By ED TRAVIS
Cobra Golf new family of metal woods has been announced and is called Darkspeed or DS-Adapt. All four model drivers in the series have an innovative hosel fitting adjustment feature with 33 independent loft and lie settings.
Fast Facts DarkSpeed Adapt Drivers
Four models
Adjustable hosel—33 fittings FutureFit33
Reshaped more aerodynamic crown & heel
Forged face insert
Carbon fiber crown and sole
Titanium frame
Model-specific internal weighting Pwr-Bridge
At retail Jan. 10, 2025
$549
DS-Adapt Max-K Driver
Super game-improvement category
460cc clubhead
Combined MOI 10k
Oversize profile
Fixed back weight
Stock shaft: Denali Blue 60
Stock grip: Lamkin Crossline
DS-Adapt Max-D Driver
Super game-improvement category
460cc clubhead
Draw bias heel weighting
Fixed heel weight
Stock shaft: Denali Red 50
Stock grip: Lamkin Crossline
DS-Adapt X Driver
Game-improvement category
460cc clubhead
Sole weights—3g rear, 10g center
Stock shaft: Denali Blue 60
Stock grip: Lamkin Crossline
DS-Adapt LS Driver
Better player category
Low spin
445cc clubhead
Three interchangeable sole weights—two 3g, one 10g
Stock shaft: Denali Black 60
Stock grip: Lamkin Crossline
WYNTK
Cobra has made use of the latest trends in driver design and construction with the new DS-Adapt series including a more aerodynamic shape for the carbon fiber crown and heel to reduce downswing drag and therefore increase clubhead speed. The other Cobra-unique and innovative feature that may need some explaining during a driver fitting is the 33 loft and lie hosel settings which offer the advantage of precisely filling the needs of almost any golfer.
In that regard Jose Miraflor, VP of Product Architecture and Consumer Connections said, “FUTUREFIT33 is a true breakthrough in metalwood fitting. Never before has any hosel system provided 33 unique loft and lie settings that can be adjusted so quickly and easily. 33 settings is more than four times our previous hosel system and more than double our nearest competitor.”
To improve the aerodynamics which is a quick way to pick up a mile an hour improvement in speed and that translates into more distance regardless of the player the crown and heel were built up make them more rounded and “slipperier.”
The 33 position hosel adjustment system is a marvel of engineering giving players and their fitters more choices than ever before.
