I still think that for the average amateur, even low HC players Cobra is a highly underrated brand and also a great value. Another excellent review as well.
Got my LTDx driver last year, amazing driver, it seems like every time you miss the centre it pulls the ball back on the fairway. As a guy in data science I do believe the machine learnt HOT face definitely helps. Used to have a Speedzone Extreme and now I think probably I'd stay with Cobra drivers forever...🤣
@@ZHAOJINXIAN I started playing Cobra in 2014. At the time, needed senior flex shafts and they were the only ones offering it on their website without it being a custom order. Love the adjustability and have had the same shafts now my 3rd driver head & wood heads. Hard to beat that kind of flexibility especially since my shafts are shorter than standard.
Just had my fitting at the Calgary location, the LS outperformed all the big names to my surprise by 10 plus yards, it also looked the best at address. Of course it got the special treatment with custom weights.
After a fitting on July 26th, I went with the Cobra AeroJet LS driver. Love it. Had my 1st 300 yard drive of the summer last Thursday at 305 yards in the fairway, in only my 3rd round of the new driver. Went with the Kai'li Blue 60S shaft and set the driver at 10.5 degrees with the 12 g weight in the heel and the 3 g weight in the toe. My fitter was great. He recommended some golf ball choices that will go well with this driver. I would definitely recommend a fitting if you are considering new equipment.
Funny that comment about Red White and Blue…..my mate who sits with me at Ibrox was born and raised in Toronto to Scottish parents and emigrated back to the UK in his 30s! Good to know you’re a good bluenose Ian 👍🏼🇬🇧⛳️
Love cobra golf, great quality from irons to driver I became a big fan after F7 they brought in the rail technology for the woods and hybrid. To their driver F9 to now their MIM irons Great review
100% agree, and yet Cobra is still so underrated as a brand...I think to a lot of people they think it is the poor mans brand, which is not true. I have both the F9 and the Speedzone drivers, and I prefer the F9 over the Speedzone, however, on certain courses I will use the Speedzone. I use the 2017 F-Max irons (I have a bad back and they are so light, they just work great for me) and they are really nice looking. Then I have the Speedzone woods, which really are amazing, and then all Cobra King MIM wedges in various degrees, which I absolutely love. I am the only one out of my group of friends that use Cobra, however, when Bryson got in the spotlight they all wanted to try my driver and an iron or wedge here or there...mostly driver, and they were all very impressed with both the F9 and Speedzone. They are all Taylormade guys, which is fine with me...play what you like and what works for you, however, my best friend tried my 56° MIM wedge and fell in love with it and bought a couple himself, so out my closest 7-8 friends I play with he is the only one that plays a couple Cobra MIM wedges. Back to what I said about people thinking it is almost a poor mans brand, well, I can afford whatever golf clubs I want, Titleist, Taylormade etc...and I still choose Cobra and not because they are a little less expensive (usually around $50 less for their driver compared to all the others if I recall correctly) but because I get great performance out of them and I like the looks as well, except the LTD's last year. A lot of people think Cobra are cheaply made clubs, but obviously they are not.
Great initial review. I will be interested to see how the high strike will go when you get it back to the shop. I know in the past there were spin inconsistencies between hits high/low on the face that made it an average driver.
Interesting to me that they went away from the milled face. To me, that is what set Cobra apart in terms of looks and a driver, wonder if there was a technical reason or maybe it was too expensive?
Bryson is partly why. Not even kidding. He's been mega involved in the design process and he says the milled face was stopping optimum performance. Now optimum performance might be 2-3mph or 2-3yrds in real terms.
Been playing mavrik since 2020 and have not found a driver yet that produces more speed that isn’t a low forgiveness low launch low spin monster. The shape of this is very similar so will be very interesting to put the two head to head.
