#COBRACONNECT Challenge 4

[Headhammer]

3 hours ago, edingc said:

I wish! 5 iron from the tee that hit branches and dropped down, 6 iron that hit some piece of tree square and went 45 degrees backward and left, 9 iron that I tried to squeeze through a small clearing but hit the underside of a big limb and went further left, and finally a gap wedge chip back to the front area of the green that thankfully avoided the handful of trees on the way...

[sirchunksalot]

3 hours ago, edingc said:

Last round for week one in the books. Another so-so for me round of 82, complete with a shanked 7 iron off No. 2 tee, playing shots from adjacent fairways multiple times, a rousing game of Plinko through the trees on No. 9 and a 235-yard 6 iron from the tee on No. 10 that just wouldn't stop rolling away from the fairway . I really just managed my misses today, and recovered well. And with the SpeedZone irons, a lot of my misses are way better than I would have with my Maltby PTMs. Case in point, on the 200ish-yard par 3 on the front, I hit a terribly toe-y shot with my 5 iron that I was sure was short of the green and left. It actually went hole high left-middle green after the runout. Unreal.

The star of the show today was the MIM Black 58 degree wedge. I didn't hit a lot of greens, and this club got me out of jail so many times today. We're going through a very dry and hot spell again, and they are watering greens heavily into the late morning so that they don't risk disease keeping them wet all night. With the greens pretty much saturated, I was able to land a lot of shots with the 58 very close and get them to check and stop almost immediately.

Notable 58 degree shots:

• A 45-yard pitch on No. 1 to within 10 feet and converted for birdie. 
• After a not so good sand shot on No. 2, chipped to within 8 feet and hit the putt to save double bogey (rough hole).
• After Plinko'ing my way to the front of the green on No. 9, chipped from a few yards off the green to within 4 feet to save bogey.
• Delicate uphill chip from off the green on No. 10 that stopped within 5-6 feet. Just lipped out the par putt.
• From really thick, fluffy rough on No. 14, hit a chip shot that admittedly checked up too much and stopped about 10 feet short of pin, just pushed the par putt right.
• On No. 15, after hitting my drive hole high but off the right side of the green, checked the ball perfectly into the sloped green, stopping the ball a foot from the pin for a tap-in birdie.
• From the right rough on No. 17, chipped within 4 feet, but unfortunately missed the par putt.
• From matted down right rough on No. 18, to a pin tucked at the back left of green on a shelf, hit a tight spinner that hit the crest of the hill and one-hopped and stopped to 3 feet. Hit the par putt.

Looking forward to next week's challenge!

For a round that involved the variety of challenging tee shots you hit, you did a great job of mitigating damage. The Plinko hole is definitely impressive and to persevere through that shows a strong mental game. I applaud you for that! The short game is looking stellar, with all the chip and downs and the number of one putts you had. 

All of you have done a great job this first week, can't wait to see how next week goes!

[edingc]

10 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

For a round that involved the variety of challenging tee shots you hit, you did a great job of mitigating damage. The Plinko hole is definitely impressive and to persevere through that shows a strong mental game. I applaud you for that! The short game is looking stellar, with all the chip and downs and the number of one putts you had. 

All of you have done a great job this first week, can't wait to see how next week goes!

Thank you! Today was definitely a good short game day. Felt good because that is often one of the weakest parts of my game.

[fozcycle]

Edina, you scrambled well......just need to get off the tee a bit better.....lol.


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[GolfSpy BOS]

Last chance to vote folks! 
 

looks like we had a great turnout for members this year. my daughter approves!

[mikeanthony]

3 hours ago, edingc said:

Thank you! Today was definitely a good short game day. Felt good because that is often one of the weakest parts of my game.

Cody, hate to go back so many pages back ... but please remind me of your shaft specs again. Did you end up getting C-Taper Lites? 

[daviddvm]

Congratulations Bryan!!!!! Well deserved win in week one.

 

   And from GB13

[STUDque]

Week 1 is in the books boys and girls. 23 pages of comments for just one week is NUTS. Keep it going! It's time to tally some votes. First up, let's see who received the bonus votes:

B.Boston
@Lacassem(25)
@sirchunksalot (10)

daviddvm
@mikeanthony (9)

edingc
@fixyurdivot (7)
@yungkory (5)
@palvord (5)

GB13
@Nunfa0 (20)
@MattF (6)

HeadHammer

 

No Vote
@JohnSmalls (15)
@Wedgie (8)

The bonus votes almost pushed @GB13 into 2nd place this week but nay, he fell just short. With @B.Boston bringing home Week 1's gold, here's where we stand after Week 1:

Time to spin the wheel for our member contest this week:

Congrats on your new gear! Send me a message and we'll get the order going.

________________________________________________________________________

Week 2 - FIR/GIR Burgers

Competitors: Competitors will be shooting for FIRs, GIRs, and Burgers (both FIR and GIR on the same hole). 1 point for FIR, 1 point for GIR, 2 points for Burger. They'll each submit their best round of the week, add a HC bonus (1/2 Driving + 1/2 Approach), and be ranked accordingly. Should be a great fun challenge this week!

Members: Hope you read the intros well. This week, a trivia question based on information contained in the 5 introductions will be posted on Saturday. First correct answer wins this week's prize of some Puma Golf Kicks!

