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13 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Didn't mean for my comment to come off as shallow. And I agree that quality posts definitely are what make this forum great.

It's why I stayed around. I've learned soooo much more than I thought was possible, amd thats just scrapingthe surface. 

 I was a just a guy out playing some fun Whack-F#$%! before I joined here. Now I'm playing slightly better whack! with moderately less f#$%!  😆 

It didn't come off as shallow at all. More just a broad statement on my own opinion. It is so easy to just post a short three word thing. It is when members really dive in that I get excited. 

That all being said, there are so many new members and just saying hi is awesome! I can remember being really intimidated and scared to post for fear or being wrong and backlash or just negative feedback. Learned pretty quick that this wasn't that type of place. That is why I stuck around!

⛳🛄 as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB
Driver:  :callaway-small: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! 

Wood:    :cobra-small: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft

Irons:   :titleist-small: T Series - T200 5 Iron
                                          T150 6-9 Iron
                                          T100 PW/GW

Wedge:  Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree 

Putter:  Screenshot 2023-06-02 13.10.30.png Mezz Max!

Balls:     Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange)

 

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FWIW, I've been on forums since the 90s and I've never seen one run better than MGS. Additionally, the amount of value from these pages is immeasurable yet immense! Very glad that I landed here. To me, there are no alternatives online to MGS. Cheers to the admins, mods, and members for making this place a veritable rabbit hole.

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Odyssey XG #9

Cleveland CG15 wedges 54/58

Takomo 101 irons PW-4

Rescue hybrid 3 

M6 3W & Driver

Bridgestone e12 

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1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I do love to see records, however I still am very conscious of making sure we still have quality posts and content for readers to see and take in. It is great to have numbers, but empty numbers are also just that. Empty. 

And I was going to make a post that maybe I should make more gratuitous posts. Wait, did I just do that?

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1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

It didn't come off as shallow at all. More just a broad statement on my own opinion. It is so easy to just post a short three word thing. It is when members really dive in that I get excited. 

That all being said, there are so many new members and just saying hi is awesome! I can remember being really intimidated and scared to post for fear or being wrong and backlash or just negative feedback. Learned pretty quick that this wasn't that type of place. That is why I stuck around!

Preach Jamie - I'm super hopeful of the announcement this morning will contribute to another group of awesome members!  Keep up the GREAT work staff!!!

Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge/Testing Bag (Link Here)

Driver: image.png.ca83f4e6716da9276cf90826f633daca.png Paradym with Ventus TR Blue 60 Stiff

Fairways:  image.png.c4f821ba6925e5e146c31600685bf103.png Aerojet Max 3W & 7W with Hzrdus Smoke Blue RDX 70 Stiff

Hybrid:  image.png.c21137d282a252fb544e47aceb520176.png King TEC 5H with KBS PGI 95 Stiff

Irons:  image.png.6621a18e06b1717c1f774c4a561fd7d8.png Forged TEC 5-GW with KBS Tour Lite Stiff

Wedges:  image.png.ca83f4e6716da9276cf90826f633daca.png Jaws Raw Plasma 54 & 58

Putter:  image.png.c8e6824d2c38fa85d20ca21913fbb2b1.pngPhantom X 5.5

Ball: 2023 Maxfli Tour

Other Reviews:

Callaway Paradym

Titleist White Box Testing (2023)

Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5

 

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Quality v. Quantity indeed. To understand the value of that just search through the approximately 1.1Million videos dedicated to fixing your slice.

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Titleist Driver and Hybrid
Titleist T400 Irons, 5-GW
Vokey Wedges, 50 and 56
Cleveland Launcher 3 Wood and Cleveland 10.5C HB Soft Putter
Titleist Tour Soft
 

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On 2/1/2024 at 9:19 AM, CFreddie said:

Preach Jamie - I'm super hopeful of the announcement this morning will contribute to another group of awesome members!  Keep up the GREAT work staff!!!

Good stuff 😊

Taylormade  Stealth 2  10.5*   Fujikura Ventus 5 S (tipped an inch)  @ upright @9.75*

Taylormade Stealth 2    HL 16.5* 3 wood Fujikura Ventus     6 S 

Taylormade Stealth 2   7 wood   Fujikura Ventus   7 S

Taylormade P7MC  5-PW  Aerotech Steelfiber  I 95 gm  R 

Tileist SM09 54 & 60* wedges

Ping Anser    

Bridgestone BXS         

 

 

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Awesome to hear

Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max 9* with Tensei AV Blue 55

PXG 5 and 7 woods with Mitsubishi Diamana Shafts

Mizuno Pro 225 5-GW with Dynamic Gold S300 shafts

Taylormade Hi-Toe 54 and 58 degree wedges

Ping Prime Tyne 4

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9 minutes ago, Javs said:

The reason for all the activity is that all the Mods rock. Always engaging and thinking up new ways to keep the forum and members active. Your dedication and hard work are demonstrated everyday. Thank you for all the things you guys do!

