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Meanwhile, here in the lonely north....

(This isn't a criticism of Sub 70. Jason and I talked Saturday, after the other guys did. I'm expecting my clubs [I'd assume] sometime this upcoming week. But reading the posts from @Tom the Golf Nut and @Smellis745 certainly isn't making the waiting any easier!)

:titleist-small: TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue
:755178188_TourEdge: CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black
:callaway-small: Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S
:755178188_TourEdge: C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S
:touredgeexotics: CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0
:Sub70: 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 48°
:mizuno-small: T22 54° and 60°
:edel-golf-1: EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip
:taylormade-small: TP5x and Tour Response

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12 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Meanwhile, here in the lonely north....

(This isn't a criticism of Sub 70. Jason and I talked Saturday, after the other guys did. I'm expecting my clubs [I'd assume] sometime this upcoming week. But reading the posts from @Tom the Golf Nut and @Smellis745 certainly isn't making the waiting any easier!)

Sorry for the wait, but all good things are worth waiting for. These certainly are! You will be impressed.

:titleist-small: Driver, TSi 1 S Flex

:cobra-small: 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex

:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

:cobra-small: Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60*

:cobra-small: Agera 35"

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3 hours ago, Smellis745 said:

I’ll have time for more details later, but wanted to give a brief update after today.  We won our division, had a sudden death playoff and we won on the first hole.  But...these irons are just flat out performing so far.  She left me with some long approaches on a few holes, but the ease and confidence I already have with hitting these irons made the shots seem easier than they were.  

The first was an uphill shot with a hurting wind from the left, ranged it for 182.  Pulled the 6, flushed it, carried maybe 186 and bounced just off the back of the green.  The next hole she pulled her tee shot a little and I had a 198 yd shot with a slight helping wind from the left.  Pulled the 6 again and put it just past pin high, 15’ right.  On the 9th hole, I hit a bombed drive, and her hybrid shot flew off the toe and rolled out to leave me with 176.  I had to hit it over a big oak and get the ball up fast to do so.  Not a problem, pulled the 8 and let it rip. Ball cleared the tree and landed center of the green about 15’ short of the pin.

I think I said it in my earlier post, but these irons launch effortlessly and just go straight.  I’m not sure if I’ll get out any tomorrow, but I can’t wait to hit them again.

 

ETA... for those wondering about distance differences, these clubs seem to be about a half club longer than what I had before.  I’ll hopefully get some Trackman time in the next few weeks and provide some actual numbers, but these things are doing exactly what they’re advertised and designed to do.

Nice shooting.  I see you opted for the black coating and it would be great if you would keep an eye on wear and share photos. Thanks 👍.

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:ping-small: G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w

:ping-small: G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w

:srixon-small:  ZX5 Irons 4-AW 

:ping-small: Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW   (removed from double secret probation 😍)

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2 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Gave these clubs a full 18 holes today. I am pleased to say that yesterdays club performance was not a fluke. I broke my record of greens in regulation 15, yes 15. I made five birdies and two bogeys. The bogey summary, one was a three putt and the other was due to winding up in a bunker. I tied my lowest round in golf with a 68 today. Pinch me I must be dreaming. 🤩

I knew I would wind up being 140 yards out on a hole so I did bring a 9 iron from my old set.  I hit two balls from 140 yards on one hole. Dropped a ball and hit my old club, then put the same swing on the ball in play with the 699's.  In one of the photos below you will see two arrows. The 699 Pro's is the one closer to the pin. 

It is not taking any time to adjust to these clubs at all. I definitely feel more confident in attacking the pin. The higher trajectory is allowing me to drop the ball much closer to the pin than I was used to. The only thing I am having an issue with is adjusting to the approach wedge. My other sets gap wedge is at 47* and the approach wedge in this set is at 50*. Its interesting that the 46* for me is my 100 yards and in, as well as chipping. With the 699 Pro irons I still hit it 100 yards due to the extra height. The adjustment is in the chipping. I have to fly it further and there is not much roll out as compared to my other club. But here again you can attack the pin more. It might take me a little bit to dial that in. On a positive note my gapping is better because my next wedge in my set is a 56* then a 60*

I truly had my reservations about being good enough to play with players irons even though I do have a lower handicap. My low handicap is tied into my chipping and putting. I miss greens but can usually chip and one putt.  I feel 100% positive that these have made and will continue to make a difference in my game. As soon as I'm done with this post I will be changing my signature to include these clubs in my bag. They have found a home. Now my curiosity is getting to me. How do the hybrids perform? Hey MGS need a tester on those?

