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2025 Cobra King and King X Wedges

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hedley_lamarr said:
Done some pitch shots today. Measured off 15 yards. V grind isn't included for me because I just don't see me hitting real golf shots with it at that distance to any type of tucked pin.

The 54 D grind sole is so good. The ball "pops" in the air and the feel is that of a "flushed" shot. Ample spin plus being able to hit my target 4 of 5 times in the air. This wedge really makes me concerned with green reading more than it does the pitch itself. It feels "auto mode" type easy. The heel side/hosel doesn't dig. Not one issue.

The WL 58 degree has become a specialty club. IT DOES IT WELL. I treat this like a driver. Its a different type of club for a specific situation. The scallop and the sole design allow the face to be opened fully and the leading edge doesn't feel like its going to come into play. The ball can be played lower but with the spin I generate, there's no point in using this club for that purpose. Other clubs cover it.

The WL sole is a lot of fun and very easy to get creative in the short game. Spin is high and so is the ease of use. I don't see me needing to hit "flop" type shots often but I have a club I feel can do it pretty easily now.

After nearly 2 weeks. These wedges are firmly in the bag and will stick after testing. Shame on me for taking so long to get hands on them.
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I have had exactly the same experience with the wide low grind on my 60. It is the best wedge I’ve ever used for speciality shots near the green, specifically flop type shots. The low leading edge combined with the grind design make it just work however open I have the face.

I’m curious if you’ve tried it from the sand and what your experience has been? I did try it again recently when I was short sided in a bunker. I managed to get the ball close but it wasn’t how I envisioned it. It actually dug a bit, ball came out lower than planned, but it all balanced out and the ball was close enough I made the putt.

I’m thinking I should just keep it as my flop wedge and go with the my king x 56 that is great from the bunker and just open the face more. I continue to believe that the King X wedges are the best wedges I’ve ever played. The 52 from 100 yards has been my birdie iron. The 56 gets pretty much everything from 90 yards in to chipping and does it well. My short game actually shows the biggest jump in strokes gained compared to last season. And all aspects of my game have shown improvement.
 
hedley_lamarr said:
Done some pitch shots today. Measured off 15 yards. V grind isn't included for me because I just don't see me hitting real golf shots with it at that distance to any type of tucked pin.

The 54 D grind sole is so good. The ball "pops" in the air and the feel is that of a "flushed" shot. Ample spin plus being able to hit my target 4 of 5 times in the air. This wedge really makes me concerned with green reading more than it does the pitch itself. It feels "auto mode" type easy. The heel side/hosel doesn't dig. Not one issue.

The WL 58 degree has become a specialty club. IT DOES IT WELL. I treat this like a driver. Its a different type of club for a specific situation. The scallop and the sole design allow the face to be opened fully and the leading edge doesn't feel like its going to come into play. The ball can be played lower but with the spin I generate, there's no point in using this club for that purpose. Other clubs cover it.

The WL sole is a lot of fun and very easy to get creative in the short game. Spin is high and so is the ease of use. I don't see me needing to hit "flop" type shots often but I have a club I feel can do it pretty easily now.

After nearly 2 weeks. These wedges are firmly in the bag and will stick after testing. Shame on me for taking so long to get hands on them.
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I am coming to the same conclusion as you. The 50*V will be treated as a full shot club. The need isn’t there to add another wedge in play, for what the 54*D has been accomplishing. Yesterday I had 3 chips from 20 yds and in hit the mark I was aiming for and just roll past the pin. You can see the ball roll line in the dew.

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The 58*WL will be that club that if I 3/4 swing inside 50yds and in those specialty areas around the green (bunker or flop). I never knew I needed to, or could, open up a wedge and have confidence that I could pull off a shot an hit it, versus blading it. No issues here at all.

I knew these were going to be good after all the chatter from the Morgan Cup fellas and those who have posted in here.

I’ll take this proximity from 100yds in leaving me two good birdie looks!

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I’m going to grab some macro photos of these tonight.
 
OldeDude said:
The Cobra King 60* V showed up today, looks so good, as do all of the Cobra King Wedges. Here are a couple of photos:

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and a couple trying to show how well the combination of the Speed Notch and the trailing edge relief on the V grind keeps the leading edge really close to the ground when you open the face.

Square face:

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Open Face:

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I'll try to get some better pictures of this next time I get out to the course, and get some comparisons with the 56* D, which doesn't have a Speed Notch, and very little trailing edge relief.
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Man those are some beautiful pictures. I’m telling you, they nailed the aesthetics here
 
I got out to my local short game practice area, I had the place to myself for a while, so was able to hit ChromeSofts instead of range balls for most of the time I was there. My focus was to primarily get familiar with the 60 V that I just got yesterday, but I took advantage of having the place to myself to hit various chip shots with all three wedges to see how good the spin is with a quality golf ball. No surprises, the spin off all three wedges was very good. The ball checks up really well on the first bounce, followed by a very controlled roll out distance that fits the type of chip that was hit. After a good bit of chipping I moved back to about 30 yards with the 56* D and 60* V, playing from fairway and rough, and as I've said before, turf interaction with both of these grinds is exceptional, I especially like the D grind. Played a handful of bunker shots with the 60 V, that went really well too, which was nice to see since my 60* is normally my primary greenside bunker club.

