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39 minutes ago, gavinski91 said:

Sorry to leave you hanging - had to deal with a vomiting cat when I got home. 
 

Anyways, now that I have the Arccos sensors on my current clubs any rounds I play are setting my baseline for the competition. I came into the challenge as a 20+ handicap. Then last night this happened:

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My previous career best was an 88 (that I shot last week). On one hand, I’m playing the best golf of my life heading into the challenge. On the other hand, this is like the exact opposite of sandbagging..... 🤦‍♂️

#TeamChad coming in hot for the competition! You had me sweating.... You had a 9!!! and still shot an 80, that's awesome.

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 :cobra-small: Big Tour 3 wood/ 5 wood w/ Fujikura X F3 60S shaft

 :cobra-small: 4 Hybrid w/ Project X Catalyst 80S shaft

:cobra-small: Copper MIM Tour Irons w/ KBS $ Taper Balck 120S shaft

:cobra-small: Snakebite 50, 54, and 58 wedges w/ KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125S shaft

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44 minutes ago, gavinski91 said:

Sorry to leave you hanging - had to deal with a vomiting cat when I got home. 
 

Anyways, now that I have the Arccos sensors on my current clubs any rounds I play are setting my baseline for the competition. I came into the challenge as a 20+ handicap. Then last night this happened:

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My previous career best was an 88 (that I shot last week). On one hand, I’m playing the best golf of my life heading into the challenge. On the other hand, this is like the exact opposite of sandbagging..... 🤦‍♂️

Woo!  Won't matter when you're shooting in the 70's with the Cobra gear! 

 

#TeamChad #FTW #CobraConnect5 

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:edel-golf-1: SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | :taylormade-small: MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200

:EVNROLL: ER2B | :titelist-small: Pro V1x | :918457628_PrecisionPro: NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | :CaddyTek: CaddyLite EZ v8

 

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Great score!

Driver : :taylormade-small: SIM2 Max 9* MC Kuro Kago Silver 60 Stiff

Woods : :benhogan-small: GS53 3 Wood 14* Mitsubish Tensei Blue 73g Regular

Hybrids: sub70logo.png.3c207e4e90c1eeca7b9a917b5fa4b848.png 949X Project X HZRDUS RDX Black 

Irons : sub70logo.png.3c207e4e90c1eeca7b9a917b5fa4b848.png 699 Pro Black 5-AW 1* flat KBS Tour V 90 Stiff Shafts 

Wedges : File:Kirkland Signature logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons 52, 56, 60 

Putter : :taylormade-small:Spider Red

Bag : datrek-brand_1456761019__86876.original.jpg.7c24f9ae71c7730ce29a828226731487.jpg lightweight cart bag | motocaddy.jpg.258c0b46e60c2804fc6b1f64bca0aef3.jpgDry Series Bag

Ball :  :taylormade-small: TP5 PIX (2019) | Screen-Shot-2017-07-20-at-7_24.05-AM-300x118.png.9f1c4cb1d62511ee40a05bd6d5795f97.png ProV1x (2021)

Rangefinder : 836d5c8b9e44880db86abcd3b735255d.w2480_h836.jpg.bcd4050c642957abbdca7453a6cb0469.jpg ULT-X

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Right handed HDCP 16.4

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1 hour ago, gavinski91 said:

Sorry to leave you hanging - had to deal with a vomiting cat when I got home. 
 

Anyways, now that I have the Arccos sensors on my current clubs any rounds I play are setting my baseline for the competition. I came into the challenge as a 20+ handicap. Then last night this happened:

86D3A377-BB38-4C90-9BA2-CA05FB63548D.jpeg.55227be07f325e698fffa0538a2136a5.jpeg

My previous career best was an 88 (that I shot last week). On one hand, I’m playing the best golf of my life heading into the challenge. On the other hand, this is like the exact opposite of sandbagging..... 🤦‍♂️

Nice round, but you are right - you should be sandbagging at this point!

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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1 hour ago, gavinski91 said:

Sorry to leave you hanging - had to deal with a vomiting cat when I got home. 
 

Anyways, now that I have the Arccos sensors on my current clubs any rounds I play are setting my baseline for the competition. I came into the challenge as a 20+ handicap. Then last night this happened:

86D3A377-BB38-4C90-9BA2-CA05FB63548D.jpeg.55227be07f325e698fffa0538a2136a5.jpeg

My previous career best was an 88 (that I shot last week). On one hand, I’m playing the best golf of my life heading into the challenge. On the other hand, this is like the exact opposite of sandbagging..... 🤦‍♂️

Sounds like me coming into last year! I think of the 15 baseline rounds last year I shot under 80 like five times and only did it once during the challenge itself.

