Equipment
Cobra’s new King wedges, with 3 different sole grinds
Cobra’s new King wedges join the company’s King family — including drivers, woods, hybrids, utilities and irons — which will be offered in three different grinds.
The company collaborated with Rickie Fowler, Jonas Blixt and Lexi Thompson to deliver wedges with a softer feel, more spin consistency and greater versatility. The result is Cobra’s line of King wedges (made from Satin Nickel Chrome with stock True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shafts), which will be available on April 1 for $149.
The King wedges use “progressive milled grooves,” according to Cobra, meaning the grooves are wider and have wider gaps in the higher lofts (56-60 degrees) to grab the ball more, but have “traditional groove spacing” on the lower lofts. Also, the faces (as shown above) use a milling process the company calls “variable face roughness,” bringing the faces to the USGA’s legal limits on roughness and depth.
For a softer feel, Cobra says its engineers used “modal analysis” to tune its vibrational frequencies, resulting in the “softest feeling wedge to date.” And, Cobra’s new King wedges have the company’s familiar notch in their soles.
The King wedges come available in three different grinds: “Versatile” (8-10 degrees of bounce, Rickie Fowler’s grind), “Classic” (11-12 degrees of bounce) and “WideLow” (4-7 degrees of bounce), thus allowing golfers to find a wedge that suits their swing characteristics and the usual turf conditions they play on.
Related
- See the King wedges that Jonas Blixt has in his bag here.
- More photos of the Cobra King wedges from the PGA Show.
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Whats in the Bag
Scottie Scheffler’s winning WITB: 2024 Masters
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (8 degrees @8.25) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (45 inches)
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: Srixon ZU85 (3, 4) Buy here, TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW) Buy here.
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Hybrid Prototype 10 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X Buy here.
Grip: Golf Pride Pro Only Cord
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Buy here.
Check out more in-hand photos of Scottie Scheffler’s clubs here.
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
WITB Time Machine: Danny Willett’s winning WITB, 2016 Masters
Driver: Callaway XR 16 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 60 X
Length: 45.5 inches
3-wood: Callaway XR 16 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 70X
5-wood: Callaway XR 16 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 80X
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (2, 4), Callaway Apex Pro (5-9)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Superlite
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 2 (47-11 S-Grind) Callaway Mack Daddy 2 Tour Grind (54-11, 58-9)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Superlite
Putter: Odyssey Versa #1 Wide (WBW)
Lie angle: 71 degrees
Ball: Callaway Speed Regime SR-3
Check out more photos of Willett’s equipment from 2016 here.
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Equipment
Project X Denali Blue, Black shaft Review – Club Junkie Review
Originally, Project X was known for low-spin steel iron shafts. However, the company might now be known for wood shafts. Denali is the newest line of graphite shafts from Project X. With the Denali line, the company focuses on feel as well as performance.
There are two profiles in the Denali line, Blue and Black, to fit different launch windows. Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin profile for players who are looking for a little added launch and Denali Black is designed for low-launch and low-spin. Both models are going to offer you a smooth feel and accuracy.
For a full in-depth review check out the Club Junkie podcast on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube.
Project X Denali Blue
I typically fit better into mid-launch shafts, as I don’t hit a very high ball so the Denali Blue was the model I was more excited to try. Out of the box, the shaft looks great and from a distance, it is almost hard to tell the dark blue from the Denali Black. With a logo down install of the shaft, you don’t have anything to distract your eyes, just a clean look with the transition from the white and silver handle section to the dark navy mid and tip.
Out on the course, the Blue offers a very smooth feel that gives you a good kick at impact. The shaft loads easily and you can feel the slightly softer handle section compared to the HZRDUS lineup. This gives the shaft a really good feel of it loading on the transition to the downswing, and as your hands get to impact, the Denali Blue keeps going for a nice, strong kick.
Denali Blue is easy to square up at impact and even turn over to hit it straight or just little draws and most of the flex of the shaft feels like it happens right around where the paint changes from silver to blue. The Blue launches easily and produces what I consider a true mid-flight with the driver. While it is listed as mid-spin, I never noticed any type of rise in my drives. Drives that I didn’t hit perfectly were met with good stability and a ball that stayed online well.
Project X Denali Black
When you hold the Denali Black in your hands you can tell it is a more stout shaft compared to its Blue sibling by just trying to bend it. While the handle feels close to the Blue in terms of stiffness, you can tell the tip is much stiffer when you swing it.
Denali Black definitely takes a little more power to load it but the shaft is still smooth and doesn’t give you any harsh vibrations. Where the Blue kicks hard at impact, the Black holds on a little and feels like keeps you in control even on swings that you try and put a little extra effort into. The stiff tip section also makes it a little harder to square up at impact and for some players could take away a little of the draw from their shot.
Launch is lower and more penetrating compared to the Blue and produces a boring, flat trajectory. Shots into the wind don’t rise or spin up, proving that the spin stays down. Like its mid-launch sibling, the Black is very stable and mishits and keeps the ball on a straighter line. Shots low off the face don’t get very high up in the air, but the low spin properties get the ball out there farther than you would expect. For being such a stout shaft, the feel is very good, and the Denali Black does keep harsh vibrations from your hands.
Overall the Project X Denali Blue and Black are great additions to the line of popular wood shafts. If you are looking for good feel and solid performance the Denali line is worth trying out with your swing. Choose Blue for mid-launch and mid-spin or Black for lower launch and low spin.
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Jason Purk
Mar 20, 2016 at 3:43 am
$149 geewizzz
gunmetal
Feb 19, 2016 at 5:37 pm
Anyone know the lofts that will be offered?
Tad
Feb 17, 2016 at 10:35 pm
Excited to see these in person. Especially like the look at address (at least from the pictures). Wish Cobra would get these on their website with more photos, specs, etc. Also surprised to see them with an SRP of $150 per club (would think they’d try to come in beneath SM6s). Also, the Golf Digest Hot List 2016 has them at $120 per club…
josh
Feb 17, 2016 at 8:10 pm
Surprised to see Cobras claim that increasing the groove spacing will increase spin on the higher lofted wedges. I almost bought a Wishon wedge to kick around. TW’s research claimed that decreasing groove spacing to get 5 grooves in contact with the ball at impact led to increased spin. What happens when the surface roughness goes away after hitting a thousand balls?
M-Herd4
Feb 17, 2016 at 4:55 pm
Love Cobra Gold products. Great looking wedges. I have a Tour Trusty wedge and couldn’t be happier.
Jon
Feb 17, 2016 at 3:25 pm
S200 shafts? I guess I shouldn’t knock it until I try them, but the S300 shafts feel too light in most other wedges.
nick
Feb 16, 2016 at 4:33 pm
In the King line-up, these wedges are dead last. Aesthetically anyways in my opinion. These things are being introduced at $150 too…? My guess is they come up short in the numbers (sales) department.