Equipment
Cobra unveils fourth-generation King Forged Tec and Tec X irons
Cobra Golf has today introduced its fourth generation of its King Forged Tec irons that will hit retail on April 29, 2022.
The irons feature three significant improvements, including a 5-step forged body and face, a sleeker topline with reduced offset, and a lighter and softer foam in design for improved sound and feel.
The new editions carry over a hollow body design with tungsten weighting and PwrShell technology that together bid to provide enhanced distance with improved stability in a more compact shape.
The 2022 irons debut a third model to the family with the Forged Tec X, which is designed to offer more forgiveness in a players’ game-improvement shape.
Forged Tec and Tec One Length irons
These irons fall into the “player’s distance” category and are designed for better players in the low to mid handicap range.
The Tec irons reveal a thinner topline and reduced offset to create a preferred players look at address. A hollow body design is filled with a lighter and softer foam material to promote more distance while maintaining great sound, feel and feedback.
Each iron in the set features a forged PwrShell Face in design to create maximum speed and high launch. A 20g tungsten toe weight centers the CG behind the sweet spot for pure feeling ball strikes with added stability on off-center hits. The Forged TEC One Length irons are configured with a constant, 7-iron length setup.
The Forged Tec X
The new addition from Cobra is the Forged Tec’s more forgiving counterpart that is designed for mid to higher handicaps and paves the way for a new category of player’s “game-improvement” irons.
The iron features a lower CG design, lower profile, a slightly thicker topline, and stronger lofts than the Forged Tec irons.
The Tec X also features a hollow body and foam insert but utilizes a massive 65g tungsten weight (45g more than Tec) to lower CG in design to maximize stability for higher launch despite the stronger lofts.
The Forged Tec variable length irons cost $1,199 (steel) and $1,299 (graphite) and are available in a 7-piece (4-PW) set in right hand (left-hand available through custom).
The Forged Tec One Length irons cost $1,199 (steel) and $1,299 (graphite) and are available in a 7- piece (5-PW) set in stiff and regular, in right hand (LH and graphite options are available through custom).
The Forged Tec X irons cost $1,199 (steel) and $1,299 (graphite) and come stock in a 7-piece (4-PW and 5-GW) set in stiff and Reg in RH (LH available through custom) in both steel and graphite options.
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“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
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“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Rich Douglas
Apr 17, 2022 at 1:43 pm
“The Forged TEC One Length irons are configured with a constant, 7-iron length setup.”
This is not true. They’ve altered the lie angles throughout the set. The higher-numbered irons are more upright and the lower-numbered irons are more flat.
This is inexplicable. The whole point of single-length clubs is that every club feels exactly the same. The only differences are weight distribution in the heads and lofts. Changing the lie angles impinges upon this principle.
I suspect the desired result is encouraging draws with the low-lofted irons to combat some players’ tendencies towards slicing these clubs. Not. Good. Enough.
Tom Wishon recognized this mistake the hard way. His Sterling irons were excellent. However, he graduated the offset, giving more to the low-lofted clubs. This was unnecessary and extreme. He corrected it in the next offering, the EQ1-NX. (Which went to 2 degrees of offset and a thinner topline, two things Cobra is getting right with these irons.)
The Cobras are designed around a 37″ iron (standard 7-iron), but you’re not limited to that. You can go with a longer or shorter shaft, depending on your needs. But remember to adjust the lie angles accordingly and, while you’re at it, put ’em all back where they belong.
Mr O
Apr 15, 2022 at 4:03 pm
So glad cobra is making a legit player distance iron. The previous series looked decent and performed great….just not quite good looking enough. I need to see these in person but definitely promising