Chunkylover77
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Test Date: 09/10/2011
Testing Club: Nike VR Pro Combo irons with PX Graphite shaft 5.0 flex
Testing Purpose: 18 holes
My Club: I am using the testing clubs but my prior set was the Wilson Staff Di11’s
Ball Used: Bridgestone B330RX
Environment: 90* with a slight breeze
Beautiful day. Get permission from the wife to play golf and have a tee time at Lonnie Poole Golf Course which is NC States home course. First time playing and I’ve heard it is a beast. Truer words have not been spoken. My warmup is a little nasty. I’m hitting everything thin but my last 5 or so balls are very nice. Greens have been punched recently so not really considering a good score. Just want to hit some solid iron shots. Head to the tee.
1st hole—507—Beautiful dog leg right hole with bunkers all over it. Sky my tee ball a little right and it catches a bunker. Get up to see that it is absolutely buried. Take 4I to just try and hack it out and I advance it maybe 2 feet into some nasty cabbage. Stupidly try Mashie and rope hook it into another bunker. Play 9I to just get to 100 yards and that sprays right into another bunker. 100 yards left and I hit ¾ PW which just tails right and sits in some rough pin high. My chip lands softly and rolls into the hole. Easy 6 right there.
2nd hole—186—Pin is in front so I take 5I. Hit a gorgeous towering shot that lands 20 feet past the pin and spins back to 18 feet. Hit that one perfect. First putt just glides by and I tap in for 3
3rd hole—526—Perfect drive right down the middle. Fairway runs out about 150 yards so I punch an 8I to the right edge of the fairway. Really caught this shot a little thin and so I still had 140 left to the hole. Uphill shot so I take 7I and I hit a very poor chunk of a shot that peels off short and right. Probably lost about 15 yards on that swing. Ball is in a bunker and I have about a 25 yard shot. Hit a good shot to about 20 feet and 2 putt for a 6
4th hole—343—Nice little straight downhill Par 4. Hit Mashie to 100 yards. Pin is in the back and there is about 5 yards to land the ball. Hit a knockdown ¾ PW and flight it perfectly. Ball comes up just a little short and I’m left with 15 feet. Tough putt and I hit a poor one. Miss the comebacker and I take a 5
5th hole—419—Gorgeous dog leg right hole with a pretty small landing area that slopes completely left to right. I hit a nice drive and I’m left with 150 but on a severe downhill lie. My 6I goes straight up in the air and balloons on me. Not sure what happened as I feel like I hit it well. Lands in the front bunker. 2 shots later and I’m on the green. 2 putts later and I fume with a 6
6th hole—141—Short par 3 but slightly uphill with a vicious bunker in front. I play a punch 7I out to the right and try and draw it back toward the hole. I catch it just a hair fat and it does not draw back. Right side of the green though and I 2 putt for 3
7th hole—542—A huge par 5. Bunkers up and down the landing areas for each shot. Drive goes right down the pipe. I layup with 6I to 120. This was possibly the best iron shot I hit all day. Just a nice easy draw swing and it drew right back to the middle of the fairway. 120 yards uphill and I take 9I with a ¾ swing to 10 feet. Just miss the first putt and tap in for 5
8th hole—144—This is not 144 today. Played 175 and it is a killer hole. If you miss the green left or right you are dead. I hit a 5I right at the pin but just a little long. First putt slides right and I hit the 3 footer for 3
9th hole—395—Tough finish to the front side. Bunkers to the right of the landing area so I play a draw that overcooks, hits the cartpath and as far as I know goes deep into the woods. Hit my provisional but luckily find the first ball. Trees between me and the green and I have 144 left. Hit rope hook 8I to 20 feet. Just miss making the first putt and tap in the 2 footer for 4
Well not sure what to say so far. Hit some very solid shots with the irons. The 5I on the 8th hole was just as pure as I can hit the ball. It was a towering shot that flew 185 which is further than the norm for me by about 10 yards. Hit a couple of layup 6I’s that were awesome as well. 41 with 4/6 FIR and 6/8 GIR. I feel like I’m striking the ball well so I’m excited for the back.
