Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Cobra Golf SPEEDZONE Drivers Preview: Cobra's Fastest, Most Technologically Advanced Driver Family

Cobra Golf has introduced its new SPEEDZONE Drivers, the company's fastest and most powerful drivers to date. 

 

Taking inspiration from design attributes of the fastest cars in the world, COBRA optimized six unique zones of performance to deliver unrivaled speed and distance in two new drivers, the KING SPEEDZONE and the KING SPEEDZONE XTREME. 

Like a racecar, every component from the internal chassis design to the exterior shaping was engineered to maximize power output.  Below is a rundown of the six zones of performance COBRA delivers in its 2020 SPEEDZONE Driver line: 

POWER ZONE
CNC Infinity Milled Face
The face is the engine of the driver and is crucial for generating speed.  Using the only CNC Milled Face in a driver, Cobra has expanded the milled area of the face by 95-percent enabling them to control face and leading-edge thickness.  Face and perimeter curvature can be up to 5 times more precise than traditional face polishing.  In addition, every face is 100-percent inspected to ensure a larger SPEEDZONE across the face for maximum ball speed. 

 

STRENGTH ZONE
Titanium T-Bar Speed Chassis 
Cobra engineers removed unnecessary titanium to create more discretionary weight while maintaining a strong structure designed to withstand high speed collisions.  The discretionary weight is utilized to create low CG and high inertia resulting in fast, forgiving performance. 

 

LIGHT ZONE
360 Carbon Wrap Crown 
This new design makes up 50-percent of the driver body, providing ample stiffness and support to the chassis while saving 25 grams of discretionary weight.  That weight has been repositioned low and back and around the perimeter where it is needed most. 

LOW CG ZONE 
Low CG 
Low CG is essential for driver performance, delivering maximum ball speed, higher launch and low spin.  In the KING SPEEDZONE driver, Cobra continues to deliver a low CG for optimal performance, similar to the 2019 SPEEDBACK driver.  In the SPEEDZONE driver, 69 grams of mass (vs. 40 in SPEEDBACK) has been strategically positioned low in the driver for optimal launch conditions. 

AERO ZONE 
Aerodynamics 
Combining aerodynamics with a low center of gravity continues to be a strength that COBRA delivers with its drivers.  The new SPEEDZONE shaping harnesses airflow for maximum drag reduction and increased clubhead speed. 

STABILITY ZONE 
High MOI 
High speed stability is both important in racing and in driver performance.  SPEEDZONE's High MOI Design positions weight away from the center of the head to maximize stability on off-center hits for longer, straighter drives. 

 

Appealing to a wide range of golfing ability levels, COBRA offers two distinct driver models in the SPEEDZONE equipment family. 

The KING SPEEDZONE Driver ($449) offers a traditional shape profile with front to back CG adjustability allowing better players to work the ball with ease and fine tune launch and low spin without sacrificing forgiveness. 

The KING SPEEDZONE XTREME Driver ($449) is perfect for golfers who are looking for a consistent, straight trajectory with maximum forgiveness on off-center hits.  As Cobra's more forgiving option XTREME features a slightly larger shape profile with more perimeter weighting and a 17-gram tungsten weight that sits behind the rear exhaust pipe design to achieve the company's highest measured MOI to date. 

Cobra Golf VP of R&D Tom Olsavsky said, 
"Our new KING SPEEDZONE drivers emphatically answered the question we are always asked - can you really improve the driver any further and stay within the rules of golf?  That answer is yes.  By approaching design the same way you would if you were trying to create the world's fastest cars, we left nothing on the table in terms of speed considerations.  With our six zones of performance, SPEEDZONE is the fastest driver that we have ever produced." 

 

KING SPEEDZONE™ Driver Specifications: 
10.5 Degree Driver 
(Adjustable to 9.0, 9.5, 9.5 Draw, 10.5, 10.5 Draw, 11.5, 11.5 Draw, and 12.0 degrees) 

9 Degree Driver 
(Adjustable to 7.5, 8.0, 8.0 Draw, 9.0, 9.0 Draw, 10, 10.0 Draw, 10.5 degrees) 

Both the 9° and 10.5° driver are available in a Tour Length offering, featuring a shorter shaft length (44.50”) and a 6g and 18g weight in the front and back to dial in swing weight.  Inspired by Rickie Fowler's 43.50" driver, the Tour Length model is designed to deliver maximum accuracy and precision without sacrificing distance. 

 

KING SPEEDZONE XTREME Driver Specifications: 
12 Degree Driver
(Adjustable to 1
0.5, 11.0, 11.0 Draw, 12.0, 12.0 Draw, 13.0, 13.0 Draw, and 1
3.5 degrees) 

10.5 Degree Driver 
(Adjustable to 9.0, 9.5, 9.5 Draw, 10.5, 10.5 Draw, 11.5, 11.5 Draw, and 12.0 degrees) 

9 Degree Driver 
(Adjustable to 7.5, 8.0, 8.0 Draw, 9.0, 9.0 Draw, 10, 10.0 Draw, 10.5 degrees) 

All lofts in the XTREME model are available in a Tour Length configuration in the 44.50: length with a 14g weight in the back to dial in swing weight.  Each driver is available in the golfer’s choice of Gloss Black/Yellow or Matte Black/White head colors., and comes equipped with a Lamkin Crossline (58 Plus) Connect Black grip and 4 premium aftermarket shaft options: a high-launch/mid-spin UST Helium (4 F2 A-Flex or 5 F3 Regular Flex); a mid-launch/mid spin Tensei CK AV Blue 65 (Stiff and Regular); a mid-launch/low spin Project X HZRDUS Smoke Yellow 60 (X-Stiff and Stiff); or the low launch/low spin Aldila Rogue Silver 60 (X-Stiff, Stiff).  In addition, 20 plus no-charge premium shaft upgrades are available through custom. 

The 2020 KING SPEEDZONE Drivers (along with the full KING SPEEDZONE family of products including irons, fairways and hybrids) will continue to employ COBRA CONNECT Powered by Arccos, the award-winning smart golf system that helps players of all skill levels make smarter, data-driven decisions.  Electronically enabled sensors are embedded into the grip, automatically recording the distance and accuracy of every shot so golfers can track performance round-to-round and use analysis to improve practice sessions.  Golfers also have access to Arccos Caddie, which utilizes Artificial Intelligence to make better on-course decisions for lower scores. Golfers who use Arccos Caddie typically improve, on average, 3.6 strokes on their handicap in the first year. 

 

All SPEEDZONE products are available at retail and online, January 17, 2020.  For more information on the full KING SPEEDZONE family visit, www.cobragolf.com.  And as always, shoot me an email or DM on twitter or Instagram with your questions.

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