Cobra LTDx Driver

The Cobra LTDx driver is designed to deliver the “longest total distance” with low spin, fast speeds, and extreme forgiveness. For the first time ever in the company’s history, Cobra Golf was able to achieve zero CG with 5200 MOI. In short, 5200 MOI means the club is extremely forgiving and naturally resistant to twisting at impact. Even more simplified, this results in increased control and accuracy. Combining this forgiveness with the likes of new PWR-COR technology and the new H.O.T. Face design, the LTDx driver we tested is powerful and easy to hit with a low spin, medium launch, and high forgiveness.

Players looking for a more low/low option should check out the LTDx LS driver. The player looking for the most extreme forgiveness, some draw bias, higher launch, and mid-high spin should check out the LTDx MAX driver.

The Looks

All three Cobra LTDx driver models are available in two different colors. One is the classic Cobra black and orange pictured here. You can’t go wrong with the matte carbon fiber black crown. It looks cool, but also eliminates glare from the sun. The other colorway available is a navy blue with red and white accenting. It looks pretty sweet in person and the blue carbon fiber crown is really unique. A nice little touch worth noting is the smoky Cobra “C” for an alignment aid.

At address, the standard LTDx driver has a moderate footprint with a medium-depth face. It’s definitely a full 460cc that is far from bulbous, but by no means a pancake. Just a nice modern driver profile. The overall shape is what I like to refer to as a “contemporary capital D”. This shape is the end result of Cobra extending weight as far and deep as possible to create the high MOI of the LTDx series.

One specific appearance aspect I want to point out that I think is a major improvement from the previous Radspeed driver is the topline/face. The Infinity face wrapped up over the topline in the Radspeed whereas Cobra gave the LTDx a traditional topline and the face wraps under the leading edge. This makes the LTDx much more appealing at address while maintaining the advantage of the wrap-around face. (This helps provide more ball speed.) Maybe it’s just me, but I find this to be much more appealing to my eye.

How Does it Feel?

A major part of a high MOI and a high level of forgiveness is a perfect balance. Cobra’s PWR-COR technology adds a significant amount of weight low and forward in the head right behind the center of the face. Then there’s the fixed weight in the back of the sole to help with elevation and spin, but also to raise the club’s MOI. Last but not least is the lightweight design featuring a titanium chassis and 30% more carbon fiber in the head. With less weight in these materials, Cobra’s able to strategically position all weight exactly where they want to for optimal feel/balance and performance.

Cobra also introduced their new H.O.T. (Highly Optimized Technology) Face. Topology is a big word for golf equipment, but it’s pretty interesting! Through the use of machine learning, Cobra used data from thousands of impact simulations to essentially create a “topology map” showing the most ideal “peaks and valleys” across the face. This means the driver’s CNC Milled Infinity face is as thick or as thin as it needs to be in all the right places to be as hot as possible…while staying at the legal limit. And by using computerized milling, Cobra can control that thickness with exact precision.

So what does that actually mean for the Cobra LTDx driver’s feel? The sweet spot is certainly generous and hot, but that heat is pretty consistent across the face. Though the LTDx driver has plenty of jump, the feeling is very solid and somewhat muted. This helps the face’s feedback feel precise which is crucial in a more forgiving driver.

How Does it Sound?

Like the feel, the Cobra LTDx driver’s sound is solid, muted, and precise. There’s a lot of carbon fiber on this club head and it comes out in the sound. Rather than the metallic “pop” of many modern drivers, the LTDx is closer to the crack of a wooden baseball bat. Fans and gearheads that remember the pleasant tones of the original Cobra King LTD driver will find the new LTDx to hearken back to those sweet sounds. Shots dead off the sweet spot almost have snapping sound to them. It’s like a slingshot mixed with a firm “whack”.

On-Course Performance

To say the Cobra LTDx driver is long and straight is an understatement. Far and away the longest driver I’ve tested this season from a pure data perspective. Without rehashing the benefits of the technologies I’ve already covered, the design certainly works. With fairly easy and repeatable swings, I found the stock launch to be piercing with a slight rise and dead straight. What jumped out the most was how accommodating the H.O.T. Face was. Shots where I missed the sweet spot still stayed generally on their line thanks to the LTDx’s higher MOI. I also noticed those same shots saw minimal speed loss, if any at all. Obviously extreme toes and heels are a different story, but I didn’t have to be dead nuts in the center of the face to achieve maximum output.

Of course shaft selection will impact launch and spin quite a bit, but I feel a medium launch and low spin is a fair claim for the LTDx driver. My launch angle was a very comfortable with controlled mid-trajectory that I could flight up or down as necessary. My spin was a hair short of what I consider more on the medium side for me, but that is more likely related to the shaft I tested with, and ultimately gave me pretty good results.

Final Thoughts – Cobra LTDx Driver

I have quite an extensive history with Cobra drivers over the past decade. More than once, I’ve turned to a Cobra driver as my gamer. So when I say that the new LTDx driver is legitimately one of the best they’ve produced in recent history, I feel pretty confident in that statement. It was just flat out easy to hit a long ways and accurate.

The same technologies can be found in all three LTDx driver models. Players looking for help straightening out that slice and getting the ball up in the air carrying should check out the LTDx MAX (draw bias, high launch, low-mid spin). Those of you with the powerful swings and looking for more workability may be better suited for the low launch, low spin LTDx LS model. Cobra Golf has something for everybody in the LTDx driver lineup, and I promise you, they are absolute distance machines.

Kris McEwen and I took the Cobra LTDx driver out for a spin together. Check it out below (and don’t forget to subscribe to the channel!).

Stock Cobra LTDx Driver Specs

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