Price
$330 per iron
Cobra 3DP X
Price
$330 per iron
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Why We Like It
- By leveraging its 3-D printing capabilities, Cobra has created an iron with game-improvement shape and forgiveness with a forged-iron feel.
- Like other Cobra 3-D printed irons, an internal lattice is used to save weight. In this instance, 115 grams of tungsten weighting is repositioned low in the perimeter to increase launch and stability.
- The lattice also maintains the rigidity and stiffness required for consistent sound and feel.
- The grooves are CNC milled and have the same design as the company’s 50- through 54-degree specialty wedges to produce maximum spin and trajectory control.
- The irons come stock with the KBS Tour Lite shaft, which is designed to produce a mid-high ball flight.
- Top 5 in Performance, high-handicaps
- SPECS: 7-iron: 29 degrees; PW: 43 degrees
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COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List panelists observed a soft, cushiony center feel with crisp, sometimes loud impact; a thick topline and compact head inspire confidence. Ball speeds ranked among the hottest, delivering penetrating, workable trajectories and strong distance—especially from mid/long irons—while wedges produced spin and hold. Directional dispersion was tight and the club was easy to shape. One caveat: mis-hits can give harsh feedback.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List panelists observed a soft, cushiony face with clear feedback, a compact head and medium topline, and a distinctive honeycomb/3D-print back. Center strikes produced very hot ball speeds, consistent trajectory and distance, easy shot-shaping both ways, tight dispersion, and wedge spin/7‑iron descent that held greens. It looks and plays like a players club despite surprising maneuverability. One drawback: off-center strikes can lose distance and tend to fade right, so forgiveness is limited.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
COMMENT SUMMARY
Hot List testers noted a thick topline and massive sweet spot that inspire confidence; long irons felt outstanding with a hot, penetrating trajectory and a crisp "crack" at impact. Shots jumped off the face, felt cushioned yet dynamic, and mis-hits—often on the toe—still carried near full distance and stayed remarkably straight. The club encouraged a full finish, delivered elite forgiveness and extra carry at lower swing speeds. One caveat: three-quarter wedge shots could fly higher and be harder to control.
Summaries generated from tester comments with the assistance of AI.
Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
The thick topline inspires confidence. And it's not just an illusion, because it's very satisfying to hit, and forgiving, too. The sound at impact is like the crack of a whip. Very crisp and satisfying.
Wayne
61, Handicap 7
3 years testing
An excellent club, very forgiving across the face with plenty of distance. Even mis-hits garnered plenty of distance. The feel and sound was a little bit more muted than traditional clubs.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
There's a lot of club here. Better-than-average distance when you catch the ball on the sweet spot. Easy to maneuver, which is kind of surprising for its size.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
This was the first club in this group where I felt like I could really get after it, and was confident I would find the center of the face. Great performance. Mis-hits stayed on line and maintained enough energy to get to their preferred destination.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
Sometimes I don't finish my swing. But with this club, I struck a pose and held it at the end of every swing. It just wanted me to finish my swing, and the impact was immediate and intense. The head just pulverized the turf going through the ball.
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Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
The thick topline inspires confidence. And it's not just an illusion, because it's very satisfying to hit, and forgiving, too. The sound at impact is like the crack of a whip. Very crisp and satisfying.
Wayne
61, Handicap 7
3 years testing
An excellent club, very forgiving across the face with plenty of distance. Even mis-hits garnered plenty of distance. The feel and sound was a little bit more muted than traditional clubs.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
There's a lot of club here. Better-than-average distance when you catch the ball on the sweet spot. Easy to maneuver, which is kind of surprising for its size.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
This was the first club in this group where I felt like I could really get after it, and was confident I would find the center of the face. Great performance. Mis-hits stayed on line and maintained enough energy to get to their preferred destination.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
Sometimes I don't finish my swing. But with this club, I struck a pose and held it at the end of every swing. It just wanted me to finish my swing, and the impact was immediate and intense. The head just pulverized the turf going through the ball.
Matt
28, Handicap 7
2 years testing
It was easy to get the ball up in the air. I never once felt like I was going to top it. The soft clubface made it very easy to tell where on the face you were hitting the ball. Misses tended to fall in a pretty tight dispersion pattern, so we love that.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
The hottest ball speed in this category. It was also one of the few I was able to work in both directions. I could totally crush it, even into the wind. It felt like I was hitting a forged iron.
