Equipment
Cobra King F6 irons: Progressively better
Along with a new line of King F6+ and F6 metal woods, Cobra is also launching new King F6 irons, which are engineered throughout the set to optimize performance for each individual iron.
The F6 has a progressive design that Cobra calls “TecFlo,” which stands for Technology Enhanced Cavity, Feel (and) Launch Optimization. More simply put, the long irons, mid irons and short irons each use a different type of construction to alter launch conditions.
See our in-hand photos and read about each of the different constructions in the F6 irons below.
Long irons (4-5), Full Hollow
The “full hollow” F6 long irons have what Cobra calls “T.O.P.” technology — a back cavity made from aluminum — which helped drop center of gravity of the hollow-cavity irons 1 millimeter compared to their predecessors, Cobra’s Fly-Z long irons. The construction saves approximately 10 grams of weight from the cavity, which allowed engineers to achieve the lower CG.
The F6 irons use milled V-grooves on their club faces, which produce approximately 200 rpm less spin than the U-grooves used on the Fly-Z irons, according to Cobra.
The benefits? Exactly what most golfers need from their long irons — a higher launch, less spin, more ball speed and more forgiveness.
Mid irons (6 and 7 irons), Half Hollow
The “half hollow” mid-irons also have T.O.P. technology, by way of an aluminum cap that sits between the face and the back cavity and helped save 5 grams of weight from the design. The mid-irons also boast a 1 millimeter-lower CG than their predecessors, the Fly-Z mid-irons.
The F6 mid-irons are designed with low CG’s and fast faces, but won’t be as high-launching as the full-hollow long irons.
Short irons (8-PW), Cavity Back
Cobra’s new irons have a gun metal finish with a chromed sole, making the irons pleasing to the eye, but yet the sole won’t lose its finish over time despite wear and tear.
The short irons have a deep undercut — a construction that helps boost forgiveness — while their milled faces and grooves help with trajectory control, according to Cobra.
Compared to the long and mid irons, the short irons will be the lowest-launching, highest-spinning irons in the progressive set.
A speed channel in the sole of the F6 irons is said to produce a higher launch, and more ball speed on mishits across the face.
Specialty (Gap wedge)
The specialty wedges have a solid, one-piece construction, much like you’d see from the majority of wedges that are sold separately from iron sets. According to Cobra, iron-like wedges just cannot provide the versatility most golfers need around the greens to play their best.
“We wanted the wedges in the set to look more like traditional wedges than irons” said Tom Olsavsky, head of R&D at Cobra.
Who should play the King F6 irons?
While better players may gravitate to Cobra’s King Forged CB/MB and King Forged Tec irons, the King F6 irons will best suit golfers with handicaps that range from 5-25 due to their designs.
Cobra’s new King F6 irons will be available for $799 (steel), and will be in stores on Jan. 15, 2016. Combo sets are also available, which come with six irons and two graphite-shafted King F6 hybrids. They sell for $899 with steel iron shafts, and $999 with graphite iron shafts.
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Cameron Young’s WITB from his win at the 2025 Wyndham Championship. Cameron is a Titleist staff player but his bag is definitely filled with some unique clubs. Here are the clubs he used to secure his first PGA Tour win!
Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Black VeloCore+ 10 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist 631.CY Prototype (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F @57), WedgeWorks (60-K* @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Prototype
- Peter Malnati what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (10 degrees, C2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
7-wood: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T150 (4, 5), Titleist T100 (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F, 56-08M @57, 60-04T @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Fastback 1.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow
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What is the best driver in 2025? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. When it comes to the best driver of 2025, we want to know what our forum faithful think.
Since our founding in 2005, the bedrock of GolfWRX.com has been the community of passionate and knowledgeable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, nor is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology.
Below are the results of GolfWRX member voting for the 2025 best driver, along with the vote percentage for each club.
Best driver of 2025: The top 5
5. Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond: 6.02%
Callaway’s pitch: “For golfers looking for a fast, forgiving, yet workable driver, the Elyte Triple Diamond features a tour-inspired shape and is the preferred model by most Callaway tour players.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond here.
4. Ping G440 Max: 6.86%
Ping’s pitch: “The most forgiving G440 model, MAX has a hotter face to generate speed and distance, and a lighter overall system weight with a longer shaft (46″) for faster clubhead speed, higher launch and longer carries. The Free Hosel and Carbonfly Wrap crown save weight to create our lowest CG ever and increase forgiveness while contributing to a more muted, pleasing sound.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 Max here.
3. Ping G440 LST: 9.53%
Ping’s pitch: “LST is an especially good fit for faster swings, offering less spin and more control with a penetrating trajectory. A hotter face, lighter overall system weight and longer shaft (46″) deliver more speed and distance while maintaining tight dispersion.”
@phizzy30: “Not a fan of Ping drivers in general, but 440 LST takes the cake. It’s super forgiving across the face for a low spin head, looks and sounds good and the ability to make it play neutral or slightly fade biased through the hosel settings is very appealing.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 LST here.
