Mcgeeno, on 31 January 2018 - 05:44 PM, said:
I’d love to post as I liken myself as a semi-expert.
Used Cobra F7s all year, 106 rounds total. Used to tinker and mess with irons but now I ended up selling my backup set which would be unheard of 1-5 years ago.
Handicap dropped from 5.X to 2.3 not all due to them but they were a huge addition. I shot more rounds in the 60s than the last five years combined. Defended my club championship and the clubs never gave me a worry.
I gained consistency in practice and play. Less tinkering and thinking about ball position, setup, takeaway, etc. I was able to practice less and play more because I could bring one club to the range. All the same haha.
I don’t see myself switching unless Ping comes out with a set.
I battled the low ball long irons that problem was real for me. I ended up putting the Ball forward a tad with all clubs to increase launch and it helped tremendously.
I did have some bunching issues with the 4-5-6 but dropped the 4 for a hybrid and it worked out. My wedges and mid irons gapped perfectly according to game golf gps tags.
I could not recommend them more although your mileage may vary. It’s a weird feeling hitting a LW the length of a 7 iron!
It sounds like an infomercial and I apologize but just be open minded and willing to try it. Might be a home run for you.
Thank you for the report out. I hit the single length F7s (non-forged) and new F8s at Golf Mart for an hour yesterday and have become smitten with the single length concept and the feel of these Cobras. Preferred the new F8 feel and ball flights over the F7. Originally came in thinking F7 Forged was the way to go. F7 (non-forged) felt better and F8 felt best by far.
Initial hits all felt short and off...but once I got warmed up after a day of sitting in the office, I found that the distances per club were in line with what I have recently played. Note: I’m 6’4” and shoot between 90 & 100.
- MP-4 stiff (felt great...best shots of my life but at a very low %, lol)
- Ping i3 O-Size (inherited from my amazing grandpa. hard to feel the ball and don’t like looking at the offset
Though the F8s felt great, I did notice that everything went right of center as a push. Have to figure that out but may pull the trigger on a set if I can find a place in San Diego that lets you really experiment with loft/lie & various shaft offerings.
Op:
- When you swapped out your 4 iron for a hybrid, was the hybrid 1 length (7 iron length) or standard length (length of a hybrid)?
Edited by SDGolfRookie, 18 February 2018 - 12:24 AM.