[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-cobra-golf-clubs-which-cobra-driver-suits-your-swing":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"which-cobra-driver-suits-your-swing","Which Cobra Driver Suits Your Swing?","Working from your typical miss to a single OPTM head.","\u002Fimg\u002Fcobra-golf-clubs\u002Fwhich-cobra-driver-suits-your-swing_which-cobra-driver.png","Which Cobra Driver Suits Your Swing? illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"cobra-golf-clubs","Cobra Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Start with the miss\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Swing speed is the number golfers quote. The miss is what costs strokes. Find yours:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Right, weak, losing height\u003C\u002Fstrong> — you need launch and help squaring the face. \u003Cstrong>MAX-D\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and more loft.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Right, but flying well\u003C\u002Fstrong> — a path issue more than a face issue. \u003Cstrong>MAX-K\u003C\u002Fstrong> or \u003Cstrong>X\u003C\u002Fstrong>, with the hosel set to help.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Left, low, running out\u003C\u002Fstrong> — you are closing the face hard. \u003Cstrong>MAX-D would make this worse.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Look at \u003Cstrong>X\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and check your grip size.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>High, stalling, dropping short\u003C\u002Fstrong> — spin. \u003Cstrong>LS\u003C\u002Fstrong> if your strike is repeatable, otherwise \u003Cstrong>X\u003C\u002Fstrong> with a lower-spin shaft.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Scattered both ways\u003C\u002Fstrong> — strike quality. \u003Cstrong>MAX-K\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and shorten the shaft.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Speed as a secondary filter\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Moderate speeds\u003C\u002Fstrong> want forgiveness, loft and a light shaft. MAX-K or MAX-D, with more loft than instinct suggests. Under-lofting is the most common self-inflicted distance loss in amateur golf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Middle speeds\u003C\u002Fstrong> sit naturally in X, with MAX-K available if the strike is inconsistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>High speeds\u003C\u002Fstrong> open up LS — but only alongside a repeatable strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>FutureFit33 is for refinement\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The adjustable hosel fine-tunes a head that already suits you. It does not turn one head into another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two useful facts. Independent loft and lie adjustment means you can add loft without closing the face as much as a single-setting hosel would. And if you need an extreme setting to make a driver work, you are in the wrong head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Length beats almost everything\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Stock drivers are longer than most golfers should play. Half an inch shorter reliably improves centre contact, and centre contact beats marginal speed nearly every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If two OPTM heads test identically, try the same head shorter. That change frequently outperforms switching model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A short decision path\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>Consistent slice → \u003Cstrong>MAX-D\u003C\u002Fstrong>, more loft, lighter shaft.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Strike wanders → \u003Cstrong>MAX-K\u003C\u002Fstrong>, shorter shaft.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>No specific problem → \u003Cstrong>X\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Fast, consistent, high spin → \u003Cstrong>LS\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Whichever you pick, have the length and shaft weight set before the head is finalised.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coach’s tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> If your good drives only appear when you swing easily, the club is too long, too light, or both. That is a build problem, not a technique problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",368,{"slug":15,"title":16},"cobra-optm-drivers-compared-ls-x-max-k-and-max-d","Cobra OPTM Drivers Compared: LS, X, MAX-K and MAX-D",{"slug":18,"title":19},"cobra-king-tec-mini-driver-who-actually-needs-one","Cobra KING TEC Mini Driver: Who Actually Needs One",1788299816298]