Awesome round though, and even with that 9 to record a 40/80 is fantastic!

Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024)

Driver: callaway_logo.png.3dd18aa65544000dd0ea3901697a8261.png Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post
3 Wood: 
cobra_logo.png.190908c8b4518eec87c087429e4343ee.png Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X
20° Hybrid: PXG_Logo.png.8401024d1fb8aec46f0e790c1aa5b80c.png PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X
4 Utility: 
cobra_logo.png.190908c8b4518eec87c087429e4343ee.png Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff
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50°, 54°, 58°:
231036130_Edel_Golf_Logo_v2_grandecopy.png.13cc76b963f8dd59f06d04b1e8df2827.png Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread
Putter:
image.png.49fcc172a1ed0010d930fbe1c5dc8b79.png L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review
Grips: 
stargrip.png.4285948f41f1409613266e7803f0bbaa.png Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up
Ball: :Snell:Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow

Tracked By: shotscope.png.4a7089f2bddff325285b1266a61dda03.png  Shot Scope H4
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1 hour ago, Mtbryant01 said:

#TeamChad coming in hot for the competition! You had me sweating.... You had a 9!!! and still shot an 80, that's awesome.

That 9 was brutal too - if my approach shot was 5 yards longer I would have been looking at a birdie putt. Instead, I had to try and hit a flop shot out of the rough up onto the elevated green - but the heel of the club got caught and closed the face and I cleared the green into the bunker on the other side. So then it was a hard-packed bunker shot onto a narrow, downhill green that rolled right off and back down to where the last shot was. Finally got up on the green on my third try, and then 3-putted.

My mental game is definitely in a good place though - in the past that hole would have killed all my momentum, but instead I went -1 the rest of the way.

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
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2 hours ago, gavinski91 said:

That 9 was brutal too - if my approach shot was 5 yards longer I would have been looking at a birdie putt. Instead, I had to try and hit a flop shot out of the rough up onto the elevated green - but the heel of the club got caught and closed the face and I cleared the green into the bunker on the other side. So then it was a hard-packed bunker shot onto a narrow, downhill green that rolled right off and back down to where the last shot was. Finally got up on the green on my third try, and then 3-putted.

My mental game is definitely in a good place though - in the past that hole would have killed all my momentum, but instead I went -1 the rest of the way.

So your profile picture looks to me like a good 🤦‍♂️. Did you happen to snap it after that hole?

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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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13 minutes ago, MaxEntropy said:

So your profile picture looks to me like a good 🤦‍♂️. Did you happen to snap it after that hole?

It is a facepalm, but not from that hole - I'm sure @Thin2win would be more than happy to tell the story of the picture.....

Driver - :cobra-small:Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
3 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S
5 Wood - :cobra-small:Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S
7 Wood - :PXG: 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S

Irons - :mizuno-small:Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120
Wedges - :cobra-small:King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S
Putter - :odyssey-small: Stroke Lab Black Ten 35"
Ball - :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X LS

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8 minutes ago, Thin2win said:

@MaxEntropy

 

It was a warm but windy day in the northern reaches of Bellingham. @gavinski91 paced the green, tested the wind, felt the grain of the grass. This was after all, his first potential eagle. 

10 minutes prior he had no idea this moment was about to arrive. He was in the midst of the CCC#3 use every club in your bag before you could use the same one again challenge. He had strategized for this upcoming par 5 and had driver available. A well hit tee shot with a helping wind gave him a real opportunity at reaching in 2. An opportunity that he quickly seized with a well struck approach that left about 20' for eagle. 

Now, on the green, an eagle truly within grasp he focused on the putt like a magnifying glass on an ant. He took aim and struck the ball pure, on pace and on line:

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With the arrogance of a Greek god he started walking it in as it approached the cup.

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And as the ball slid past the hole on the high side, he knew he had failed. That life was not fair, that his efforts would not be rewarded, and that maybe had worn square toed golf shoes he would have made this putt. 
 
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Capturing there moments on film were definitely my best shots of the day, and ones that I will never forget, and never let Gavin forget. 

That's quite the yarn you spun! Awesome!

@gavinski91 - I would be laughing if I couldn't relate.

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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
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Pushcart: BigMax iQ+

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I think @Thin2win needs to be the official Challenge narrator based on that story! 