Skylar
27, Handicap 7
3 years testing
Very cool, unique looking club. The honeycomb pattern on the back is something I haven't seen before. Pretty consistent club directionally. Distance-wise, it isn't as forgiving. If you miss a shot, it's going to cost you maybe 10, 15 yards.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
I was surprised by how forgiving it was, and how it seemed to go farther at lower swing speeds. While it was a little bit louder with a more firm feel than others, the results were on par or better.
Gary
38, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
These clubs felt outstanding when hitting the sweet spot, especially the longer irons. It felt cushioned, but dynamic. The ball jumped off the face on a hot, penetrating trajectory.
Andrew
40, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Ball flight starts off a little low, but it does rise up to a decent trajectory. The angle of descent is just a tad bit low, so holding greens might be a little challenging with these clubs.
Jamie
52, Handicap 7
3 years testing
It has a thick topline and a small amount of offset, which seems to be the perfect amount for this type of iron. It does produce a loud pop at impact, and the trajectory is a little higher than most. It stayed in the air a little bit longer, too.
Sean
54, Handicap 6
9 years testing
I'm not a fan of the way it looks, but you can't knock the performance. It launches the ball up off the face with ease, and the ball flight is perfection.
Chris
60, Handicap 8
1 year testing
I would definitely play this club. The distance is top level, and the feel is just so smooth. It doesn't dig and the strikes are so clean. Very firm across the face.
Jin
30, Handicap 10
2 years testing
On center hits, this club feels really soft in the hands, but it does give some harsh feedback on mis-hits. Medium-height, penetrating ball flight. I wouldn't say it's a forgiving club, but it doesn't bleed out too much in either direction.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
This really looks more like a players club than a game-improvement iron. I think it actually plays like a players club, too. You definitely get feedback in your hands. You also have to be pretty precise with it. If you don't hit it in the center of the face, then you definitely lose distance and accuracy.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
This was an exciting club to hit. Ball trajectory and distance were optimal for me. With the pitching wedge, I was hitting shots that would spin back on the green. And with the 7-iron, the ball would drop out of the sky and seek out the pin. Hard to see how it could have performed any better.
Timothy
46, Handicap 17
1 year testing
The forgiveness was elite. Even when I thought I had mis-hit a shot, it turned out fine. I was very comfortable swinging this club.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
A consistent hitting tool that delivers a satisfying sound and ball flight. On three-quarter wedge shots, the ball tended to fly off the face a little more than I expected, and could be hard to control. But the medium and long irons were more than up to the task.
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
The last ball I hit was all the way out on the toe, and yet it still carried every bit of 95 percent of my regular distance. It felt like it had a massive, massive sweet spot. It produced some of the straightest iron shots I hit all week. A firmer feel, but consistent across all of the face.
Alejandra
27, Handicap 6
5 years testing
Mis-hits were fading too much to the right. So unless I was able to hit the ball perfectly in the center of the face, it was very tough to control the ball. My good shots went really high, and were very well-rewarded in distance.
Thomas
61, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
So I don't know how they're doing it with the 3D printing, but the feel was really good. It's soft and cushiony, yet you can feel the ball coming off the face. I tended to hit it a little lower than the other clubs, but it looked and felt good. The compact head shape and medium topline definitely caught my eye.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
Ultimately, it didn't boast the forgiveness I would like and expect for this club category. Direct hits were rewarded with ample distance and a nice, pleasing ball flight, but the forgiveness on anything off-center was non-existent and ultimately discouraging.
Daniel
34, Handicap 11
6 years testing
It's very easy to turn this club over. Almost too easy. For somebody who doesn't play a draw, I hit a lot of them. It may not be the longest club, but it's consistent in its trajectory, distance and dispersion.
Wei
55, Handicap 14
10+ years testing
The thick topline inspires confidence. And it's not just an illusion, because it's very satisfying to hit, and forgiving, too. The sound at impact is like the crack of a whip. Very crisp and satisfying.
Ryan
47, Handicap 12
3 years testing
This was the first club in this group where I felt like I could really get after it, and was confident I would find the center of the face. Great performance. Mis-hits stayed on line and maintained enough energy to get to their preferred destination.
Shane
37, Handicap 12
6 years testing
Sometimes I don't finish my swing. But with this club, I struck a pose and held it at the end of every swing. It just wanted me to finish my swing, and the impact was immediate and intense. The head just pulverized the turf going through the ball.
Aaron
45, Handicap 16
1 year testing
I was surprised by how forgiving it was, and how it seemed to go farther at lower swing speeds. While it was a little bit louder with a more firm feel than others, the results were on par or better.