I’ve hit it it’s a nice driver for sure is it worth me selling a tsi for it? Not quite (and not bc I’m team tbis or that) I’m basing that off my personal numbers. But from what I could tell it’s pretty forgiving
@@forrestbarefoot3426 the driver that absolutely felt the nicest (out of the latest I tried) about a week ago was the tsr3 it felt so sweet (but I also lean that way and just like cobra or TM I didn’t get “better overall numbers”) And I agree my swing is either totally great or awful 🤣
I dont know, looks like the same results as every other driver in the last few years. We've reached the point where unless your driver breaks (or you just hate saving money) there is no need to buy new equipment.
Ok so question… of course I would have to get fit, but I don’t hit the TSR3 consistently well. I am however intrigued by the Aerojet driver possibly in 9°. What do you all think? Seems just as long as the Titleist but a lot more forgiving on certain mishits.
I got the 50th anniversary edition It a lot better the gold could look better but it has the matte finish and no logo plus I never liked the tutblulators things
what kind of effect will adding or removing weight to the back single weight on the standard version ? my extreme has a 6 gram and the aerojet comes with 12 grams
I hit Cobra this year and it was one of my shortest hitting of all of them, definitely the shortest in the low spin category. I was holding out to buy until I hit it too, which disappointed me.
Looking like callaway one of best this year I know it was first release but all you tubers have tested all new clubs and they all pretty much titled the videos best driver 2023 .
not like so much the sole in carbon... after few hits... you have scratches that stay and very apparent ... would like to see more robust sole like Titanium??
Tried this driver (last week on my local dicks monitor) Not better than my tsi (distance wise) imo it felt better and looks pretty cool. But I wasn’t hitting it tighter or longer (no I’m not loyal to a brand I’ll jump in a second) however I couldn’t go velocore for velocore in this comparison (I tried AD tour) which was worse 1.5 years ago than ventus shafts for me personally. However it wasn’t far behind either and if you are looking for a newer driver (not having one within the past 2/3 years this is worth the look it did feel slightly light to me though) All I’m saying as usually try your set up against any of these new drivers first don’t just buy them. (Sure most know this but not everyone)
Haven't Ping been onto the wrap around face for a while and aero was the buzz a few years ago. CG has been spoken up for how long? 🤷🏾♂️ No buzz for me here.
You cannot get a neutral review when cobra are there and you sell their clubs….sorry you never get a proper honest review….and you can’t blame them if they sell manufacturers clubs…if you want a honest review then go to Shiels, finch and co…at least you get some sort of honest review
Except the LS model they tested was higher lofted. 🤷🏼♂️ It was a dumb decision on their part to not swing the same lofts so the viewers could see the difference.
Agreed just so cringe. Thing is going to be selling for a fraction of the cost in a few months. It is fugly and likely no better than any of their recent releases. At least the launch wasn’t as cringe as paradym which is a complete sham. Just look at Wunders insta. They’re on a world tour, paying a million players and channels like good good out the bum and passing that cost on to the consumer. $600 usd for an unfit driver with a stock shaft is an absolute joke. I would guess they’re being manufactured for around $100-$150 bucks.
Don't watch, what the hell do you want them to do, they have accounts with all these companies and are there to test them. Some people aint never satisfied, DAMN!!
Cobra dude is super cringe. Good driver I’m sure but needle will not be shifting with this new batch of drivers. Fitting is what will shift your own personal needle.
matty's ballspeed is in the mid 170s and with this driver he is down to high 160s. face on this driver feels amazing but it absorbs too much energy and reduces your distance. as dechambeau said, this cobra sucks.
Just picked up an ex demo now that darkspeed is out. Spent $230. Absolutely unreal value
15 reviews of this popped up instantly for me. TXG is always the first one I go to. Awesome as always!
Nah Alex Etches is far better
100% I always watch TXG first
@@brianrandall5120 The sweaty sock gets tedious.........
Industry standard, TXG sets the bar.
@@brianrandall5120 I feel both can be trusted..
I still think that for the average amateur, even low HC players Cobra is a highly underrated brand and also a great value. Another excellent review as well.