Couldn’t agree more…appreciate everything that goes on behind the scenes to make the forum run!

TaylorMade SIM 2 Max Driver

TaylorMade Stealth 3 wood

Titleist U510 Hybrid (3H)

TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Irons

Vokey SM8 Wedges (52/56/60)

Odyssey Ai-ONE 7S Putter

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17 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

End of another month means another update!

I don't think it would surprise anyone to know that February was our busiest month ever. We cracked 15k posts and if we include the testers wanted posts that number jumps to 16,800. More than 500 posts above the next closest in forum history. 

We also had just under 5000 new members join the forum. Which again was a near record (5400 was the highest in a month back in 2016). It was just a really amazing month to be involved with the forum. It was hard to keep up! Which is a good thing. 

We have some updates and changes coming for season 3 of the VCT. 

We have an updated feature which will hopefully add in some friendly competition to the Forum. 

The social crew (Hayes and Mark) had a reel go viral and it has since amassed over 3.4 million views. Which to me is just bonkers. 

We are also getting more guests on for the community calls which we love to see. 

All in all an incredible month and a huge thank you from the entire forum staff! Lots more to come this year and we hope that this trend of being hyper busy on the forum continues!

Unbelievable Jamie!! It's only February and it's been this bonkers! Peak season is going to be mind blowing! Well done by you and the forum staff.

In My Sun Mountain C-130 'merica Cart Bag:
Driver: :taylormade-small: Stealth+ Rocket 3W, 13.5* turned down to 12.75*, Stiff :projectx: HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 75g
Fairway: :Sub70: 949x 3w, 15*, Stiff :projectx: HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g
Fairway: :Sub70: 949x 5w, 18*, Stiff :projectx: HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g
Hybrid: :Sub70: 939x 4H (21*), Stiff :projectx: HZRDUS Smoke Black, 90g
Irons: :Takomo: 101's, 5-PW, :truetemper: DG120 S300
Wedges: :Sub70: 286 @ 50*, JBFG @ 54* & 60*, :truetemper: DG120 S300
Putter: :Sub70: 002 Mid-Mallet @ 35", Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, Desert Camo
Ball: :maxfli: Tour & Testing :OnCore: Vero X1
Technology: :ShotScope: H4 w/ Tags, Pro L2 Rangefinder

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We finished off with just if 12,600 posts. We came 13 or so shy of 2023 record (May 12,691). However it's January and this was truly awesome to see so thank you to all! Just wow. Not to be one to dwell on the past but for previous January's were were 2019 - 4300, 2020 - 5300, 2021 - 7200, 2022 - 5200, 2023 - 6600. So yeah we crushed it! Thank you to all.

19 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

End of another month means another update!

I don't think it would surprise anyone to know that February was our busiest month ever. We cracked 15k posts and if we include the testers wanted posts that number jumps to 16,800. More than 500 posts above the next closest in forum history. 

Ok, so...

  • January: ~12,600 posts
  • February: ~15,000 posts (16,800 counting testers wanted)

The record in 2023 was 12,691 (May 2023). So that's nuts, almost tying that in January, and breaking it easily in February. It also blows previous Januarys out of the water 💣. And then February also set a new all-time record in forum history. That's February!

What do you think are generally the peak months for the forum throughout the year? Could be early season since everybody in colder climates is itching to get out and play, and there are equipment releases... and people here are the ones thinking about golf even when they haven't played in months. But it could also be when people are playing more, with better weather, because it's more likely their mind is on it - that would be a more natural guess. 

Anyway, happy to be here. And it does seem like the forum is smoking. Wait, no... it's heating up! It's on fire!

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Driver: ping.png.006bacb76d65413e66b9c8eb1b47f592.png G20

3W: cobra2.png.60653951979ca617ca859530a17d0a2d.png King Speedzone (adj loft +1.5 to 16 deg) 

Irons: ping.png.006bacb76d65413e66b9c8eb1b47f592.png i200 (3 thru PW & UW)

Wedge: Ray Cook 60 deg

Putter: Spalding TP Mills 3

Tech: golfshot.png.5c17c64b9425413b3bf24668ce3fa044.png on Apple Watch & phone

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