Popular Post Erik-M 651 Posted August 5 Popular Post Share Posted August 5 So, I'm headed out today to do an 18 hole, 4-pw challenge against @GB13 for the cobra connect challenge. It will be interesting cause i did a gap test yesterday and I hit my 4 iron so bad that it gapped it between my 6 and 7 irons lol. But I'm convinced that the SkyTrak hates my swing anyway, so I'm not putting much stock into it. Similar 4 iron strikes going 241 and then 193? Weird, but i digress. Plus I'm a gamer, so I'll let you know how it goes. 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GB13 7,766 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 56 minutes ago, Erik-M said: So, I'm headed out today to do an 18 hole, 4-pw challenge against @GB13 for the cobra connect challenge. It will be interesting cause i did a gap test yesterday and I hit my 4 iron so bad that it gapped it between my 6 and 7 irons lol. But I'm convinced that the SkyTrak hates my swing anyway, so I'm not putting much stock into it. Similar 4 iron strikes going 241 and then 193? Weird, but i digress. Plus I'm a gamer, so I'll let you know how it goes. Good luck!! Hitting off of mats always produces funky/terrible numbers for my swing. I’m pretty sure it’s a mental issue for me. 5 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 post Share on other sites
Erik-M 651 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 23 minutes ago, GB13 said: Good luck!! Hitting off of mats always produces funky/terrible numbers for my swing. I’m pretty sure it’s a mental issue for me. Yeah for sure, thanks! good luck to you! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Titleist87 227 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 The black Icons are certainly the most beautiful iron out there IMO. Anxious to read the reviews. 3 Quote Fly Z+ Aldila DVS MT 3W Aldila DVS/Golfsmith Jet Stream 3W UST V2 915H3 Diamana Apex Edge Pro Apex 4 Vokey SM6 50F/54S/58S Cameron Studio Design #5/Cameron Santa Fe Pro V1x Bag Boy Chiller Bag Boy Quad XL Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post bens197 5,544 Posted August 5 Popular Post Share Posted August 5 7 3 Quote PING G400 LST 8.5 Evenflow Black 65g 6.5 PING G 3W HZRDUS Yellow 75g 6.0 Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Ben Hogan PTx Combo Nippon Modus 3 120S Maltby TSW 52, 58 Nippon Modus Wedge Bettinardi BB8 Wide Oncore Elixr Rochester, NY 5.6 Index Link to post Share on other sites
Sluggo42 5,924 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 17 hours ago, downlowkey said: I’m likely to drop in a brand new Matrix Ozik crate motor haha, that one actually made me lol. Im finding my elbow and left hand are hurting less and less with the switch away from the VTours to the Recoils. But I did like them... I wish I had a fancy crate engine in my garage... 4 Quote MavriK Sub Zero 9* on EvenFlow RipTide 6.0 50g Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S F8 5/6 wood on Aldila NxT GEN MLT R Combo iron set -8,9,per Icon 5,6,7 PtxPro 4-UiHi on Recoil 780 ES f4 Stiff shafts (best clubs ever) Equalizer 50°, 54°, 60° wedges on Recoil 780 f4 ER3 34” ProV1x .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 shoes Link to post Share on other sites
Erik-M 651 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 So the 4-pw plus putter challenge was just that, a challenge!! I missed my wedges more then I ever thought I would! I realized today how much I lean on my long and short game. For example on a par 5 today I hit a long 4 iron off the tee and had a 3 iron distance left in, then i had to hit p wedge to get another p wedge distance, when i would either be on in 2 or near the green where i am really comfortable playing an array of different shots. Plus our greens are super small and there are tons of run offs that make hitting flop p wedges very interesting. Here's the set up of the bag! I hit a sticky 5 iron on the 7th from 205, probably 1 of the only highlights of the day! It was lots of fun though! 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik-M 651 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 4 hours ago, Titleist87 said: The black Icons are certainly the most beautiful iron out there IMO. Anxious to read the reviews. Yeah the finish is holding up well! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik-M 651 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 oh and on that gap testing I did yesterday, I was supposed to be hitting pw from 126, so my first shot from the fairway today was 137 so I pulled pw to stay just short of the pin and blasted it long. So I quickly got that gap test outta my mind and went with what I thought they should play! I'm a good 10 yds longer with each club! Then my old set. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sluggo42 5,924 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I played to score today instead of endless iron testing, and I shot even from the combo tees. It was kind of the 5 and 6 iron show today, with lots of long iron opportunities. I put seven on the greens today. I actually almost made my first HIO twice with the 6 iron on par 3's. the ball had to have gone within an inch of the cup as it settled past the hole by 3 or 4 feet. Made one and missed one birdie putt. I was almost giggling when I finally got to hit the icons. I guess yesterdays gigantic range session paid some dividends today. I also think the Recoils are giving me about 5 yds extra on the shorter irons and maybe 10 on the longer irons. It also might be my newer swing. Which is simply a flared front foot, and a closed face backswing. But for some reason, that really creates a nice little snap at the contact point. 5 Quote MavriK Sub Zero 9* on EvenFlow RipTide 6.0 50g Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S F8 5/6 wood on Aldila NxT GEN MLT R Combo iron set -8,9,per Icon 5,6,7 PtxPro 4-UiHi on Recoil 780 ES f4 Stiff shafts (best clubs ever) Equalizer 50°, 54°, 60° wedges on Recoil 780 f4 ER3 34” ProV1x .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 shoes Link to post Share on other sites
Sluggo42 5,924 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I figured out how to trigger my camera with my IWatch..who knew? anyway, this is a perfect example of why I love the icons... 8 Quote MavriK Sub Zero 9* on EvenFlow RipTide 6.0 50g Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S F8 5/6 wood on Aldila NxT GEN MLT R Combo iron set -8,9,per Icon 5,6,7 PtxPro 4-UiHi on Recoil 780 ES f4 Stiff shafts (best clubs ever) Equalizer 50°, 54°, 60° wedges on Recoil 780 f4 ER3 34” ProV1x .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 shoes Link to post Share on other sites
PMookie 11,163 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 7/31/2020 at 7:17 AM, bens197 said: Teed off this morning at 6a and finished a quick 9 holes in one hour and 15 at Greystone which is a beautiful links course where I play most often. While I wasn't playing for a low score I shot 38 with 3 bogeys, one birdie, 3 GIR and 15 putts. It was more about course management and hitting more irons off the tee (4UiHi) to set myself up with more approaches with mid and longer irons. I finished the round with a 3 putt from 15 feet so ouch! As I develop some confidence with these irons I am learning, well, reinforcing the fact that my yardages with these irons are slightly shorter than what I am used to. I don't have an issue with that as it could just be a product of getting older. I am going to dig deeper into this point but one thing I have learned with the Icon heads is that they are much more forgiving than their predecessor. Without having precise data, I am learning that my toe-miss (my common miss for my irons) is consistently 5 yards short. The Fort Worth heads would be far worse and require a precise strike to stay within their margin of error. Face-on video is the 4 UiHi and the tee shot on the 3 is a 6 iron from 175. Two things. First of all, I am jealous that you can get up that early and be loose enough to play golf! Truly jealous! Secondly, I’m going to have to call a two shot penalty on you, possibly even a disqualification, for wearing ear buds during the round..... 3 2 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Black 70X Fwy: TS3, 15*, Veylix Rome 888 X Hybrid: X2 Hot Pro, 20*, Rombax 8D07HB TM27 X Irons: TR20 Tour P 4/5, Tour V 6-10, Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: Vega VW-06 50*/54*/58*, Dynamic Gold S400 Putter: Platinum M5 HT Mallet, 36" Link to post Share on other sites
PMookie 11,163 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, Sluggo42 said: I figured out how to trigger my camera with my IWatch..who knew? anyway, this is a perfect example of why I love the icons... Wait... Is that Riviera?!?!?! 1 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Black 70X Fwy: TS3, 15*, Veylix Rome 888 X Hybrid: X2 Hot Pro, 20*, Rombax 8D07HB TM27 X Irons: TR20 Tour P 4/5, Tour V 6-10, Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: Vega VW-06 50*/54*/58*, Dynamic Gold S400 Putter: Platinum M5 HT Mallet, 36" Link to post Share on other sites
bens197 5,544 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 6 hours ago, PMookie said: Two things. First of all, I am jealous that you can get up that early and be loose enough to play golf! Truly jealous! Secondly, I’m going to have to call a two shot penalty on you, possibly even a disqualification, for wearing ear buds during the round..... I’ll be the first to say that there are few things I enjoy more than the peaceful sounds of 6am. That said, one of those few things are pounding a driver while listening to Carter Beauford or Neil Peart tearing up a drum solo 2 3 Quote PING G400 LST 8.5 Evenflow Black 65g 6.5 PING G 3W HZRDUS Yellow 75g 6.0 Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Ben Hogan PTx Combo Nippon Modus 3 120S Maltby TSW 52, 58 Nippon Modus Wedge Bettinardi BB8 Wide Oncore Elixr Rochester, NY 5.6 Index Link to post Share on other sites