Got my LTDx driver last year, amazing driver, it seems like every time you miss the centre it pulls the ball back on the fairway. As a guy in data science I do believe the machine learnt HOT face definitely helps. Used to have a Speedzone Extreme and now I think probably I'd stay with Cobra drivers forever...🤣
@@ZHAOJINXIAN I started playing Cobra in 2014. At the time, needed senior flex shafts and they were the only ones offering it on their website without it being a custom order. Love the adjustability and have had the same shafts now my 3rd driver head & wood heads. Hard to beat that kind of flexibility especially since my shafts are shorter than standard.
I’m impressed with what Cobra did last year. They have a lot of tech and R&D in their drivers
I love my radspeed, got it last year when smaxon offered me a great desl. $178 with hzdrs stiff shaft... it bombs
Cobra just delivers, still rocking my F9!
I miss the milled face. It was a unique thing about Cobra drivers nobody else had. The new driver looks like everything else.
Just had my fitting at the Calgary location, the LS outperformed all the big names to my surprise by 10 plus yards, it also looked the best at address. Of course it got the special treatment with custom weights.
After a fitting on July 26th, I went with the Cobra AeroJet LS driver. Love it. Had my 1st 300 yard drive of the summer last Thursday at 305 yards in the fairway, in only my 3rd round of the new driver. Went with the Kai'li Blue 60S shaft and set the driver at 10.5 degrees with the 12 g weight in the heel and the 3 g weight in the toe. My fitter was great. He recommended some golf ball choices that will go well with this driver. I would definitely recommend a fitting if you are considering new equipment.
Funny that comment about Red White and Blue…..my mate who sits with me at Ibrox was born and raised in Toronto to Scottish parents and emigrated back to the UK in his 30s! Good to know you’re a good bluenose Ian 👍🏼🇬🇧⛳️
Great impact sound
What a great looking Driver, might be the best looking new driver out right now.
After watching the driver reviews I think the Cobra was consistently the best 👌 👍
Thanks. Later on a side by side comparison vs previous ltd x would be awesome
So after seeing the initial reviews of taylormade, ping and cobra the dispersion was the best with cobra. Very consistent drivers
Love cobra golf, great quality from irons to driver
I became a big fan after F7 they brought in the rail technology for the woods and hybrid.
To their driver F9 to now their MIM irons
Great review
100% agree, and yet Cobra is still so underrated as a brand...I think to a lot of people they think it is the poor mans brand, which is not true. I have both the F9 and the Speedzone drivers, and I prefer the F9 over the Speedzone, however, on certain courses I will use the Speedzone. I use the 2017 F-Max irons (I have a bad back and they are so light, they just work great for me) and they are really nice looking. Then I have the Speedzone woods, which really are amazing, and then all Cobra King MIM wedges in various degrees, which I absolutely love.
I am the only one out of my group of friends that use Cobra, however, when Bryson got in the spotlight they all wanted to try my driver and an iron or wedge here or there...mostly driver, and they were all very impressed with both the F9 and Speedzone. They are all Taylormade guys, which is fine with me...play what you like and what works for you, however, my best friend tried my 56° MIM wedge and fell in love with it and bought a couple himself, so out my closest 7-8 friends I play with he is the only one that plays a couple Cobra MIM wedges.
Back to what I said about people thinking it is almost a poor mans brand, well, I can afford whatever golf clubs I want, Titleist, Taylormade etc...and I still choose Cobra and not because they are a little less expensive (usually around $50 less for their driver compared to all the others if I recall correctly) but because I get great performance out of them and I like the looks as well, except the LTD's last year. A lot of people think Cobra are cheaply made clubs, but obviously they are not.
everything is long when you have 116 club speed ;-)
Great initial review. I will be interested to see how the high strike will go when you get it back to the shop. I know in the past there were spin inconsistencies between hits high/low on the face that made it an average driver.
I can't wait to try this thing! LTDx LS was sooo good, if this is marginally better, my goodness.
Geez, 12mm low in face and still 2500 rpm 😱 I may have to give that a whirl
Playing speedzone xtr in matte finish. Love the look of these! The blue and the top line looks great
Thank you Cobra for paying for these 2 to come and test.
i always have the opposite problem like an over draw.. which they would make a max driver with a fade bias... for us pullers and bad shot is a hook
Thats called a snap hook. you are probably too flat footed.
