Continuing with the futuristic space them the techies at
Cobra introduced the Space Port, a 16g aerospace-grade
aluminium dual-purpose weight and translucent port, users
can actually view inside the club head and for the first
time witness all the technology inside the club they have
purchased. You can see where the designers have used the
difference in face thicknesses at different points on the
clubface to create their ultra-forgiving driver.
The space port isnt just a fancy marketing gimmick, there is a
scientific reason behind the see through window, utilising an
open gap in the sole with a screw thread on the edge means
Cobra doesn’t have to add more material to create a housing
where the weight screws in. This helps to create an ultralow CG position that helps players receive faster ball speeds,
lower spin and higher launch angles.
The look of the King is one of stealth and the sounds that
accompanies that design ethos too, it’s one of the slickest
sounding drivers off the recent releases. There is no “Boom”
when the face strikes the ball a solid “thunk” is delivered, a
sound of scientific precision as the very fast E9 face provides
a rewarding feel.
Although an incredibly light club the King doesn’t feel flimsy
thanks to the 60g Aldila Rogue Black 95 MSI shaft, which has
a softer tip section to raise the launch a little.
As standard the King LTD comes in one head and as usual
the aesthetics from Cobra a superb if yet a little less colourful
than previous models, the stealth black designed head has
a very subtle checkerboard pattern, this coupled with the
SpacePort provides a look unlike anything else in the market.
Using the MyFly hosel you can adjust that head from 9° to
12° through five positions and plus three draw settings too,
so that enables you to tweak the launch angle. If you need a
lower spinning version, the King LTD Pro driver has a smaller
head and covers the same loft range, but starts at 7° and goes
up to 10°.
It may be easy for you to think you can dismiss this product
as one that is all features and tech without delivering any real
improvement on your driving, well you would be wrong. On
the range and backed up by our flightscope monitor the King
provided good numbers - spin rate, launch angel and club
speed were all up on the previous Fly-Z model and 85% of
our drives were 6+ yards longer.
The Cobra King Ltd is priced at £349, is it worth it? Yes.
The Fly-Z performed pretty well last season, it’s an
improvement on its predecessor and with extra length, a
more forgiving face and impressive numbers it’s a justified
price tag from a brand that is putting serious effort in to
becoming leaders in the driver market.
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