Cobra King Pro Irons
While Cobra’s other 2016 irons, the F6 and Forged Tec, have some crossover between a game-improvement iron and a players club, that is not the case with the King Pro, which is a players club all the way. And that means you can expect incredibly soft feel, a high level of workability, a thin topline, almost no offset, and a sleek, compact clubhead. This is an iron that was built to provide Tour quality feel and control, and it was most certainly designed with the better player in mind.
That said, the King Pro irons also feature some unique customization options as well. A stock set, or what Cobra refers to as a “Flow” set, features cavity backs in the 3-6 irons and musclebacks in the 7-PW. Players, however, can custom order all cavity backs or musclebacks throughout the set, the latter of which Rickie Fowler plays on Tour.
Additionally, the King Pro offers a classic chrome finish, as well as a distinctive diamondized black finish that has been designed not to wear, a rarity for a black finish. From a design standpoint, thanks to feedback from touring professionals, the CG in the Pro irons is positioned in the center of the clubface to improve workability and control as opposed to being placed more toward the heel as was commonly the case in players clubs in years past.
Finally, the Pro irons feature as a stock shaft the KBS C-Taper 120, a Tour favorite, but other shaft options are available at no upcharge as well.
Cobra King F6 Irons
The King F6 is what Cobra would classify as its true game-improvement iron, meaning from a performance standpoint players can expect higher launch angles, more distance, and maximum forgiveness. What’s most unique about the F6 is the progressive TECFLO construction utilized throughout the set.
The 3-5 irons are hollow and the 6-7 irons are half-hollow, design features that improve playability, as the hollow and half-hollow construction enable thinner clubfaces for more speed and a lower CG to improve launch conditions. The 8-PW, meanwhile, are traditional cavity backs, and the gap and sand wedges have more of a blade design. Better feel, control, and workability will be the performance benefits of those constructions in the scoring clubs.
The F6 irons also feature a Speed Channel that promotes faster ball speeds from impact points across the face, as well as a progressive groove pattern that imparts less spin with the longer irons and more with the shorter irons. Lightweight steel and graphite options are available in terms of a stock shaft for the F6 irons, but other choices are available at no upcharge as well.
