#COBRACONNECT Challenge 4

[edingc]

38 minutes ago, yungkory said:

B A N D W A G O N !!!

@edingc are you going to be consulting the team as to which color SZ woods you're going to bag?

I did my homework and found that you disliked the yellow colorway in the past. Still the case?

1 hour ago, dlow206 said:

A little bit late to the party.

Team @edingc here

Much appreciated! 

In the meantime, anyone have questions specific to my/our games, current clubs, etc.? I'm scheduled to be fit next week Tuesday, June 16, at a Top 50 Clubfitter. I'm really looking forward to it because my fittings in the past have left a lot to be desired.

 

[yungkory]

1 minute ago, edingc said:

I did my homework and found that you disliked the yellow colorway in the past. Still the case?

Much appreciated! 

In the meantime, anyone have questions specific to my/our games, current clubs, etc.? I'm scheduled to be fit next week Tuesday, June 16, at Top 50 Clubfitter. I'm really looking forward to it because my fittings in the past have left a lot to be desired.

 

MATTE BLACKVALANCHE LETS GO!

[Wedgie]

Right now, I'm waffling about bit. [mention=85402]B.Boston[/mention] is out because, well, Boston (although the Red Sox were my AL team in the 80's and early 90's)
[mention=86024]daviddvm[/mention] is certainly in the running because he had the nads to go one length.
[mention=84579]edingc[/mention] is still in the running because we seem to have similar games (although he could seal it if he showed up for the Ohio Meet-up on June 28).
[mention=74341]Headhammer[/mention] still has a chance because he seems like a quiet assassin.
[mention=81594]GB13[/mention] seems like likable kid and will likely get to play more golf than anybody else (but nowhere near what [mention=156]fozcycle[/mention] accomplished two years ago).
I am perfectly OK accepting bribes - Venmo and Paypal both work for me.
Let's hear your pitch, gentlemen!

After hearing that rational Daviddvm is the logical choice. Your reasoning for B.Boston is legit. Meeting up with a dude you met online or a likeable kid is just creepy. Headhammer per you is a killer. Welcome to the team!


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[JohnSmalls]

4 hours ago, yungkory said:

B A N D W A G O N !!!

Nah bruh.  I’m just keeping it 

 

[edingc]

And, away we go...

[fixyurdivot]

On 6/10/2020 at 9:03 AM, daviddvm said:

As you have seen I'm the only one in this group with cojones enough to put myself in ONE length clubs!

That was indeed a bold decision.  Your experience with them will be interesting; both how quickly you can adapt to them and if you decide to make that your new club design.  

[GB13]

Just like my fellow competitor, @edingc, my Arccos sensors arrived today. So far, setting up the sensors and pairing the sensors has been a breeze. (Honestly, it took me less time to pair the sensors, than it did for me to figure out how to open the box... )

So, seeing as these are my last few days before being up to my ears in data, I thought it would be interesting to see how I perceive my game VS what the data shows my game to actually be. In golf, we are always told that feel isn’t real, and I’m curious if that “fake feel” carries over to our mental image of our game as opposed to just applying our swings.  So without further delay, here is what I think of my game, for comparison to what Arccos says later. (Note: this has nothing to do with out baselines for the actual challenge, I just thought it might be interesting.) 

Driving - Estimated handicap: 7 

Estimated Smart distance: DR - 265, 3W- 230, 2 iron - 215

Overall, I think I hit the ball far enough, but am far too inaccurate. I don’t think my distance makes up for the lack in fairways hit and (too frequent) penalties. 

 

Approach - Estimated handicap: 4

Estimated Smart Distances: 4i- 200, 5i- 185, 6i- 170, 7i- 160, 8i- 150, 9i- 140, PW- 125, GW- 110, LW- 80

Overall, I think I’m pretty average when it comes to approach shots, I’m definitely think I’m better from 150yds than 100yds. I think I hit plenty of GIRs, although my proximity isn’t ever as close as I’d like. 

