2023 MGS Forum: Cobra 50th Anniversary Special!

[chisag]

2 minutes ago, Yellow Ball said:

Here I am!  You golfers are so easy. Shipping notice to follow shortly. You should have read the fine print on the contract. You have to tank the challenge. I'll be watching.   

 

The devil went down to the golf course, he was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willin' to make a deal

When he came across this young man swinging a Cobra and far from hot
So the devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said, "JNoble, let me tell you what"

"I guess you didn't know it but I'm a good player too
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you
Now you play a marginal game, boy
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a driver of gold against your soul
'Cause I think I'm better than you"

The boy said, "my name's JNoble and I may need some tricks
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the 5th best out of 6 "

JNoble, rosin up your grips and play your short game hard
'Cause Hell's broke loose in the CC, and the devil deals the cards
And if you win, you get this shiny driver made of gold
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul

The devil opened up with driver and he said, "I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips as he got into a flow
And he pulled his drive to start his round
And it made a evil sound
Then a band of demons that joined this day
Moved his ball right in the fairway

When the devil finished, JNoble said, "well, you're pretty good, yellow son
But sit down in that cart right there
And let me show you how it isn't done"

JNoble bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden driver on the ground at yellow devils feet 
JNoble said, "Devil, don't come back coz I'm never trying this again
I done told you once you son of a ******, you're the biggest cheater that's ever been"

 

[JerryB]

16 minutes ago, CFreddie said:

Hey guys / girls....

 

 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

34 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

The devil went down to the golf course, he was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willin' to make a deal

When he came across this young man swinging a Cobra and far from hot
So the devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said, "JNoble, let me tell you what"

"I guess you didn't know it but I'm a good player too
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you
Now you play a marginal game, boy
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a driver of gold against your soul
'Cause I think I'm better than you"

The boy said, "my name's JNoble and I may need some tricks
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the 5th best out of 6 "

JNoble, rosin up your grips and play your short game hard
'Cause Hell's broke loose in the CC, and the devil deals the cards
And if you win, you get this shiny driver made of gold
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul

The devil opened up with driver and he said, "I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips as he got into a flow
And he pulled his drive to start his round
And it made a evil sound
Then a band of demons that joined this day
Moved his ball right in the fairway

When the devil finished, JNoble said, "well, you're pretty good, yellow son
But sit down in that cart right there
And let me show you how it isn't done"

JNoble bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden driver on the ground at yellow devils feet 
JNoble said, "Devil, don't come back coz I'm never trying this again
I done told you once you son of a ******, you're the biggest cheater that's ever been"

 

There may or may not be a home video on VHS of me singing this song (albeit the original tune) as a young 6 year old 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

2 hours ago, Yellow Ball said:

Here I am!  You golfers are so easy. Shipping notice to follow shortly. You should have read the fine print on the contract. You have to tank the challenge. I'll be watching.   

My fingers were crossed behind my back, but luckily for you I don’t need to tank to lose

[sirchunksalot]

I played a beautiful, tight, tricky course at Fall Creek Falls today and gave the Cobra's a good workout. I shot 61/56 for a 117. 

It doesn't sound too good on the surface, but it gave me a good measuring stick for where my game is at the moment and hopefully something to look back on once I improve. 

I was hitting the ball amazingly well at the range before the round, sending balls high and straight toward my targets. I started our great on the opening hole, a par 5 that plays 511 yards and came away with a bogey.

Then the wheels fell off for the next 3 holes where I managed to go +5, +2, and +6 and go to +14 after 4. I had a lot of difficulties out of the sand, I just don't got out of it enough to know how to play it. I had one hole I got out in one try and the rest of the time it took a minimum of 2 shots. 

I settled down after that, going +11 on the next 5. 

The back 9 started out much of the same with another bogey on the 540 yard 10th. I followed that up with a +4 on the par 4 11th hole. After that, I didn't play spectacularly but did play a bit more solid. 

The highlight of my day came on the 125 yard par 3 16th. I hit 8 iron and ended up over the flag by 35-40 feet. I then proceeded to make the 2 putts for my only par of the day. 

 

So, how did the clubs do?

Driver was solid, I just got into some places I had to recover from and had a case of slices for about 2 holes that got to me mentally. Most of the time it was pretty long and I was pulling it just a tad.

Fairways and hybrids were awesome! I think every time I pulled one of these they were money with the exception of the 4 hybrid I got off the tee on the par 4 15th. It's a more severe dogleg left than it appears in the screenshot from the Golfshot app.

Here's what it looked like from my point of view.

I topped the hybrid to about where you see the cart path turn back left and had to punch a 7 iron from some hardpan. 

I probably should have tried taking on the trees, but wanted to play conservatively and not lose a ball. 

