For years now the members and readers of THP have continuously asked Cobra Golf one specific question without relenting. Do you plan on releasing putters?
The answer has always been the same, that the costs versus the benefits of getting into traditional putter design and production just wasn’t worth it as they wouldn’t put their name on just anything. That was the answer, until the Cobra KING SuperSport 35 Putter.
Today is a new day and if you have been paying attention, this a new Cobra, one not afraid of reinvention and disruption in a golf industry that so desperately clings to doing things the way that they always have just for the sake of it. Joining forces with HP and Parmatech, Cobra Golf has created and will be releasing a putter unlike anything an OEM has ever released, a 3D printed one.
Relationships Pave the Way
This has been a labor of love, and flat out cutting-edge technology for Cobra. Realizing that potentially creating and releasing a putter via traditional casting and forging methods would be tedious and costly, not to mention limiting for a company that has been all about pushing the boundaries in recent releases.
That is why they needed partners, and in the end, they joined forces with HP and Parmatech. Why them? Simply put, HP Metal Jet 3D Printing.
Although there are many out there doing 3D printing, Cobra believes that HP is the best out there, and a company more than willing to show off just what 3D printing can do, and why they believe it truly is the future of production for all sorts of products. Compared to traditional methods this is not only much faster, but the quality and precision is top of the line according to Cobra. To exemplify what this technology means, the relationship with HP began in 2019 and within eight months they coordinated and produced thirty-five iterations. Best of all? This also allows a company like Cobra to meet and maintain economic demands as well.
Rounding things out, they are also forging a relationship with SIK, the same brand which Cobra Ambassador Bryson DeChambeau works with. In Bryson’s own words:
“I’ve had a lot of success over the years with my SIK putter and was really excited to work with COBRA to develop a new way to manufacture equipment and bring this new putter to market, HP’s Metal Jet technology is an incredibly advanced production method and very exacting, which is pretty critical in golf equipment. I think golfers of all levels will benefit from the combination of COBRA’s high MOI design and SIK’s Descending Loft technology.”
Keep reading to find out more.
Cobra KING Supersport 35 Putter
To the meat and potatoes of it all, shall we? The first model being released in extremely limited quantities is named the KING Supersport 35. This putter design is fully 3D printed, something that is being done by one or two boutique companies out there, but by no other OEM and certainly not in coordination with HP and their Metal Jet printing.
The Supersport 35 is a heel-toe weighted blade putter that is slightly oversized in terms of footprint. Thanks to 3D printing not only was Cobra able to streamline the design, prototype, test, and release process, but they were also able to create something totally unique and not done before.
The body is printed out of 313 Stainless and features a wild and unique “metal lattice” within the frame that would be quite literally impossible via traditional casting or forging. The goal here was fine tuning the feel as well as moving weight to maximize the MOI in a blade putter without having to use adjustable weights or varying materials. The Supersport 35 also features a plumber’s neck hosel design with a 35° toe-hang. The putter is finished out with a CNC milling to bring out the final high-quality look, again faster and more streamlined than the usual putter production methods.
The Supersport 35 is finished out with a face design done in cooperation with SIK golf as previously mentioned. This is a huge deal as it is taking their patented DLT (descending loft technology) and implementing it into an aluminum insert. For those unfamiliar, SIK’s face design features four different lofts from the top of the face to the bottom (4°, 3°, 2°, 1°) and has been shown to provide consistent roll regardless of the persons putting stroke AoA. Needless to say, a tremendously cool aspect to this putter that will almost guarantee the performance it taken up a notch.
So, for those of you who have been clamoring for a putter, its time to get excited.
The number one question that will be asked with this new technology is what does it sound like? We dropped our tiny microphone near impact and rolled a few putts for you.
Just the Beginning
This release is the continuation of exciting outside the box and disruptive thinking from Cobra, first MIM, and now 3D printing, both things that no other major manufacturer is utilizing. That said, the company also assures everyone that this is just the beginning of their partnership with HP which will span multiple years as well as extending beyond putters. This is a new era in speed as well as quality, making the impossible possible, and to prove that there will be two more 2021 releases coming from these relationships.
What do you think of the KING Supersport 35? How about the new path that Cobra Golf is blazing for itself in the industry? Be sure to let us know both below as well as in the THP community.