Driver  :ping-small: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g

Fairway Wood:   image.jpeg.b9b42744cb10f0524500549b74545dd7.jpegCobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Hybrid:  image.jpeg.c5ec9f74aa563ad0246ab686b1c35eeb.jpegCobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: Tour Rack 56* 60*

Putter:   :cameron-small: Scotty Cameron Golo 5

Right Handed 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

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15 hours ago, Thin2win said:

@MaxEntropy

 

It was a warm but windy day in the northern reaches of Bellingham. @gavinski91 paced the green, tested the wind, felt the grain of the grass. This was after all, his first potential eagle. 

10 minutes prior he had no idea this moment was about to arrive. He was in the midst of the CCC#3 use every club in your bag before you could use the same one again challenge. He had strategized for this upcoming par 5 and had driver available. A well hit tee shot with a helping wind gave him a real opportunity at reaching in 2. An opportunity that he quickly seized with a well struck approach that left about 20' for eagle. 

Now, on the green, an eagle truly within grasp he focused on the putt like a magnifying glass on an ant. He took aim and struck the ball pure, on pace and on line:

SmartSelect_20210603-153735_Gallery.jpg.e00c60e1b3ec1fa4604b58796203800d.jpg

 

With the arrogance of a Greek god he started walking it in as it approached the cup.

SmartSelect_20210603-153755_Gallery.jpg.29c9e1b6155e3d3ee4be793f3e43289b.jpg

And as the ball slid past the hole on the high side, he knew he had failed. That life was not fair, that his efforts would not be rewarded, and that maybe had worn square toed golf shoes he would have made this putt. 
 
SmartSelect_20210603-153818_Gallery.jpg.6dbd1436d3bb6a13d65a76fd23ef62a0.jpg
 
Capturing these moments on film were definitely my best shots of the day, and ones that I will never forget, and never let Gavin forget. 

Great recap! Sounds like this year's challenge will be fun to follow. FWIW, I think I've three putted away my last two chances at Eagle. The only thing more frustrating than a 3-putt bogey, is a 3-putt par.

Driver:  :PXG: 311XF Gen5, Tensei CK Pro Orange, S flex

Fariway:  :PXG: 311XF Gen6 3-Wood, Tensei Blue 55g R flex

Hybrid:   :PXG: 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5

              :titleist-small: TSR2 4H, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester)

Irons:  :titleist-small: T200 2023, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester), 5-GW

Wedges:   :cleveland-small: CBX2 Zipcore  52*, 56* Project X Catalyst Spinner Graphite Shaft

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2 Murdered Out

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9 hours ago, Brian A said:

I think @Thin2win needs to be the official Challenge narrator based on that story! 

We all just do what we can to make this a happier place. 

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Driver:   :taylormade-small: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4

FW Wood:     th.jpg.d6e2abdaeb04f007fd259c979f389de6.jpg Gen5 0311 7w  Fujikura Motore X F3

Irons:   :srixon-small: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i

Wedges: :cleveland-small:  Zipcore 50°, 58°

Putter:   :taylormade-small: MySpider X

Cart: image.png.5aa5e9b8c0d6e08a2b12be76a06a07ca.pngOnewheel XR+

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1 hour ago, Thin2win said:

We all just do what we can to make this a happier place. 

Assuming you mean happier for us spectators and not for the competitors!

After all the flak I got last year just because I happened to grow up in the greatest era of Boston Sports History we better not be going soft on these guys.  Plus we need to know how the new equipment performs under the pressure of tens of thousands of spies watchful eyes.

Who is going to crack under the pressure? *cough* #teamyags *cough*

And who will rise to the top to be crowned the new champ?! Yeah… this summer is going to be fun to follow along.  #TeamCHAD FTW!

I do hope we have some good member challenges this year. That was a lot of fun last year. @jlukes you’re the top target on my list! (That’s sort of a compliment.. I think)

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:edel-golf-1: SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | :taylormade-small: MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200

:EVNROLL: ER2B | :titelist-small: Pro V1x | :918457628_PrecisionPro: NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | :CaddyTek: CaddyLite EZ v8

 

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Oh yeah my Arccos sensors finally arrived...only took 2 months!

Driver : :taylormade-small: SIM2 Max 9* MC Kuro Kago Silver 60 Stiff

Woods : :benhogan-small: GS53 3 Wood 14* Mitsubish Tensei Blue 73g Regular

Hybrids: sub70logo.png.3c207e4e90c1eeca7b9a917b5fa4b848.png 949X Project X HZRDUS RDX Black 

Irons : sub70logo.png.3c207e4e90c1eeca7b9a917b5fa4b848.png 699 Pro Black 5-AW 1* flat KBS Tour V 90 Stiff Shafts 

Wedges : File:Kirkland Signature logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons 52, 56, 60 

Putter : :taylormade-small:Spider Red

Bag : datrek-brand_1456761019__86876.original.jpg.7c24f9ae71c7730ce29a828226731487.jpg lightweight cart bag | motocaddy.jpg.258c0b46e60c2804fc6b1f64bca0aef3.jpgDry Series Bag

Ball :  :taylormade-small: TP5 PIX (2019) | Screen-Shot-2017-07-20-at-7_24.05-AM-300x118.png.9f1c4cb1d62511ee40a05bd6d5795f97.png ProV1x (2021)

Rangefinder : 836d5c8b9e44880db86abcd3b735255d.w2480_h836.jpg.bcd4050c642957abbdca7453a6cb0469.jpg ULT-X

Pushcart : motocaddy.jpg.258c0b46e60c2804fc6b1f64bca0aef3.jpgM5 GPS DHC Electric Push Cart

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Right handed HDCP 16.4

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If I didn’t know that 17 and 18 always eat my lunch I’d accuse myself for sandbagging. Shot a 92 with +9 on the last 3 holes. 18 is a narrow tee box chute to get out of and I always put one or two in the woods! 
 

the arrcos sensors worked really well today though so I figured out that issue! 

Driver  :ping-small: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g

Fairway Wood:   image.jpeg.b9b42744cb10f0524500549b74545dd7.jpegCobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Hybrid:  image.jpeg.c5ec9f74aa563ad0246ab686b1c35eeb.jpegCobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: Tour Rack 56* 60*

Putter:   :cameron-small: Scotty Cameron Golo 5

Right Handed 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

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2 hours ago, txgolfjunkie said:

I'm going to give my arccos sensors to one of my playing buddies who is absolutley awful at golf. Triple digits will be my baseline. Then the Cobra sticks will come in and suddenly I'll improve by 30+ shots. 

See y'all at the finish line, suckers! 

That’s like the guy that had a walking challenge at work so he put his Fitbit on his dog 

 

 

:callaway-small: XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft

:cobra-small: King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft

:cobra-small: King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft

:cobra-small: King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft

PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts

:cleveland-small: RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts

:odyssey-small: Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip

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3 hours ago, TBT said:

That’s like the guy that had a walking challenge at work so he put his Fitbit on his dog 

We have a few of them in the County government. As soon as a challenge comes along they get exactly 30,000 a day...it's a miracle!

In the bag:
Driver: :titelist-small: TSR2 Project X HZRDUS Black 5.5
Fairway: :callaway-small: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5

Irons: :mizuno-small: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4
Wedges: :mizuno-small: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4
Putter :Sub70: Sycamore 005 Wide Blade
Bag: 
:Ogio: Alpha Convoy 514
Balls: :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X

Cart: :CaddyTek: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8


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On 6/4/2021 at 10:49 AM, Thin2win said:

@MaxEntropy

 

It was a warm but windy day in the northern reaches of Bellingham. @gavinski91 paced the green, tested the wind, felt the grain of the grass. This was after all, his first potential eagle. 

10 minutes prior he had no idea this moment was about to arrive. He was in the midst of the CCC#3 use every club in your bag before you could use the same one again challenge. He had strategized for this upcoming par 5 and had driver available. A well hit tee shot with a helping wind gave him a real opportunity at reaching in 2. An opportunity that he quickly seized with a well struck approach that left about 20' for eagle. 

Now, on the green, an eagle truly within grasp he focused on the putt like a magnifying glass on an ant. He took aim and struck the ball pure, on pace and on line:

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With the arrogance of a Greek god he started walking it in as it approached the cup.

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And as the ball slid past the hole on the high side, he knew he had failed. That life was not fair, that his efforts would not be rewarded, and that maybe had worn square toed golf shoes he would have made this putt. 
 
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Capturing these moments on film were definitely my best shots of the day, and ones that I will never forget, and never let Gavin forget. 

Brilliant story telling sir!!👏

That was one of my favorite challenges from CCC3, I don't remember having drama like that in my round though...

 

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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I got to play on back to back days Friday and Saturday. Working with Arccos has been great so far. The Link might not catch a shot or two from the entire round, but it's easy to go in there and add a shot after I complete the hole or round. Learning a little better how to go back and edit the shots around the green, moving the flag to the correct position, etc.

One question I have for the people that use the Link. Mine died with 4 holes to play on Saturday. It was fully charged on Friday, I didn't charge it between my rounds on Friday and Saturday. Does the Link really die that fast for y'all? I didn't like having to use my big iphone 12 in my pocket the rest of the time. 

