to post your scores to this official thread, answer the following template: Date Played Course Course Rating/Slope for tees selected Gross Score Clubs Used and how it felt getting around the course with them Screenshots/Stories of the most memorable shots during your round Sorry to the rest of the forum but this week's Puma Prize will go to the recruited teammate on the winning team. They will get the prize of a Puma hat and shirt and the competitors get ranked like normal. Review: The competitors will also be sharing a 100-word review this week of the Stand or Cart Bag they received now that they're starting to rack up some miles on them RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 7 (July 21): Best Shot/Hole Competitors: As we reach the home stretch, it's time we give the competitors a week off from playing (should they choose to do so) and bring back one of the fun challenges that Arccos enables: The Best Shot/Hole. Competitors will tell you a tale this week about their best shot or best hole they played during this entire challenge. Screenshots, pictures, and stories are expected. Can anyone top @Joyzee10's MONSTER BOMB from last year? The winner this week will be the player that accumulates the most votes by the time the poll closes on Sunday at 10pm EST. Since the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forum Members: By now, you know the drill. Vote for your favorite shot to be entered into a spin for the wheel of fate. The vote gets you one entry and you've got a chance to earn a second entry if you comment in the thread telling us who you voted for and why. Good Luck! Weekly Prize: This week's lucky winner will bring home a Puma Hat and Polo Shirt RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Week 8 (July 28): TBD Competitors: Here we are, the final week. There have been all sorts of unique challenges this season focusing on different areas of your game, but now it's time to put it all together for a complete round. This week's challenge: Best Net using Caddie. We'll use the same course-equal-net formula with a twist: Players must use the Arccos Caddie recommendation for every. single. shot. outside 50 yards. Standing on the tee, Arccos recommends different strategies so the competitors can choose their hole-level approach but must hit the clubs it recommends for the distances from there. No system is perfect, so we're giving them an out, at cost. Should the players choose to disregard the Caddie suggestion, they may do so while taking a 1/3 shot penalty. This is also the final week for players to improve their overall-challenge standings. As a reminder, players will be ranked on the following for a double points category: Handicap improvement in each category # of PBs achieved during challenge Most total rounds during challenge Staff-selected best SM/forum presence 100-Word Review: What better time than now for the players to write up their overall impression of Arccos? They've spent the whole summer using it so let's see what they think overall. Specifically, they'll be commenting on Arccos proper, Arccos Caddie, the sensors, and the Smart Grips. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forum Members: Let's see who's been paying attention. The winner this week will be the forum member that provides the first correct or closest response to the following question: What is the combined HC improvement amongst our 5 testers throughout the challenge with Cobra clubs? We're going to take the baseline handicaps and subtract the handicaps they established with the Cobra clubs throughout the 8 weeks add em all up to get your answer. Math example: @bardle +7 @Bucky CC -1 @Nunfa0 +2 @palvord -2 @robertson153 -15 Total Improvement: 9 HC shots Weekly Prize: This week's prize is BIG ONE. The astute individual will be earning themselves ARCCOS. Either the 360 sensor sets or Smart Grips....your choice! RECAP CLICK HERE -------------------------------------------------------- Overall (August 4): Final, overall category worth double points Competitors: Handicap improvement by category (overall, driving, approach, chipping, sand, putting) Number of "Personal Bests" with Cobra clubs Most total rounds with Cobra clubs during challenge Best Presence (Social Media + Forum Thread) Forum Member: Staff-Selected for best participation in the thread THEZIPR23, yungkory, sirchunksalot and 8 others 10 1 Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 Its Finallyyyyyy Timeeeee!!!!! Welcome everyone! The first thing I want to do it is thank MGS and Cobra for letting me be a part of this incredible challenge. Being a high handicapper, I wasn’t sure I’d get an opportunity like this but I know there others out there like me, so I’m hoping I can be of service to you. My name is Bradley, I’m 29 and I live just north of Atlanta. I’m married and we have two pups, one of which is my profile pic, and we have a 7 month old little girl who is my pride and joy. Warning: Adorable kid pic incoming: I’ve been golfing a year and a half or so now. My first round ever was at my in-laws Thanksgiving “Turkey Open” family scramble where I played for fun with my brother-in-law and father-in-law. It was a blast, I was terrible, but I had so much fun that I’ve never looked back. Here are my current gamer clubs: Driver: Cobra F7 - Aldila 2KNV Stiff shaft Irons: Taylormade Rocketbladez Stiff 4-PW Wedges: Bridgestone Tour B XW-1 52º / 56º / 60º So hows my golf game? Yeah it’s okay, I try to not be too hard on myself being pretty new to the game but I am a perfectionist and I hate being bad at anything. I recently joined a club that is well known to be the hardest course in the immediate area. This was intentional because I want to be better at the game. I play the blues which sit at a 72.8 / 136 and 6,600 yards long. It’s probably way too tough for me. My first round I shot a 113, since then I’ve come back down and currently my average score is around a 102. I have yet to break 100 at my new course in a full 18 hole round. That being said its teaching me the premium of keeping the ball in play as the rough is extremely punishing on most holes and it forces me to play shots I never would have before. Here’s my baseline stats with my pre-cobra gamers. I am the epitome of the high handicapper golfer, inconsistent ball striking with some good shots sprinkled in. I 3 putt sometimes, sometimes I don’t. I hit a power slice when my Driver isn't working, but overall the biggest problem with my golf game is inconsistency with my irons. Pretty standard stuff and if you’re over an 18 handicap everything I am saying here probably resonates with you. Some more details: Driving wise, you can see my average dispersion is only 20 yards, but I have a big time two way miss, I’ve been holding back on the tee lately in an effort to hit fairways more and lose less balls. The problem is that gives me a 4 or 5 iron into alot of the greens. Here’s my usage chart on my clubs from arccos: You can see that leaving myself short off the tee means my 4 and 5 iron are used more than anything else. I almost never am in range to use a scoring club to get to the green reliably. Because of this, my approach stats show what I already know is the truth, I'm short alot... Short, short, short. Left and right aren’t nearly the issue here. Its thinning and chunking long irons that cause all the problems. As you can see a lot of my approach shots are 30 yards or more short of the green, which means I’m constantly hitting short pitches into the green and trying to save par. With my handicap I don’t mind missing greens, I expect it, the real problem is the distance I’m leaving everything short. It makes chipping or pitching anything close very difficult. The greens I play on are really fast, I know everyone says that, but they are the fastest I have played in my limited time golfing and pitching from 30+ yards often leaves me far away from the pin. If I’m greenside but off the fringe and I can’t putt it, I do fairly well. When I move the slider in, I’m averaging 6 to 8 ft from 15 yards and in on chipping, The problem is that only 11% of my baseline chips are inside 15 yards… Sand.... I’m a 22 handicap, the only beach I do well on has a chair and a cooler full of beer on it, not a golf ball. Seriously though, I leave sand shots short primarily, I’m always scared of sending them over the green or thinning them. Most of the time I can get out in one, but I do have the occasional 3-peat to get out of a high lipped trap. On to The Fun Part That was a lot, you guys still with me? I saved the best part for last. First let’s hit the high notes and walk through what my fitting revealed and the clubs I chose: The Bag: Driver: F9 9º Degree head, Evenflow White T1100 X Stiff Woods: 3/4 Wood, Evenflow White T1100 X Stiff Hybrid: 3 Hybrid, Aldila 2KNV Green X Stiff Irons: One Length F9’s 4-PW, Modus3 Tour 105’s Stiff Wedges: King Black Wedges in 50º / 54º / 58º Bag: Black / Black Stand Bag (I freaking love this thing) Fitting Overview: So I saw a cobra fitter, without going into too much detail. I swing hard and put a lot of torque on the butt of my clubs shaft. So he selected shafts for me that basically have no butt end and pretty much demanded that I go with X Stiff in all my woods and hybrids to prevent whipping and increase control. He also suggested that I go with a D4 swing weight on my irons, especially if I was going one length because of my size, he was concerned