Gary
38, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
These clubs felt outstanding when hitting the sweet spot, especially the longer irons. It felt cushioned, but dynamic. The ball jumped off the face on a hot, penetrating trajectory.
Jin
30, Handicap 10
2 years testing
On center hits, this club feels really soft in the hands, but it does give some harsh feedback on mis-hits. Medium-height, penetrating ball flight. I wouldn't say it's a forgiving club, but it doesn't bleed out too much in either direction.
Matt
53, Handicap 11
4 years testing
This was an exciting club to hit. Ball trajectory and distance were optimal for me. With the pitching wedge, I was hitting shots that would spin back on the green. And with the 7-iron, the ball would drop out of the sky and seek out the pin. Hard to see how it could have performed any better.
Timothy
46, Handicap 17
1 year testing
The forgiveness was elite. Even when I thought I had mis-hit a shot, it turned out fine. I was very comfortable swinging this club.
Todd
62, Handicap 13
1 year testing
A consistent hitting tool that delivers a satisfying sound and ball flight. On three-quarter wedge shots, the ball tended to fly off the face a little more than I expected, and could be hard to control. But the medium and long irons were more than up to the task.
Scott
38, Handicap 16
10+ years testing
The last ball I hit was all the way out on the toe, and yet it still carried every bit of 95 percent of my regular distance. It felt like it had a massive, massive sweet spot. It produced some of the straightest iron shots I hit all week. A firmer feel, but consistent across all of the face.
Ryan
50, Handicap 10
8 years testing
Ultimately, it didn't boast the forgiveness I would like and expect for this club category. Direct hits were rewarded with ample distance and a nice, pleasing ball flight, but the forgiveness on anything off-center was non-existent and ultimately discouraging.
Daniel
34, Handicap 11
6 years testing
It's very easy to turn this club over. Almost too easy. For somebody who doesn't play a draw, I hit a lot of them. It may not be the longest club, but it's consistent in its trajectory, distance and dispersion.
Wayne
61, Handicap 7
3 years testing
An excellent club, very forgiving across the face with plenty of distance. Even mis-hits garnered plenty of distance. The feel and sound was a little bit more muted than traditional clubs.
Paul
64, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
There's a lot of club here. Better-than-average distance when you catch the ball on the sweet spot. Easy to maneuver, which is kind of surprising for its size.
Matt
28, Handicap 7
2 years testing
It was easy to get the ball up in the air. I never once felt like I was going to top it. The soft clubface made it very easy to tell where on the face you were hitting the ball. Misses tended to fall in a pretty tight dispersion pattern, so we love that.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
The hottest ball speed in this category. It was also one of the few I was able to work in both directions. I could totally crush it, even into the wind. It felt like I was hitting a forged iron.
Skylar
27, Handicap 7
3 years testing
Very cool, unique looking club. The honeycomb pattern on the back is something I haven't seen before. Pretty consistent club directionally. Distance-wise, it isn't as forgiving. If you miss a shot, it's going to cost you maybe 10, 15 yards.
Andrew
40, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Ball flight starts off a little low, but it does rise up to a decent trajectory. The angle of descent is just a tad bit low, so holding greens might be a little challenging with these clubs.
Jamie
52, Handicap 7
3 years testing
It has a thick topline and a small amount of offset, which seems to be the perfect amount for this type of iron. It does produce a loud pop at impact, and the trajectory is a little higher than most. It stayed in the air a little bit longer, too.
Sean
54, Handicap 6
9 years testing
I'm not a fan of the way it looks, but you can't knock the performance. It launches the ball up off the face with ease, and the ball flight is perfection.
Chris
60, Handicap 8
1 year testing
I would definitely play this club. The distance is top level, and the feel is just so smooth. It doesn't dig and the strikes are so clean. Very firm across the face.
Peter
58, Handicap 8
10+ years testing
This really looks more like a players club than a game-improvement iron. I think it actually plays like a players club, too. You definitely get feedback in your hands. You also have to be pretty precise with it. If you don't hit it in the center of the face, then you definitely lose distance and accuracy.
Alejandra
27, Handicap 6
5 years testing
Mis-hits were fading too much to the right. So unless I was able to hit the ball perfectly in the center of the face, it was very tough to control the ball. My good shots went really high, and were very well-rewarded in distance.
Thomas
61, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
So I don't know how they're doing it with the 3D printing, but the feel was really good. It's soft and cushiony, yet you can feel the ball coming off the face. I tended to hit it a little lower than the other clubs, but it looked and felt good. The compact head shape and medium topline definitely caught my eye.
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