REVIEWS

Cobra King Speedzone Drivers £349

GM Verdict

The King F9 was a big success story for Cobra, so we were keen to discover how its replacement, the King Speedzone (SZ), stacked up. We had an exhaustive testing session indoors on the Foresight Sports GCQuad and a quick glance at the numbers suggested the performance was virtually identical between the old and new drivers. Delve a little deeper into the data, though, and there were some more interesting findings to be had.

In the exact same shaft and loft with the weights in the low-spin positions, we actually swung the King SZ driver more than 1mph slower than the King F9. The strikes were much more centred with the King F9, yet the launch monitor told us the King SZ was actually more efficient at translating club speed into ball speed.

It is impossible to tell why we swung the King SZ slower, but if it was down to us, not the