that I’d get too loose and wouldn’t be able to control the clubs if they weighed in at their stock D0 swing weight. My irons and wedges are also 1 inch longer than standard and the grips are like +4 wraps or something, which is an adjustment, but they do feel a lot better to hold. I also went with a 3 hybrid and a 3 wood. My 4 iron is typically right around 200 yards. So I need some extra distance to recover from poor tee shots or hit long 2nd shots into par 5’s. So I went with the 3 Hybrid hoping for a 215-235 club and a 3 wood for something just over that, 230 - 260 or so would be great. We have a few tight par 4’s that require a limited tee shot and a little more control than a driver usually gives me. So I’m hoping I can hit those fairways a little more consistently with these clubs. BUT WHY ONE LENGTHS?!?!?! I hear all of you screaming, I’m the only one length tester in this crew. Cobra swears these things work. They have a lot of tech in them to make them work. Progressive shaft weighting to make the same shaft work and gapping consistent, Wider soles in the 4-6 irons to help with launch and trajectory on top of all of the standard F9 features like Progressive Hosel lengths, E9 Pwrshell face, etc... You get it. You read everyone else’s intros too. What you really want to know is do these things work? Can a high handicapper like myself really be more consistent just because all of his irons are the same length. You’ve seen my approach stats, you know I need something to help me. I chose them because I want to eliminate some variables. I think too much as it is on the course. Take away ball position and swing changes due to shaft length and I think I can improve my consistency. I really feel like that is all that’s left in my game to take me from a 20+ index to a mid handicapper. Whats it gonna take for them to stay? My old set isn't exactly nice, but one thing I have with them is consistent gapping. My old wedges are great, I hit them well when I get to hit them, My driver might not be the most accurate, but when I have good days with it, I have really really good days. For the Cobras to hang around, what I really need to see is consistency throughout the bag. I need my driver dispersion to be tighter and preferably limited to a one way miss, I obviously need consistent contact with the One length irons, since thats kind of the point. The wedges have the most to live up too as the XW-1's I reviewed are very good, but the lower lofts have to help with gapping and consistency. It would be nice to be able to use that 58º reliably. I know, thats a lot to ask of the arrow, but I feel like I'm close to being a better golfer and I'm hoping these clubs can help mitigate some bad habits I have and get me shooting the scores that I feel like I should be. Lets make it rain with questions folks, especially with regards to the One Lengths, I'll do my best to answer everything I can. palvord, goaliewales14, M. Parsons and 22 others 23 2 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bucky CC Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 *PREFACE* I wrote my complete intro a few days before our June 9th deadline. We were given the OK to put the new Cobra clubs in play starting on June 8th, and I used them for my course’s first “major” of the year. 36 hole net stroke play event played from 6400 yards. As a 7 handicap I shot 73-78 to shoot net -5 and win my flight by 11 shots. These clubs are good. Official Intro: Hello. My name is Bucky and I’m an alchol----wait, wrong forum. For some strange reason I’ve been chosen to compete in the most prestigious contest that MyGolfSpy has to offer. What were they thinking? In any case I owe a gigantic thank you to MGS and the Cobra team for putting this together for the 3rd year. To recycle a comment I made in the pre-chatter; it’s the Catalina Wine Mixer of MGS events. I know most of you aren’t all that interested in our personal back stories so I’ll be brief. Born in Wisconsin, learned the game from my older brother, been playing for close to 30 years now, lived in Minnesota for 10 years after college, back in Wisconsin for good now. If that’s not boring enough for you head over to the SuperSpeed forum page and check out my intro from last fall. It’s a real page turner. I have gone through fittings for pretty much every club in my bag. I had a Callaway Epic driver, PXG 3 wood (used of course!), Ping i25 hybrids, Titleist 714 AP2 irons, and Vokey wedges. My favorite clubs are probably my Ping hybrids. They are small and anti hook. Last year I started tracking more of my shots by hand so to use the Arccos system this spring was amazing. The only issues I had with it were missing a few tap in putts but they were easily added before I even got to the next tee box. Overall my swing is moderate tempo with a top swing speed in the 105-110 range. Here’s a video of me from the range earlier this week. My typical ball flight is medium height with misses to both sides of the fairway/green. I'm still working on my Phil Kwon Do Calves. While my USGA index is currently a 6.3 I’ve struggled this spring with extremely wet conditions and getting used to my new SuperSpeed enhanced swing. The long Wisconsin winters also wreak havoc on my game. My Arccos baseline rounds show that I'm an 8.8 handicap using my old clubs. My best rounds of the year always come in July, August, and September. I’ve been fighting a nasty slice this spring but may have made a correction earlier this week. Hopefully I’m finally over the winter rust and it’s not just a matter of me playing crappy golf. Here are my driving numbers with basically zero roll on the wet courses. Here are a few more boring stats before we get into the good stuff. I would say this is a pretty accurate representation of my game with a few too many doubles that usually go away as the conditions firm up and my swing becomes more fluid. Scoring breakdown and Putting stats/handicap. Greens in regulation show I leave my shots short too often. A lot of the greens at my home course slope back to front so it’s definitely beneficial to be below the hole. Chipping is pretty poor thanks to extremely thick and wet rough this spring and low skill level on my part. And now on to the 2019 Cobra lineup. Drumroll please! Cobra is all about speed this year. Heck, everything but the wedges have Speedback in their name! While the reason behind the SPEED is a little different for each club, essentially they all claim to be forgiving, long, and FAAAAAAASSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTT! I’m pretty sure I’ll be hitting 400 yard drives within 2 inches of my target line by the end of the summer. I’ve posted quite a few club pictures in the pre-chatter forum already, but I really love the look of these clubs and want to post more. Deal with it! The driver looks fantastic. I’m not a big fan of huge club head markings (turbulators), but Cobra toes the line perfectly blending functional aerodynamic improvements and standard club head shaping. I really like the matte grey top of the club that came with the white drivers. The fairway wood is basically a mini driver. I’ve hit some BOMBS with this off the tee. If I had to use one word to describe the hybrids it would be speed BIG. Compared to my old i25’s these are quite large. Bigger is always better, right? The irons are also on the large side of what I’m used to. I know I could use a little help here but these almost seem excessive. I’m most interested to see how super game improvement irons compare to my old AP2s (right side of the 2nd picture.) The wedges are gorgeous with the black on black look. As described in the pre-chatter they are basically ninjas. I can’t wait to take Bruce Lee, The Bride, and Haru (Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja) out on the course. I would show you a multitude of bag pictures but unfortunately I’m not currently gaming the bag with my new clubs. Upon seeing the awesome red/white/blue stand combo I selected my wife claimed it as her own. It’s replacing a black and yellow Acuity bag (Dick’s Sporting Goods store brand) that was over 10 years old. Vote for me; my wife stole my bag!!! I really struggled with the final part of my intro to the CobraConnectChallenge3. At first I had this elaborate “30 for 30” style story about how I was groomed from a child to win this entire challenge; complete with requisite jokes at the expense of my fellow competitors. There were some bad jokes like comparing Nunfa0’s New Zealand home to Middle Earth (lame), some mediocre jokes about Palvord sharing Detroit with Kid Rock (meh), and a decent one about Bryson giving a rough estimate of my chances of winning at 31.3593204852929039481%. Truth is none of that stuff is me. I play my best when I’m challenging the course instead of my foursome (or fivesome in this case). For all I know Bardle, Nunfa0, Palvord, and Robertson153 are amazing people both on and off the course. All I can control over the next 8+ weeks is how I present myself and how much time and effort I put into my game. With all of that being said I have four (FORE!) main questions going into this challenge: 1. The Cobra clubs are top notch across the board but can gaming a full bag of just one brand really beat my individually fit clubs from multiple companies? 