 

 

 

 

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Awesome round. Love that you are enjoying in the clubs! The hybrid is just as good, trust me. Just as easy to get the ball air born and ball seems to just fly effortless forever. 

In my bag:

Driver:  :Hogan: Ben Hogan GS53 10.5* Stiff Mitsubishi tensei blue Stiff

3 Wood: :Sub70: 939 x 15 deg. UST Proforce Black V2 7F4 stiff

Hybrid:  :Sub70: 939x Hybrid UST 680 recoil shaft stiff

Irons: :Sub70: 699 irons 4-PW  KBS tour 90 v Stiff 

50 Deg:Sub70: TAIII Satin

54 deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

58 Deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

Putter:Sub70: 004 Single Bend Masters Edition

Rangefinder: :CaddyTek: Caddytek V2

 

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5 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Arriving tomorrow!

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Welcome to the test zone!

:titleist-small: Driver, TSi 1 S Flex

:cobra-small: 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex

:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

:cobra-small: Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60*

:cobra-small: Agera 35"

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On 8/2/2020 at 9:53 AM, Tom the Golf Nut said:

It is not taking any time to adjust to these clubs at all. I definitely feel more confident in attacking the pin. The higher trajectory is allowing me to drop the ball much closer to the pin than I was used to. The only thing I am having an issue with is adjusting to the approach wedge.

Thats how it was going to the Hogan Combo set for me. I guess we got lucky in that regard ...

 

:titleist-small: TSr2 on tensi blue stiff

:cobra-small: Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S

:callaway-logo-1: Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS  Reg flex

:callaway-logo-1: Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex

:taylormade-small: P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW

:mizuno-small:  T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory 

:EVNROLL: ER3 or,

:edel-golf-1: E.A.S. #4   (“Fang” or “Adele”)
 

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Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes

 

 

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On 8/3/2020 at 4:53 AM, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Gave these clubs a full 18 holes today. I am pleased to say that yesterdays club performance was not a fluke. I broke my record of greens in regulation 15, yes 15. I made five birdies and two bogeys. The bogey summary, one was a three putt and the other was due to winding up in a bunker. I tied my lowest round in golf with a 68 today. Pinch me I must be dreaming. 🤩

I knew I would wind up being 140 yards out on a hole so I did bring a 9 iron from my old set.  I hit two balls from 140 yards on one hole. Dropped a ball and hit my old club, then put the same swing on the ball in play with the 699's.  In one of the photos below you will see two arrows. The 699 Pro's is the one closer to the pin. 

It is not taking any time to adjust to these clubs at all. I definitely feel more confident in attacking the pin. The higher trajectory is allowing me to drop the ball much closer to the pin than I was used to. The only thing I am having an issue with is adjusting to the approach wedge. My other sets gap wedge is at 47* and the approach wedge in this set is at 50*. Its interesting that the 46* for me is my 100 yards and in, as well as chipping. With the 699 Pro irons I still hit it 100 yards due to the extra height. The adjustment is in the chipping. I have to fly it further and there is not much roll out as compared to my other club. But here again you can attack the pin more. It might take me a little bit to dial that in. On a positive note my gapping is better because my next wedge in my set is a 56* then a 60*

I truly had my reservations about being good enough to play with players irons even though I do have a lower handicap. My low handicap is tied into my chipping and putting. I miss greens but can usually chip and one putt.  I feel 100% positive that these have made and will continue to make a difference in my game. As soon as I'm done with this post I will be changing my signature to include these clubs in my bag. They have found a home. Now my curiosity is getting to me. How do the hybrids perform? Hey MGS need a tester on those?

 

 

 

 

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Brilliant shooting Tom, I love seeing other golfers go well and love hearing success stories too but beware the end of the honeymoon....😁😎

 

In my :titleist-small: cart Bag:

Driver:    :cobra-small: King F9 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff
Woods:   :cobra-small: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue 7 Reg
               :srixon-small: Z U85 2 Iron
Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 4 Iron AMT White S300
  :titelist-small: T100S - LH - 3-48* - AMT White S300
Wedges:               Indi FLX- LH - 52° 56° 60° - True Temper Spinner Wedge shafts
Putter:    :rife-putters-1: 2 Bar Hybrid
Ball:        :titelist-small: Pro V1x

Testing: Haywood CB/MB Combo Iron Set, 4-7 Cavity backs, 8-PW Muscle Backs, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 Stiff, 2 Degrees stronger lofts.

