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COBRA 3DP X and 3DP MB Irons
COBRA continues to advance its offerings in 3D printed clubs, now adding the 3DP X and 3DP MB irons to its lineup.
COBRA has evolved its 3D printing to allow the company to save weight, improve forgiveness and stability through the materials and manufacturing process. That shows through with these two iron models, each offered for two different style of players.
The 3DP X is a super game improvement iron that comes in a players-inspired, sleek package. It is not your grandparent’s game improvement iron and looks incredible at address. The 3D printing process allows the brand to create a more appealing and confidence inspiring shape without sacrificing feel and forgiveness.
Each iron is fully 3D printed from 315 stainless steel and sits between DS-Adapt and KING TEC-X from a shape perspective.
The 3D printing lattice structure helps COBRA engineers to save a significant amount of weight, which in turn allows them to create high MOI and very low center of gravity. That increases the forgiveness and allows for easier launch.
The 55-gram weight in the toe and hosel also help to achieve that high MOI and forgiveness that you would see out of a game improvement iron, while coming in a more traditional iron shape.
The 3DP MB irons is for better players that like the look and feel of a muscle back iron, but want some added forgiveness similar to a cavity back.
Again, the 3D printing process allows COBRA to create the best of both worlds in this new iron with shaping inspired by PGA Tour player Max Homa. It features a thin topline and enhanced offset with heel, toe and hosel tungsten that increases MOI for stability.
The manufacturing process allowed COBRA to reduce the weight of the club by 33 percent and repositioned that discretionary weight to optimize feel, center of gravity position and MOI. Those combinations in weight savings and weight repositioning bring forgiveness that mirrors a game improvement iron in a compact blade shape.
Both models offer distinct differences for different players, but both show the capabilities from COBRA with the 3D printing process and the technology it brings.
