Will the unusual colours appeal to everyone? Well, on this evidence, yes – three guys went for blue, two for red and one for orange. Andrew Inchbald loved the orange option and was especially impressed by the size of the sweetspot while fellow 16-handicapper Bryan Slater was the last to test the driver, and also noted a performance improvement on off-centre hits – ideal for higher handicappers.Īnd while all of our boys waxed lyrical about the AMP Cell driver, it’s worth pointing out that they all used stock shafts – get properly fitted and we think this club will benefit a lot of golfers, especially as it’s so easy to adjust with the lofts clearly labelled.
COBRA AMP VS AMP CELL DRIVER DRIVER
Ian Whittle, off 12, also saw some improvements in terms of distance and felt the red driver contrasted well with the grass he found it easier to follow the path of the clubhead on the takeaway, compared with his current black-headed model. George loved the performance and gained nearly 10 yards on average when he switched into an A Flex in the AMP Cell driver. Our lowest handicapper of the day was George Sadowski, off seven, who was looking for a few more yards than his current club offered from the tee. “I just felt it was easier to control than the driver I’m currently using,” said Mike. Mike Manning, a 17-handicapper from Leighton Buzzard, hits a good ball with his current driver, but by reducing the loft on the AMP Cell driver, expert fitter Jamie noticed a stronger ball flight and less spin, especially on mis-hits. “I want to look out of the window, and if it’s blowing a gale, change the loft to a lower one to combat the elements.”
COBRA AMP VS AMP CELL DRIVER DRIVERS
Kit really enjoyed a higher flight than he was used to while Graeme didn’t feel there was enough forgiveness on off-centre hits.ĬOBRA’S AMP CELL rangle of drivers got us all excited, so instead of just one TG staffer having a go with them, we asked six TG readers to meet at glorious Woburn to see how the technology would fare in their hands.Ĭobra has designed the drivers to have six different settings in each head and the feedback was hugely positive, with each player seeing noticeable improvements via Trackman when compared with their current driver.Ĭhris Newnham, off 13, loved the wide range of choice that the colour story gave golfers, but was even more impressed with the adjustability. Joel thought the face felt a little hard compared with other drivers he tried. James struggled to keep the ball flight down and had to adjust his chosen Red driver down to 8.5˚, getting his dispersion down to just 9 yards in the process. Not only did the colour range please our testers, the head shape also instilled confidence while the tackier grip brought about an extra sense of control.
The story of the LTD was basically that COBRA went to space and came back with a ground-breaking driver with a porthole in the bottom and graffiti splattered across the inside of the head.The vibrant look to the new model was a winner across the board.
The intent was to call attention to what you couldn’t see: a center of gravity located on the neutral axis.Īdmittedly, I’m playing fast and loose with the space-related facts but the center-of-gravity thing is absolutely true (so are the porthole and graffiti bits). If you’re not sure what that center-of-gravity stuff means, we’ve got plenty of good reading material on the subject but the simplest way to say it is that, with the KING LTD, COBRA managed to put the sweet spot dead-nuts center in the club face. Golfers may assume that’s how it always is but, typically, the “center of gravity” is a few millimeters above center. In the case of super-niche designs (I’d be inclined to call them bad designs), the CG can creep 7mm or more above center face. If you’re looking for excessively high spin, that’s the recipe.įrom a performance standpoint, when the center of gravity is on the neutral axis (the imaginary line projected from the center of the club face, perpendicular to the loft, through the rear of the club), it’s quite a thing for optimizing efficiency. Man, it’s the trifecta.īefore we hop into a discussion of the three different models that make up the COBRA LTDx driver family, we need to outline some of the key technologies common to all.
0 kommentar(er)
