#COBRACONNECT Challenge 4

[B.Boston 9,570]

5 hours ago, GB13 said:

So... I came in Dead Last... even losing to the guy who withdrew with 2 weeks left.
That clearly wasn’t my best performance. Oh well, I still had a blast with this challenge. We’ve got so many great member who contribute to this thread year in and year out, too many to name, but y’all should know how much we appreciate you. 
Somehow, even with a significant swing rebuild, and coming in a verrrrrrrry distant last, I still managed to drop my handicap 1.4. That not nearly as much as our newly crowned champion [mention=85402]B.Boston[/mention], but it’s still very respectable. 
Baseline

New average
Coming into this challenge, my goals were;
1. More Speed, Less dispersion. Doesn’t that sound like the magic formula to lower scores? Well, seeing as this is my first set of properly fitted clubs, I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility. 
2. I want the transition from player’s irons to player’s distance irons to be smooth. Sure, I’ll take extra distance, however, what I really want is more forgiving and accurate clubs that don’t sacrifice much playability. Cobra promises that with the Forged Tec,  and I’m super excited to see if they pulled it off. 
3. I’ll say it, Cobra wedges have been overlooked for years. I want them to live up to the quality of the rest of their line of clubs. I’m talking great feel, great versatility around the greens, good spin rates, and consistency on full shots. The MIMs are beautiful, now they just need to perform beautifully.
Let’s answer these questions! 
1. My decent swings are certainly longer with the SZ, and the dispersion is the same as my old driver. So anytime you can pick up distance without losing accuracy is a win in my book.
2. Welp, almost my entire handicap drop came from better approach play. Seriously, these irons a legit, try them out. I don’t think I need to say much more about that. 
3. Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes. I’m in love with these wedges. I can’t say one bad thing about them, even my playing partners are saying how much better my chipping looks. And I’ve hit some Phil level Phlops with the 58°. 
Overall, I love the Cobra lineup. Minus some nit picky things here and there, I don’t have anything bad to say about it. Most of all, this has been an awesome challenge, and I can’t believe it is over already. Huge shoutout to my fellow competitors for making this such an amazing journey. 

We all know it gets harder to drop those points as you get lower. To drop like that over 8 weeks is nothing to sneeze at!

I can only hope to one day have a fighting chance against the kid in a heads up match. I’ve still got a little way to go before. I’d probably still look like Brady out there against Phil and Tiger if I tried now.

I can’t agree more with the irons and wedges. I too and mmmm super impressed. Long and consistent distance. I don’t think I had one go screaming over the green that couldn’t be attributed to a swing fault or flier lie.

Good luck out there kid... no doubt you’ll be a plus handicap sooner than later.

[Headhammer 1,947]

7 hours ago, GB13 said:

So... I came in Dead Last... even losing to an old man who withdrew with 2 weeks left.

That clearly wasn’t my best performance. Oh well, I still had a blast with this challenge. We’ve got so many great member who contribute to this thread year in and year out, too many to name, but y’all should know how much we appreciate you. 

Fixed it for ya!

[edingc 7,887]

7 hours ago, GB13 said:

So... I came in Dead Last... even losing to the guy who withdrew with 2 weeks left.

I hate to be that guy, but since the kid wants to work with numbers for a living, he needs to brush up a bit  ...

Last I checked, fourth place was still better than fifth place.

I came in dead last, thank you very much!

[xOldBenKenobiX 3,847]

10 hours ago, GB13 said:

Frankly, I agree.

Well, they won’t end well for the guy talking to me.

Seriously, congrats on the driver, and you did an absolutely excellent job keeping this thread entertaining! Well deserved! 

 

Thank you.

For some odd reason every time the wife needs to talk to me, I lose.

[xOldBenKenobiX 3,847]

8 hours ago, GB13 said:

So... I came in Dead Last... even losing to the guy who withdrew with 2 weeks left.

Here you go

You are also a winner.