 

Chipping - Estimated handicap: 9

I’m not really sure what I think about my chipping... which I’m taking as a bad sign. I have really good chips and I have really bad chips, I’d just say I’m inconsistent overall. 

 

Sand - Estimated handicap: 4

I’m fine with my sand play. It isn’t spectacular, but it works when I need it.

 

Putting - Estimated Handicap: +2

Not to brag, but I think I’m a really good putter. I’m confident in my lag putting and making short putts that count. In my opinion, my putting allows me to score as well as I do. Is this confidence justified? We’ll find out. 

[jddaigneault]

1 hour ago, GB13 said:

Just like my fellow competitor, @edingc, my Arccos sensors arrived today. So far, setting up the sensors and pairing the sensors has been a breeze. (Honestly, it took me less time to pair the sensors, than it did for me to figure out how to open the box... )

So, seeing as these are my last few days before being up to my ears in data, I thought it would be interesting to see how I perceive my game VS what the data shows my game to actually be. In golf, we are always told that feel isn’t real, and I’m curious if that “fake feel” carries over to our mental image of our game as opposed to just applying our swings.  So without further delay, here is what I think of my game, for comparison to what Arccos says later. (Note: this has nothing to do with out baselines for the actual challenge, I just thought it might be interesting.) 

Driving - Estimated handicap: 7 

Estimated Smart distance: DR - 265, 3W- 230, 2 iron - 215

Overall, I think I hit the ball far enough, but am far too inaccurate. I don’t think my distance makes up for the lack in fairways hit and (too frequent) penalties. 

 

Approach - Estimated handicap: 4

Estimated Smart Distances: 4i- 200, 5i- 185, 6i- 170, 7i- 160, 8i- 150, 9i- 140, PW- 125, GW- 110, LW- 80

Overall, I think I’m pretty average when it comes to approach shots, I’m definitely think I’m better from 150yds than 100yds. I think I hit plenty of GIRs, although my proximity isn’t ever as close as I’d like. 

 

Chipping - Estimated handicap: 9

I’m not really sure what I think about my chipping... which I’m taking as a bad sign. I have really good chips and I have really bad chips, I’d just say I’m inconsistent overall. 

 

Sand - Estimated handicap: 4

I’m fine with my sand play. It isn’t spectacular, but it works when I need it.

 

Putting - Estimated Handicap: +2

Not to brag, but I think I’m a really good putter. I’m confident in my lag putting and making short putts that count. In my opinion, my putting allows me to score as well as I do. Is this confidence justified? We’ll find out. 

If you feel stronger from 150 than 100 and struggle with hitting fairways off the tee, are you mapping out your shots to have that 150 approach more often? Added to your solid lag putting, this might be a great approach for you. I find a lot of the high school kids I coach get overly driver happy and when I take it away for practice they see their scores go down. Most courses only have a handful of driver holes. 
 

It’s just so dang fun to hit the big stick though!

[Nunfa0]

2 hours ago, GB13 said:

Just like my fellow competitor, @edingc, my Arccos sensors arrived today. So far, setting up the sensors and pairing the sensors has been a breeze. (Honestly, it took me less time to pair the sensors, than it did for me to figure out how to open the box... )

So, seeing as these are my last few days before being up to my ears in data, I thought it would be interesting to see how I perceive my game VS what the data shows my game to actually be. In golf, we are always told that feel isn’t real, and I’m curious if that “fake feel” carries over to our mental image of our game as opposed to just applying our swings.  So without further delay, here is what I think of my game, for comparison to what Arccos says later. (Note: this has nothing to do with out baselines for the actual challenge, I just thought it might be interesting.) 

Driving - Estimated handicap: 7 

Estimated Smart distance: DR - 265, 3W- 230, 2 iron - 215

Overall, I think I hit the ball far enough, but am far too inaccurate. I don’t think my distance makes up for the lack in fairways hit and (too frequent) penalties. 

