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WRX Exclusive: First in-hand look at Rickie Fowler’s Cobra Prototype MBs

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These irons have been teased out on social, but these are the first in-hand pics of Rickie Fowler’s prototype Cobra irons.

Thanks to the team at Cobra Golf, I had the opportunity to get into the Tour Cage at HQ and get a long peek at Rickie’s new Proto MBs. This report will get updated tomorrow as more specs and info come to me, but at first glance, I can say this

  1. They have a very unique shape with sharp profiles overall
  2. ZERO offset…like ZERO
  3. As you can see in the pics, the top line, sole and leading edge are sharp with a very short blade length
  4. Very high toe with some unique transitions flowing from hosel into heel
  5. The scoring clubs is what stands out the most, the PW has a very unique shape and almost appears to be onset
  6. From what I was told, the set photographed was the first testing model that RF used and is slightly different than his gamers in the PW and 9-iron

I’m getting more specific info from my contact in the Cobra Tour Dept in the a.m. and will hopefully update this article in the morning (PST).

Off to see Star Wars….enjoy the pics!

4-iron

7-iron

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  1. the dude

    Dec 21, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    Im a RF fan and all, but do they need to put that “RF” logo there???….these would be a 10/10 without it….

  2. Erik Ugland

    Dec 20, 2019 at 11:12 am

    Jesus. I love playing blades, but these are terrifying.

    • George

      Dec 20, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      Yea there’s probably like 10 people alive who can hit that 4iron

  3. Thomas A

    Dec 20, 2019 at 10:40 am

    Holy cow, get the Barbasol.

  4. BJ

    Dec 20, 2019 at 10:11 am

    All my finger nails just popped off lol…Those scare me

  5. Jon

    Dec 20, 2019 at 8:16 am

    I’m in! Where do I send my deposit?

  6. Petree

    Dec 20, 2019 at 6:58 am

    Really cool irons. Make me a set of cavity backs with noffset and the same simple styling please. I need the leading edge for a digger, however. 🙂

  7. jgpl001

    Dec 20, 2019 at 3:44 am

    Zero offset…
    These may be the first irons with negative offset, a new trend called inset maybe!

    • Travisty

      Dec 20, 2019 at 7:39 am

      It’s called “onset” and it already exists in some player’s irons. Jason Day for instance has long played his clubs with onset to encourage a left-to-right shape. Justin Thomas’s irons are designed with zero offset whatsoever.

    • NRJyzr

      Dec 20, 2019 at 8:55 am

      There have been irons with same offset, bordering on onset. The Tommy Armour 986 Tours of 1986-1995 are the set that immediate come to mind. Legendary for the lack of offset.

      • Blade Fan

        Dec 20, 2019 at 5:32 pm

        The 986 Tour might be the one set that I have never owned but STRONGLY DESIRE.

  8. Steve Lowry

    Dec 20, 2019 at 12:08 am

    Pretty spiffy butter knives, good luck with these!

  9. Kandyman

    Dec 19, 2019 at 11:57 pm

    How about first and foremost asking your contact if (and hopefully when) these will come to retail??

  10. Smith

    Dec 19, 2019 at 10:53 pm

    Damn that (lack of) offset looks intimidating at address. I’d power fade (slice) the hell out of these bad boys.

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  • Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson. 

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX

 

Driver: TaylorMade BRNR (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 TX

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees), TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 9 X

Irons: Srixon ZX Mk II (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5), Srixon Z-Forged II (6-9)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 54-08M), SM9 (LW), WedgeWorks (LW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-54), S400 (LW)

Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Proto

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

See the rest of Adam Scott’s WITB in the forums.

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (3), TaylorMade P7MC (4-6), and TaylorMade P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 58-08LB)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade TP Reserve Juno

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.

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Why Ben Griffin is making the surprising switch to a Maxfli golf ball

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Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.

While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.

 

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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.

“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.

“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.

“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”

Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.

It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.

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