 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

14 minutes ago, GolfSpy STUDque said:

Week 1 is in the books boys and girls. 23 pages of comments for just one week is NUTS. Keep it going! It's time to tally some votes. First up, let's see who received the bonus votes:

B.Boston
@Lacassem(25)
@sirchunksalot (10)

daviddvm
@mikeanthony (9)

edingc
@fixyurdivot (7)
@yungkory (5)
@palvord (5)

GB13
@Nunfa0 (20)
@MattF (6)

HeadHammer

 

No Vote
@JohnSmalls (15)
@Wedgie (8)

The bonus votes almost bushed @GB13 into 2nd place this week but nay, he fell just short. With @B.Boston bringing home Week 1's gold, here's where we stand after Week 1:

Time to spin the wheel for our member contest this week:

Congrats on your new gear! Send me a message and we'll get the order going.

________________________________________________________________________

Week 2 - FIR/GIR Burgers

Competitors: Competitors will be shooting for FIRs, GIRs, and Burgers (both FIR and GIR on the same hole). 1 point for FIR, 1 point for GIR, 2 points for Burger. They'll each submit their best round of the week, add a HC bonus (1/2 Driving + 1/2 Approach), and be ranked accordingly. Should be a great fun challenge this week!

Members: Hope you read the intros well. This week, a trivia question based on information contained in the 5 introductions will be posted on Saturday. First correct answer wins!

 

Wooo congrats Bryan, was a really fun week! Can’t wait to see these greeny and FW stats from everyone! Good luck competitors! 
and thank you MGS this is so cool!

[GolfSpy BOS]

Thanks too all those who voted for me! 

But now the popularity contest is over.  Time to get some work done now to show you your vote was worth it! ‍
 

 

[fixyurdivot]

We now move from the bar to the street .

[sirchunksalot]

First off, congrats to @B.Boston and @Lacassem for their respective wins this week. 

Now the real fun begins and we'll get to see how each of you can manage the course with your Cobra gear. Fairways and greens, fellas, fairways and greens. This should be a great challenge and best of luck to all of you! 

[Nunfa0]

A brilliant first week and two worthy winners, congrats to the dynamic duo @B.Boston and @Lacassem, enjoy the swag Mark!!

Right let's kick this into high gear and make this the biggest CCC ever

[Shankster]

Congrats fellas.  

[Wedgie]

Sorry I couldn’t vote guys. I’ve been on vacation all week and can’t vote on iPhone or iPad, need my PC.


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[MDGolfHacker]

congratulations @B.Boston and @Lacassem!

 

MDGolfHacker

[ncwoz]

Now the real fun begins!

[mikeanthony]

To @B.Boston and @Lacassem, congrats! WOW ... how I hated saying that.  

And in case some of our fellow members didn’t know it already, but yes, the bromance is real. 

[russtopherb]

Congrats to MA's newest twosome LOL

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

5 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

Congrats to MA's newest twosome LOL

More like 

[russtopherb]

1 minute ago, Lacassem said:

More like 

So which one of you gets to be Bergy?

[GolfSpy BOS]

8 minutes ago, mikeanthony said:

To @B.Boston and @Lacassem, congrats! WOW ... how I hated saying that.  

And in case some of our fellow members didn’t know it already, but yes, the bromance is real. 

I wish I was that jacked... and @Lacassem wishes he had that much hair.

#cuetheduckboats baby! 

[GolfSpy BOS]

1 minute ago, russtopherb said:

So which one of you gets to be Bergy?

Hmmmm. I’m going to guess if we put that up to a vote I would be Marchand...

[edingc]

3 hours ago, mikeanthony said:

Cody, hate to go back so many pages back ... but please remind me of your shaft specs again. Did you end up getting C-Taper Lites? 

Yup, C-Taper Lites in X-Stiff!

 

[sirchunksalot]

12 minutes ago, mikeanthony said:

To @B.Boston and @Lacassem, congrats! WOW ... how I hated saying that.  

And in case some of our fellow members didn’t know it already, but yes, the bromance is real. 

Your GIF game is on point! 

[GolfSpy BOS]

Just now, edingc said:

Yup, C-Taper Lites in X-Stiff!

 

Been meaning to ask if you like them as much in X since you had them in S before?  If the PX LZ 6.5s don’t work out weight wise the CTL X and Modus 120 X are my two main candidates for a shaft swap after this is over.

 

 

[edingc]

Congrats @Lacassem and @B.Boston...

I guess...

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

5 minutes ago, edingc said:

Congrats @Lacassem and @B.Boston...

I guess...

[sirchunksalot]

2 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

How'd you get a camera to spy on @edingc as he was typing that? 

[edingc]

1 minute ago, B.Boston said:

Been meaning to ask if you like them as much in X since you had them in S before?  If the PX LZ 6.5s don’t work out weight wise the CTL X and Modus 120 X are my two main candidates for a shaft swap after this is over.

Yeah, that's a great question. Kind of a love/hate relationship at the moment. I'm really enjoying it in the 58 degree wedge, feels like the perfect weight and still the C-Taper Lite feel, especially on partial shots.

I do feel like I've lost some of the feel I loved about the CTLs by going to X flex. I'm not sure if it's the move from forged heads back to cast, but I'm struggling with the feel a bit. Almost feel like I'm having to work too hard to get the results I want. Might be just an adjustment period, time will tell.