 

Approach - Estimated handicap: 4

Estimated Smart Distances: 4i- 200, 5i- 185, 6i- 170, 7i- 160, 8i- 150, 9i- 140, PW- 125, GW- 110, LW- 80

Overall, I think I’m pretty average when it comes to approach shots, I’m definitely think I’m better from 150yds than 100yds. I think I hit plenty of GIRs, although my proximity isn’t ever as close as I’d like. 

 

Chipping - Estimated handicap: 9

I’m not really sure what I think about my chipping... which I’m taking as a bad sign. I have really good chips and I have really bad chips, I’d just say I’m inconsistent overall. 

 

Sand - Estimated handicap: 4

I’m fine with my sand play. It isn’t spectacular, but it works when I need it.

 

Putting - Estimated Handicap: +2

Not to brag, but I think I’m a really good putter. I’m confident in my lag putting and making short putts that count. In my opinion, my putting allows me to score as well as I do. Is this confidence justified? We’ll find out. 

You will be surprised at what your Arccos handicaps will actually be. My chipping was definitely the worst part of my game yet it was still a lot lower than I thought. I will be very interested to see what happens with all of you.

[Bucky CC]

So who's going all in on the Bryson challenge this summer?  Put on as much weight as you can to hit it as far as humanly possible.  Anyone can dress in orange like Rickie, but can you put on 30 pounds to smash it like Hulk?

 

[daviddvm]

5 hours ago, GB13 said:

Just like my fellow competitor, @edingc, my Arccos sensors arrived today. So far, setting up the sensors and pairing the sensors has been a breeze. (Honestly, it took me less time to pair the sensors, than it did for me to figure out how to open the box... )

So, seeing as these are my last few days before being up to my ears in data, I thought it would be interesting to see how I perceive my game VS what the data shows my game to actually be. In golf, we are always told that feel isn’t real, and I’m curious if that “fake feel” carries over to our mental image of our game as opposed to just applying our swings.  So without further delay, here is what I think of my game, for comparison to what Arccos says later. (Note: this has nothing to do with out baselines for the actual challenge, I just thought it might be interesting.) 

Driving - Estimated handicap: 7 

Estimated Smart distance: DR - 265, 3W- 230, 2 iron - 215

Overall, I think I hit the ball far enough, but am far too inaccurate. I don’t think my distance makes up for the lack in fairways hit and (too frequent) penalties. 

 

Approach - Estimated handicap: 4

Estimated Smart Distances: 4i- 200, 5i- 185, 6i- 170, 7i- 160, 8i- 150, 9i- 140, PW- 125, GW- 110, LW- 80

Overall, I think I’m pretty average when it comes to approach shots, I’m definitely think I’m better from 150yds than 100yds. I think I hit plenty of GIRs, although my proximity isn’t ever as close as I’d like. 

 

Chipping - Estimated handicap: 9

I’m not really sure what I think about my chipping... which I’m taking as a bad sign. I have really good chips and I have really bad chips, I’d just say I’m inconsistent overall. 

 

Sand - Estimated handicap: 4

I’m fine with my sand play. It isn’t spectacular, but it works when I need it.

 

Putting - Estimated Handicap: +2

Not to brag, but I think I’m a really good putter. I’m confident in my lag putting and making short putts that count. In my opinion, my putting allows me to score as well as I do. Is this confidence justified? We’ll find out. 

I really commend you for putting yourself out there like that. I was really surprised at my numbers after I  purchased Arccos last year. No matter what the numbers really are this will help you understand and improve your game.

[Nunfa0]

36 minutes ago, daviddvm said:

I really commend you for putting yourself out there like that. I was really surprised at my numbers after I  purchased Arccos last year. No matter what the numbers really are this will help you understand and improve your game.

I totally agree, being able to set a baseline with your old clubs will give you an understanding of your game you may have never had before. Knowing my distances has made a huge difference to my game.

[GolfSpy BOS]

This is where I’m at so far this year (6 rounds):

Not the largest sample size with irons and driver has been super inconsistent with many poor drives less than 250 and a lot of good drives including another 280+ yesterday.

