Equipment
2024 Cobra Darkspeed irons – GolfWRX Launch Report
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What you need to know: Designed to provide the ultimate combination of speed, distance, and feel, Cobra’s new Darkspeed irons feature an all-new hollow body construction filled with feel-enhancing foam, as well as re-engineered PWR-Bridge and PWRSHELL technologies.
2024 Cobra Darkspeed irons: What’s new, key technology
New hollow body construction: Taking cues from metalwood designs, Cobra has manufactured a new hollow body construction to create a thinner and more responsive clubhead structure that unlocks up to 25-percent more face flection for faster ball speeds and longer distance. In addition, to achieve enhanced sound and feel, the hollow body of the new Darkspeed irons is injected with foam microspheres, which expand to fill the internal cavity. Once injected, the foam supports the PWR-Bridge weight while also providing vibration-dampening properties for a soft feel and pleasing sound.
PWR-Bridge: Cobra’s PWR-Bridge weight in the new irons is suspended on a small singular post, allowing it to be almost completely free floating within the hollow clubhead. This design positions the CG low in design for optimal launch while creating an improved face and sole that aims to help increase ball speed and launch.
PWRSHELL H.O.T. Face: The new irons feature a thinner (1.6mm) and 21% larger PWRSHELL H.O.T. Face (Highly Optimized Topology) insert that seeks to take ball speed to the next level. An L-Cup construction also boasts a new and improved H.O.T. Face pattern, designed using A.I., in design for a faster and more efficient clubface. Per Cobra, H.O.T. Face was designed to produce the optimal variable thickness pattern for a larger sweet spot and improved speed on both center and off-center hits.
Cobra Darkspeed irons: Additional model details
Darkspeed One Length: These Cobra irons offer the same technologies as the variable length irons. Each iron is built to 7-iron length (37.25 inches) to encourage a repeatable setup and swing. To ensure that the long irons perform optimally at a shorter length, the One Length Darkspeed irons feature wider soles and slightly weaker lofts in the 4-6 irons in a bid to promote higher trajectory shots.
What Cobra says
“When we think about distance irons, Cobra has always been a leader in the category. We have upped the ante with Darkspeed for out of this world speed, with even better feel. This truly is one of the best feeling irons we have ever created.” – Tom Olsavsky, Vice President, Club R&D, Cobra Golf
Pricing, specs, availability
Darkspeed Variable Length irons: Available in a 4-PW set composition (RH Steel Stiff and Reg – $999) or 5-GW (RH/LH; Steel Stiff – $999), as well as a graphite combo set in 5H, 6-GW (RH/LH; Graphite Reg and Lite – $1099). Each steel option comes standard with premium aftermarket KBS Tour Lite 105g shafts (reg & stiff) and Lamkin Crossline grips. The stock graphite offering is an aftermarket KBS PGI (85 – Stiff flex; 75 – Regular flex; 65 – Lite flex, 55 in Ladies flex).
A Darkspeed Women’s graphite combo set is also available (RH only; $1099), and features a set makeup of 5H, 6H, 7-PW, SW.
Darkspeed ONE Length irons: Available in 5-GW in graphite (RH Reg – $1099, graphite Stiff, Lite and LH custom order only) and in steel (RH Stiff & Reg – $999). Each steel option comes standard with premium aftermarket KBS Tour Lite 105g shafts (reg & stiff) and Lamkin Crossline grips. The stock graphite offering is an aftermarket KBS PGI (85 – Stiff flex; 75 – Regular flex; 65 – Lite flex).
Pre-order/At Retail: 1/11, 1/19
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Product Reviews
Three Swing Challenge: Testing the Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks A+ grind
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The first wedge has made its way to the Three Swing Challenge! This week we have the WedgeWorks A+ grind that was recently released by Vokey. BK is looking for a new 60-degree wedge, and this could be a contender.
Why three swings?
Many years ago, the legendary Barney Adams, founder of Adams Golf told us this:
“My formula as a fitter was three shots only. I discounted No. 1 just because it was the first one, counted 100 percent of No. 2 and discounted No. 3 because the player was starting to adjust.”
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Whats in the Bag
Daniel Brown WITB 2024 (July)
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- Daniel Brown WITB accurate as of The Open Championship.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
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(Image courtesy of SMS on Tour)
Irons: Ping i230 (3), Ping Blueprint S (4-9)
Wedges: Ping s159 (50-12S, 54-12S, 58-06T)
Putter: Ping PLD
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Info an images via SMS on Tour.
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Equipment
Collin Morikawa’s pre-Open equipment adjustments
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
Three years later, Morikawa has once again changed his irons to deal with the unique Scottish turf.
Morikawa has been using TaylorMade P730 blade short irons (7-PW), P7MC mid irons (5-6) and a TaylorMade “Proto” 4-iron with a cavity-back construction this year.
However, he switched into a new set of TaylorMade P7CB irons (5-PW) before finishing T4 at last week’s Genesis Scottish Open, to go along with his familiar “Proto” 4-iron. TaylorMade’s P7CB irons are the finalized versions of the “Proto” 4-iron that Morikawa has been using, except they remain unreleased to retail.
According to TaylorMade, Morikawa switched into a full set of the new P7CB irons to aid with turf interaction, just like he did prior to his 2021 Open victory.
Morikawa is honing in on his winning formula overseas.
Morikawa also has switched from his usual TaylorMade Qi10 5-wood to a lower-launching TaylorMade P790 3-iron equipped with a Project X HZRDUS 105 Hybrid shaft. The loft of the club has been bent down to 19 degrees.
TaylorMade says that Morikawa switched into the new driving iron In order to “have an option to hit something lower that will roll out in the fairways.”
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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