I told you so.Ok, I have some information that may be helpful for people waffling on heads, although the caveat always remains that my swing is not yours. I will throw in the teaser that @Jman is going to say, “I told you so.”
I have hit out on the course and with a launch monitor every Cobra offering since F7. Sure, the technology changes, but to me, there is certain dna imbedded into what is a ”Cobra.” With that history, my experience has always been that I spin the more forgiving option too much. Since the F9, I have clearly seen best results with the heavier weight forward in the lower spinning head. It has not been marginally better, either.
When The LTDx line was announced, I immediately felt that the X head is intriguing. It has a tantalizing tech story. I read James’ great write up. I also have watched virtually every review that I could find. I know that the X head is not comparable to the higher spinning, higher MOI Cobra heads of the past. All of that having been said, my long history, as well as numbers I have actually seen from online reviews, led me to the conclusion that I would find better success with the LS head. Our local stores still do not have any to hit. I try a Cobra every year just because I have a soft spot for Cobra and I love to try new gear. I am fearful of supply chain issues. So, I finally decided to order, without first having hit the driver. I ordered the LS head.
Today, I helped a friend move. I was lifting heavy items all day, including washers and dryers down stairs. I was exhausted when we finished at 5:30. I stopped by my local Dicks to pick up some resistance bands for workouts that my swing coach gave me. I meandered through the golf section. Usually, the selection is not great, often last year’s stuff. I talked to a salesperson. I asked if he had any of the new heads. To my surprise, he had an LTDx head in 9*. I was shocked, since the big box store nearest to me still doesn’t have one and given that Dicks usually does not have much Cobra equipment.
He asked me if I would like to hit it. Of course I did, despite feeling completely worn out. It had the Smoke iM10 in stiff. I took 20 swings with it.
The feel is great. The sound is still Cobra-ish to me. It is better than anything since the F9, but still not as good as F9. The club felt light to me, for whatever reason.
My swing was slow, which was understandable. However, I definitely was able to get a sense for what the head will do for me. It was launching at about 15*, which is what I want and would expect. Here is the thing that I did not expect. The spin was low. Now, is all they had to hit were Top Flights, so that has to be factored in, but my spin was about 2000, which is low for me. Let’s say that my gamer ball gives me 400 more in spin, which is a fair assumption. That would put my spin at around 2400, perfect.
The head is very stable and I was hitting around the face tonight. All of the promotion is accurate based on what I saw tonight. This head is going to perform well on misses.
Based on all of that, I am calling Cobra first thing Monday morning to switch my order from the LS head to the standard X head.
Sorry for the long post. I hope it helps.
You could have at least given me a “like” for effort and doing my own thinking.I told you so.
UNICORN.
Ok, I have some information that may be helpful for people waffling on heads, although the caveat always remains that my swing is not yours. I will throw in the teaser that @Jman is going to say, “I told you so.”
I have hit out on the course and with a launch monitor every Cobra offering since F7. Sure, the technology changes, but to me, there is certain dna imbedded into what is a ”Cobra.” With that history, my experience has always been that I spin the more forgiving option too much. Since the F9, I have clearly seen best results with the heavier weight forward in the lower spinning head. It has not been marginally better, either.
When The LTDx line was announced, I immediately felt that the X head is intriguing. It has a tantalizing tech story. I read James’ great write up. I also have watched virtually every review that I could find. I know that the X head is not comparable to the higher spinning, higher MOI Cobra heads of the past. All of that having been said, my long history, as well as numbers I have actually seen from online reviews, led me to the conclusion that I would find better success with the LS head. Our local stores still do not have any to hit. I try a Cobra every year just because I have a soft spot for Cobra and I love to try new gear. I am fearful of supply chain issues. So, I finally decided to order, without first having hit the driver. I ordered the LS head.
Today, I helped a friend move. I was lifting heavy items all day, including washers and dryers down stairs. I was exhausted when we finished at 5:30. I stopped by my local Dicks to pick up some resistance bands for workouts that my swing coach gave me. I meandered through the golf section. Usually, the selection is not great, often last year’s stuff. I talked to a salesperson. I asked if he had any of the new heads. To my surprise, he had an LTDx head in 9*. I was shocked, since the big box store nearest to me still doesn’t have one and given that Dicks usually does not have much Cobra equipment.
He asked me if I would like to hit it. Of course I did, despite feeling completely worn out. It had the Smoke iM10 in stiff. I took 20 swings with it.
