New Cobra L5V
Cobra Adjustable Driver – Longer or Longest
U.S. Golf Association regulations theoretically level the playing field. However, if you can generate enough club head speed, a driver face that generates a very low spinning shot can provide a distance advantage. Cobra claims their new L5V scheduled to be available October 1st with an estimated $480 MSRP is “insanely long and straight”.
This is Cobra’s successor to the popular L4V and represents a major step into the future of club design. The face height is deeper with a lower center of gravity. This new design the effective hitting area and provides a significant improvement in forgiveness for off center hits. Depending on individual swing factors the spin rate is down 10-15% and moment of inertia is up. The trademark dimples are shallower and the sound, a very important factor for feedback, is more metallic than the L4V.
The most revolutionary feature is the adjustable face angle which Cobra refers to as adjustable ball flight. Shafts are interchangeable with a torque wrench and a simple rotation of the shaft after insertion will alter face angle from a draw bias to open.
The L5V comes withe your choice of three Diamana shafts plus several optional custom shafts. The Diamana shafts come in X, F,and M for extra-fast, fast, and moderate swing speeds. Tinkering with the adjustments can provide hours of range entertainment. The big question for Cobra is will golfers seriously test and evaluate all the options to optimize their individual setting?
Here’s the bottom line. Most of us golfers want more distance and most of us can achieve it by getting a lower spin rate off a driver face that provides for more roll. A driver face with a draw bias and a shaft appropriate for our swing characterics can greatly improve our shot trajectory and roll out. Since most of us don’t have a tour van available to alter and tweak our equipment, Cobra is providing us the next best thing and we can tweak away.
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