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Cobra HS9
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 August 2006 |
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Cobra's new driver is a big hit By Robert Sauerhaft
Managing Editor (Equipment), GOLF MAGAZINE
Moving weight
from the crown
to the sole
increases
launch angle by
2 degrees.
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Cobra's Speed Series driver has the
second-largest market share among all
big sticks (at press time). The company's
new HS9 has the same Speed Series
bells and whistles that have made the line
such a success—a 460 cc head with a large
and springy face, high inertial properties
and rhomboid center pad—to accentuate
ball speed and forgiveness. A lighter
(than titanium) carbon composite crown
and two composite sole pieces mean
16 additional grams are distributed
along the rear of the sole. The payoff is
a higher launch angle for longer carry.
Three stainless
steel plugs move
the HS9's center
of gravity
lower and
rearward.
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Like Speed Series, the HS9 comes in
three versions—M/ST head (maximum
draw bias, 21/2-degree closed face, for
swing speeds 76 to 97 mph), F/ST (slight
draw bias, 11/2-degree closed, 87 to 108
mph), and X/ST (neutral weighting,
1/2-degree open, 104 mph or faster)—to
max out distance and accuracy based on
your swing.
$480 (graphite);
800-624-5510 or
cobragolf.com
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