Videos

Q2Q Pt II: Using Cobra Connect to come to terms with Golfer Ego and improve

Published

5 years ago

Feb 25, 2019

In the second part of the Quest to Qualify, I chat with Cobra Golf’s Director of Innovation, Mike Yagley, about what attracted Cobra Golf to this experiment and how #cobraconnect will not only help me manage my progress but also identify the hard realities of myself as player on course.

The majority of this exploration, for me, is coming to grips with my Golfer Ego. In my mind, I’m a player of a certain caliber, but hard data, I know, will tell a different story.

Like anything in life, the faster I can work from the truth, the faster I can pivot and remedy any shortcomings to improve. I have no illusions that the golfer I bring to the course right now will have a chance in hell to succeed, unless it’s one of the rare days I roll out of bed, the stars align and I have one of my annual out-of-nowhere under par rounds. That’s using “hope as a tactic,” to quote Mark Wahlberg from Deepwater Horizon, who probably took it from someone else, but that’s not the point. I’m tired of relying on luck in my game to play well and #cobraconnect will ultimately show me who I am.

I’m excited for that truth.

It’s early in the process, and as you will see in the video, I have surrounded myself with great people who support this journey. It helps that Mike is a huge advocate for #cobraconnect and what it can do for all of us that want to play our best.

See Part I here.
And check out Johnny’s driver and fairway wood fittings with TXG.

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Instruction

Clement: Why your practice swing never sucks

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3 months ago

Jan 30, 2024

Shawn Clement

You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!

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Equipment

Mitsubishi Diamana WB: Club Junkie takes a technology deep dive

Published

3 months ago

Jan 24, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.

In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.

Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!

:40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
:50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
8:55 – More players going lightweight