TESTED: Cobra 3D Printed iron - Is 3D Printing the future for irons?

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TESTED: Cobra 3D Printed iron - Is 3D Printing the future for irons?

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TG Test Pro Neil Wain and Equipment Ed Simon Daddow test the new Cobra 3D Printed iron against the best players' and players' distance irons of 2024.
Timestamps:
0:43 What you need to know about the Cobra 3D Printed iron
1:54 The lattice network inside the Cobra 3D Printed iron
4:37 How does the CG location compare to other irons?
5:11 How do Cobra create a forged iron feel?
5:53 How does the Cobra 3D Printed iron compare to other leading 2024 models?
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@cameronloveless1751 2 ай бұрын

As it becomes more mass-market prices will obviously come down. There’s no doubt this is a big moment in terms of technological advancement in irons (as was Bryson putting 3D printed irons in the bag for the US PGA). What is really exciting is the prospect of irons that are customised with specific weight distribution for people who slice, hook, have too steep an attack angle etc. And they will be able to work out algorithms for what amount of tungsten needs to goes where in the club for this. That will cost big bucks, but we’re talking genuine bespoke irons!! The next 5 years is going to be fun to see where this goes.

@brianbernstein7754 2 ай бұрын

Simon and Neil, thanks for the excellent review of Cobra's new 3D printed irons. In listening to your presentation I found myself wondering what Cobra's strategy is for these irons and why they only produced 500 sets. Are they waiting to see if there's sufficient demand at the $3K price point before scaling up production? Do 3D irons take considerably more time to manufacture? Are there more or less quality control issues w/ 3D? And where does Cobra see the 3D irons fitting in their existing lineup (between Forged Tec X and Forged Tec)? Sorry for all the questions -- I'm just really curious what the long term plan is. I'm guessing we'll see other manufacturers coming out w/ their own 3D irons fairly soon -- and at much lower price points. Thanks again for the great content.

@todaysgolfer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian, like you we have a ton of questions around what the future could hold. This does appear to be really interesting tech. Our gut feel is that this could just be a trial run, dipping their toe in the water to gauge reaction. If the feedback is positive there will need to be significant investment into the 3D printers that can create products in this way. When there is costs will fall, to what extent we don't yet know, but perhaps in a similar way to how the cost of a set of PXG's has dropped significantly over time. We feel it's really telling about how Cobra say they could go much lighter for the lattice network inside, they've just used this design (it's twice as heavy as it needs to be to support the face etc) as it gives a forged iron sound/feel. If you put a much lighter version into a set of game improver irons it would be possible to get a set of much more forgiving irons without going bigger. That's an idea that sounds very exciting for average club golfers.

@NonfortisCedtenax-e8q Ай бұрын

Great test as usual. Thnx guys.

@todaysgolfer Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate you taking the time. 👍

@Ahogg1992 2 ай бұрын

Can see this really kicking off manufacturers are running out of new feature to market this would give them years on year in year out innovation selling you the latest and greatest new tech.

@tonymullarkey7949 2 ай бұрын

Innovation will undoubtedly take over at some point but forged irons are the now…. I would be curious to see how good these bad boys perform though!

@todaysgolfer 2 ай бұрын

It's a really interesting concept for sure, just never going to be mass market at this price.

@alvermeil5884 2 ай бұрын

when you were comparing the other irons cobras, printed irons, it would've been interesting for you to compare each irons Dispersion

@cwugrad396 5 күн бұрын

It’s hard to msss market when they take so long to make. But there is definitely a market. They sold out. I just got an email that more are available

@todaysgolfer 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for your input, Cobra are talking about needing to scale up production with more 3D printers if the idea takes off. Seems like there are some real world benefits.

@cwugrad396 4 күн бұрын

@@todaysgolfer I’m sure those printers cost a fortune