10th hole—361—Pull the drive a little left and it is gone once I go up there. Drop and I’m hitting 3. I have 115 to the pin and there is a huge bunker guarding the right side and front of the green. I take 9I and go ¾ to about 5 feet. Hit this shot perfect. Ball mark was right in the middle of the face. Even gave it the Hal Sutton be the right club call. Scary downhill putt and I just miss it right. 5
11th hole—582—Brutal par 5. Hit a nice drive into the middle of the fairway. Hit a punch 4I that stays nice and low and runs for days when it lands. Huge bunker guards front and left of the green and I take a ¾ 7I and try a nice draw so as to stay away from the bunker. Shot comes off great but it does not draw enough. I have 20 feet and a huge left to right downhill breaker. Hit a great putt that is tracking and it hits a little piece of dead grass and jumps straight left. Miss the 5 footer and tap in for 6
12th hole—420—Bunkers line the left side of the fairway so I take Mashie to land short of them. I cream it and it just takes off landing in the middle of the fairway and just jumping forward. I’ve got 110 left and I hit ¾ PW to 15 feet. Just miss the bird and clean up the 2 footer for 4
13th hole—364--Huge dog leg right with another huge bunker on the right side of the fairway. Hit a great drive to the middle of the fairway. 145 left and I try to take an 8I very high as a bunker is in front. I really can’t tell you what happened on that shot. Shank it straight right into the woods. Rest of the hole is a mess. 6
14th hole—156—Ho hum par 3. Solid 8I to the middle of the green and 2 putts for par
15th hole—501—Water runs up the left side of the tee shot. I hit it right and it is lost. Awful hole here with nothing remotely good to report. I did 1 putt though for a 7.
16th hole—373—Drive in the middle of the fairway. 120 left and I hit a ¾ 9I that hops and stops to 12 feet. Skim the left edge of the hole and hit the 3 footer coming back for 4
17th hole—123—Pin is tucked all the way to the right with bunkers front and back. I hit a nice high PW that hits and comes back 2 feet. I roll the 10 footer in for a 2
18th hole—441—Difficult finishing hole with trouble the entire left side of the hole. I hit a pathetic ballooning drive that just splats down in the fairway. 250 left and I hit Mashie straight right. 3rd shot lands on the green but rolls over and down a hill into nastiness. Hit a great chip to 5 feet and sink it for 5.
Well the back side was not good. I scored decent but my ball striking was awful. Hit an awful shank on 13. 9I that sunk to the bottom of a lake. Not crisp but I walk away with a 42 on the back. 5/7 FIR and 4/9 GIR. Hit some great layups again and a 9I on 10 that was fantastic. Good shots off these irons just feel so pure. Just a feeling that I crave
Testing Club: Nike VR Pro Combo irons with PX Graphite shaft 5.0 flex
Testing Purpose: 18 holes
My Club: I am using the testing clubs but my prior set was the Wilson Staff Di11’s
Ball Used: Bridgestone B330RX
Environment: 90* with a slight breeze
Beautiful day. Get permission from the wife to play golf and have a tee time at Lonnie Poole Golf Course which is NC States home course. First time playing and I’ve heard it is a beast. Truer words have not been spoken. My warmup is a little nasty. I’m hitting everything thin but my last 5 or so balls are very nice. Greens have been punched recently so not really considering a good score. Just want to hit some solid iron shots. Head to the tee.
1st hole—507—Beautiful dog leg right hole with bunkers all over it. Sky my tee ball a little right and it catches a bunker. Get up to see that it is absolutely buried. Take 4I to just try and hack it out and I advance it maybe 2 feet into some nasty cabbage. Stupidly try Mashie and rope hook it into another bunker. Play 9I to just get to 100 yards and that sprays right into another bunker. 100 yards left and I hit ¾ PW which just tails right and sits in some rough pin high. My chip lands softly and rolls into the hole. Easy 6 right there.
