GAME-IMPROVEMENT IRONS
COBRA DS-Adapt R17 500
COBRA King Tec-X R17 500
GOLD
GOLD
OVERALL RATING ★★★★ ½
OVERALL RATING ★★★★★
• The L-face insert
• The 4- through 7-irons feature a hollow body with soft foam inside to enhance feel and help the face bend. • A 70-gram tungsten weight is used to lower the centre of gravity and maximise launch. • The wide sole helps with launch and with minimising fat shots. • Consumer feedback led Cobra to design a rounder, slimmer topline and to neatly hide the offset to provide an appealing look at address. • Top 5 in Performance, high-handicaps • Specs: 7-iron: 27 degrees; PW: 42 degrees
(part of the face wraps around the sole) is used on the 4- through
PERFORMANCE ★★★★ ½ INNOVATION ★★★★★ LOOK / SOUND / FEEL ★★★★
PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★★ LOOK / SOUND / FEEL ★★★★ ½
7-irons to boost ball speed. The face has a new leading-edge channel that extends around the face from the sole into the toe area to help with impacts there. • Cobra engineers used simulated golf-ball impacts to adjust the face pattern and the interior leading edge to deliver faster ball speeds. • Top 5 in Performance, middle-handicaps • Specs: 7-iron: 27 degrees; PW: 42 degrees
‘I don’t think I hit a single solid shot, yet the ball speed was insane. The distance was there; the direction was there. I feel like the entire club was a sweet spot.‘ – 6-HANDICAP
‘Nice, compact design. Clean. Absolutely rockets off the clubface on centre strikes. I felt like it was actually receiving more energy than I was transferring.’ – 11-HANDICAP
AESTHETICS
AESTHETICS
Plain
Elaborate
Plain
Elaborate
ACOUSTICS
ACOUSTICS
Quieter
Louder
Quieter
Louder
SENSORY
SENSORY
Softer
Firmer
Softer
Firmer
LAUNCH
LAUNCH
Lower
Higher
Lower
Higher
FORGIVENESS
FORGIVENESS
Least
Most
Least
Most
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