Equipment
Spotted: Cobra mini driver/2-wood
The mini driver craze in professional golf appears to be continuing. TaylorMade (elder statesman of the group), Callaway, Titleist, and PXG all have mini models that have appeared in pros’ bags. In many cases, the diminutive drivers have made it to market as well with consumers keen to add a traditional fairway wood alternative to their setups.
This week, at The American Express, GolfWRX spotted an apparent new addition to the mini market: Cobra’s “The Deuce.” Some like to refer to the mini driver as a 2-wood and we have even seen some 2-wood markings on clubs years ago. Cobra isn’t giving us any details on this new mini driver, so no idea on the size or if it has any chance at making it to retail.
@golfwrx Spotted at The Amex: Cobra Golf mini driver prototype ? #golftok #golftiktok #golfwrx ? The finest Lofi Hip Hop(843801) – Dusty Sky
However, we can speculate on a few things and the first is that we see Cobra’s FutreFit33 hosel adjustment and QR code on the club. This means there has to be at least a chance of it making it to retail or they wouldn’t have bothered putting the code on it for just tour players. The sole looks to be all titanium with two movable weights in the front and back. These should offer the ability to dial in launch and spin by moving a heavy weight forward or back. That system has caught on with most woods and it looks like the heavier 12g weight is forward for lower spin and launch.
A carbon fiber crown is part of the design and looks very similar to the new DS-Adapt woods that Cobra just released. The Duece has a very traditional shape and only a single alignment aid made from the Cobra logo. That crown allows Cobra engineers to take the saved weight and move it elsewhere in the head to optimize the center of gravity location. The face seems to not be super deep and the club overall doesn’t seem to be the largest mini driver out there. The one thing I don’t see on the face, and this could just be a prototype thing, but there isn’t a H.O.T. Face marking like the retail woods. While Cobra doesn’t put the King logo on drivers or fairways currently, this club does have the King marking. Not sure what that means, but just another detail we noticed.
- See the rest of the photos from the 2025 The American Express
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“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.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“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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Richard
Jan 16, 2025 at 10:39 pm
I replaced my 3-wood when the first TM Mini, the SLDR version, came out. I’ve never looked back and I game the current BRNR these days. But….
I’m getting older (65 now) and my driver swing speed dropped below 100 for the first time ever. I’ve lost a club with my irons and about 20 yds (carry and roll). But the big problem is that the gap between myh driver and my Mini has shrunk to almost nothing. I can see a time soon when I drop the driver entirely and just go with the Mini.
Brandon
Jan 15, 2025 at 11:07 pm
I’ve been using a Rad Speed Big Tour 3 wood as essentially a mini driver for a few years. I never hit 3 wood off the deck anyway so figured I might as well get one I like hitting off a tee.