All in all a nice way to spend an hour or so on a nice sunny Fall afternoon. The Cobra King wedges continue to show really good performance in any of the conditions I've thrown at them. Easy to say that so far they are as good as any wedges I've played, and better than some.

Here are a couple of pictures of the short game practice area I use.

This one was taken from about 30 yards out from the front of the green, the green is about 25 yards deep, and there's about another 20 yards available behind me.

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This one was taken from the area in the shade on the left side of the first picture. Fairway and light rough lies available over here, and fun to hit high soft shots to the back pin from this area.

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OldBDR said:
I have had exactly the same experience with the wide low grind on my 60. It is the best wedge I’ve ever used for speciality shots near the green, specifically flop type shots. The low leading edge combined with the grind design make it just work however open I have the face.

I’m curious if you’ve tried it from the sand and what your experience has been? I did try it again recently when I was short sided in a bunker. I managed to get the ball close but it wasn’t how I envisioned it. It actually dug a bit, ball came out lower than planned, but it all balanced out and the ball was close enough I made the putt.

I’m thinking I should just keep it as my flop wedge and go with the my king x 56 that is great from the bunker and just open the face more. I continue to believe that the King X wedges are the best wedges I’ve ever played. The 52 from 100 yards has been my birdie iron. The 56 gets pretty much everything from 90 yards in to chipping and does it well. My short game actually shows the biggest jump in strokes gained compared to last season. And all aspects of my game have shown improvement.
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No sand play. I do a full out effort to avoid bunkers. I play them ok but the shots gained makes me stay away. The D grind is going to work well I assume.
 
darthweasel said:
how steep is your attack?
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Depends on the shot and how I approach it. I can be really flat and also steep depending on the lie. Deep stuff and steep hasn't been an issue at all
 
Cobra’s D grind is the best on the market right now.

I’ll die on that hill.
 
Scooby45 said:
Cobra’s D grind is the best on the market right now.

I’ll die on that hill.
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I can’t argue it but it’s a small sample size.
 
After finishing up work today setup I setup the LM in the backyard and I worked on hitting partial wedge shots into the net. Not being able to play much this year feel shots are the part of my game that is suffering the most. There is no substitute for practicing these shots.

First observation these look nice on the impact vision camera


My second observation I have no problem flighting the ball down. If anything on these shots I have to figure out how to hit the higher shots with these.
 
Scooby45 said:
Cobra’s D grind is the best on the market right now.

I’ll die on that hill.
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I am quickly becoming a believer in those regards…
 
I need to do some work/testing out of the bunker with these. Will throw down a few during my round this morning.
 
Scooby45 said:
Cobra’s D grind is the best on the market right now.

I’ll die on that hill.
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Statements such as this seem to pop up in here often and remind me that I must get my hands on a D grind KING wedge soon. I absolutely adore both my V and WL, so hearing the love certainly makes the D grind that much more attractive.
 
For those of you testing the KING wedges:

Has anything surprised you about the KING wedges? Any expectations exceeded or failed to have been met that were unexpected?

Personally, based on my previous experience with Snakebite wedges, I had expectations regarding feel and performance that were far exceeded. I found the overall experience with the KING wedges to far exceed my expectations going in.

What says you?
 
Redd said:
Has anything surprised you about the KING wedges?
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The first thing that surprised me was how much the scallop on the back of the V lets you open up the face while keeping the leading edge low to the ground.
 
leftybob said:
The first thing that surprised me was how much the scallop on the back of the V lets you open up the face while keeping the leading edge low to the ground.
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I love this because it's something I was ignorant to initially. Prior to the Snakebite and then the KING wedges I had not played a Cobra wedge since high school, so I wasn't aware of the scallop's purpose or that it was unique to Cobra. I have sure come to appreciate what it allows!
 
Redd said:
I love this because it's something I was ignorant to initially. Prior to the Snakebite and then the KING wedges I had not played a Cobra wedge since high school, so I wasn't aware of the scallop's purpose or that it was unique to Cobra. I have sure come to appreciate what it allows!
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This is my first experience with cobra wedges. I’m not a digger who takes big divots. The trailing edge being removed the club head feels like it goes through the turf very smoothly.
 
Yodom said:
Any comparisons to other OEM grinds?
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It gets through the turf smoother than the RTZ mid and full with added heel relief for me. There is a bit more protection compared to the Vokey M grind in testing. (Haven't found a Vokey D grind, to be fair), and seemingly gives me a bit better contact than the TM ATV grind.
 
The 58W out of soft sand is money…
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Question for the testers, now that you’ve had a little time with the Kings is there one you are testing that has really jumped out and impressed you? If so which bounce and grind?
 
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Question for anyone gaming these.... If you tried the Snakebites in the past, do you have a good comparison? Are they similar, if not, how so?
 
Scooby45 said:
Cobra’s D grind is the best on the market right now.

I’ll die on that hill.
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What makes it so? It does seem to be the popular common grind I see from Cobra.
 
Bryndom said:
Question for anyone gaming these.... If you tried the Snakebites in the past, do you have a good comparison? Are they similar, if not, how so?
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My observation:

The KING wedges feel more substantial. Aside from the obvious visible differences in design, which I viewed as a great upgrade over the Snakebites, I really feel like Cobra nailed the weighting and feel of the KING wedge design.
 
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