Cobra rad speed irons8/28/2023 ![]() While PWR-COR and PWRSHELL are the stars of the show, there are a few other noteworthy LTDx updates. And as Reagan said all those years ago: Trust but verify. These numbers, of course, are provided by COBRA. Using a 7-iron and an 85-mph swing, COBRA says distance on hits closer to the heel picked up as much as 6 1/2 yards compared to RADSPEED. But things picked up as impact locations move toward the heel. The increases were incremental on center strikes, largely the result of the stronger loft. We’re getting a little bit more deflection which softens the impact and lets it leave with more speed.”ĬOBRA has thinned out the PWRSHELL face overall, leading to a 23-percent larger “thin area.” Robot test data provided by COBRA shows improved ball speed and distance on various impact locations around the face. “We’re gaining a little bit of forgiveness while still keeping the CG super low. “This flexible system gives us more speed, higher launch and less spin,” says Olsavsky. And that’s the Holy Grail for game-improvement irons. Combined with a thinner face, it creates more face deflection. That lets COBRA make the sole a lot thinner and a whole lot more flexible. Since PWR-COR shifts a large chunk of mass off the frame completely, COBRA can make the bottom of the L a good bit larger, to the point where it serves as a large portion of the sole. In short, PWRSHELL is an L-shaped cup face. PWRSHELL technology dates back at least to the KING F7 irons in 2016. More mass is repositioned right behind the hitting zone for a bit more pop.Īnd when combined with a redesigned PWRSHELL face, that pop combines with flex. That makes the CG lower and more centered in the clubhead. The core bar is completely separated from the body, face and sole. What’s it floating in?Ī soft, lightweight polymer (the pink stuff in the above picture). With PWR-COR, COBRA is moving much of that mass forward a little bit in the form of a floating steel core bar. Much of that mass was connected to the rear portion of the club frame. With last year’s RADSPEED irons, the mass was low but also well back in the club. What makes LTDx unique is that a large chunk of internal mass isn’t connected to, well, anything. COBRA prides itself on having the lowest CGs among the major players in the game-improvement category. PWR-COR is brand new and it is COBRA’s way of moving the CG even lower and right behind the impact zone. Now that we’ve given the jacked-lofts crowd plenty to be outraged about, let’s talk about that innovative COBRA tech we mentioned. If you’re guessing TaylorMade or Callaway are stronger lofted, thank you for playing but take a seat. They’re a close second but they’re not the strongest. Remarkably, the new LTDx 7-iron is not the strongest-lofted game-improvement 7-iron on the planet. You can’t win a lot of battles if you’re short.” “Compete in distance and everything else. “Right now, we feel like we have to compete,” says COBRA R&D VP Tom Olsavsky. Like a full degree stronger than last year’s RADSPEED irons strong. The new COBRA LTDx irons have strong lofts. But there’s one thing we have to get on the table right away. There’s a lot of tech to talk about with the new COBRA LTDx irons and some of it is really cool and pretty innovative. You want to hit the ever-lovin’ snot out of the ball? COBRA is all in. COBRA is definitely the baby brother of the Big Five but when it goes all in, it really goes all in.Īnd that’s where we are with the new COBRA LTDx game-improvement irons. ![]() And while you can certainly debate just how game-changing its innovation really is, you do have to give the company a tip of the cap. Looking for futuristic manufacturing methods? COBRA does that, too.ĬOBRA prides itself on innovation. You want sleek, sexy, traditionally lofted forged blades? COBRA has the blad-iest of blades. When COBRA makes an iron for a purpose, it doesn’t screw around. You can add undaunted, unapologetic and unflinching, as well. ![]() Pure, unashamed, unabashed, unadulterated distance. Want to know what the new COBRA LTDx irons are all about? Simple … ![]()
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