[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-cobra-golf-clubs-cobra-snakebite-and-snakebite-x-wedges-explained":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"cobra-snakebite-and-snakebite-x-wedges-explained","Cobra Snakebite and Snakebite-X Wedges Explained","The two Snakebite models, and how to specify one properly.","\u002Fimg\u002Fcobra-golf-clubs\u002Fcobra-snakebite-and-snakebite-x-wedges-explained_snakebite-wedges.png","Cobra Snakebite and Snakebite-X Wedges Explained illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"cobra-golf-clubs","Cobra Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>Snakebite\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The flagship, built around aggressive groove technology. Tour-shaped head, compact profile, and a face designed to maximise spin on partial shots and from rough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Built for golfers who want to control trajectory and spin precisely and who strike wedges cleanly enough to benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Snakebite-X\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The more forgiving version. A wider sole, a slightly larger head, and more help on the thin and fat strikes that make up most amateur short-game misses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your short game is a weakness rather than a strength, this is the wedge that will save you shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The groove question\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Snakebite grooves are aggressive by design, cut to tighter tolerances than regulations require in places and shaped to grab the ball on partial shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two honest caveats. Aggressive grooves wear faster than conservative ones — that is a physical consequence, not a defect. And groove performance matters far more from rough and on partial shots than it does on clean full swings from a fairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you play a lot from thick grass, this technology earns its keep. If you play from immaculate fairways, less so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Bounce matters more than model\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>This decides how the wedge performs, and it gets the least attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Low bounce\u003C\u002Fstrong> suits firm turf, tight lies and shallow swings. It punishes a steep attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Mid bounce\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the safe default across most conditions and most swings. If unsure, this is your answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>High bounce\u003C\u002Fstrong> suits soft turf, fluffy sand and steep swings. It prevents digging at some cost to versatility on tight lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose bounce by your home course and your divot, not by copying a professional playing conditions nothing like yours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Building the set\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A workable structure for most golfers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Gap wedge\u003C\u002Fstrong> — roughly 4–6° from your pitching wedge, mid bounce.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Sand wedge\u003C\u002Fstrong> — around 54–56°, mid to high bounce.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Lob wedge\u003C\u002Fstrong> — around 58–60°, bounce matched to your turf.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>Whether you carry two or three depends on your pitching wedge loft and how much of your scoring happens inside 100 yards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Strong iron lofts change this\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>If you play KING or KING MAX irons, your pitching wedge is strong. That opens a large hole beneath it that a single gap wedge may not close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Measure the actual carry gap rather than assuming. A lot of Cobra iron owners need two wedges between their pitching wedge and their sand wedge, and never realise it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coach’s tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Take your most-used wedge to a practice bunker before buying. Sand exposes wrong bounce faster than any shot from grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",427,{"slug":15,"title":16},"cobra-irons-by-handicap-an-honest-match-up","Cobra Irons by Handicap: An Honest Match-Up",{"slug":18,"title":19},"building-a-cobra-wedge-setup-for-your-course","Building a Cobra Wedge Setup for Your Course",1788299816315]