2nd hole—186—Pin is in front so I take 5I. Hit a gorgeous towering shot that lands 20 feet past the pin and spins back to 18 feet. Hit that one perfect. First putt just glides by and I tap in for 3
3rd hole—526—Perfect drive right down the middle. Fairway runs out about 150 yards so I punch an 8I to the right edge of the fairway. Really caught this shot a little thin and so I still had 140 left to the hole. Uphill shot so I take 7I and I hit a very poor chunk of a shot that peels off short and right. Probably lost about 15 yards on that swing. Ball is in a bunker and I have about a 25 yard shot. Hit a good shot to about 20 feet and 2 putt for a 6
4th hole—343—Nice little straight downhill Par 4. Hit Mashie to 100 yards. Pin is in the back and there is about 5 yards to land the ball. Hit a knockdown ¾ PW and flight it perfectly. Ball comes up just a little short and I’m left with 15 feet. Tough putt and I hit a poor one. Miss the comebacker and I take a 5
5th hole—419—Gorgeous dog leg right hole with a pretty small landing area that slopes completely left to right. I hit a nice drive and I’m left with 150 but on a severe downhill lie. My 6I goes straight up in the air and balloons on me. Not sure what happened as I feel like I hit it well. Lands in the front bunker. 2 shots later and I’m on the green. 2 putts later and I fume with a 6
6th hole—141—Short par 3 but slightly uphill with a vicious bunker in front. I play a punch 7I out to the right and try and draw it back toward the hole. I catch it just a hair fat and it does not draw back. Right side of the green though and I 2 putt for 3
7th hole—542—A huge par 5. Bunkers up and down the landing areas for each shot. Drive goes right down the pipe. I layup with 6I to 120. This was possibly the best iron shot I hit all day. Just a nice easy draw swing and it drew right back to the middle of the fairway. 120 yards uphill and I take 9I with a ¾ swing to 10 feet. Just miss the first putt and tap in for 5
8th hole—144—This is not 144 today. Played 175 and it is a killer hole. If you miss the green left or right you are dead. I hit a 5I right at the pin but just a little long. First putt slides right and I hit the 3 footer for 3
9th hole—395—Tough finish to the front side. Bunkers to the right of the landing area so I play a draw that overcooks, hits the cartpath and as far as I know goes deep into the woods. Hit my provisional but luckily find the first ball. Trees between me and the green and I have 144 left. Hit rope hook 8I to 20 feet. Just miss making the first putt and tap in the 2 footer for 4
Well not sure what to say so far. Hit some very solid shots with the irons. The 5I on the 8th hole was just as pure as I can hit the ball. It was a towering shot that flew 185 which is further than the norm for me by about 10 yards. Hit a couple of layup 6I’s that were awesome as well. 41 with 4/6 FIR and 6/8 GIR. I feel like I’m striking the ball well so I’m excited for the back.
10th hole—361—Pull the drive a little left and it is gone once I go up there. Drop and I’m hitting 3. I have 115 to the pin and there is a huge bunker guarding the right side and front of the green. I take 9I and go ¾ to about 5 feet. Hit this shot perfect. Ball mark was right in the middle of the face. Even gave it the Hal Sutton be the right club call. Scary downhill putt and I just miss it right. 5
11th hole—582—Brutal par 5. Hit a nice drive into the middle of the fairway. Hit a punch 4I that stays nice and low and runs for days when it lands. Huge bunker guards front and left of the green and I take a ¾ 7I and try a nice draw so as to stay away from the bunker. Shot comes off great but it does not draw enough. I have 20 feet and a huge left to right downhill breaker. Hit a great putt that is tracking and it hits a little piece of dead grass and jumps straight left. Miss the 5 footer and tap in for 6
12th hole—420—Bunkers line the left side of the fairway so I take Mashie to land short of them. I cream it and it just takes off landing in the middle of the fairway and just jumping forward. I’ve got 110 left and I hit ¾ PW to 15 feet. Just miss the bird and clean up the 2 footer for 4
13th hole—364--Huge dog leg right with another huge bunker on the right side of the fairway. Hit a great drive to the middle of the fairway. 145 left and I try to take an 8I very high as a bunker is in front. I really can’t tell you what happened on that shot. Shank it straight right into the woods. Rest of the hole is a mess. 6
14th hole—156—Ho hum par 3. Solid 8I to the middle of the green and 2 putts for par
15th hole—501—Water runs up the left side of the tee shot. I hit it right and it is lost. Awful hole here with nothing remotely good to report. I did 1 putt though for a 7.
16th hole—373—Drive in the middle of the fairway. 120 left and I hit a ¾ 9I that hops and stops to 12 feet. Skim the left edge of the hole and hit the 3 footer coming back for 4
17th hole—123—Pin is tucked all the way to the right with bunkers front and back. I hit a nice high PW that hits and comes back 2 feet. I roll the 10 footer in for a 2
18th hole—441—Difficult finishing hole with trouble the entire left side of the hole. I hit a pathetic ballooning drive that just splats down in the fairway. 250 left and I hit Mashie straight right. 3rd shot lands on the green but rolls over and down a hill into nastiness. Hit a great chip to 5 feet and sink it for 5.
Well the back side was not good. I scored decent but my ball striking was awful. Hit an awful shank on 13. 9I that sunk to the bottom of a lake. Not crisp but I walk away with a 42 on the back. 5/7 FIR and 4/9 GIR. Hit some great layups again and a 9I on 10 that was fantastic. Good shots off these irons just feel so pure. Just a feeling that I crave