2. Titleist GT3: 16.55%
Titleist’s pitch: “The GT3 Driver offers Titleist’s boldest combination of power and personalization through adjustable performance. Dial in the CG Track to your frequent contact location to make your biggest drives even bigger while taking total control over flight and shaping.”
@mrmikeac: “I’ve been Anti-Titleist for years and years and years (outside of Vokey, of course). With that being said, HOLY BEGEEZUS the GT3 driver is an absolute NUCLEAR MONSTER! This thing blew my G430 10K Max out of the water in every single category. Forgiveness is the biggest thing that stands out of me, the 3 model has always been one of the less forgiving models in the past but this GT3 can take bad shot after bad shot and still end up in the fairway, I think a ton of that has to do with the adjustability, it’s actually effective. Feel and sound is perfect, that solid crack is so addicting to hear and when you hit it out the screws this thing can absolutely bomb it. Titleist, I’m sorry for doubting you. You have converted me.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT3 here.
1. Titleist GT2: 22.91%
Titleist’s pitch: “Delivering impressive distance from any impact point, the Titleist GT2 Driver extracts maximum performance through a forgiving design. Get the stability and added confidence of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed.”
@DTorres: “The Titleist GT2 has proven to be the best driver of the year. Packaged in a classic profile, GT2 perfectly balances performance and forgiveness while consistently being a high performer across all categories.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT2 here.
Other drivers receiving >2% of the vote
| Driver | Vote percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Cobra DS Adapt Max K | 4.85% |
| Ping G430 Max 10K | 3.85% |
| Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond | 3.68% |
| TaylorMade Qi35 | 3.51% |
| Callaway Elyte | 3.18% |
| Cobra DS Adapt X | 2.34% |
| Cobra DS Adapt LS | 2.17% |
| TaylorMade Qi35 LS | 2.17% |
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Fozcycle
May 10, 2016 at 1:18 pm
Can’t wait to hit these sweeties! Been gaming the Bio Cells for 2 years and they still are great clubs….
Don
Nov 20, 2015 at 6:31 pm
I think I’d remove the sticker in the mid iron that goes across the bottom of the cavity. Looks cheap.
redneckrooster
Nov 19, 2015 at 8:51 am
Wow ! A New Contender ! Love Cobra Products . They went cheap looking a few years ago and now they are a fresh design that is truly a King of The Course! look out TM,Cally,Titliest get out of the way. The Snake is going to eat you up!!!
Don
Nov 18, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Love the designs Cobra has come out with this year. I could live without the orange but the irons have a very nice shape to them.
Joshuaplaysgolf
Nov 18, 2015 at 9:57 pm
Paint fill is super easy to switch up (especially for a total nerd with plenty of time on their hands 😉 )…but that top line, my word. Those things are beefy.
JMcDonough
Nov 18, 2015 at 12:31 am
Like the concept, hate the looks. Seriously, Is anyone other than Mizuno going to put out a CLEAN looking iron this season? Everything looks cheap and doctored up with color, finishes and fancy words like “TUNGSTEN”!
Garen Eggleston
Nov 18, 2015 at 3:08 pm
I don’t care what the look is if they work , just my opinion cause I’ve bought beautiful clubs that didn’t work , but m old Wilson FG-17 blades had it all
LaBraeGolfer
Nov 17, 2015 at 10:59 pm
I like the concept, I need higher launch desperately in my irons, I have real struggle in getting height and spin out of shots even though I am a pretty consistent ball striker. I often find my irons rolling well out even with short irons. It is something I am working on and have Nippon 950Gh’s in my irons, but this looks like it will be a nice forgiving but not stupid ugly super game improvement set.
Artica
Nov 17, 2015 at 5:51 pm
Finally… A set that resembles a better player like combo but for guys needing game improvement. Jumping on these once they come out.
MH
Nov 18, 2015 at 9:12 am
If you’ve been looking for a “better player like combo …with GI”, the Mizuno MP-H4 (and now H5) irons have been out for years. Not only do they (arguably) look better than these, I would bet a sizable amount of money that they feel better than the Cobra’s too.
sog10
Nov 18, 2015 at 1:17 pm
I plan to hold out to try the Cobra’s as I suspect they will be a fair bit more forgiving than the MP-H line, which are arguably borderline better player’s irons.
dberger
Apr 18, 2016 at 12:27 pm
being 2 hdp and having had mph4 and mph5 and fly z i can tell you the fly z was way way way more forgiving across the entire face with zero hot zone…..basically everything went the same distance….normally on game imp clubs you get hot shots….callaway is prone to this for sure…..i found the 3-8 iron to have a great profile little offset with the 9-pw a bit big bulky. performance and feel was great….i sold my set for srixon 745 and that feel is amazing and performance is fine…..i do miss the distance consistency of the cobra fly z though….i am interested in the f6 set mainly due to its more progressive…..although id probably dislike the extra offset in the 3-5……..
Vintage1976
Nov 17, 2015 at 2:25 pm
:Drooling:
I might buy these brand new, which is something I very rarely do. Beautiful and smart…wow!