The feel is great. The sound is still Cobra-ish to me. It is better than anything since the F9, but still not as good as F9. The club felt light to me, for whatever reason.
My swing was slow, which was understandable. However, I definitely was able to get a sense for what the head will do for me. It was launching at about 15*, which is what I want and would expect. Here is the thing that I did not expect. The spin was low. Now, is all they had to hit were Top Flights, so that has to be factored in, but my spin was about 2000, which is low for me. Let’s say that my gamer ball gives me 400 more in spin, which is a fair assumption. That would put my spin at around 2400, perfect.
The head is very stable and I was hitting around the face tonight. All of the promotion is accurate based on what I saw. This head is going to perform well on misses.
Based on all of that, I am calling Cobra first thing Monday morning to switch my order from the LS head to the standard X head.
Sorry for the long post. I hope it helps.
For those who like the blue pea coat head but don’t like the gloss finish. As a experiment I knocked the shine off my current gamer. And if I came my hands on a ventus tr Which I didn’t see on their options drop down. will be ordering a tour length ltdxls in blue.
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Haha good point. I didn't even look at just noticed it was there.
Ok, I have some information that may be helpful for people waffling on heads, although the caveat always remains that my swing is not yours. I will throw in the teaser that @Jman is going to say, “I told you so.”
I have hit out on the course and with a launch monitor every Cobra offering since F7. Sure, the technology changes, but to me, there is certain dna imbedded into what is a ”Cobra.” With that history, my experience has always been that I spin the more forgiving option too much. Since the F9, I have clearly seen best results with the heavier weight forward in the lower spinning head. It has not been marginally better, either.
When The LTDx line was announced, I immediately felt that the X head is intriguing. It has a tantalizing tech story. I read James’ great write up. I also have watched virtually every review that I could find. I know that the X head is not comparable to the higher spinning, higher MOI Cobra heads of the past. All of that having been said, my long history, as well as numbers I have actually seen from online reviews, led me to the conclusion that I would find better success with the LS head. Our local stores still do not have any to hit. I try a Cobra every year just because I have a soft spot for Cobra and I love to try new gear. I am fearful of supply chain issues. So, I finally decided to order, without first having hit the driver. I ordered the LS head.
Today, I helped a friend move. I was lifting heavy items all day, including washers and dryers down stairs. I was exhausted when we finished at 5:30. I stopped by my local Dicks to pick up some resistance bands for workouts that my swing coach gave me. I meandered through the golf section. Usually, the selection is not great, often last year’s stuff. I talked to a salesperson. I asked if he had any of the new heads. To my surprise, he had an LTDx head in 9*. I was shocked, since the big box store nearest to me still doesn’t have one and given that Dicks usually does not have much Cobra equipment.
He asked me if I would like to hit it. Of course I did, despite feeling completely worn out. It had the Smoke iM10 in stiff. I took 20 swings with it.
The feel is great. The sound is still Cobra-ish to me. It is better than anything since the F9, but still not as good as F9. The club felt light to me, for whatever reason.
My swing was slow, which was understandable. However, I definitely was able to get a sense for what the head will do for me. It was launching at about 15*, which is what I want and would expect. Here is the thing that I did not expect. The spin was low. Now, is all they had to hit were Top Flights, so that has to be factored in, but my spin was about 2000, which is low for me. Let’s say that my gamer ball gives me 400 more in spin, which is a fair assumption. That would put my spin at around 2400, perfect.
The head is very stable and I was hitting around the face tonight. All of the promotion is accurate based on what I saw. This head is going to perform well on misses.
Based on all of that, I am calling Cobra first thing Monday morning to switch my order from the LS head to the standard X head.
Sorry for the long post. I hope it helps.
I really think most of us should not be hitting the LS and also need more loft and forgiveness than we think haha
I’m taking the money I saved but not purchasing anything last year and making myself an easier bag to play with. The fairways from this lineup should not be ignored. They are excellent.
Fact.
But, the internet doesn't care about facts.
There's a difference in fitting into a club though, you at your speed can fit into the LS pretty easily I would guess. But, on the internet there is a tendency to ignore the middle release and go to one of the "extremes", disregarding that golf is a bell curve.
There's a difference in fitting into a club though, you at your speed can fit into the LS pretty easily I would guess. But, on the internet there is a tendency to ignore the middle release and go to one of the "extremes", disregarding that golf is a bell curve.