Cobra Connect 5 participant 

 :ping-small:  G410 Plus, w/ X stiff 75 g Project X Evenflow Black shaft driver / :cobra-small: Radspeed w/ Smoke RDX Blue 70S shaft

 :cobra-small: Big Tour 3 wood/ 5 wood w/ Fujikura X F3 60S shaft

 :cobra-small: 4 Hybrid w/ Project X Catalyst 80S shaft

:cobra-small: Copper MIM Tour Irons w/ KBS $ Taper Balck 120S shaft

:cobra-small: Snakebite 50, 54, and 58 wedges w/ KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125S shaft

:scotty-small: Newport 2.5 putter

:Snell:MTB X golf balls

RH, Alabama

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4 hours ago, Mtbryant01 said:

I got to play on back to back days Friday and Saturday. Working with Arccos has been great so far. The Link might not catch a shot or two from the entire round, but it's easy to go in there and add a shot after I complete the hole or round. Learning a little better how to go back and edit the shots around the green, moving the flag to the correct position, etc.

One question I have for the people that use the Link. Mine died with 4 holes to play on Saturday. It was fully charged on Friday, I didn't charge it between my rounds on Friday and Saturday. Does the Link really die that fast for y'all? I didn't like having to use my big iphone 12 in my pocket the rest of the time. 

No, mine has even been sitting in my bag for a week and still worked for a whole round. Silly question, but do you turn it off after rounds? Is it kept in a bag in the trunk of a car? 

Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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45 minutes ago, PMookie said:

No, mine has even been sitting in my bag for a week and still worked for a whole round. Silly question, but do you turn it off after rounds? Is it kept in a bag in the trunk of a car? 

Yeah I remember turning it off after my first round. It did rain on us Friday at the end. I hope that had nothing to do with it. I’ll charge it up and see how it lasts this time around.

Cobra Connect 5 participant 

 :ping-small:  G410 Plus, w/ X stiff 75 g Project X Evenflow Black shaft driver / :cobra-small: Radspeed w/ Smoke RDX Blue 70S shaft

 :cobra-small: Big Tour 3 wood/ 5 wood w/ Fujikura X F3 60S shaft

 :cobra-small: 4 Hybrid w/ Project X Catalyst 80S shaft

:cobra-small: Copper MIM Tour Irons w/ KBS $ Taper Balck 120S shaft

:cobra-small: Snakebite 50, 54, and 58 wedges w/ KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125S shaft

:scotty-small: Newport 2.5 putter

:Snell:MTB X golf balls

RH, Alabama

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3 minutes ago, Mtbryant01 said:

Yeah I remember turning it off after my first round. It did rain on us Friday at the end. I hope that had nothing to do with it. I’ll charge it up and see how it lasts this time around.

I have an extra charging cord in my car, and when I remember, I’ll plug it in while driving to the course, then while I’m on the range warming-up, usually about 60 min worth of charge, and has shown to be enough to cover a round.

Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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57 minutes ago, jlukes said:

Just got a notification from FedEx that a package has shipped!

...

Checked the FedEx app and it was my belts I ordered from NexBelt 🤪

That's almost cruel. 😂 I'm looking forward to you all getting the clubs in and getting to see the unboxing pictures. 

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1 hour ago, jlukes said:

Just got a notification from FedEx that a package has shipped!

...

Checked the FedEx app and it was my belts I ordered from NexBelt 🤪

Haha I keep checking FedEx app multiple times a day! 

Driver  :ping-small: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g

Fairway Wood:   image.jpeg.b9b42744cb10f0524500549b74545dd7.jpegCobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Hybrid:  image.jpeg.c5ec9f74aa563ad0246ab686b1c35eeb.jpegCobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: Tour Rack 56* 60*

Putter:   :cameron-small: Scotty Cameron Golo 5

Right Handed 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

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@Brian A and @jlukes Last year I was sitting there waiting for the e-mail and text notifications… finally getting one… then realizing at delivery it was only PART of the order!  

I was sitting there looking at the tracking going wow they got it all in one box?  So you might have 3 or 4 “longest waits in golf” to go through.

For all the testers, have you needed to make any changes to your orders? Or does it seem like the shafts/grips/heads you all ordered are going to be available?

 

Cant wait for the competition to get rolling!

 

:callaway-small: Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | :cobra-small: Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | :titelist-small: TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S

:edel-golf-1: SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | :taylormade-small: MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200

:EVNROLL: ER2B | :titelist-small: Pro V1x | :918457628_PrecisionPro: NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | :CaddyTek: CaddyLite EZ v8

 

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