Cobra Darkspeed irons: Full reviews, robotic testing data and more
HIGHLIGHTS
DRIVER TECH
PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION
LARGER INSERT, MORE SPEED Quick Hits
| Launch | Bias | Spin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | N/A | Mid | $142.71/club |
| Low | N/A | Mid | $142.71/club |
| High | N/A | High | $99.99/club |
Club Comparison
Cobra Darkspeed Irons
To help provide golfers with distance, forgiveness and feel, the engineers at Cobra refined key technologies from the Darkspeed metal wood line (like PWR-Bridge) and shrunk them down to create the new Darkspeed irons. Then, to enhance the feel of the hollow-body design, they injected foam microspheres to fill the internal cavity to finely tune the acoustics.
This new structure allows designers to push wall thicknesses to the limit to produce better energy transfer with the result being an iron that offers 25 percent more face deflection for faster ball speeds.
To help optimize ball flight and distance control through the set, Darkspeed irons offer what Cobra calls progressive TECFLO construction that transitions from a full-hollow design with PWR-Bridge and PWRSHELL in the longer 4-7-irons, to a full hollow-body with no face insert in the 8-PW. And, finally, to a half-hollow design in the gap and sand wedges.
What separates the PWR-Bridge of the woods from the irons is that the weight in the irons is suspended on a small post, which allows it to sit almost completely free floating within the hollow clubhead thanks to the supporting foam microspheres. This design allows for the precise positioning of the center of gravity for optimal launch while creating an improved face and sole that helps increase ball speed and launch.
In addition, the Darkspeed irons feature a thinner (1.6mm) and 21-percent larger PWRSHELL H.O.T. Face (Highly Optimized Topology) insert that takes ball speed to the next level. An L-Cup construction also boasts a new and improved H.O.T. Face pattern, designed using A.I., for a faster and more efficient clubface.