Tracked By: :Arccos:

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28 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

It's 699 Pro day!

Now the hard question: wait patiently, or use UPS's website that updates the truck location to track the clubs down early?

Expect an unboxing video later today!

Get out there and stalk the truck!!

Oh and how are you planning on keeping your father and Kirke away from these beauties?

 

In my :titleist-small: cart Bag:

Driver:    :cobra-small: King F9 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff
Woods:   :cobra-small: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue 7 Reg
               :srixon-small: Z U85 2 Iron
Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 4 Iron AMT White S300
  :titelist-small: T100S - LH - 3-48* - AMT White S300
Wedges:               Indi FLX- LH - 52° 56° 60° - True Temper Spinner Wedge shafts
Putter:    :rife-putters-1: 2 Bar Hybrid
Ball:        :titelist-small: Pro V1x

Testing: Haywood CB/MB Combo Iron Set, 4-7 Cavity backs, 8-PW Muscle Backs, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 Stiff, 2 Degrees stronger lofts.

Tracked By: :Arccos:

Follow me on Twitter @ham12_hampton and on Instagram @Nunfa0 

 

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52 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

It's 699 Pro day!

Now the hard question: wait patiently, or use UPS's website that updates the truck location to track the clubs down early?

Expect an unboxing video later today!

If you don't stalk that truck, I'm going to revoke your membership....

Driver:  :callaway-small:Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X
3W:bridgestone-small: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES
3H, 4H: :bridgestone-small: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES
4-AW:bridgestone-small: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105
SW: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54*
LW:Sub70: TAIII Black 58*
Putter:ping-small: Scottsdale TR Senita
Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite
Ball:taylormade-small: TP5x or :titleist-small: AVX (yellow)
Pushcart: BigMax iQ+

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22 minutes ago, Nunfa0 said:

Get out there and stalk the truck!!

Oh and how are you planning on keeping your father and Kirke away from these beauties?

Relatively easy: Kirke will have severe fitting issues, and my dad, while he enjoys playing, is not at all a golf gear nut.

But I might need to have Kirke swing these anyway and get his impressions.

:titleist-small: TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue
:755178188_TourEdge: CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black
:callaway-small: Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S
:755178188_TourEdge: C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S
:touredgeexotics: CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0
:Sub70: 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 48°
:mizuno-small: T22 54° and 60°
:edel-golf-1: EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip
:taylormade-small: TP5x and Tour Response

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22 minutes ago, Nunfa0 said:

Brilliant shooting Tom, I love seeing other golfers go well and love hearing success stories too but beware the end of the honeymoon....😁😎

I don't mind the honeymoon ending as long as it is a good marriage! 😄

:titleist-small: Driver, TSi 1 S Flex

:cobra-small: 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex

:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

:cobra-small: Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60*

:cobra-small: Agera 35"

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Truck stalking...

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:titleist-small: TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue
:755178188_TourEdge: CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black
:callaway-small: Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S
:755178188_TourEdge: C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S
:touredgeexotics: CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0
:Sub70: 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 48°
:mizuno-small: T22 54° and 60°
:edel-golf-1: EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip
:taylormade-small: TP5x and Tour Response

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I was able to make it back out Sunday, but my driver woes returned.  I got it straightened out at the turn, but the front 9 was so bad, I really can't comment to how the irons played.  Everything was punching out or punching under to advance to the green.  Then, we had hurricane rains yesterday and soaked everything pretty good.  Hopefully I can get out some this afternoon.  Totally agree with Tom, I don't care about the honeymoon ending as long as the marriage is good.

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  • Srixon Z745 4-P - PX LZ 7.0
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3 minutes ago, Smellis745 said:

I was able to make it back out Sunday, but my driver woes returned.  I got it straightened out at the turn, but the front 9 was so bad, I really can't comment to how the irons played.  Everything was punching out or punching under to advance to the green.  Then, we had hurricane rains yesterday and soaked everything pretty good.  Hopefully I can get out some this afternoon.  Totally agree with Tom, I don't care about the honeymoon ending as long as the marriage is good.

