[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-cobra-golf-clubs-cobra-club-naming-explained-optm-king-3dp-and-futurefit33":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"cobra-club-naming-explained-optm-king-3dp-and-futurefit33","Cobra Club Naming Explained: OPTM, KING, 3DP and FutureFit33","Decoding the names so the catalogue starts telling you something useful.","\u002Fimg\u002Fcobra-golf-clubs\u002Fcobra-club-naming-explained-optm-king-3dp-and-futurefit33_cobra-naming.png","Cobra Club Naming Explained: OPTM, KING, 3DP and FutureFit33 illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"cobra-golf-clubs","Cobra Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>OPTM\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The current metalwood family. The suffix tells you the purpose:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>LS\u003C\u002Fstrong> — low spin. For fast swings producing too much spin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>X\u003C\u002Fstrong> — the all-rounder. Balanced launch, spin and forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>MAX-K\u003C\u002Fstrong> — maximum MOI. The most forgiving head.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>MAX-D\u003C\u002Fstrong> — maximum draw. Heel weighting to fight a slice.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>The same logic carries into fairway woods: \u003Cstrong>OPTM LS Titanium\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>OPTM X\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>OPTM MAX\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>KING\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Cobra’s long-running name, now used mainly for irons and for the mini driver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING\u003C\u002Fstrong> — game improvement.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING MAX\u003C\u002Fstrong> — super game improvement. Larger, more offset, more help.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING Tec\u003C\u002Fstrong> — compact players cavity back. Note that Tec here means \u003Cem>more\u003C\u002Fem> precise, not more forgiving.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING Tec X\u003C\u002Fstrong> — the players-distance version of Tec.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING Tec X One Length\u003C\u002Fstrong> — the same club built to a single length throughout the set.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING TEC Mini Driver\u003C\u002Fstrong> — a small-headed driver alternative.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>The \u003Cstrong>MAX\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>Tec\u003C\u002Fstrong> suffixes pull in opposite directions, which is the one genuinely confusing part of Cobra’s naming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>3DP\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Short for 3D printed. These irons use an additively manufactured internal lattice, allowing weight placement that casting and forging cannot achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>3DP MB\u003C\u002Fstrong> — muscleback blade.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>3DP Tour\u003C\u002Fstrong> — tour iron.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>3DP X\u003C\u002Fstrong> — players distance.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>3DP describes how the head is made, not how forgiving it is. A 3DP MB is still a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>FutureFit33\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Cobra’s adjustable hosel system. It provides independent loft and lie adjustment across a grid of settings rather than a single dial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The independence matters. On a single-setting hosel, adding loft also closes the face. FutureFit33 lets a fitter separate those two changes, which is genuinely useful if you need loft but do not want a more closed face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Snakebite\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The wedge line, named for its groove technology. \u003Cstrong>Snakebite\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the tour-shaped flagship; \u003Cstrong>Snakebite-X\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the more forgiving version with a wider sole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Reading a full name\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>OPTM MAX-D\u003C\u002Fstrong> — current metalwood family, draw-biased head, for slicers.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>KING Tec X One Length\u003C\u002Fstrong> — players-distance cavity back, built to a single length.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>3DP X\u003C\u002Fstrong> — 3D-printed players-distance iron.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Buying tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> In Cobra’s irons, MAX means more help and Tec means less. Getting those two suffixes the wrong way round is the most common mistake in this range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",375,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-cobra-tiers-its-range-and-who-each-model-is-for","How Cobra Tiers Its Range and Who Each Model Is For",{"slug":18,"title":19},"cobra-optm-drivers-compared-ls-x-max-k-and-max-d","Cobra OPTM Drivers Compared: LS, X, MAX-K and MAX-D",1788299816295]