Jokes aside, despite the final result you put a great deal of dedication to this challenge and should be proud of how you played.

[xOldBenKenobiX 3,847]

31 minutes ago, edingc said:

I came in dead last, thank you very much!

Wait, I got another one just for you

This should be the time we invert the leader board, so last becomes first.

It might be the margaritas from last night still talking, but this season of the CCC was awesome, I am not joking when I say that it was the best yet.

I want to be one of the competitors so hard next year

Swing changes are coming

Or I am going back in time and starting over...

Edited September 17, 2020 by xOldBenKenobiX

[JohnSmalls 6,100]

12 hours ago, daviddvm said:

I am self-appointing myself as campaign manager for  sirchunksalot   to be chosen for CCC5 ! 

Even though he chose B. Boston team at the start of CCC4...wait a minute...I resign as campaign manager.

 

 

Just kidding Chunk your the best,  man...not a better soldier on here!

This. #chunksforCCC5 Better yet #C4CCC5. 

[Rickp 21,464]

Congratulations Guys. I wasn’t able to follow along as much as I would like but saw enough to know you enjoyed the ride


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[Reesedw 2,466]

@B.Boston, Congrats. you did a great job.. 

@daviddvm, @GB13, @edingc, @Headhammer You all did a great job, It was another great year. 

Now that this is over What stays and what goes? I am sure you all have had a chance to reevaluate your set-ups... Spill it.. 

[edingc 7,887]

4 hours ago, Reesedw said:

@B.Boston, Congrats. you did a great job.. 

@daviddvm, @GB13, @edingc, @Headhammer You all did a great job, It was another great year. 

Now that this is over What stays and what goes? I am sure you all have had a chance to reevaluate your set-ups... Spill it.. 

I did some testing on the range today and will be dropping the SpeedZone 4 Iron in favor of my Tour Edge Exotics CB Pro Tungsten 3 Iron with a Recoil graphite shaft. Both are 19 degrees.

I don't hit the SZ 4 iron considerably further than the SZ 5 iron from the tee (and certainly not from the ground). Playing around with my Mevo I was able to get about 210 carry out of the TE Exotics on a good strike, which is just enough to better fill the gap between my 17 degree hybrid and 5 iron from the tee. There are two tee shots on my home course that need about 215-225 with roll and they really can't be longer or shorter or else you're stuck dealing with trees.

I attribute the difference to the graphite shaft in the TE Exotics. Something I may look into with the SZ 4 iron is putting in a graphite shaft in it. The head shape is a little more forgiving and launches a lot higher than the TE Exotics.

Both were clear winners against my Cobra F8 22 degree hybrid, but my swing wasn't particularly great today so I may revisit that in the future.

[B.Boston 9,570]

[mention=85402]B.Boston[/mention], Congrats. you did a great job.. 
[mention=86024]daviddvm[/mention], [mention=81594]GB13[/mention], [mention=84579]edingc[/mention], [mention=74341]Headhammer[/mention] You all did a great job, It was another great year. 
Now that this is over What stays and what goes? I am sure you all have had a chance to reevaluate your set-ups... Spill it.. 

Everything in staying except maybe the hybrid. I’ll use my old hybrid for a few rounds to see what the stats look like and if there’s less left tendency.

Irons are staying for a looonnnnnggg time.

Nearly holed this one today

[sirchunksalot 9,569]

9 hours ago, JohnSmalls said:

This. #chunksforCCC5 Better yet #C4CCC5. 

Between you, @daviddvm, and @B.Boston, you guys made me blush.

I'm really humbled and this made my day. 

I'm still not @Headhammer on Instagram walking out to a backdrop of hammers on the wall wearing a skull mask smoking a cigar cool. Loved that post, man. It was awesome! That being said, I hate you got knocked out with an injury and really hope you can get back on the course soon. 

[GB13 7,778]

13 hours ago, edingc said:

I hate to be that guy, but since the kid wants to work with numbers for a living, he needs to brush up a bit  ...

