Cobra Irons?

[Supermanwoot]

I feel like cobra irons are underplayed. I swung the S2s and they are pretty nice, but were a little too pricey for me at the time. You really NEVER see cobras at the range/course, at least I have yet to so far.

My question is, who plays these irons (besides Villegas, I mean play style)? They don't seem to make any irons that really directly compete with anyone else, just kinda expensive cavity backs which is why I wonder why someone would buy them.

[bman1313]

Tour Players
Ogilvy - pro MB
Villegas - pro CB
Holmes - S2 forged/pro CB
Poulter - pro CB/MB
Gore - pro CB/MB

I think most would rather play Titleist if your paying the same cash for the forged irons. I am pretty brand loyal to the Acushnet Co. myself.

[James_Black]

I play with FP's.
They're forgiving and long.

I'd say check out the SZ's they're the upgraded version and I don't think would be too expensive.

[GaijinGolfer]

Cobra isnt all that well known simply because Acushnet markets their Titleist brand much more than the Cobra brand.
Cobra is kind of their entry level/budget line of clubs.

[Shindig]

I was considering Cobra irons a little over a year and a half ago. I think I was looking at the FPs, back when I thought game improvement would be my second set.

I decided against it for many reasons. First, I was already iffy about the incredibly strong lofts in these clubs. Second, I was deciding between the GI iron and the cavity-back players' iron, but every time I was at a demo day, the Cobra Representative would try to sell me on the UFI, even though I had stated each time that I was looking to go the other way on clubs.

I don't remember the FPs being more expensive than other game improvement irons I was considering. I liked the Cobra fairway woods and hybrids I was gaming at the time. The big deal breaker for me was the representative trying to get me to try clubs that I had expressed no interest in.

[microcrayfish]

Their drivers seem to have a pretty good reputation but you don't see their irons much, occasionally I'll see an older set of Cobras in someone's bag but I hardly ever see newer ones. I guess better golfers are going to be more geared towards the Titleist brand, Acushnet sure markets it more.

[whetstone]

I play the SZ's, and love them! I've never hit any of cobra's woods, but I'd definately like to, given the performance of my irons.

[J_Bone]

Bring back from DEAD....

Has any one hit Cobra Gravity Irons? I know they are old but I got a set for free and was wondering how they are?

[max power]

The SZ Forged are a real nice set, just need to add something resembling a normal pitching wedge (47-49*).

[DarkPrince]

If I end up liking the proCB or proMB more this year, I might get them, they are some slick looking irons. Last year they had their demo day the week before I stopped by :(

[JUST]

  James_Black said:

I play with FP's.

I really enjoy my cobra irons. It should not matter what pro's use them, just get a set of irons that fits you and is in your price range.

[walfice]

  bman1313 said:

Tour Players

Ogilvy switched to Titleist this year, also, I read a couple of weeks ago that Acushnet is selling off the Cobra brand to Puma. Did anybody else read this?

[redsox98]

I think the sell is all but done. I think it will be great for the Cobra line Puma has wanted to get a good name in golf and now has it. The only question that I have is how long will it take them to get a good R & D department up and going?

[snowman0157]

I recently purchased and now play the Cobra S2 Forged irons. I LOVE them. Perfect blend of of forged feel/look with a bit of game improvement feature built in.

[sean_miller]

How much R&D; does it take to make all the lofts 2 irons stronger? It's like having guitar amps that go up to 11.

Now, if they were pressurizing the heads with Nitrogen (or maybe Argon), they'd really be onto something!

[kevinbomb123]

sorry to tell you but cobra is not owned by acushnet anymore its owned by puma

[sean_miller]

  kevinbomb123 said:

sorry to tell you but cobra is not owned by acushnet anymore its owned by puma

Hey Copernicus - did you check the date on post #1?

[bbedell]

  snowman0157 said:

I recently purchased and now play the Cobra S2 Forged irons. I LOVE them. Perfect blend of of forged feel/look with a bit of game improvement feature built in.

I agree Snowman! I've had mine since Christmas time and I love love love these irons. I hit them literally side by side with the Titleist AP2s while I was researching a new set and could not feel or see a bit of difference between the two other than the $200 increase in the price of the AP2s. I strongly advise anyone in the market for a new set of irons to give these a shot. They look slick as hell and they feel like pure butter when you hit them. Hit them side by side with another set of irons like I did and I think you will be pleasantly surprise.