Cobra King Radspeed Fairway Wood

For the 2021 golf season, Cobra Golf has brought four different Radspeed fairway wood models to market. The standard Cobra King Radspeed fairway wood that we’re reviewing here is designed to be mid-high launch with low spin and a traditional profile. All of that with plenty of forgiveness. Following my testing, there’s really only one way to put it. The Cobra King Radspeed fairway wood is a missile-launching, mass-appeal fairway wood that’s pretty easy to hit.

The Looks

Cobra offers the Radspeed fairway wood line in two different colorways. Pictured in this review is the navy, red, white, and black combination. The crown is made of carbon fiber and has a matte finish for reduced glare from the sun in addition to being more resistant to surface scratches. If this isn’t quite your speed, you can get the Radspeed fairway woods in the black, white, and yellow colorway like the driver we reviewed here.

In terms of overall shape, the standard Radspeed fairway wood has a rounder traditional shape slightly on the larger side of medium. The size is confidence inducing and sets up great off the tee. One other thing worth noting is that the CNC-milled face distinctly transitions into the crown as a result of the material change but also with the black face coloring switching to blue at the topline.

How Does it Feel?

Similar to the Radspeed driver, the Radspeed fairway wood feels similar to last season’s Speedzone fairway wood, but a little more solid and powerful. Cobra continues to utilize the Infinity Face which is milled rather than hand polished so the face can be made as thin as legally allowed without any weak spots. This makes the face hotter, but it also makes it more consistent and generously forgiving across more of the surface.

The name “Radspeed” comes from Cobra’s use of a concept called “radial weighting”. This makes the club head better balanced in addition to some performance benefits we’ll cover later, but in regards to feel, the Radspeed fairway wood is very balanced and swings smoothly. Also helping with the smooth feel are the hollow split rails. These rails allow for more flex in the sole at impact for more launch and speed, but they also influence turf interaction. The split rails allow the sole to track cleanly through the turf and reduce the amount of drag. As you go up in loft, the rails slightly increase in size.

How Does it Sound?

The heavy use of carbon fiber in the body has a significant impact on the the Cobra Radspeed fairway wood’s sound. I, personally, love this sound in a good fairway wood. When you hit the ball well, it’s a lot like the crack of a wooden baseball bat and the it’s not too loud. Just a precise, firm “crack”. If you mishit the ball, the sound gets a little quieter and a little firmer. The good news is that design of the club and the generous Infinity Face give you quite a bit of range to achieve an ideal sound.

On-Course Performance

A quick look at the data above clearly shows that the Cobra Radspeed fairway wood is long. Back in the day, this wasn’t an unheard of fairway wood performance for me, but this is the longest I’ve averaged on a 3 wood in quite some time. With the radial weighting placing 16 grams of weight in the sole behind the face, the spin is kept relatively low. Then by placing a 7-gram weight in the back of the sole, the club is more forgiving and easier to launch. With those two design elements combined, the Radspeed is easy to launch and get just enough spin for good carry, but still low enough for some roll once it lands.

In my opinion, the standard Radspeed fairway wood is designed for long and straight. It does that very well. There is room for some shot shaping, but I think players looking for a bunch of shot creativity will be more interested in the compact-profile Radspeed Tour. It’s more of a mid-low launch, low spin fairway wood designed for that player. But if you’re looking for forgiveness and a fairway wood that’s easy to control and go long with, the standard Radspeed does just that.

Final Thoughts – Cobra King Radspeed Fairway Wood

With four different fairway woods in the Cobra Radspeed family, the standard model was designed to be the long and forgiving option. There’s no argument in my mind that Cobra more than succeeded there. I thought this Radspeed fairway wood played pretty well off the deck and delivered in the length and forgiveness as intended. BUT, this fairway wood thrives off of the tee, and may even be a good consideration for players that struggle with the driver. Am I calling it a driver replacement? Not necessarily, but if you want a little more control and something easier to hit off the tee and still go long on a tight fairway, the Radspeed fairway wood can get it done for you.

Stock Cobra King Radspeed Fairway Wood Specs

*Loft adjustable as follows:

-1.5° / -1.0° / -1.0° Draw / STD° / STD° Draw / +1.0° / +1.0° Draw / +1.5°

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