Swing hard and fast, and you’re going to pound the ball downrange. The driver is demanding, but effective in the right hands. With the RAD you get the impression that there’s great risk and reward after hitting a few balls. The RAD and the XB have one of the more market differences in feeling at impact I’ve come across in driver siblings this year. The sound signature is still very similar (near indistinguishable), but there’s something a bit more approachable to this hit it feels, “safe”. While the RAD feels like a hammer slamming into the ball and sending it downrange, the XB has a bit more pop/explosive feeling. I found that even from the first swing, the ball jumped off the face in a livelier manner than the RAD. The Radspeed XB Driver really is the RAD’s friendly cousin. Shaft OptionsĬobra recommends the above options as ideal pairings for shafts with the XB however, all custom options remain available from the RAD selections. While it doesn’t quite match up to the XD, it can help promote the corresponding ball flight. It’s worth noting that the Radspeed XB driver has a “draw” setting that’s part of the adjustable hosel. Rad Technology also includes the CNC Milled Infinity Face, the Thin-Ply Carbon Wrap Crown, and T-Bar Speed Chassis in common with its siblings.Īs always, Cobra has partnered with ARCCOS to provide sensors stock in the grip with a trial period of their excellent shot stats and analysis platform. The shift in weight is noticeable as you swing the club around and present at impact. It also has 8g of fixed weight in the radial fins at the face of the club. XB features 20g positioned in the back of the club, of which, 6g is interchangeable. The Radspeed XB still retains radial weighting at the front and back of the driver but focuses more on balance and higher ball flights. The crown is glossy, bold, and fits well with the flashy underside design. The slightly triangular shape extends deep onto the tee-box and is designed to inspire confidence behind the ball the same way a mallet putter would. The XB still features an oversized 460cc head, but also plays to its girth. The design intention of this driver is to produce low spin, high launching balls to facilitate distance and give you an extra boost in forgiveness. If the RADSPEED driver is the King of Spin, the Radspeed XB (“Xtreme Back”) is its friendly cousin that can help players of all types find the fairway. This driver is easy to swing and designed to get the ball up in the air consistently. Moving the center of gravity back in the head can make a driver more forgiving, but it also can add dynamic loft and create excessive spin, robbing distance.Ĭobra designers know these things, and with the release of the new RadSpeed family of drivers, they think they have created three drivers with technologies that can provide the ideal centers of gravity to give golfers more ball speed and better performance without making sacrifices.Adjustable, 9º, 10.5º, 12º Handicap RangeĬobra advertises the RAD for handicap ranges 5-15, but I would open this driver up to players at any handicap index. For example, when the center of gravity is shifted forward, it can improve ball speed and lower spin but typically sacrifices stability and forgiveness. Most of the time, those tradeoffs relate to the center of gravity location. Specs: Carbon-fiber crown and sole pieces, moveable weights and adjustable hosel with CNC-milled titanium faceĭesigning drivers traditionally is about making subtle tradeoffs to improve specific performance attributes. Price: $449.99 with Fujikura Motore X F1, Fujikura Motore X F3, Project X HZRDUS Black RDX Blue or Project X EvenFlow Riptide shaft and Lamkin Crossline grip Gear: Cobra RadSpeed, RadSpeed XB, RadSpeed XD drivers
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