[fixyurdivot]

6 hours ago, GB13 said:

Just like my fellow competitor, @edingc, my Arccos sensors arrived today. So far, setting up the sensors and pairing the sensors has been a breeze. (Honestly, it took me less time to pair the sensors, than it did for me to figure out how to open the box... )

So, seeing as these are my last few days before being up to my ears in data, I thought it would be interesting to see how I perceive my game VS what the data shows my game to actually be. In golf, we are always told that feel isn’t real, and I’m curious if that “fake feel” carries over to our mental image of our game as opposed to just applying our swings.  So without further delay, here is what I think of my game, for comparison to what Arccos says later. (Note: this has nothing to do with out baselines for the actual challenge, I just thought it might be interesting.) 

Driving - Estimated handicap: 7 

Estimated Smart distance: DR - 265, 3W- 230, 2 iron - 215

Overall, I think I hit the ball far enough, but am far too inaccurate. I don’t think my distance makes up for the lack in fairways hit and (too frequent) penalties. 

 

Approach - Estimated handicap: 4

Estimated Smart Distances: 4i- 200, 5i- 185, 6i- 170, 7i- 160, 8i- 150, 9i- 140, PW- 125, GW- 110, LW- 80

Overall, I think I’m pretty average when it comes to approach shots, I’m definitely think I’m better from 150yds than 100yds. I think I hit plenty of GIRs, although my proximity isn’t ever as close as I’d like. 

 

Chipping - Estimated handicap: 9

I’m not really sure what I think about my chipping... which I’m taking as a bad sign. I have really good chips and I have really bad chips, I’d just say I’m inconsistent overall. 

 

Sand - Estimated handicap: 4

I’m fine with my sand play. It isn’t spectacular, but it works when I need it.

 

Putting - Estimated Handicap: +2

Not to brag, but I think I’m a really good putter. I’m confident in my lag putting and making short putts that count. In my opinion, my putting allows me to score as well as I do. Is this confidence justified? We’ll find out. 

I like it!  We all have a perception of our respective games and where our strengths and weaknesses lie.  I've never kept stats on the individual parts of the game and no doubt would be surprised by my ARCCOS data.  For the other competitors who have no ARCCOS or like data, it would be interesting to hear the same baseline review.

[Nunfa0]

I am so sold on having cold hard data to analyze my game with.

I look back at how I used to be, so simple, so naive...

 

Then shot tracking came into my life and the first results had me like...

 

then as the rounds built up and the numbers began to make sense it became...

my world and golf game were rocked!!!

[daviddvm]

13 minutes ago, Nunfa0 said:

I am so sold on having cold hard data to analyze my game with.

I look back at how I used to be, so simple, so naive...

 

Then shot tracking came into my life and the first results had me like...

 

then as the rounds built up and the numbers began to make sense it became...

my world and golf game were rocked!!!

  Go ZOOLANDER again!

[Nunfa0]

4 minutes ago, daviddvm said:

  Go ZOOLANDER again!

Just for you mate

[GB13]

6 hours ago, jddaigneault said:

If you feel stronger from 150 than 100 and struggle with hitting fairways off the tee, are you mapping out your shots to have that 150 approach more often? Added to your solid lag putting, this might be a great approach for you. I find a lot of the high school kids I coach get overly driver happy and when I take it away for practice they see their scores go down. Most courses only have a handful of driver holes. 
 

It’s just so dang fun to hit the big stick though!

That’s certainly a good idea. I’ll have to try a driver free round in the future. The course I play is relatively short, (I’ll post a quick hole- by- hole in the coming days.) and driver certainly isn’t required off any tee. 

5 hours ago, Nunfa0 said:

You will be surprised at what your Arccos handicaps will actually be. My chipping was definitely the worst part of my game yet it was still a lot lower than I thought. I will be very interested to see what happens with all of you.

Oh yeah, I can’t wait to see what actually happens. I think the stat tracking will be an eye-opening experience. 

