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2024 Cobra King Tec, King Tec-X, and King Tec-X One Length Irons

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OldandStiff said:
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This is going to be fun.
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JB said:
Okay.
Both sets have been hit and hit a lot.

First up the "in hand". They look good. Really good. I have been both complimentary and critical in the past of this lineup, but there isnt a lot to be critical about the appearance here in my opinion. They modeled it well to fit in line with what exists in the more aspirational set in their lineup. The edges are soft without being dull if that makes sense and both the TEC and TEC X offer a comfortable look. What I mean by that is while there might be some demand, there isn't anything scary about them.

In hand I still had to pick up the iron to tell which one I was holding unless I was holding them together. Starting with the X, they nailed the sound. Powerful, full, without giving off any of the hollow you might expect. There is a mildly soft feeling through the audible impact, but generally this feels powerful. Moving to the non X, the feel stayed similar. The sound has a slightly different pitch to it, but only the most discerning ear would pick it up. I can't imagine too many would struggle with feel or sound, as it doesnt stray too far, but overall just gets better.

I played the previous two generations for a lengthy period of time before passing one set to a THPer in a contest (custom shafts and all) and the other to @Hawk with more custom shafts haha. I have the experience here and I honestly was expected to see something pretty similar. I didnt. The X launched the ball nearly a full degree higher than my notes show from previous. Now that could be GolfTEC work or it could be equipment work. I gave those sets away as mentioned above to compare, but getting more launch out of X was pretty darn interesting. The Tec launch angle was similar. Ball speed up on both sets, which I expected based on design.

Being that I only hit them indoors, I want to say one piece that stood out to me. There was a ball today that I missed a good half inch towards the toe side with the X iron and it stayed its line far better than it should and I only lost about 4 mph ball speed. Again, indoor effect sure, but that is something I didnt expect and was pleasantly surprised.

I didnt chart distance, because I was using someone else's bay and didnt know how to save, but more coming for sure.
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This really has me thinking the X is the way to go. My previous model of the X was so good to me, it has me thinking now, don’t over think it and just stick with what got you here. I really need to hit the new X model.
 
Hawk said:
Love it. What specs did you settle on?
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5-G, 1” long, 2° flat, 1° weak. Dart 90F4, CPX jumbo grip.
Jtubb17 said:
This really has me thinking the X is the way to go. My previous model of the X was so good to me, it has me thinking now, don’t over think it and just stick with what got you here. I really need to hit the new X model.
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You’ll like the X but the Tec will surprise you. Prolly.
 
Parrot said:
5-G, 1” long, 2° flat, 1° weak. Dart 90F4, CPX jumbo grip.

You’ll like the X but the Tec will surprise you. Prolly.
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I think sticking with the Dart 90 will be a good call. Hopefully they get to you soon.
 
Anyone thinking about taking the OL FTX for a test?

This is always the time of year the OL ponder hits.
 
I still need to find time to go hit these. Thinking 5-PW in the Tec and maybe a 4i of the TecX.
 
Got to test the king tec at the store against the king tours. Major differences I saw were spin and miss hits. Good strikes weren’t that all that much difference performance wise other than that. Spin was about 1,000 rpms less on every shot. Miss hits retained about 5mph ball speed on similar strikes which was very impressive.

I came away impressed. I didn’t feel like I was losing anything in looks and sound/feel but was able to get better performance out of off center strikes with less spin too, which isn’t something I struggle with so I would be a big fan of that option. I think these would be fantastic irons for me, especially in a better shaft than the S taper lite they had to demo.
 
JDax said:
Anyone thinking about taking the OL FTX for a test?

This is always the time of year the OL ponder hits.
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I always believe I'm the perfect candidate for One Length.
 
I will say the King Tecs look and sound extremely good. Look wise at address you can’t tell the difference between them and the king tours.
 
CBaker said:
Got to test the king tec at the store against the king tours. Major differences I saw were spin and miss hits. Good strikes weren’t that all that much difference performance wise other than that. Spin was about 1,000 rpms less on every shot. Miss hits retained about 5mph ball speed on similar strikes which was very impressive.

I came away impressed. I didn’t feel like I was losing anything in looks and sound/feel but was able to get better performance out of off center strikes with less spin too, which isn’t something I struggle with so I would be a big fan of that option. I think these would be fantastic irons for me, especially in a better shaft than the S taper lite they had to demo.
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Great feedback my man.
 
LLIB said:
King Tec X 6-P ordered
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Hell yea. Congrats! You and I have some similar preferences, so I'm looking forward to this. Great shaft choice btw.
 
Hawk said:
Hell yea. Congrats! You and I have some similar preferences, so I'm looking forward to this. Great shaft choice btw.
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I’ve always liked the 950GH. It performs without me feeling like I have to go after it every time. But when I need to step on it, it holds up.
 
LLIB said:
I’ve always liked the 950GH. It performs without me feeling like I have to go after it every time. But when I need to step on it, it holds up.
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It's so good. I could see myself ending up back there easily.
 
JDax said:
Anyone thinking about taking the OL FTX for a test?

This is always the time of year the OL ponder hits.
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I think you should just order a set and stop living vicariously through others.
 
jdtox said:
I think you should just order a set and stop living vicariously through others.
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This is the kind of peer pressure I can get behind. Come on @JDax
 
CBaker said:
I will say the King Tecs look and sound extremely good. Look wise at address you can’t tell the difference between them and the king tours.
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You hit them too? My goodness I‘m doing something wrong
 
Has @JDax ordered his set yet?
 
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