Back in 2019, Cobra released the T-RAIL irons, which were a blend of hybrids and irons featuring hollow body technology and rails across the sole. They were a pretty big hit for those that tested them and today they are announcing a new version, aptly named, the 2021 Cobra T-RAIL irons.
The 2021 Cobra T-RAIL combines the forgiveness of the Baffler hybrid with the precision of an iron in a unique set that is all about performance. This evolution of the hybrid/iron debuts what they call Baffler Hollow Split Rails. Long tech term aside, it is pretty fascinating.
Hollow rails in the front create up to 70% more flex on the sole directly behind the face. This is done to create a little more launch, while improving ball speed with nothing lost in the turf interaction that was enjoyed so much from the previous set. A very high-strength forged steel face with their patented E9 variable face thickness technology minimizes ball speed loss when you miss the center. In a nutshell, these are all about forgiveness and are designed to help golfers that use more of the face at impact than just the center.
Cobra T-RAIL irons sets transitions from a 5 hybrid-iron to a classic 4-hybrid in replacement of a 4 hybrid-iron. The classic hybrid shape has a lower and deeper CG that provides higher launch, and increased spin making it fly higher and land softer than the hybrid-iron version. The T-RAIL transition set is available in both men’s and women’s.
The sets come standard with graphite Cobra UltraLite 50g shafts in Stiff and Regular as well as a 45g shaft in Lite flex. For those that prefer a heavier steel shaft, Cobra UltraLite steel in 97g is also an option through custom order.
The Details
In Stores: March 26th, 2021
Cost: $999 for 7-piece Transition Set
Dexterity: RH and LH
Set Makeup: Listed in final paragraph
GW and SW are also available in custom orders
For more information on the T-RAIL and all of COBRA’s products, visit www.cobragolf.com.
If you do look into them, pay attention to the shaft. From my experience in fitting and testing, the stock graphite were very light and it affected how the clubs felt in hand and while swinging. I ended up with Recoil 460 ESX in mine which was not the stock offering for the T Rails.
Still have the OGs – great irons. I like the update l, looking forward to hitting them.
Pricepoint is still killer.
Funny you say this! I won these from THP last year, and there was only a RH set so I gave them to a friend who was just starting the game.
The amount of improvement he saw from using these has been pretty incredible. These things are really good.
I think you should go with these…
They perform as advertised. I wish that circumstances had been different and I could have demonstrated that for you and everyone last October in Vegas. They are incredibly easy to launch and the ball wants to travel high and straight.
Ultimate combo set.
T-rail 4
Radspeed 5
Forged tec 6, 7
Mim tour 8, 9
Forged mb PW
I am curious what shafts they had? were they stock??
@JB Are these aimed at the over 50 crowd primarily?? Will they offer them in a OL setup?
It seems like such an easy bvious pairing that these should be paired with OL some day
The stock graphite was Cobra Ultralite 50. I was able to order the Recoil 460 ESX for my MC bag last year. The Ultralite 50 were a no go for me. I’m 58 and I have a handicap between 14-18.
Having gamed the T-Rail gen 1, I can say that I have tried just about every GI and SGI irons out there and they have won out in the bag. I lack launch and spin with my 145 ish carry 7i swing speed. Time and time again these always produce the easiest launch and highest spin rates while yet maintaining a competitive distance loft to loft when comparing to other irons. I came from 588 Altitudes which are a cult classic in their own right and very solid SGI hollow body irons. For me the T-rails sounded and looked better. I start my irons at a 6i and the Altitude 6i would sometime produce that very long and left shot. To where my miss with the T-Rail 6i is usually a high cut that misses a little right. So very playable.
Also as a surprise to me the set wedges (I play the PW, GW and SW) could arguably be the stars of the set. They are very accurate and I have no issues with inconsistent yardages. I often play a course that has a 100 yd par 3 and an 85 yd par 3 and with the set wedges I know for sure I have had more GIR’s with the set wedges than any other wedges I’ve gamed.
These simply check all the boxes for me other than perhaps the black finish. They look great off the rack and for the most part have held up about as good as a black iron could possibly, but they do show wear after a season of about 50 rds plus many range sessions. I was hoping for more of a satin finish like the Rad Speed irons or the Srixon ZX4. Not sure about the 2 tone look going here. They are silver and black now no?
And can someone explain the split rail tech in these, I am failing to understand how carving a channel in the rails improves things. If its that big of an advantage I have a dremel with a cut off wheel that I can groove mine out
What shaft did you go with ?
I play my Gen 1’s with the Modus 105 R. It’s a nice combo
I can’t tell if it’s really silver on there or not. On the cobra site they have some in hand pics and it just looks like black with the glare making it look two tone.
Would love a comparison between the HB Turbos vs the T-Rails. The new HB’s may not be far behind. The new T-Rails classic 4 hybrid would make these appealing.
For me with the same shaft the turbos were a lot lower in spin rate. For some that might work out great but I’m a low spin guy so I appreciated the higher spin of the Trails.
As for other aspects the Turbos have very minimal offset. The trails have more but nothing off putting. The Turbos are a progressive design. 4 and 5i are essentially hybrids to where the wedges are pretty normal in size. The trail soles are all pretty much the same width.
Exactly. ?
I may have to go to the big city so that I give these a try.
Was given several options in my custom fitting session to thoroughly try different types. Wilson launchpad (the two colour, Iron mimicking look sounds good on paper but looks odd standing over the ball), various Cobras and Clevelands, even a Taylormade sim2 max os (based on all the reviews out there my clear favourite before entering the store).
To get one thing out of the way: The sim2 outperforms everything else, if you hit it cleanly. If not, then not. Bad shots remain bad shots.
And I ended up with a clear winner with the TRail. By a mile. Distance wise the 7 was on average 10 to 15 yards shorter than the sim2. But the consistency. THE consistency!!! After the first 5 shots with it, all effortlessly down the virtual fairway with high launch and 4k back spin (I did not know I could do backspin…) I was in a state excitement. I thought wow this club helps me to strike the ball clean. Then I checked the club face. My shots hade left marks across the full width of the face! I could not belief what I saw. At least 3 of the 5 shots would have been in the rough, not on the fairway with my old club. Or with the sim2. I was blown away by the result. I could not believe it and hit ball after ball after ball onto the fairway. Even the bad ones were just slightly left or right but still decent shots for my level of ability. And they look so good, at least to my taste.
No surprise then that I went for the full set. 4-6 hybrid (tested the 6 iron but the hybrid felt better, more consistent for me) 6-9, PW, GW, SW. Standard everything apart from a medium sized grip for my XL hands.
I cannot wait to get themi to my hands and turn the occasional below 100 round into my standard score by eliminating those score (and soul) destroying 8s, 9s and 10s on an otherwise ok-ish round.
I would think so. I am still testing the 7i. The split rails seem to catch a bit on certain turf like lumpy early season turf. That’s with a steeper swing, a shallower swing is all good. The flight is not too high for me with the modus 120.