Equipment
Spotted: Cobra King F7 and King F7+ drivers
Two new Cobra drivers have landed on the USGA’s Conforming Club list, the King F7 and King F7+. The black-and-white USGA photos don’t tell the whole story about the drivers, but some educated guesses can be made about performance based on the images and USGA descriptions.
For one, both drivers use a three-weight adjustability system that will give golfers the ability to create a higher, lower, or more draw-based ball flight. It’s clear from the photos that the F7+ uses a 12-gram weight and two 2-gram weights, with the positioning of the heavy weight determining the trajectory bias (back=high, forward=low, heel=draw).
Both drivers also appear to use Cobra’s Textreme carbon fiber (based on the USGA’s description), a thin, strong composite material that debuted on the crown of the company’s King LTD driver last August. The King LTD became Cobra’s most popular driver on the PGA Tour, and together with the lower-lofted King LTD Pro earned eight Gold Medals in our 2016 Gear Trials: Best Drivers Club Test, more than any other two drivers in the test.
As in previous launches, the King F7 and King F7+ appear to use Cobra’s MyFly adjustable hosel and SmartPad sole design, which allow golfers to alter loft and lie angle with only minimal change to face angle at address.
In the past, Cobra’s Plus (+) drivers have been designed with taller club faces and slightly more forward center of gravity (CG) positions, which tend to help better golfers create more distance through a higher-launching, lower-spinning ball flight. Standard models like the F7 have a wider appearance at address and concentrate on creating a more rearward CG to enhance forgiveness.
Cobra King F7
Cobra King F7+
Stay tuned to GolfWRX for more on Cobra’s 2017 golf equipment line.
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.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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gunna22
Oct 3, 2016 at 11:44 pm
Seems like a step backward with less CG adjustability
Dude
Oct 3, 2016 at 2:05 pm
Come on Cobra, change your hosel adjustment design so the grips and shaft stay aligned when adjusting the loft.
major
Oct 3, 2016 at 3:22 pm
couldnt agree more! not enough to make me not buy it, but nothing looks more like a hack than your shaft going all over the place
RI_Redneck
Oct 3, 2016 at 10:20 pm
Hey, wait a minute! I thought everyone was into “set it and forget it”?
BT
Dat
Oct 3, 2016 at 10:06 pm
Fully agree, time for this to become standard.
KK
Oct 4, 2016 at 6:53 pm
Is there a major manufacturer with that hosel feature?
JThunder
Oct 4, 2016 at 10:54 pm
Only Callaway as far as I know.
As for looking like a hack – seriously, you notice the shaft graphics on other peoples’ drivers?? I personally find no interest in looking at other guys shafts, but to each their own.
John
Oct 5, 2016 at 12:28 pm
Joke’s on them for thinking the label on the shaft is how it should be aligned in the driver.