4 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

So who's going all in on the Bryson challenge this summer?  Put on as much weight as you can to hit it as far as humanly possible.  Anyone can dress in orange like Rickie, but can you put on 30 pounds to smash it like Hulk?

 

If I put on 30 pounds, I’d still look like 2017 Bryson. 

3 hours ago, daviddvm said:

I really commend you for putting yourself out there like that. I was really surprised at my numbers after I  purchased Arccos last year. No matter what the numbers really are this will help you understand and improve your game.

Thanks! I’m really intrigued by the idea of perception VS reality. It’s great to have something that isn’t emotionally invested in the game to tell me how I’m really doing. I know, for me, if I have two identical drives, one after a 30’ birdie putt, and one after a 3-putt double, I’m inclined to be much more critical after the double, which obviously skews my perception.  Having an objective view of my game will be really important. 

 

[edingc]

I would love to say I had a chance to take Arccos for a spin this morning to start establishing a baseline, but unfortunately two of the sensors arrived DOA. And most unfortunately, one of the dead sensors was the putter sensor. Arccos won't track anything without the putter sensor.

I have some old data from ShotScope and GAME Golf to refer back to, but I can point to the following in my game:

Strengths

- Distance with the mid- and short-irons. I'm not particularly long off the tee, but if I'm in the fairway there's a good chance I can get it on the green.
- Very short game is usually OK.

Weaknesses

- Driver, both distance and accuracy. A great strike can put me 270+ with roll, but I tend to miss low on the heel and often give up a lot of yards. An "average" carry, hit somewhat straight and more toward the center of the face is going to be 235-ish.
- Putting. It's been better this year than in the past, but unless I'm inside 10-15 feet there's a large chance I can make a three-putt.

4 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

So who's going all in on the Bryson challenge this summer?  Put on as much weight as you can to hit it as far as humanly possible.  Anyone can dress in orange like Rickie, but can you put on 30 pounds to smash it like Hulk?

 

It's not Bryson level, but between a couple Fit for Golf programs and a straight powerlifting routine this past winter, I've put on about 20 pounds since Christmas. I wish I could say that's all pure muscle, but alas...

[sirchunksalot]

4 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

So who's going all in on the Bryson challenge this summer?  Put on as much weight as you can to hit it as far as humanly possible.  Anyone can dress in orange like Rickie, but can you put on 30 pounds to smash it like Hulk?

 

I'd have to lose about 30 lbs to get to Bryson level. 

@edingc I'm sorry to hear about the putter sensor coming in already DOA. Do you have a timeline on when they might send another? I had to order another one a while back, it was still detected by the system but wouldn't record a putt for anything. I manually recorded putts for a long time and it was a little bit of a pain. I finally ordered the SuperStroke sensor and absolutely love it. 

[edingc]

38 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I'd have to lose about 30 lbs to get to Bryson level. 

@edingc I'm sorry to hear about the putter sensor coming in already DOA. Do you have a timeline on when they might send another? I had to order another one a while back, it was still detected by the system but wouldn't record a putt for anything. I manually recorded putts for a long time and it was a little bit of a pain. I finally ordered the SuperStroke sensor and absolutely love it. 

I sent off a note to customer service this morning. I'm hoping to hear more Monday.

The app is adamant about needing that putter sensor.

[sirchunksalot]

27 minutes ago, edingc said:

I sent off a note to customer service this morning. I'm hoping to hear more Monday.

The app is adamant about needing that putter sensor.

When I replaced mine, I had taken the sensor off to see if it was possible to change the battery and went and played without it. I got that same warning, they are definitely adamant about having a putter. I'm surprised that this screen doesn't show up

leading to your phone exploding. 

Hopefully you'll hear back soon, Arccos has great customer service and I believe they'll take care of you. 

[Bucky CC]

First hole in one ever thanks to my Cobra King F9 Black 50° wedge.  120 yard shot that landed just past the hole and spun back in.  You guys are in for a real treat with these Cobra clubs!

