Andy Wright
Handicap: 6 down from 7 Home Club: Lymm GC
On his COBRA clubs…
With a full new set, I wasn’t too surprised that my handicap crept up a little initially, but after a couple of lessons, I won a two-day event with friends at Mottram Hall. My goal was to get down to 5 and I thought I had done that when, having reached 5.5, I chipped stone dead on the final hole one day for a closing birdie and sub-handicap round. Then, to my dismay, CSS came down a shot for the only time this year to deny me. I ended the year on 5.8, so close but no cigar!
My golf in general has really improved, though, due to the COBRA Smarter Ways experience. Last year I was regularly shooting in the 80s and occasionally dipping into the 70s, whereas this year I’m regularly in the 70s with the occasional bad knock in the low 80s. I’ve always struggled with fairway woods but my COBRA King F8 set to 16˚ has been great off both fairway and tee. With my driver I’ve struggled with a two-way miss this season, and that’s what’s been holding me back.
On COBRA Connect…
Despite not making it down to 5, my COBRA Connect with Arccos handicap – which includes all rounds, not just in competition – is currently 3.9 after 53 rounds, so I know I can get there. I used the COBRA Connect data a lot this summer to manage my way round, and this proved invaluable as the hard, fast ground increased the importance of understanding carry distances. My putting handicap with COBRA Connect is +1.6, so clearly there’s no problem there, while approach play is at 3.8. Driving has been the issue (11.9) so I know I need to work on that.