Obviously not the best of reports, but I have to ask (since it's often relevant to my game): how's the 699 Pro performance on punchouts? That's not a trivial part of many of our games.

:titleist-small: TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue
:755178188_TourEdge: CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black
:callaway-small: Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S
:755178188_TourEdge: C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S
:touredgeexotics: CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0
:Sub70: 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 48°
:mizuno-small: T22 54° and 60°
:edel-golf-1: EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip
:taylormade-small: TP5x and Tour Response

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55 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Obviously not the best of reports, but I have to ask (since it's often relevant to my game): how's the 699 Pro performance on punchouts? That's not a trivial part of many of our games.

Fortunately for me I haven't had to try that shot yet. I'll put on my list of things to experiment with.  

:titleist-small: Driver, TSi 1 S Flex

:cobra-small: 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex

:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

:cobra-small: Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60*

:cobra-small: Agera 35"

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1 hour ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Truck stalking...

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Looks like the truck was only 15 minutes away. You should have them by now!

:titleist-small: Driver, TSi 1 S Flex

:cobra-small: 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex

:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

:cobra-small: Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60*

:cobra-small: Agera 35"

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1 minute ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Looks like the truck was only 15 minutes away. You should have them by now!

In terms of distance, yes. But in terms of completing all the deliveries there before moving to our area (a town over), not yet. UPS normally hits our house around 2:00pm.

:titleist-small: TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue
:755178188_TourEdge: CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black
:callaway-small: Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S
:755178188_TourEdge: C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S
:touredgeexotics: CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0
:Sub70: 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 48°
:mizuno-small: T22 54° and 60°
:edel-golf-1: EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip
:taylormade-small: TP5x and Tour Response

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3 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

In terms of distance, yes. But in terms of completing all the deliveries there before moving to our area (a town over), not yet. UPS normally hits our house around 2:00pm.

All of us to that delivery guy

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5w: Cobra Rad Speed 19 degree
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Putter: TaylorMade GTX black
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x #7

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2 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Obviously not the best of reports, but I have to ask (since it's often relevant to my game): how's the 699 Pro performance on punchouts? That's not a trivial part of many of our games.

They actually did OK.  Because the bounce is a little lower than the Srixons I had been playing, it actually made one of the outs on hard pan much easier.  I know it's not typically something we think to purposefully test.  When I'm out playing and have to make that shot, I'm not thinking about the review, I'm thinking about getting the ball out and mitigating further disaster.  Fortunately every time that I had to punch out, I was able to get out.

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7 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

In terms of distance, yes. But in terms of completing all the deliveries there before moving to our area (a town over), not yet. UPS normally hits our house around 2:00pm.

Did the truck get lost?

:titleist-small: Driver, TSi 1 S Flex

:cobra-small: 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex

:cobra-small: 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 

:cobra-small: 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex

:cobra-small: Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap)

:cobra-small: Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60*

:cobra-small: Agera 35"

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1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Did the truck get lost?

Oops: been posting all afternoon on Twitter (which is easier from my phone). A couple highlights (I'll do a fuller first impressions post tomorrow):

 

:titleist-small: TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue
:755178188_TourEdge: CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black
:callaway-small: Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S
:755178188_TourEdge: C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S
:touredgeexotics: CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0
:Sub70: 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW
:cleveland-small: CBX 48°
:mizuno-small: T22 54° and 60°
:edel-golf-1: EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip
:taylormade-small: TP5x and Tour Response

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8 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

In terms of distance, yes. But in terms of completing all the deliveries there before moving to our area (a town over), not yet. UPS normally hits our house around 2:00pm.

Oh yes they look nice!!

 

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In my bag:

Driver:  :Hogan: Ben Hogan GS53 10.5* Stiff Mitsubishi tensei blue Stiff

3 Wood: :Sub70: 939 x 15 deg. UST Proforce Black V2 7F4 stiff

Hybrid:  :Sub70: 939x Hybrid UST 680 recoil shaft stiff

Irons: :Sub70: 699 irons 4-PW  KBS tour 90 v Stiff 

50 Deg:Sub70: TAIII Satin

54 deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

58 Deg: :Sub70: TAIII Satin

Putter:Sub70: 004 Single Bend Masters Edition

Rangefinder: :CaddyTek: Caddytek V2

 

Check out my MyGolfSpy 2020 Forum Official Tester: Ben Hogan GS53 Driver

 

 

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i wish they had the Pro's in lefty...