Whoever gets the first hole in one during the challenge has my complete support!

[edingc]

29 minutes ago, Bucky CC said:

First hole in one ever thanks to my Cobra King F9 Black 50° wedge.  120 yard shot that landed just past the hole and spun back in.  You guys are in for a real treat with these Cobra clubs!

Whoever gets the first hole in one during the challenge has my complete support!

Extra special to get it to stay on the pool noodle. Will be a great and unique story in the future! Awesome!

[daviddvm]

First hole in one ever thanks to my Cobra King F9 Black 50° wedge.  120 yard shot that landed just past the hole and spun back in.  You guys are in for a real treat with these Cobra clubs!
Whoever gets the first hole in one during the challenge has my complete support!

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[daviddvm]

Mine arrived today, can’t wait to get the clubs they’re going on!



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[JohnSmalls]

13 hours ago, GB13 said:

Just like my fellow competitor, @edingc, my Arccos sensors arrived today. So far, setting up the sensors and pairing the sensors has been a breeze. (Honestly, it took me less time to pair the sensors, than it did for me to figure out how to open the box... )

So, seeing as these are my last few days before being up to my ears in data, I thought it would be interesting to see how I perceive my game VS what the data shows my game to actually be. In golf, we are always told that feel isn’t real, and I’m curious if that “fake feel” carries over to our mental image of our game as opposed to just applying our swings.  So without further delay, here is what I think of my game, for comparison to what Arccos says later. (Note: this has nothing to do with out baselines for the actual challenge, I just thought it might be interesting.) 

Driving - Estimated handicap: 7 

Estimated Smart distance: DR - 265, 3W- 230, 2 iron - 215

Overall, I think I hit the ball far enough, but am far too inaccurate. I don’t think my distance makes up for the lack in fairways hit and (too frequent) penalties. 

 

Approach - Estimated handicap: 4

Estimated Smart Distances: 4i- 200, 5i- 185, 6i- 170, 7i- 160, 8i- 150, 9i- 140, PW- 125, GW- 110, LW- 80

Overall, I think I’m pretty average when it comes to approach shots, I’m definitely think I’m better from 150yds than 100yds. I think I hit plenty of GIRs, although my proximity isn’t ever as close as I’d like. 

 

Chipping - Estimated handicap: 9

I’m not really sure what I think about my chipping... which I’m taking as a bad sign. I have really good chips and I have really bad chips, I’d just say I’m inconsistent overall. 

 

Sand - Estimated handicap: 4

I’m fine with my sand play. It isn’t spectacular, but it works when I need it.

 

Putting - Estimated Handicap: +2

Not to brag, but I think I’m a really good putter. I’m confident in my lag putting and making short putts that count. In my opinion, my putting allows me to score as well as I do. Is this confidence justified? We’ll find out. 

This is an awesome idea and an even better post.  It may have been done before but I don’t remember it.  So great insight and great way to add a little more depth to an already deep challenge.  Interested to see what the digital bean counters say on their audit. 

[fozcycle]

Don’t be in such a hurry to get your new Cobras.....Take the Arccos pegs and get firmly planted with your existing set, say 12-30 rounds.


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[GolfSpy BOS]

First hole in one ever thanks to my Cobra King F9 Black 50° wedge.  120 yard shot that landed just past the hole and spun back in.  You guys are in for a real treat with these Cobra clubs!
Whoever gets the first hole in one during the challenge has my complete support!

That’s awesome! Congrats!


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[mikeanthony]

As someone who’s 6’4 and has short arms for my height, my current sets are 1” long and 2° up ... the Cobra ONE length would be my 8 iron, and the 8 is my fav club in the bag ... both excited and curious to see what the testers think about the ONE length irons. 

I’m getting older, don’t practice much, deal with too much mental chatter while standing over the ball ... can’t help but think that both my game and my enjoyment of the game, would significantly improve. Really love the idea of one swing path and setup. 
 

Is there anyone on this forum that is currently gaming Cobra ONE lengths? What are your thoughts?