What ball do you play?
@@gcoffey223 cut blue typically I mean it is basically a pro V1 for 20 dollars a dozen... txg did a review on it... love the spin for wedges
Was really impressed with the review of the LTDx and it looks like the Aerojet is a worthy successor with better looks!
Interesting to me that they went away from the milled face. To me, that is what set Cobra apart in terms of looks and a driver, wonder if there was a technical reason or maybe it was too expensive?
Bryson is partly why. Not even kidding. He's been mega involved in the design process and he says the milled face was stopping optimum performance.
Now optimum performance might be 2-3mph or 2-3yrds in real terms.
Loved keeping coming
The LS model sounds so solid off the face
Solid like a brick ?
Been playing mavrik since 2020 and have not found a driver yet that produces more speed that isn’t a low forgiveness low launch low spin monster. The shape of this is very similar so will be very interesting to put the two head to head.
Ian: "Final note on the sound?"
Cobra: "Cue the sirens 🚨 "
Thank you! Can’t wait for mine!
I don’t know if it’s just the audio from the recording but the acoustics sound MONEY!
I think they sound OK could not hear any money........
I’ve hit it it’s a nice driver for sure is it worth me selling a tsi for it? Not quite (and not bc I’m team tbis or that) I’m basing that off my personal numbers.
But from what I could tell it’s pretty forgiving
@@johnhathaway735 I have a Stealth + in the bag currently and the only thing wrong with it is that in the one swinging it lol
@@forrestbarefoot3426 the driver that absolutely felt the nicest (out of the latest I tried) about a week ago was the tsr3 it felt so sweet (but I also lean that way and just like cobra or TM I didn’t get “better overall numbers”)
And I agree my swing is either totally great or awful 🤣
it looks great
Just saw the latest Bryson video on his TH-cam and he's not even gaming one. Wasn't the performance supposed to be something crazy?
High handicap golfer, I can get a really good deal on the max. Thoughts and opinions?
That club speed is impressive
That’s a handsome driver.
I dont know, looks like the same results as every other driver in the last few years.
We've reached the point where unless your driver breaks (or you just hate saving money) there is no need to buy new equipment.
Ok so question… of course I would have to get fit, but I don’t hit the TSR3 consistently well. I am however intrigued by the Aerojet driver possibly in 9°. What do you all think? Seems just as long as the Titleist but a lot more forgiving on certain mishits.
Didn’t one of the Taylormade r&d guy go to cobra? I can see the tm influence in this.
I’m a big cobra fan. Owner all cobra drivers since the first zL but I’m just not liking the looks. Big step back since the f9
I got the 50th anniversary edition It a lot better the gold could look better but it has the matte finish and no logo plus I never liked the tutblulators things
what kind of effect will adding or removing weight to the back single weight on the standard version ? my extreme has a 6 gram and the aerojet comes with 12 grams
Wow, there are palm trees in Canada!
so basically even within the same family of drivers - no significant difference. Gotcha
Manufacturer want to make lighter driver, some pros put lead tape on it to make it a bit heavier
I dig it
Is the areojets hard to hit. Peter finch said they was very very hard to hit
I hit Cobra this year and it was one of my shortest hitting of all of them, definitely the shortest in the low spin category. I was holding out to buy until I hit it too, which disappointed me.
2:05 Looks like a TM SIM from that angle position
some of the other reviewers weren't so hot on this driver.
Is there any point in opting for the LS model with only 3 yards gained? LTDx LS seemed to have better numbers compared to this years
Wait, they got rid of the milled face? Thats one thing I loved about the F9-LTD and I really felt like it made a difference.
@@mikepxg6406 why are you even on a club review channel? What are you getting from being here if you think nothing they do matters?
Its all fractional changes it realy doesnt matter to the end result.
Is it me or does Aerojet sound like the drop down model that usually comes out after the main model.
Yep looks bad with bad name
No mention on the lack of CNC-milled Infinity face?
got to take steps back so they can do better next year lol😊
The look could be simpler. Nowhere near as premium as the TSR2/4. But the performance is incredible.