The Details
Availability: November 20, 2021 – Only at CobraGolf.com
Price: $399.00
Specs: 34” only, with Lamkin SinkFIt Smartgrip featuring Cobra Connect powered by Arccos
Quantity: Very Limited
Is this style of grip similar to one that you were gaming prior?
Nice!
To borrow another Star Wars reference, since it is being used cleverly in another thread (thanks, @jdtox), I am not grip sensitive. I have several different grips and they all are fine with me.
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I played a SS 3.0 for a long time and still have it on a putter and like it.
have been trending to smaller more traditional grips though.
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Wow that’s significant…
Yeah… I couldn’t figure out why I was yanking putts my first round either. And then I saw it.
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Not quite as bad as moltens
That’s unfortunate.
Dang, that would be really cool.
I wish they had PGA Tour Live for this tournament
Took some rough pics next to my misc collection while I muttered silently about the snow covered green.
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This is cool. I am now kind of surprised that the run was as limited as it was. Having three rounds under my belt with it, I can attest that the roll it putts on the ball is extremely consistent.
Okay I have to ask. Why?
I have to assume you would believe he doesn’t sell a bunch of equipment based on the other thread, right?
I see why you asked why. I probably shouldn’t have even thrown the sentences into the same post. I wasn’t trying to say that because Dufner was using it, it might sell more. That thought never crossed my mind, particularly because you have to look so closely in the video to even be able to discern that it is one of the new Cobra putters.
I thought it was cool that a tour pro would have an unconventional looking putter in his bag, because they often seek more traditional offerings in their equipment and, let’s face it the looks of this Cobra putter are not conventional. Then, I changed thoughts, without starting a new post or paragraph, just again expressing the quality of the roll the putter puts on the ball.
Duffner rolling that putter doesn’t make me think that Cobra will sell greater numbers of it, if the company has a second, larger release, big enough to need marketing. If Ricky moved away from his Scotty to a Cobra? That would likely move the numbers. If Tiger or Phil had one in the bag? Absolutely. I have admitted that I don’t get certain equipment marketing strategies, but I would remain surprised if there are more than a handful of individual players who move sales. What I might guess would move sales is a volume of PGA tour players using certain equipment. If, for example, ten tour players were using the new Cobra putter, there would be a rush of demand for that piece of equipment, in my opinion. But, I know very little about this stuff. That’s for sure. I just like to talk about It.
BTW, now that you’re questioning me, I am stressed and need to go smoke some weed. ? Will you check with local law enforcement and see if they will suspend enforcement of the law, since it has been a difficult year?
Is there any way to pop the sensor, pull the grip without cutting it and re-install? I have had professional club fitters be able to save putter grips in the past.
I’m not too sure but I’m also not going to sweat it. I’ve got putter sensors and I can order another grip. It’s a bummer but it isn’t the end of the world.
I’m real close to swapping grips if I don’t decide to sell this thing. Plan to try to save the grip if i do.
would you be able to send it back and have them fix? For $400 seems like a bad miss
Doh.. I was replying for a standard grip. Not sure about the new putter grip with Arccos
Yes, the embedded sensors are pretty easy to pop out, I have posted some pics in another thread that I will find and link to. Just takes a very small flathead or something similar to pry it out.
I would think most places would be able to get it off with a shim, my WWG has done that for a couple grips of mine in the past.
Seeing pics of this one I think it would be different than the typical CC grips. Looks like sensor housing is more secure.
Not sure if anyone who has one can comment on it
The casing certainly seems more firm and deep. Haven’t really pried on it though.
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Looks pretty secure
Those little notches look like the spot to pry. Certainly looks more secure but I suspect it will pop out. Would be a head scratcher for Cobra to have a custom grip that is a huge pain to be replaced. The shim method might be more relevant though for sure.
going to put on a tour van SNSR and extend to 34.5 or 35. try to find a way to add some weight to the butt end too.
looking forward to hearing more about this adjustment from you
I gained strokes with the putter again today and I can’t imagine that it’s a fluke. Several birdies each of the last few rounds.
? golfworks shorted me on some stuff so still waiting.
You have yours?
He both has it and doesn’t have it, depending on how he is feeling.
He is being very mysterious about it.