2. Will the extra large hybrids be able to cut through the thick rough on my course and be more than just fairway finders off the tee? 3. Can the super game improvement aspect of the F9 Speedback irons really help improve my approach stats? I’m not looking for extra distance here; I want accuracy and consistency. 4. If I win the intro phase of the challenge will I really go full Rickie? It’s a good possibility! artful_golfer, GolfSpy_BOS, sirchunksalot and 18 others 19 2 Quote Driver: Stealth 2 10.5°, Kai'li Red X Fairway Wood: Rogue ST LS 16.5°, Mitsubishi TENSEI AV White 75 X 3 Hybrid: F9, LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X 4 Iron: Ping G410 Crossover 5-PW: JPX 919 Forged, KBS Tour Stiff Wedges: Jet Black 50°08F, 54°12D, 58°08M, True Temper Dynamic Gold Black S200 Putter: StrokeLab White Hot OG #7, Evnroll Tourtac grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nunfa0 Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) So here we are, after all of the waiting and intelligent discussions, at the start of the Cobra Connect Challenge 3!! When I threw my name in the hat I was in Ireland over indulging in everything really so I promptly forgot. Imagine my surprise when I saw all of the notifications and realized what happened Getting chosen for this made me feel like a King and I imagine the other four felt the same so here is a little song to show our feelings.... Some how I managed to be chosen to represent the rest of the world against the Americans, so obviously I'm feeling no pressure at all :). I really should thank Cobra and MGS for that but they know they made the right choice. I suppose I should tell you a little about me. My name is John and I'm 47 years old. I am a proud New Zealander who is lucky to live in a little slice of paradise called Christchurch. Yes we have had a few dark times recently but I was born and raised here so to me it will always be home. I have played golf for about 40 years and I have been a member of the Templeton Golf Club for 37 years. I was lucky enough to play there with my father, brother and nephew. Dads been gone for a long time now but I still feel his presence there. My nephew is too busy with his twenties to play at the moment but my brother and I frequent the fairways and bar as often as we can. Golf has been the one constant in my sporting life and that is why I love it. I have flirted with Rugby (compulsory in NZ), Rugby League (like Rugby but less players and less huddling in groups), Football (soccer to the Americans) etc etc but golf has always been there, like a jujitsu hug from my partner Sinead, warm and wonderful at first but causes excruciating pain as well. My handicap has been as low as 5.9 and is currently resting at 9.8. I've always been far too competitive but have relaxed over the past few years. Some of my most satisfying wins have been for just a beer (and man do I LOVE craft beer) but I have won a few trophies as well. I like to think I have a smooth swing and a moderate tempo. My 150 yard club is 9 iron (I can't believe it either) and I hit the ball high. I usually hit a draw and my miss can be anywhere.... Right enough of the preview, here is my baseline.... As you can see if I can hit the green it's going to be one or two putts but if I have to chip... lord have mercy!! I am working on it so watch this space. Now to the sexiness!! My current clubs are Driver Ping G400 LST 3 Wood Cobra F7 (13.5* bullet) 2 Iron Srixon ZU85 18* Irons Mizuno JPX900 Hotmetals Wedges Titlest Vokey SM6 50, 55 and 60* Putter Rife Two Bar Hybrid All lefty and no it's not the wrong side of the ball. We are far more elegant than you common and uncouth right handers (except for Bubba of course, he's just brutal to the ball). These clubs have been in my bag for a while and I have been happy with them but there's always room for new and shiny in my life. Speaking of new and shiny (warning terrible attempts at artistic photos ahead...) .. aren't they pretty!! So here is where I was going to tell the story of my fitting, how I worked for hours honing my club choices, what shafts I wanted, what lofts in my wedges and emerged with the perfect set for me but due to circumstances beyond my and Cobras control I couldn't get a fitting in time. So I went with what I knew and trusted. Well I set the driver at 10.5* and with a 44.5" Atmos TS Blue 6 stiff shaft 3 Wood Atmos Blue 7 Regular 3 Hybrid Atmos Blue 7 Regular conventional Conventional 4-pw True Temper XP95 R300, 2* upright and 1* weaker on the pw Conventional King Black 52, 56 and 60, 1* stronger on the 52, 2* upright, XP95 R300 shafts. The lofts are changed for gaping and the shafts are the same as I currently play or as close as I could get The big question is can they live up to the claims Cobra has made? Is the milled face of the driver and 3 wood truly faster? Do the rails on the 3 wood and hybrid really make the clubs easier to hit? Does the speedback design of the irons really make a difference? Could the wedges be sexier? So these clubs are going to have to work hard to stay in the bag. The driver will need to be long and straight, the three wood will need to at least equal the current model, the hybrid... well lets just say hybrids and I don't get along hence the 2 iron but it has a fighting chance, the irons will have to fly and be accurate and the wedges will have to do the same. But when it comes to the challenge... I am in pretty good form and intend to devastate my fellow competitors with my stellar play. There will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth and my victory shall be glorious... or I shall suffer an ignominious defeat and slink home with my tail between my legs. Either way this is going to be a blast and we are all going to be champions!! LETS GET IT ON!!!!! Edited June 10, 2019 by Nunfa0 Har in the Hat, HardcoreLooper, palvord and 20 others 16 6 1 Quote In my cart Bag: Driver: King F9 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue 7 Reg Z U85 2 Iron Irons: T200 4 Iron AMT White S300 T100S - LH - 3-48* - AMT White S300 Wedges: Indi FLX- LH - 52° 56° 60° - True Temper Spinner Wedge shafts Putter: 2 Bar Hybrid Ball: Pro V1x Testing: Haywood CB/MB Combo Iron Set, 4-7 Cavity backs, 8-PW Muscle Backs, Nippon Modus Tour 115 Stiff, 2 Degrees stronger lofts. Tracked By: Follow me on Twitter @ham12_hampton and on Instagram @Nunfa0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post palvord Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 Before we go any further, thank you MyGolfSpy and Cobra for this incredible opportunity. It's a privilege that I do not take lightly. My goal is to thoroughly test the set, provide honest feedback, and bring value to the forum along the way. Oh, and to @bardle, @Bucky CC, @Nunfa0, and @robertson153: ...a father took his son to a special place. This hallowed ground made many a grown man cry. It tested the limits of the English vocabulary as foul words were used as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and somehow, prepositions. The beauty of the place is known to pause heartbeats and make all manner of people stop in wonder and awe. This special place would teach the son the true meaning of pain, misery, and exercises in futlity. No, this wasn't my first Cleveland Browns game. It was the first time my dad took me golfing. When I was 12 years old, he took me to a Par 3 course to show me how chasing a little white ball around could provide years of joy and sorrow. I am forever grateful to my dad for introducing me to the game of golf. Golf has provided me with a way to make friends, stay connected with loved ones, and made me a better person. My true joy in golf comes from the people that I am able to play with. Being on the course with loved ones is the thing that I cherish most about this game. I never take for granted the times that I am able to tee it up with my wife @LadyJ87, dad, brothers, friends, and in-laws. I’m originally from Akron, OH and am a transplant to Michigan. I moved here to be with my wife, and do not regret that decision. She may, but there is a no return policy on her left ring finger. Ok. Enough of the mushy stuff. Onto the reason you all are here. And I know what you are all thinking. “What kind of a golfer is this lucky S.O.B.? Well. I used to think course management was what the Superintendent did. I never understood why all the magazines and instructors were telling golfers to learn about the job of a Superintendent to help them lower their scores. Thankfully, I’m slightly wiser and have been able to actually improve my game. The best description I have for my game is that I’m a hack with moments of brilliance. Fortunately, I’ve had more consistent moments of brilliance lately and that helped me move from a 19 handicap to a 13.4 throughout 2018. Last year, I broke 90 for the first time ever, and I did it twice! The scorecards are still hanging on our fridge, much to the chagrin of @LadyJ87. Currently, I am in the middle of a full on attempt to drop my handicap from a 14 to a 10. This has made me take the game more seriously than in the past and has forced me to find joy in the journey as my results are...mixed at best. My old setup for my clubs was: Driver: Callaway Rogue 10.5° 3 wood: TaylorMade Burner 15° Hybrid: Adams Red 18° Irons: Ping G30 4-PW Wedges: Titleist Vokey 52° degree Cleveland RTX 2.0 56° & 64° degree Most of these clubs ended up in my bag by being on sale, or in the “used” bin at the local golf shop. The exception of course being the Callaway Rogue. Using TrueGolfFit in the late fall of 2018, I was fit into