Why leave the milled face?
Looking like callaway one of best this year I know it was first release but all you tubers have tested all new clubs and they all pretty much titled the videos best driver 2023 .
Ah yes, the Cobra Sim 2
Sim3
Looks like a TM JetSpeed
I had one of those back in the day. It really doesn’t
Cobra informercial?
SIIIIUUU
not like so much the sole in carbon... after few hits... you have scratches that stay and very apparent ... would like to see more robust sole like Titanium??
12.5 deg toe up dynamic lie?!
Powershell? Would love to see these meetings where they come up with knew nonsense words.
Where is hose B
I love Cobra, but i think this proves that distance is maxed out. no improvement in swing speed either from the aerodynamic changes
What’s the face made of ?
@@mikepxg6406 lol
Get me one 😂
Tried this driver (last week on my local dicks monitor)
Not better than my tsi (distance wise) imo it felt better and looks pretty cool. But I wasn’t hitting it tighter or longer (no I’m not loyal to a brand I’ll jump in a second) however I couldn’t go velocore for velocore in this comparison (I tried AD tour) which was worse 1.5 years ago than ventus shafts for me personally. However it wasn’t far behind either and if you are looking for a newer driver (not having one within the past 2/3 years this is worth the look it did feel slightly light to me though)
All I’m saying as usually try your set up against any of these new drivers first don’t just buy them. (Sure most know this but not everyone)
It looks like a mid season Costco release.
Haven't Ping been onto the wrap around face for a while and aero was the buzz a few years ago. CG has been spoken up for how long? 🤷🏾♂️ No buzz for me here.
I really REALLY wanted to love my LTDx last year, but the sneaky toe hooks made for an early divorce.
I know it doesn't matter much but why do these companies always make drivers that are so upright? 13 degrees upright dynamic lie is insane.
There’s no suck thing as anti slice driver or that driver gives you longer distance or more spins .. marketing marketing marketing 😅!!
🤤🤤🤤
You cannot get a neutral review when cobra are there and you sell their clubs….sorry you never get a proper honest review….and you can’t blame them if they sell manufacturers clubs…if you want a honest review then go to Shiels, finch and co…at least you get some sort of honest review
Looks like a BMW themed driver.
Does look like an M3 doesn’t it.
As others reviews have said and you also proved, there is no tangible difference between the LS and standard AJ.
Except the LS model they tested was higher lofted. 🤷🏼♂️ It was a dumb decision on their part to not swing the same lofts so the viewers could see the difference.
Really not a fan of the looks of this one, love my Radspeed and loved the look of the LTD line, this one is quite ugly I must say.
hate these biased outdoor reviews at the brand's driving range
Why do u watch them then. Smh.
Agreed just so cringe. Thing is going to be selling for a fraction of the cost in a few months. It is fugly and likely no better than any of their recent releases. At least the launch wasn’t as cringe as paradym which is a complete sham. Just look at Wunders insta. They’re on a world tour, paying a million players and channels like good good out the bum and passing that cost on to the consumer. $600 usd for an unfit driver with a stock shaft is an absolute joke. I would guess they’re being manufactured for around $100-$150 bucks.
I agree 100% we all know they get paid to do this. Free travel to test free accommodation free food........Free nights out to casino......
@@stevemanning8406 Because we can..................
Don't watch, what the hell do you want them to do, they have accounts with all these companies and are there to test them. Some people aint never satisfied, DAMN!!
hopefully it isn't $600+
Cobra dude is super cringe. Good driver I’m sure but needle will not be shifting with this new batch of drivers. Fitting is what will shift your own personal needle.
What should I expect? 33 handicap, stupid slicing. I ordered the Aerojet regular flex shaft
Be the fucking day I’d pay 700 for a cobra driver. With in 4 months after it’s launched it will be $399
matty's ballspeed is in the mid 170s and with this driver he is down to high 160s. face on this driver feels amazing but it absorbs too much energy and reduces your distance. as dechambeau said, this cobra sucks.