Golfspy_CG2 24,074 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 14 hours ago, Erik-M said: So the 4-pw plus putter challenge was just that, a challenge!! I missed my wedges more then I ever thought I would! I realized today how much I lean on my long and short game. For example on a par 5 today I hit a long 4 iron off the tee and had a 3 iron distance left in, then i had to hit p wedge to get another p wedge distance, when i would either be on in 2 or near the green where i am really comfortable playing an array of different shots. Plus our greens are super small and there are tons of run offs that make hitting flop p wedges very interesting. Here's the set up of the bag! I hit a sticky 5 iron on the 7th from 205, probably 1 of the only highlights of the day! It was lots of fun though! You guys should have just parked the cart near the starter area, grabbed a couple beverages, and just pulled up a chair, and watched the crowds stop and stare at those two bags, and you could just "yeah, that's right playa's here" 4 5 Quote TS1 Fubuki 45g R Flex G410 FW 5, 7 Alta CB R flex G410 Hybrid 26 degree Alta CB R Flex T100S/T200 Combo 5-7 T100S 8-P T200 TT Black Oynx R Flex SM7 54.08 F 58.12 K Phantom 5.5 35" ProV1X Play number 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Erik-M 651 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 hour ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: You guys should have just parked the cart near the starter area, grabbed a couple beverages, and just pulled up a chair, and watched the crowds stop and stare at those two bags, and you could just "yeah, that's right playa's here" Right, and just never hit a shot! Lol 3 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sluggo42 5,924 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 21 hours ago, PMookie said: Wait... Is that Riviera?!?!?! I wish... 3 Quote MavriK Sub Zero 9* on EvenFlow RipTide 6.0 50g Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S F8 5/6 wood on Aldila NxT GEN MLT R Combo iron set -8,9,per Icon 5,6,7 PtxPro 4-UiHi on Recoil 780 ES f4 Stiff shafts (best clubs ever) Equalizer 50°, 54°, 60° wedges on Recoil 780 f4 ER3 34” ProV1x .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 shoes Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post downlowkey 3,838 Posted August 8 Popular Post Share Posted August 8 Took the ICONs to Indian Peaks this afternoon. Only the second time on the road with the Hogans and they did not disappoint. (12/14) Fwy, (17) GIR, 32 Putts (-2) Flagged it all day with the ICONs. My only missed green was a 9-iron that ended up on the fringe 20 feet from the hole. Hit every club in the bag. Really solid ball striking day and didn’t make a thing over 5 feet. The only bummer of the round was my push cart creeping off while I was filling the water bottle, rolling into a hole, tipping over on the cart path and dinging up the back of the 9 iron a bit. I almost shed a tear and then 3-putted from 25 feet. Shot Scope and side-by-side comparisons have the ICONs about a half club longer than my gamers thus far. I’ve put in a lot of work getting to know these clubs and they are proving to be quite dependable. 9 3 Quote ______S9-1 Pro D - Matrix Ozik XCON 6 S ______S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S ________3DX 17* - Matrix Ozik Altus Hybrid SG ______ICON Black 4-PW - KBS Tour V S __________588 RTG 49 RTX 52.10 56.12 - DG S400 ______Amazing Grace NYC Tour CS _______'19 TP5X (the preceding have all been gamer approved) "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ - Ben Hogan Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post bens197 5,544 Posted August 9 Popular Post Share Posted August 9 In the world of bad news, this ranks up there. I was a guest of my brother in law at his home club and wrecked my back. While walking to my tee shot on the first, I heard a pop in my back. I whiffed my approach on the best drive I’ve ever hit on the opening hole and fell to the ground. Fortunately, I have enough content to offer a final review but I am unfortunately out of commission until I figure out what happened. 2 10 Quote PING G400 LST 8.5 Evenflow Black 65g 6.5 PING G 3W HZRDUS Yellow 75g 6.0 Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Ben Hogan PTx Combo Nippon Modus 3 120S Maltby TSW 52, 58 Nippon Modus Wedge Bettinardi BB8 Wide Oncore Elixr Rochester, NY 5.6 Index Link to post Share on other sites
B.Boston 7,799 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 5 minutes ago, bens197 said: In the world of bad news, this ranks up there. I was a guest of my brother in law at his home club and wrecked my back. While walking to my tee shot on the first, I heard a pop in my back. I whiffed my approach on the best drive I’ve ever hit on the opening hole and fell to the ground. Fortunately, I have enough content to offer a final review but I am unfortunately out of commission until I figure out what happened. Rest up! 2 Quote #COBRACONNECT CHALLENGE 4 ALUMNUS Speedzone Driver 10.5 - Ventus Blue 6X Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S Speedzone 4-Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S vs 818 H1 - Tensei Blue 70s KING Forged Tec 5-GW - PX LZ 6.5 KING MIM Black 52.12 Classic, 56.10 Versatile, 60.04 Widelow - KBS 610 Wedge ER2B Pro V1x vs MTB-X vs Tour B X NX9 HD Slope #cuetheduckboats Link to post Share on other sites
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