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  • Driver: :taylormade-small:  M6 9* with 65g Stiff Mitsubishi Tensei Red shaft
  • 3 wood: :ping-small:  G425 stiff shaft
  • 5 wood: :taylormade-small: Stealth 2 stiff shaft
  • 4-gw irons:  :mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal w/ X-stiff KBS 130gr shafts (soft stepped)
  • Wedges: :taylormade-small: MG3 52, 56, 60 
  • Putter: 34" Scotty Cameron 12.5
  • Ball: :titelist-small: ProV-1x
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MGS Tester '20 - :ping-small: G710 Iron Review

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3 minutes ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Time for a first impressions post!

My irons arrived yesterday afternoon. I was at the house waiting; I wonder if UPS has a way of signaling to their drivers when someone has hit refresh on the tracking hundreds of times in a day, just so the driver knows he might be encountering a totally crazy person. But that aside....

Here's the unboxing video, with cameos from @Kirke and @Erik-M (and my dog, Rohan):

Erik was at the house, using my SkyTrak to gap test his new Hogan Icons for the review he's doing. He and I are planning to play this afternoon, irons only, as we compete with @edingc and @GB13 in this week's Cobra Connect Challenge.

Visually, these irons hit the sweet spot for me: clean without being boring. I think they're really a great looking design.

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Size-wise: they're not tiny, though they're definitely smaller heel-to-toe than the G700s (which is what I hoped). I'll need to get a few more picture comparisons, but the top line is much more appealing than the G700s, with less offset. I was surprised that the sole is as wide as it as. That's not a complaint, but I'll be very interested to see the results on the course. Before the G700s, I played with a set of Adams XTD Tour irons, and was a small divot-taker. The G700s have made me a sweeper; I'm intrigued to see what kind of turf interaction the 699 Pros favor.

After getting the irons out of the box, I got on SkyTrak for a few swings with the PW. Sound-wise, the 699 Pros represent a significant upgrade over the G700s. Both are hollow-bodied irons, but the G700s have no filling of any sort. They have never been "tingy", but they are loud, with a significant crack at impact. The 699 Pros are much more dense and muted sounding—obviously not as dense as Erik's Hogan blades, but better than my PING's. We're hoping to set up some mics to do a sound test in the near future.

I wrapped up my initial experience with the irons with a gap testing session on SkyTrak. What I saw was right in line with my expectations: each club is a bit shorter than the G700 it's replacing (the 699s are about a degree weaker on each club). I have a bag mapping report from February with my G700s; a quick side-by-side comparison (carry distances here):

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On average, I'm getting about 5 yards less on each club.

The problem club, in both sets, is obviously the 5 iron. This season, I haven't been using the G700 5 iron at all: I've replaced with an Adams XTD dHy. That club has been a go to for me: a last-resort safety option off the tee when nothing else is trustworthy, and a perfect shape club for punching out of bad lies and under trees.

I am pretty confident that my 5 iron going shorter than my 6 is a bit of an aberration. It's definitely not the fault of the club. I'll be working and practicing with it. But there is certainly a chance that, at the end of testing, one of two things happen: either the Adams goes back in the bag in the 5-slot, or I look into shafting the 699 Pro 5-iron in graphite.

In any case, I'm really looking forward to getting these out on the course for the irons-only round today and a league match tomorrow night. More updates coming!

Wonder if the UPS guy did a couple extra loops around to get ready lol. I think Kirke was more excited than you were (pup looked pretty pumped too) although you had a glove ready to go and swing. Finish looks great on those, not flashy nice and subtle.

Check out my reviews:

:ping-small:  G710 Irons Official Review I :Fuji: MC Shaft & :EVNROLL: V Series Putter Official Review

:cobra-small: 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Logo.png.7f297574516267afc6959b36be364cf9.pngNitron Push Cart Official Review

WITB:

Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB)

:ping-small: Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by :Arccos:

:cobra-small: RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X :taylormade-small: SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green

:titleist-small: U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black :cobra-small: SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black

:cobra-small: 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 :titelist-small: 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S 

:EVNROLL: ER2VI :titelist-small: PROV1X #19 

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