the Callaway Rogue. I waited until I found the best deal, which happened to be this spring. I have only played a few rounds with it in my bag. My first few rounds of the year were with my old driver, a TaylorMade RBZ2, but all of my baseline rounds for the challenge were with the Rogue in the bag. My typical ball flight is a draw, with my miss being a push or slice left, with the occasional hook for good measure. My intended swing/ball flight: My push left miss: And my slice: I was fortunate enough to test the Arccos system in the fall of 2018, so my baseline stats are very indicative of my game: I am currently trending down in my overall Arccos handicap due to improvements in chipping and putting. I have spent quite some time at the beginning of this season practicing those parts of my game. However the worst parts of my game are driving and approach. My driving is...erratic to say the least. This dispersion chart shows every shot I have ever taken off the tee on a Par 4 or 5 using the Arccos system: Not all of these shots are with the driver as I have at times kept the big stick in the bag just to get a ball in play. My approach play is lackluster due to not being able to hit the green. Most of the shots that are coming up short are due to hitting the ball fat, or overestimating how far I’ll be able to actually hit the ball: My average distance for my clubs reflects data for the last 126 holes as I was establishing a baseline for the challenge: I am excited though by looking at this data, as painful as it is. I have glaring weaknesses that can be practiced, and a set of clubs custom fit to me to help me play my best golf. And now, the main event: I went through my first ever full bag fitting for this challenge, and was blown away by the subtle differences that a shaft makes to the ball flight and the consistency of your strike, Knowing that I was limited to specific club heads mad the fitting process faster as we only needed to dial in my length, lie, loft, and shaft. During my fitting, I was blown away with how easy it was for me to get the ball in the air with the F9's. Oh, and the face was: We settled on the following set up: Driver: 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff (-½”) Woods: 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff 5/6 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff Irons: 5-GW - KBS C-Taper Lite Stiff (GW1° strong) Wedges: 52° 56° 60° - KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 Stiff All lengths, lies, and lofts are standard unless noted. The difference from my old set up to my new set up that I am most excited for is the addition of a 60° wedge and a Gap wedge. Having a club that is more versatile for me around the green in the 60° is intriguing as it opens up more shot types rather than one shot type only with the 64°. Also, being able to have a club between my PW and 52° I feel will help in the 110-125yd range. Those distances are where I felt I had to take something off of a PW swing or put a monster swing into a 52°. The most anticipated club for me in the bag is the driver. I have never gamed a 9° before. Also, having been fit for a shorter shaft should provide me more control on the course. I hope to be able to take the largest weakness in my game and turn it into a strength. I know that the new driver will not be a miracle cure for what ails my game off the tee, but I am excited to get to work knowing that the club is built for me. Throughout the challenge, I will be testing the clubs for consistency, predictability, and forgiveness. For the consistency and predictability pieces, I know that I am a major part of the equation when it comes to controlling these factors. I would like to feel comfortable that if I swing my normal swing, I will know that the ball will fly generally in the intended direction. When it comes to forgiveness, I want to find out how much or how little I am impacted by hits that are not on the exact center of the face. (and for me that is probably all of my hits) Cobra designed these clubs to provide “substantial improvements in ball speed, distance, and forgiveness.” I hope to find the limits of this forgiveness. Again, I am humbled to have been chosen for this challenge. I promise to work my tail off for you, the forum members to provide you with the best feedback and entertainment possible. Fire away with all of your questions, comments, and concerns. And, if you’re concerned for the well being of @bardle, @Bucky CC, @Nunfa0, or @robertson153, don’t worry. I’ll be as gentle as possible while I annihilate them for the next 9 weeks. MattF, STUDque, perseveringgolfer and 16 others 18 1 Quote In my Ultralight Stand Bag: Driver: Rogue 10.5° - LH - Project X EvenFlow 60 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff King F9 - LH - 5/6 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff Irons: King F9 - LH - 5-GW - KBS C-Taper Lite Stiff Wedges: King Black - LH - 52° 56° 60° - KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 Stiff Putter: - Impact No. 3 Ball: Maxfli TourX Rangefinder: LX5 Watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robertson153 Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 Ladies and gentlemen it’s finally here!! The Cobra Connect Challenge 3 has officially kicked off . It’s been a late spring here in central Kentucky, why is that relevant, my home course has Bermuda fairways which doesn’t become “playable” until late May early June. This year it’s the first week of June and they’re still not very good. Hopefully in the next few weeks they start filling in nice, hate to hit the new clubs off dirt. I’ve only been seriously playing the game for around 3 years. My swing and game in general are definitely a work in progress. I swing hard, hit it a long way, but generally don’t know where it’s gonna end up. The added distance didn’t really peak my interest in the Cobras, it was the promise of forgiveness. Obviously, like everyone else on this great forum, I’m in love with this game, well, more like a love hate relationship . So far this year I’ve shot 79, all the way to 93 . I guess you could call me a little inconsistent. My bag, before the Cobras, consist of Epic Flash driver, Adams 3 wood and 4 hybrid, Nike VrS forged 4-G, Callaway Mack Daddy forged 56* and 60* and my Scotty Cameron Circa 62. All my clubs were picked up used mostly off eBay. This is what Arccos said my handicap should be after 7-8 rounds. I don’t really understand it all because I shot 3 of my lowest scores ever during that period (18 hole 79, 18 hole 80, 9 hole 37). So not sure how all of that is calculated . But, I guess you can say it worked out, I can’t do anything but go up from here. We’ll see if after several rounds this Arccos levels out and becomes more accurate. This is my first swing with the HRZDUS Smoke 6.5 shaft (which I love). The first couple of shafts felt terrible, can’t remember what they were. Apparently they caused me to keep hitting them off the heel, didn’t realize how important shafts are until that moment. My swing speed with 7 iron during my fitting was 93mph and driver averaged 108, got one up to 113 (ended up being a big hook). My go to 150yd club is my PW, can always count on that trusty PW. I’ve always had a high ball flight throughout the entire bag, with the Cobras it’s no different. My typical miss is when I get lazy and start swaying instead of turning and dead pull it (left for me). If I had one strength it would have to be my distance. My entire game depends on how I’m driving the ball that day. If it’s bad, my entire game suffers, and if it’s good, I can shoot high 70s to low 80s. Mid 80s is my average with the occasional upper 80s low 90s. Official handicap at this moment is 12.2. I’m hoping the hype surrounding the F9s with “ultra forgiveness” is just what the doctor ordered. My first visual impression of the new clubs were just so so. Then once the fitter fixed me up with the right shaft, it took 3 tries, they started looking better. We decided to go with KBS Tour Flight 120 stiff in 4i-58*. With that combo it produced a nice mid-high ball flight with a great spin rate. It was my first ever fitting, so I can’t really say much about that, other than it was better than expected. The guy I had at Golf Headquaters in Louisville KY was very informative and seemed to want to help. Even after I said I wasn’t going to buy from them, they still were very helpful (maybe it was the MGS name drop). You can see how thick the top line is on this 4 iron, and how the “speedback” sticks out at address. But once I hit it, none of that mattered. Cobra says the F9s are made for mid cappers with high SS, so that’s a check and check. Claims of low center of gravity are supposed to help keep the face square through impact. With the long irons there’s a tungsten weight in the heel and toe that seemed to help me launch the ball high and straight. So maybe all the hype isn’t all BS, maybe some of it is actually true. I have had my Cobra F9s for about 3-4 weeks, had several range sessions (8-10) with around 8-10 full rounds. I’m still trying to figure out some of the clubs, mostly long irons. With the last lesson I had, the guy made a couple of tweaks to my grip and transition, now I’m playing a high fade. Which is fine by me, if I can depend on it. For this set to become my gamers they need to be consistently long, straight, and appeasing to my eye. So far I’m loving the yellow. Wether