Irons were good, I'm seeing a bit more distance out of them and still need some work getting used to my new yardages. I also need to not try to freaking kill the ball and keep the tension out of my swing. Like I said, I was taking smooth, relaxed settings on the range and watching them soar. 

Wedges were pretty good with the exception of when I was in the bunkers. I suck at bunker play and that in no way, shape, form, or fashion should reflect on the performance of the Snakebite wedges. I will say the greens were firm and fast, so I wasn't seeing a lot of real spinny action out of them. 

The putter was serviceable, I didn't count putts today but I still don't have the crazy confidence out of it I usually do. I need a new grip, the Agera came with a SuperStroke 1.0 instead of the 2.0 that was listed on the website and I just don't like a small grip. I want to like this putter, but right now it's not wowing me.

I didn't play my best today but it was a beautiful day to be out with some friends and I had a blast playing a course I've never played before. Even saw a little wildlife.

Plus the course was beautiful!

 

[JerryB]

Nice looking course @sirchunksalot!  Looks like I would lose a lot of balls there.  Great to hear you're digging the clubs!

[sirchunksalot]

Just now, JerryB said:

Nice looking course @sirchunksalot!  Looks like I would lose a lot of balls there.  Great to hear you're digging the clubs!

It was absolutely gorgeous out there and made the round so much more enjoyable getting to take in the sights. We are definitely planning on going back there. 

The clubs are performing really good so far! I still need to get used to the lighter shafts in my irons and trust my swing to do its job.

It's getting better, I've only got 36 holes in so far and time will take care of it.

I can't wait until yours show up, I'm really rooting for everyone in this challenge to improve. 

[Yellow Ball]

18 hours ago, chisag said:

 

The devil went down to the golf course, he was lookin' for a soul to steal
He was in a bind 'cause he was way behind
And he was willin' to make a deal

When he came across this young man swinging a Cobra and far from hot
So the devil jumped up on a hickory stump
And said, "JNoble, let me tell you what"

"I guess you didn't know it but I'm a good player too
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you
Now you play a marginal game, boy
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a driver of gold against your soul
'Cause I think I'm better than you"

The boy said, "my name's JNoble and I may need some tricks
But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the 5th best out of 6 "

JNoble, rosin up your grips and play your short game hard
'Cause Hell's broke loose in the CC, and the devil deals the cards
And if you win, you get this shiny driver made of gold
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul

The devil opened up with driver and he said, "I'll start this show"
And fire flew from his fingertips as he got into a flow
And he pulled his drive to start his round
And it made a evil sound
Then a band of demons that joined this day
Moved his ball right in the fairway

When the devil finished, JNoble said, "well, you're pretty good, yellow son
But sit down in that cart right there
And let me show you how it isn't done"

JNoble bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden driver on the ground at yellow devils feet 
JNoble said, "Devil, don't come back coz I'm never trying this again
I done told you once you son of a ******, you're the biggest cheater that's ever been"

 

Well done  

[JerryB]

On 5/30/2023 at 6:08 PM, sirchunksalot said:

I can't wait until yours show up, I'm really rooting for everyone in this challenge to improve. 

 

Yeah, me too!  Meanwhile...

[MaxEntropy]

On 5/27/2023 at 10:31 PM, GolfSpy BOS said:

..here come the cheating accusations...

I'm expecting him to "deflate" @sirchunksalot's irons. Even if he doesn't, he did, IYKWIM.

It's taken me a while catch up on this (currently up to page 46) - lots to read.

This is going to be fun!

 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

3 hours ago, JerryB said:

 

Yeah, me too!  Meanwhile...

@JerryB at this point I’m thinking I’ll swing down to IL, pick you up, and we will drive to Cobra HQ to pick up our clubs. Might get them faster that way!

[CFreddie]

Unboxing & first impressions are up in my testing post! Enjoy!!!

[JerryB]

3 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

@JerryB at this point I’m thinking I’ll swing down to IL, pick you up, and we will drive to Cobra HQ to pick up our clubs. Might get them faster that way!

Just now, CFreddie said:

Unboxing & first impressions are up in my testing post! Enjoy!!!

Great writeup @CFreddie, clubs look great!

[TSauer]

Bag is looking absolutely mint! @CFreddie

[GolfSpy_KFT]

11 minutes ago, CFreddie said:

Unboxing & first impressions are up in my testing post! Enjoy!!!

Awesome write up @CFreddie. Those AJ headcovers are looking mighty fiiiiiiiine with that bag color

[sirchunksalot]

Great job with the unboxing @CFreddie! Man, those Forged Tec irons are sweet looking clubs! It sounds like you hit them pretty good today at the range and hopefully you'll get to spend some time with the wedges before long.

The SIK face is extremely nice and like you, I feel it puts a good roll on the ball. Honestly, it almost feels like it grips the ball for a nano second before sending it toward the hole. I really like the way it feels. 

I'm looking forward to hearing how they perform on the course for you. 

