Many irons these days are marketed through distance and forgiveness, to the point many are starting the resemble hybrids and not a conventional iron. Huge sweet spot, tungsten weighting, ultra-thin faces with a sizeable offset appears to be the ingredients to making this powerful modern distance iron. Which is why I was drawn to the Cobra King Forged Tec Copper irons. They follow the same formula as all the other distance irons but Cobra have aimed it at the slightly better golfer that requires feel and workability in a mid sized head.
Our issue with distance irons in the past is consistency and this is where the Cobra King Forged Tec Copper scores the highest. Out of 15 shots the worst carried 168 and the best was 173 yards with a total average yardage of 182. Not the longest distance iron I’ve tested but by far the most consistent.
The fact the seven iron is just 29.5 degrees and still launched on average 93 feet, shows the tech is working. With a steady swing the ball speed was around 116 mph and we managed to peak it at 123mph but the control wasn’t there. The lower swing speed still acheived a height of 86 feet, so you can still play a softer shot into a green knowing it will drop and stop.
The minimal offset also allows you to work the ball slightly, but the huge benefit of the copper head is not just the looks but the feel. It’s not comparable to a true forged muscle back blade but as a distance iron goes the feel is one of the best on the market.
The Cobra King Forged Tec Copper will appeal more to the low to mid handicapper that wants a little more distance and still maintain a high launch. The clean design doesn’t shout distance iron but lack of toe height was slightly off putting, as it made the club appear to be sitting too flat.
The huge down side is the price and you start to bring in similar clubs from the leading brands. Cobra has recently won me over with their performance over price ratio, but this iron bucks the tread. If I was to opt for this model I would try Cobra’s King Tour MIM Copper head before committing to buy. It’s even more money but worth considering.
It’s great to see copper heads being reborn, as it reminds me of the legendary Ping Eye2 Beryllium Copper irons and that’s a great role model.