they will or not is going to be an 8 week adventure that all of you get to take with me. So might as well jump on board with Team 153 and join me in the victory circle. If anyone has any questions, something you’re wanting to see, or want me to try something, just ask it in this thread or PM me. Stay tuned for the biggest testing/review of the year!! MaxEntropy, downlowkey, Bucky CC and 15 others 17 1 Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 I have dubbed my best hole story - "Breaking Barriers" As a high handicapper, great shots happen sometimes but having great holes, or even great rounds is a much bigger feat. Putting multiple shots together that all lead up to a culmination of a good score on a hole is difficult for me. I'm not a good chipper and I tend to do poorly off the tee as well so putting a hole together with those faults is errr, not easy. So Saturday a friend of mine came into town and we went to this mountain course about 30 minutes from my house. It's a gorgeous course but it has a lot of elevation changes. Its short, but difficult. It was rainy, windy, and disgusting outside but we figured we'd give it a shot anyway. I mean we had driven this far. I've been trying to break 90 for over a year now. The closest I've come is a 92. I had convinced myself it was going to happen during this round. I even told my Buddy that today was the day. Off we go and the further we go, the worse the weather got. At one point It was raining so hard we couldn't see where our tee shots went. Irrelevant, Time to power on. So we get to this dogleg right Par 5 that seems to be short but has a tight corner at about 230 yards that forces you to leave the ball short or risk hitting it too far up and over the hill at the corner leaving you no shot in. So I take my 3 wood out and figure maybe it will bounce off the hill and get a good kick if I hit it too hard. I set up a touch open hoping for a little fade as well. I got more than I bargained for. BOOM BABY: I hit a perfect draw around the trees and I absolutely smashed it. This is the point in the round where I got really excited about my prospects. The rain felt like it was starting to let up as well so I was all in. 138 to the green... Pitching wedge it is from a sligtly downhill lie. uh oh. I hit it clean but right of the green. I knew at this point I was destined for another measly par on a great tee shot. My chipping handicap is around 28 after all even though I'd spent a lot of time working on it recently. Over the back of the green, nestled in a little patch, wet grips, slow green. holding my breath I chip this thing and it takes off, I thought it was long at first, way past the hole but it turns a little to the right heading right for the hole and stops, inches from the cup hanging on the left side. I couldn't believe it. A tap-in birdie off of a chip...This might have been the first time I had ever been able to do that. That hole gave my hope. If I can chip to inside 3 or 4 feet I can break 90 easy. The next few holes flew by. I got a par on 9 and left the front with an even 45. Knowing the back was easier than the front. It was on like donkey kong. Into the clubhouse for a beer and as I walk out the most unimaginably awful sound in the history of the golfing universe. Thunder followed immediately by lighting... My partner was unwilling to wait it out as it was his anniversary and to be honest he seemed pretty miserably after the front 9. I had made him play in a deluge for the better part of 2 hours after all.. My round was over. But the feeling wasn't. That par 5 and those 9 holes have told me all I need to know about my game. I'm about to leave 90 in the dust for good. russtopherb, STUDque, goaliewales14 and 12 others 13 2 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bucky CC Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 With apologies to a few of the holes that I posted in the P.A.T.T.S. thread (Par After Terrible Tee Shot) there was really only one clear choice for me this week. I'm officially calling it "Eagle for the Win". The public course I'm a member at holds a season long event race that finishes with a Ryder Cup style tournament in October. There's a wide variety of tournament types (single, partner, stableford, 40 ball foursome, etc) with four 36 hole majors sprinkled in. My shot comes from our first major of the year - The June Cup. After a great first round I slept on a five shot lead in my flight. That good feelings quickly evaporated as round two got off to a discouraging start. We began on hole 4 (shotgun start) and I immediately bogeyed the first four holes to all but evaporate the five shot lead I had built. A few more bogeys and one double later I was +8 for the day with only two holes left. I was feeling a bit like this guy: Thinking that my lead was probably gone I had to be very aggressive on the next hole. Hole 2 at Western Lakes is a 486 yard par 5 that usually plays into a strong wind. There is a nasty fairway bunker along with water on the right and a stream you have to cross on your approach shot. Arccos Caddie suggests I play the hole with 3H and a six iron. I'd love to try that strategy but it would never work with the hole playing into the wind. . Feeling a mix of crushing disappointment and quiet aggression I grabbed the big stick and aimed way left to avoid the water. I hit the exact drive I was going for 271 yards safely into the next fairway over That left me with 215 to the hole and a big decision. Do I go for the green or play it smart with an iron to get back into my own fairway? Of course I go for it! I hit a high draw with my 4h that started out a little right and came back to the green perfectly and stopped 28 feet from the pin. The putt found it's home and I ended with an Eagle 3. After a par on the last hole the tournament ended with me 11 shots (net) on top of the nearest competitor in the 1st flight. I later found out the closest guy to me went double-triple over his final two holes when he heard I was struggling and he was close. Thanks to the Cobra clubs and this hole I won my first ever tournament. Since then I've been playing the best golf of my life. bardle, THEZIPR23, MattF and 11 others 11 3 Quote Driver: Stealth 2 10.5°, Kai'li Red X Fairway Wood: Rogue ST LS 16.5°, Mitsubishi TENSEI AV White 75 X 3 Hybrid: F9, LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X 4 Iron: Ping G410 Crossover 5-PW: JPX 919 Forged, KBS Tour Stiff Wedges: Jet Black 50°08F, 54°12D, 58°08M, True Temper Dynamic Gold Black S200 Putter: StrokeLab White Hot OG #7, Evnroll Tourtac grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nunfa0 Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) Hello my fellow golfers.. This week we have to share our best shot/hole for you folk to vote on. I would love to be sharing a tree fiddy drive or a startling eagle but neither have happened yet. I wanted to share my 230 yard hybrid, that sailed over trees to 12 feet, that set up an amazing birdie but we hadn't started recording the Cobras when it happened. So instead I shall tell you a story of dark times and the one shot that makes golf the beautiful game we love. I shall call my story "REDEMPTION" One lovely winters day I went to a local course called Russley to play a qualifying round for match play. The day started well with a couple of good pars but then it all started to go wrong. Hole three was a double bogey I thought ok that got the bad hole out of the way but hole four...double bogey Oh well, it can't get any worse. Hole five.... Triple bogey Yes I hit my third in the lake, my fifth barely got over and I floundered my way to the hole. Needless to say as I wait for the rest of my four to finish I was an emotional wreck and collapsing inside It would have been easy just to walk into the lake and stay there for the day but no, that's not how my parents raised me Instead I lifted my head, strode to the next tee and sized up my shot. Par three, 150 Yards, bunker left, bunker and lake right. I pulled 9 iron and put a swing on it that lefty himself would have been proud of. I was right on the money and hit it to three feet!! I walked up to the green with a massive smile on my face and calmly tapped in the putt. From that point on my score didn't matter that day, I was happy in the thought that I could still play great golf and the next round would be better. Edited July 23, 2019 by Nunfa0 mpatrickriley, downlowkey, MattF and 10 others 13 Quote In my cart Bag: Driver: King F9 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue 7 Reg Z U85 2 Iron Irons: T200 4 Iron AMT White S300 T100S - LH - 3-48* - AMT White S300 Wedges: Indi FLX- LH - 52° 56° 60° - True Temper Spinner Wedge shafts Putter: 2 Bar Hybrid Ball: Pro V1x Testing: Haywood CB/MB Combo Iron Set, 4-7 Cavity backs, 8-PW Muscle Backs, Nippon Modus Tour 115 Stiff, 2 Degrees stronger lofts. Tracked By: Follow me on Twitter @ham12_hampton and on Instagram @Nunfa0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post palvord Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 So how does the guy in last place talk about their "Best Shot" or "Best Hole"? Throughout the challenge, I have had way too many moments where my shots induce this reaction: I have had quite a few shots that have created this reaction: And most of them have created a feeling of: So how about a hole that captured all of these emotions. I present to you: Emotional Roller Coaster Date: June 15, 2019 Course: Metamora Golf & Country Club Hole: 3 Par: 5 Distance: 510yds The hole is a dog leg left, with an island green. From the tee, it looks like this: You want to be in the fairway, and more center right to have a good look at the green, or the landing zone for a layup. Off the tee, I hooked my shot into the trees down the right side. That brought on the feeling of: "Typical." Standing over the ball, in the trees, I had a look to the landing zone short of the start of the water. It was about 130 yds to the edge of the water, and I wanted to punch the ball about 100yds, and give myself room for potential run out that wouldn't roll into the water. Well, I promptly duffed my punch shot and it only went 80yds with barely any roll out. Cue the "ALL IS WELL" internal reactions. I was left with a 3rd shot that needed to carry 160yds to clear the water, but to have a chance of being on the green needed to carry 170 yds. Here's an overhead shot of the green from the courses website: And here's my picture of the green from the backside: As you can see, there is only one place to miss short, and that's on the peninsula jutting out, and there is no real safe place to miss left, right, or long. Standing over that third shot, I thought, "What the heck? Let's get this thing on!" I chose my 6 iron and somehow was able to produce a draw. The ball hit on the front left edge of the green and then began to roll out. It found a slope and kept tracking towards the hole and stopped 2 feet, just behind the pin. I couldn't believe it. "DAMN IT FEELS GOOD!" I tapped in my birdie putt and practically floated to the next tee. (Where I promptly made a bogey on the par 3. Typical) Nunfa0, goaliewales14, mpatrickriley and 12 others 12 3 Quote In my Ultralight Stand Bag: Driver: Rogue 10.5° - LH - Project X EvenFlow 60 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff King F9 - LH - 5/6 Wood - Atmos Blue TS 7 Stiff Irons: King F9 - LH - 5-GW - KBS C-Taper Lite Stiff Wedges: King Black - LH - 52° 56° 60° - KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 Stiff Putter: - Impact No. 3 Ball: Maxfli TourX Rangefinder: LX5 Watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson153 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 He we go, best for last. I couldn’t decide on one “best shot/hole” so I’m going with best hole, and best shot. First up, best hole. #15 at my course is a downhill blind tee shot par 5. It was during my clubs invitational tournament and I hit a great drive (291), 235 to the flag. So here’s the dilemma, do you lay up or go for it? If you miss left it’s hazard, miss right it’s OB, miss short small creek, miss long and you’re in the pines with no chance to save par. I thought to myself “The people at MGS wouldn’t want someone to lay up, time to step up to the plate”. So I pulled out the trusty 4 hybrid and let it rip. I bet I posed for a good minute after I hit, it was that good. Started at the flag and never left, but was it long enough? It was in the air for what seemed like an eternity, but it finally came down, hit the green with one big hop and stopped 6’ below the hole. The whole ride to the green I was getting more and more nervous, I hadn’t made eagle all year, and this would be the most perfect time. When it was my turn to putt, all I had on my mind was “don’t leave it short” I’m glad it hit the hole because it would’ve been 5-6’ past . Dead center, hit the back of the cup and dropped for an eagle 3!! Next up is my favorite, also during that same tournament, best shot Hole #17. Downhill tee shot with an uphill approach shot. Pulled my tee shot way left, get to my ball and wouldn’t you know it, tree hooked . My playing partner said “Better try and save bogey here”. Little did he know I had been working on a shot for just an occasion. I told him “5-1 I make par, 10-1 I make birdie” He said “I’ll give ya 20-1 on birdie”. So I pulled the 7 iron out, took a couple of practice swings and said watch this. I hit a good 50yd hook around a tree 60-70’ uphill. I took off running so I could see, it hit just shot with a big hop forward. I figured it was good, but once I got to the green it was only 4’ from the hole. The whole time I’m laughing at my buddy for taking that bet, and then he said “You still gotta putt it”. After pulling off the shot that I called, I knew there was no way I could miss, and I didn’t!! So there you have it. My best shot and my best hole, in back to back days, during a tournament that won me a hybrid . I did this on the website and not the app. I can’t figure out how to post the pictures where I want them. Sorry I don’t need a bunch of gifs or pics, just a great story, or 2 . russtopherb, goaliewales14, sirchunksalot and 5 others 8 Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 One of the new features Cobra has added this year is a wider sole area with a raised portion to minimize turf interaction and lower the CG. I had to read up in order to understand what Cobra was doing.My question is how are you guys finding the F9 to perform out of the rough? Are you having more problems than normal with twisting or loss of distance? Great job during the pre-chatter to all of you, it's been a fun read.Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app HardcoreLooper, STUDque, palvord and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson153 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 To short answer you, no. I have not seen a loss of distance or twisting with the new clubs. But you have to remember I gamed SGI irons before these, so maybe it would be different for someone who didn’t.(?) Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy MDGolfHacker, JohnSmalls, GB13 and 1 other 4 Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Did y'all really think you could get away from me just by changing threads?!? Ha, it's not that easy! Seriously, nice Stage 1 Team 153, the bar is set high for everyone else. JohnSmalls 1 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 As my favorite Naval Aviator would say... robertson153, palvord, fixyurdivot and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver: Callway Rogue St Triple Diamond 9* 2 HY: Mizuno STZ 230 16* (set to 13.75) 2 Iron: Taylormade UDI 17* Irons: 2019 Titleist T100S 3-PW Wedges: Vokey SM6 54* and SM9 48* / Taylormade MG3 TW 56* Putter: PING Anser Ball: Pro V1 Bag: Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 To short answer you, no. I have not seen a loss of distance or twisting with the new clubs. But you have to remember I gamed SGI irons before these, so maybe it would be different for someone who didn’t.(?) Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpyThanks for the feedback! That hump on the soles was just something that jumped out at me the first time I saw them.Great stage 1, those photos are great and love the fact you went with the yellow. Those F9 drivers are . Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 5 hours ago, robertson153 said: Ladies and gentlemen it’s finally here!! The Cobra Connect Challenge 3 has officially kicked off . It’s been a late spring here in central Kentucky, why is that relevant, my home course has Bermuda fairways which doesn’t become “playable” until late May early June. This year it’s the first week of June and they’re still not very good. Hopefully in the next few weeks they start filling in nice, hate to hit the new clubs off dirt. I’ve only been seriously playing the game for around 3 years. My swing and game in general are definitely a work in progress. I swing hard, hit it a long way, but generally don’t know where it’s gonna end up. The added distance didn’t really peak my interest in the Cobras, it was the promise of forgiveness. Obviously, like everyone else on this great forum, I’m in love with this game, well, more like a love hate relationship . So far this year I’ve shot 79, all the way to 93 . I guess you could call me a little inconsistent. My bag, before the Cobras, consist of Epic Flash driver, Adams 3 wood and 4 hybrid, Nike VrS forged 4-G, Callaway Mack Daddy forged 56* and 60* and my Scotty Cameron Circa 62. All my clubs were picked up used mostly off eBay. This is what Arccos said my handicap should be after 7-8 rounds. I don’t really understand it all because I shot 3 of my lowest scores ever during that period (18 hole 79, 18 hole 80, 9 hole 37). So not sure how all of that is calculated . But, I guess you can say it worked out, I can’t do anything but go up from here. We’ll see if after several rounds this Arccos levels out and becomes more accurate. This is my first swing with the HRZDUS Smoke 6.5 shaft (which I love). The first couple of shafts felt terrible, can’t remember what they were. Apparently they caused me to keep hitting them off the heel, didn’t realize how important shafts are until that moment. My swing speed with 7 iron during my fitting was 93mph and driver averaged 108, got one up to 113 (ended up being a big hook). My go to 150yd club is my PW, can always count on that trusty PW. I’ve always had a high ball flight throughout the entire bag, with the Cobras it’s no different. My typical miss is when I get lazy and start swaying instead of turning and dead pull it (left for me). If I had one strength it would have to be my distance. My entire game depends on how I’m driving the ball that day. If it’s bad, my entire game suffers, and if it’s good, I can shoot high 70s to low 80s. Mid 80s is my average with the occasional upper 80s low 90s. Official handicap at this moment is 12.2. I’m hoping the hype surrounding the F9s with “ultra forgiveness” is just what the doctor ordered. My first visual impression of the new clubs were just so so. Then once the fitter fixed me up with the right shaft, it took 3 tries, they started looking better. We decided to go with KBS Tour Flight 120 stiff in 4i-58*. With that combo it produced a nice mid-high ball flight with a great spin rate. It was my first ever fitting, so I can’t really say much about that, other than it was better than expected. The guy I had at Golf Headquaters in Louisville KY was very informative and seemed to want to help. Even after I said I wasn’t going to buy from them, they still were very helpful (maybe it was the MGS name drop). You can see how thick the top line is on this 4 iron, and how the “speedback” sticks out at address. But once I hit it, none of that mattered. Cobra says the F9s are made for mid cappers with high SS, so that’s a check and check. Claims of low center of gravity are supposed to help keep the face square through impact. With the long irons there’s a tungsten weight in the heel and toe that seemed to help me launch the ball high and straight. So maybe all the hype isn’t all BS, maybe some of it is actually true. I have had my Cobra F9s for about 3-4 weeks, had several range sessions (8-10) with around 8-10 full rounds. I’m still trying to figure out some of the clubs, mostly long irons. With the last lesson I had, the guy made a couple of tweaks to my grip and transition, now I’m playing a high fade. Which is fine by me, if I can depend on it. For this set to become my gamers they need to be consistently long, straight, and appeasing to my eye. So far I’m loving the yellow. Wether they will or not is going to be an 8 week adventure that all of you get to take with me. So might as well jump on board with Team 153 and join me in the victory circle. If anyone has any questions, something you’re wanting to see, or want me to try something, just ask it in this thread or PM me. Stay tuned for the biggest testing/review of the year!! Great intro. That is one sweet looking setup. I am not a fan of yellow but honestly they pop and look . Is ball flight higher with Cobra’s than previous set? Curious if about the lower CG affecting this. sirchunksalot 1 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 6 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: One of the new features Cobra has added this year is a wider sole area with a raised portion to minimize turf interaction and lower the CG. I had to read up in order to understand what Cobra was doing. My question is how are you guys finding the F9 to perform out of the rough? Are you having more problems than normal with twisting or loss of distance? Great job during the pre-chatter to all of you, it's been a fun read. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app I actually did have a shot today from the rough where I thought I caught it well, but it was about 30 yards short of the green, low and left. Dead straight though. That being said, given my skill level, its hard to blame the club for something like that... sirchunksalot and JohnSmalls 2 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson153 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Great intro. That is one sweet looking setup. I am not a fan of yellow but honestly they pop and look . Is ball flight higher with Cobra’s than previous set? Curious if about the lower CG affecting this. I’m loving the yellow because its an attention grabber, plus the sound of the driver. During my fitting we had to go to the 120 tour flights to get my ball up. The other shafts wouldn’t let me elevate the ball. Like I said in my intro I’ve always been a high ball hitter. The Cobras are no exception. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy sirchunksalot 1 Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 FINALLY! @bardle your intro really resonates with my game, I had to make sure that wasn't something I posted . With that, how are you adjusting from a traditional set of iron lengths to the one lengths? @robertson153 the gray on that bag looks absolutely stunning. I think Arccos might have been a little drunk. 28.8 handicap?? robertson153 and M. Parsons 2 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Apex Ai200 5-PW | DG 115 Mid Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 ER2 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 23 minutes ago, JohnSmalls said: FINALLY! @bardle your intro really resonates with my game, I had to make sure that wasn't something I posted . With that, how are you adjusting from a traditional set of iron lengths to the one lengths? @robertson153 the gray on that bag looks absolutely stunning. I think Arccos might have been a little drunk. 28.8 handicap?? It's tough. I mean mentally I always want to move the scoring irons back a touch and the long irons up a touch ball position wise which messes everything up. I have to really pay attention right now and focus on making sure it's always the same until I get used to it. Another thing. The swings. With my long irons I used to sweep a lot more and be less steep opposed to my scoring irons. Now I sort of do that with all my clubs and I just shorten my swing for the scoring clubs so that it doesn't matter to much. It seems to be working. Shot a personal course record 99 today with my second round using these puppies. Booyah. sirchunksalot, STUDque, robertson153 and 8 others 9 2 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 @bardle great intro. Glad someone had the cojones to go with one length . Will be interesting to follow to see if you improve ball striking. Also with only playing a short time your game is is pretty solid. JohnSmalls and bardle 1 1 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Its Finallyyyyyy Timeeeee!!!!! Welcome everyone! The first thing I want to do it is thank MGS and Cobra for letting me be a part of this incredible challenge. Being a high handicapper, I wasn’t sure I’d get an opportunity like this but I know there others out there like me, so I’m hoping I can be of service to you. My name is Bradley, I’m 29 and I live just north of Atlanta. I’m married and we have two pups, one of which is my profile pic, and we have a 7 month old little girl who is my pride and joy. Warning: Adorable kid pic incoming: I’ve been golfing a year and a half or so now. My first round ever was at my in-laws Thanksgiving “Turkey Open” family scramble where I played for fun with my brother-in-law and father-in-law. It was a blast, I was terrible, but I had so much fun that I’ve never looked back. Here are my current gamer clubs: Driver: Cobra F7 - Aldila 2KNV Stiff shaft Irons: Taylormade Rocketbladez Stiff 4-PW Wedges: Bridgestone Tour B XW-1 52º / 56º / 60º So hows my golf game? Yeah it’s okay, I try to not be too hard on myself being pretty new to the game but I am a perfectionist and I hate being bad at anything. I recently joined a club that is well known to be the hardest course in the immediate area. This was intentional because I want to be better at the game. I play the blues which sit at a 72.8 / 136 and 6,600 yards long. It’s probably way too tough for me. My first round I shot a 113, since then I’ve come back down and currently my average score is around a 102. I have yet to break 100 at my new course in a full 18 hole round. That being said its teaching me the premium of keeping the ball in play as the rough is extremely punishing on most holes and it forces me to play shots I never would have before. Here’s my baseline stats with my pre-cobra gamers. I am the epitome of the high handicapper golfer, inconsistent ball striking with some good shots sprinkled in. I 3 putt sometimes, sometimes I don’t. I hit a power slice when my Driver isn't working, but overall the biggest problem with my golf game is inconsistency with my irons. Pretty standard stuff and if you’re over an 18 handicap everything I am saying here probably resonates with you. Some more details: Driving wise, you can see my average dispersion is only 20 yards, but I have a big time two way miss, I’ve been holding back on the tee lately in an effort to hit fairways more and lose less balls. The problem is that gives me a 4 or 5 iron into alot of the greens. Here’s my usage chart on my clubs from arccos: You can see that leaving myself short off the tee means my 4 and 5 iron are used more than anything else. I almost never am in range to use a scoring club to get to the green reliably. Because of this, my approach stats show what I already know is the truth, I'm short alot... Short, short, short. Left and right aren’t nearly the issue here. Its thinning and chunking long irons that cause all the problems. As you can see a lot of my approach shots are 30 yards or more short of the green, which means I’m constantly hitting short pitches into the green and trying to save par. With my handicap I don’t mind missing greens, I expect it, the real problem is the distance I’m leaving everything short. It makes chipping or pitching anything close very difficult. The greens I play on are really fast, I know everyone says that, but they are the fastest I have played in my limited time golfing and pitching from 30+ yards often leaves me far away from the pin. If I’m greenside but off the fringe and I can’t putt it, I do fairly well. When I move the slider in, I’m averaging 6 to 8 ft from 15 yards and in on chipping, The problem is that only 11% of my baseline chips are inside 15 yards… Sand.... I’m a 22 handicap, the only beach I do well on has a chair and a cooler full of beer on it, not a golf ball. Seriously though, I leave sand shots short primarily, I’m always scared of sending them over the green or thinning them. Most of the time I can get out in one, but I do have the occasional 3-peat to get out of a high lipped trap. On to The Fun Part That was a lot, you guys still with me? I saved the best part for last. First let’s hit the high notes and walk through what my fitting revealed and the clubs I chose: The Bag: Driver: F9 9º Degree head, Evenflow White T1100 X Stiff Woods: 3/4 Wood, Evenflow White T1100 X Stiff Hybrid: 3 Hybrid, Aldila 2KNV Green X Stiff Irons: One Length F9’s 4-PW, Modus3 Tour 105’s Stiff Wedges: King Black Wedges in 50º / 54º / 58º Bag: Black / Black Stand Bag (I freaking love this thing) Fitting Overview: So I saw a cobra fitter, without going into too much detail. I swing hard and put a lot of torque on the butt of my clubs shaft. So he selected shafts for me that basically have no butt end and pretty much demanded that I go with X Stiff in all my woods and hybrids to prevent whipping and increase control. He also suggested that I go with a D4 swing weight on my irons, especially if I was going one length because of my size, he was concerned that I’d get too loose and wouldn’t be able to control the clubs if they weighed in at their stock D0 swing weight. My irons and wedges are also 1 inch longer than standard and the grips are like +4 wraps or something, which is an adjustment, but they do feel a lot better to hold. I also went with a 3 hybrid and a 3 wood. My 4 iron is typically right around 200 yards. So I need some extra distance to recover from poor tee shots or hit long 2nd shots into par 5’s. So I went with the 3 Hybrid hoping for a 215-235 club and a 3 wood for something just over that, 230 - 260 or so would be great. We have a few tight par 4’s that require a limited tee shot and a little more control than a driver usually gives me. So I’m hoping I can hit those fairways a little more consistently with these clubs. BUT WHY ONE LENGTHS?!?!?! I hear all of you screaming, I’m the only one length tester in this crew. Cobra swears these things work. They have a lot of tech in them to make them work. Progressive shaft weighting to make the same shaft work and gapping consistent, Wider soles in the 4-6 irons to help with launch and trajectory on top of all of the standard F9 features like Progressive Hosel lengths, E9 Pwrshell face, etc... You get it. You read everyone else’s intros too. What you really want to know is do these things work? Can a high handicapper like myself really be more consistent just because all of his irons are the same length. You’ve seen my approach stats, you know I need something to help me. I chose them because I want to eliminate some variables. I think too much as it is on the course. Take away ball position and swing changes due to shaft length and I think I can improve my consistency. I really feel like that is all that’s left in my game to take me from a 20+ index to a mid handicapper. Whats it gonna take for them to stay? My old set isn't exactly nice, but one thing I have with them is consistent gapping. My old wedges are great, I hit them well when I get to hit them, My driver might not be the most accurate, but when I have good days with it, I have really really good days. For the Cobras to hang around, what I really need to see is consistency throughout the bag. I need my driver dispersion to be tighter and preferably limited to a one way miss, I obviously need consistent contact with the One length irons, since thats kind of the point. The wedges have the most to live up too as the XW-1's I reviewed are very good, but the lower lofts have to help with gapping and consistency. It would be nice to be able to use that 58º reliably. I know, thats a lot to ask of the arrow, but I feel like I'm close to being a better golfer and I'm hoping these clubs can help mitigate some bad habits I have and get me shooting the scores that I feel like I should be. Lets make it rain with questions folks, especially with regards to the One Lengths, I'll do my best to answer everything I can. Excellent write-up@bardle! I commend you for taking the risk and going with the one lengths, it will be interesting to see how they work for you. I can't wait to follow along and watch that handicap come down. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app bardle, M. Parsons and JohnSmalls 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky CC Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 7 hours ago, sirchunksalot said: One of the new features Cobra has added this year is a wider sole area with a raised portion to minimize turf interaction and lower the CG. I had to read up in order to understand what Cobra was doing. My question is how are you guys finding the F9 to perform out of the rough? Are you having more problems than normal with twisting or loss of distance? Great job during the pre-chatter to all of you, it's been a fun read. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app In my few rounds I've found that I love the Cobra F9 irons from the rough. Fairway shots are still up in the air for me (literally and figuratively - they launch very high). sirchunksalot, GB13 and HardcoreLooper 3 Quote Driver: Stealth 2 10.5°, Kai'li Red X Fairway Wood: Rogue ST LS 16.5°, Mitsubishi TENSEI AV White 75 X 3 Hybrid: F9, LA Golf Tour AXS Red 85 X 4 Iron: Ping G410 Crossover 5-PW: JPX 919 Forged, KBS Tour Stiff Wedges: Jet Black 50°08F, 54°12D, 58°08M, True Temper Dynamic Gold Black S200 Putter: StrokeLab White Hot OG #7, Evnroll Tourtac grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB13 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 42 minutes ago, Bucky CC said: In my few rounds I've found that I love the Cobra F9 irons from the rough. Fairway shots are still up in the air for me (literally and figuratively - they launch very high). Interesting, considering 90% of my approach shots come from the rough, that may actually be good for me. @bardle, I'll be watching your review closely. I'm so very intrigued by the ONE lengths. Regards, Team GB13 bardle 1 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, THEZIPR23 said: @bardle great intro. Glad someone had the cojones to go with one length . Will be interesting to follow to see if you improve ball striking. Also with only playing a short time your game is is pretty solid. So you're going to reward my bravery with a vote I assume? It's only fair. THEZIPR23 and artful_golfer 2 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 2 hours ago, JohnSmalls said: FINALLY! @bardle your intro really resonates with my game, I had to make sure that wasn't something I posted . With that, how are you adjusting from a traditional set of iron lengths to the one lengths? @robertson153 the gray on that bag looks absolutely stunning. I think Arccos might have been a little drunk. 28.8 handicap?? Also. Since I'm basically you. You should feel compelled to vote for yourself. I mean me. Or is it you? Don't fight it. Team Bardle is accepting new members for this one time low price of a vote for yours truly. Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Also. Since I'm basically you. You should feel compelled to vote for yourself. I mean me. Or is it you? Don't fight it. Team Bardle is accepting new members for this one time low price of a vote for yours truly. You're definitely working toward stacking the deck with the cute kid picture. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app bardle, artful_golfer and MDGolfHacker 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardle Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: You're definitely working toward stacking the deck with the cute kid picture. Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app So my plan is working... Mwahaha sirchunksalot, palvord and JohnSmalls 3 Quote RH: Driver: F9 9.0º - 14g Low - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Woods: F9 3W - Evenflow White T1100 75G X Hybrids: F9 3H - Aldila Green X Irons: F9 One Length 4-PW - Modus3 Tour 105 S Wedges: King Wedges 50º/54º/58º Versatile Putter: Sigma G Tyne 35" Ball: Srixon Z Star XV #cobraconnect19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSmalls Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, bardle said: Also. Since I'm basically you. You should feel compelled to vote for yourself. I mean me. Or is it you? Don't fight it. Team Bardle is accepting new members for this one time low price of a vote for yours truly. That is tempting and the thought crossed my mind. But I tend to be an informed voter, so we'll see what happens after all of the competitors drop their lines. I do appreciate the hustle, but you we're hurt that you didn't mention you are a member of the esteemed Hard Rock Challenge HOF. Speaking of which, you have exactly 3 weeks left to defend your title sirchunksalot and downlowkey 2 Quote Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Apex Ai200 5-PW | DG 115 Mid Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 ER2 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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