[chisag]

12 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Awesome write up @CFreddie. Those AJ headcovers are looking mighty fiiiiiiiine with that bag color

 

... Couldn't agree more. Great job CFreddie! Pictures and descriptions were as good as it gets ... but unfortunately you can't just look at them and will have to actually play them in competition. 

 

 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

11 hours ago, Jnoble89 said:

@JerryB at this point I’m thinking I’ll swing down to IL, pick you up, and we will drive to Cobra HQ to pick up our clubs. Might get them faster that way!

I see how it is! Leaving me out of a road trip. Do you think this old guy can't hang and party all the way out there? Well maybe your right on that part. You could have had almost a free ride. Business trip you know! 

Your loss. Once my clubs arrive, I will take my revenge out on you during the challenges.  

[GolfSpy_KFT]

3 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I see how it is! Leaving me out of a road trip. Do you think this old guy can't hang and party all the way out there? Well maybe your right on that part. You could have had almost a free ride. Business trip you know! 

Your loss. Once my clubs arrive, I will take my revenge out on you during the challenges.  

Lol my apologies, @Tom the Golf Nut! You coordinating a coast to coast road trip would have been much smarter! I was too short sighted in my geographical logic! 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

2 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Lol my apologies, @Tom the Golf Nut! You coordinating a coast to coast road trip would have been much smarter! I was too short sighted in my geographical logic! 

 I have so many frequent flier miles we could have flown out pick up the clubs and played a round or two out there. I still would have been home in time for Pinehurst next weekend! 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

18 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

 I have so many frequent flier miles we could have flown out pick up the clubs and played a round or two out there. I still would have been home in time for Pinehurst next weekend! 

Well any time you want to swing through Wisconsin to pick up a playing partner, let me know!!! 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

3 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Well any time you want to swing through Wisconsin to pick up a playing partner, let me know!!! 

You never know. I haven't played golf in Wisconsin yet. 

[russtopherb]

12 hours ago, CFreddie said:

Unboxing & first impressions are up in my testing post! Enjoy!!!

Great pics and video! Having the woods already be that much of an improvement right out of the gate is going to be awesome for your game. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

2 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

You never know. I haven't played golf in Wisconsin yet. 

You just let me know!

[chisag]

... Finally switching to The Raven, my Phoenix summer course today where all my competitive rounds will be played. Lying in bed I played it in my head last night and the Cobra's will be interesting providing some options I didn't have in the past on two long par 4's and particularly several par 5's where the 7 wood could be ideal. In the past I found myself between my 5 wood and my 4 hybrid. 

[JerryB]

1 hour ago, chisag said:

... Finally switching to The Raven, my Phoenix summer course today where all my competitive rounds will be played. Lying in bed I played it in my head last night and the Cobra's will be interesting providing some options I didn't have in the past on two long par 4's and particularly several par 5's where the 7 wood could be ideal. In the past I found myself between my 5 wood and my 4 hybrid. 

Looking forward to seeing how it goes!

[chisag]

8 minutes ago, JerryB said:

Looking forward to seeing how it goes!

 

... When I first came out here and played Raven after several recommendations I wondered why anyone would play there. Anti Desert course that is completely tree lined blocking and views of the mountains. No Saguaro cactus, no sandy desert areas and honestly Jerry, it could be NC or even a pine lined Illinois course. Then the temps hit 105* - 115* and the desert courses provided little to no shade at all and I finally understood the allure of Raven. Been there 3 summers now and love the course as well as making me appreciate true desert golf when I start playing those courses again in the fall. 

[JerryB]

5 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I see how it is! Leaving me out of a road trip. Do you think this old guy can't hang and party all the way out there? Well maybe your right on that part. You could have had almost a free ride. Business trip you know! 

Your loss. Once my clubs arrive, I will take my revenge out on you during the challenges.  

Seems like an idle threat Tom, seeing as how I'm fairly certain that Jason and I could scramble and likely still be a distant second playing you!

[chisag]

1 hour ago, JerryB said:

Seems like an idle threat Tom, seeing as how I'm fairly certain that Jason and I could scramble and likely still be a distant second playing you!

"6 hours ago,  Tom the Golf Nut said: Once my clubs arrive, I will take my revenge out on you during the challenges".  

... "I will take my revenge"?!?!? Ole Tom really is the villain of this challenge. As of now it is 5 of us using The Force against 1 using The Dark Side. 

[chisag]

1 hour ago, JerryB said:

seeing as how I'm fairly certain that Jason and I could scramble and likely still be a distant second playing you!

 

... And evidently I am right there with Noble and Freddie as my index ballooned to an 11.2 and has been listed that way for almost 3 weeks now so too late for any of you to accuse me of "accidentally" adding a 1 to 1.2   I just hope my 11.2 index doesn't go to 21.2 playing a new course for the summer.