Last I checked, fourth place was still better than fifth place.

I came in dead last, thank you very much!

If you ain’t first, you’re dead last.

13 hours ago, xOldBenKenobiX said:

Here you go

You are also a winner.

Jokes aside, despite the final result you put a great deal of dedication to this challenge and should be proud of how you played.

Participation trophies are for...

Well, I can’t finish my thought on this forum without breaking some rules, but you know what I mean.

[fixyurdivot 9,651]

14 hours ago, edingc said:

I hate to be that guy, but since the kid wants to work with numbers for a living, he needs to brush up a bit  ...

Last I checked, fourth place was still better than fifth place.

I came in dead last, thank you very much!

Oh this is rich. My finalists for the contest arguing over who finished last and next to last.

[GB13 7,778]

58 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

Oh this is rich. My finalists for the contest arguing over who finished last and next to last.

Just like your fantasy golf performance.

[Nunfa0 5,389]

So here we are at the end of another Cobra Connect Challenge and what a season it was!! 

Our 5 fine competitors have surpassed the promise they have shown from the start and have delivered the finest iteration of the CCC yet, I bow down to you all

Each and everyone of you has bought skill, tenacity and some humour to this challenge that has made it by far the best one yet.

@edingc your attention to detail, courage to make a swing change in the middle of this and intestinal fortitude in the face of ever lengthening odds was a pleasure to watch, You're a class act.

 

@GB13 Grayson my boy, I backed you from the start but it just wasn't to be. You came out firing burns left, right and centre, followed up with bombs and low scores but again swing tweaks stopped your march to the title. I really liked that you took your mom with you for the alternate shot week, that was a very cool move.

@Headhammer wow, what could have been!! That Lexi tweet blew my mind and your social media game was on point. With out the broken wing you could have really pushed hard for the title but that's life for you. That nearest the pin challenge has to be the closest to a CCC hole in one ever!!

@daviddvm what can I say to a man who has picked up the one lengths and swaggered around like you've been gaming them for years? Number one in the irons only, 2 in the burger week, you made a mockery of the difficulty of changing clubs and I applaud you for that.

And that brings me to our winner...

@B.Boston What a competitor!! Right from the start we threw everything we had at you and you just threw it right back.

You laughed with us, you laughed at us but all the while you were playing brilliant golf and building a commanding lead. The quality of your reviews and your meme game were beyond compare and I can't think of a more deserving winner, I salute you!!

and it's time...

[Nunfa0 5,389]

Oh and brilliant work @GolfSpy STUDque the challenges were spot on this year.

Congrats to @xOldBenKenobiX on a well deserved win. I look forwards to your thoughts on the driver and Arccos!!

Oh and I vote for #C4CCC5 too, go @sirchunksalot!!!

[Nunfa0 5,389]

On 9/17/2020 at 10:15 AM, B.Boston said:

Nicely said! Your immediate comfort with the one length clubs has changed my thoughts on one length clubs. I will check them out when the forged Tec irons need replacing... so in like 10 years.

I’d consider trying out the 5 and 6 iron in one length with this set for sure.

You played awesome this year and it was quite a battle with you going low every week!

And yes, it is a relief to have survived this gauntlet and finally being able to enter the fraternity of #CCC alumni. Hopefully they felt our performance was worthy and we don’t need to sit at the new table for too long!

Mate you boys kicked the door down and have strode straight to the top table!!

[xOldBenKenobiX 3,847]

7 hours ago, GB13 said:

Just like your fantasy golf performance.

I bet my fantasy football performance wont be any better.

[xOldBenKenobiX 3,847]

9 hours ago, GB13 said:

If you ain’t first, you’re dead last.

Participation trophies are for...

Well, I can’t finish my thought on this forum without breaking some rules, but you know what I mean.

I get it, but the joke was there for the taking and I took it.

I am glad that when I was a kid, participation trophies were not a thing.

I grew up watching Senna, he always said.

“Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose."