2020 Cobra King Forged TEC irons (4-iron, 7-iron, PW in-hand pics)

[jonn443]

KING could be toned down a tad.

[QuigleyDU]

Considering almost everyone is making a hollow irons these days and most are around $1300 bucks. Cobra is going to sell a ton of these at a retail price of $899 for 7 irons.

[icec0ld]

> @QuigleyDU said:

> Considering almost everyone is making a hollow irons these days and most are around $1300 bucks. Cobra is going to sell a ton of these at a retail price of $899 for 7 irons.

 

@QuigleyDU, Where are they $899 for 7 pieces? Everywhere I've seen it's $1099 for 7.

[fsusmith]

Has anyone hit the prior generation forged tecs? Any good?

[scooterhd2]

yes. very excited about the forged tec black price drop that has to be coming.

[lummers13]

As a PX user, ordering PX shafts from cobra has always been an upcharge. But pre-ordering these there is no upcharge, is cobra changing it or is this more of a pre-order “only” promotion??

[dmeeksDC]

These look good to me. Offset in the irons I’d be looking at (4, maybe 5) is similar to the Nike VPC, which I loved. Would like to eyeball it because sometimes offset blends in and sometimes it stands out. But offset in the .140 range for a 24 degree head is about where I usually want it.

[Kmac]

> @fsusmith said:

> Has anyone hit the prior generation forged tecs? Any good?

 

Yep, still in my bag. They are great irons and have the best black finish on any iron last year.

[Bebsport678]

I haven’t loved the look or feel of any hollow body irons but dang, these irons look so good from the pictures.

[pxthree]

Anyone had a chance to compare these with 2019 P790 yet?

[rsh0308]

> @pxthree said:

> Anyone had a chance to compare these with 2019 P790 yet?

 

 

Didn’t hit the new 790 but sitting them side by side, 2019 790 has a thinner looking top line and a bit shorter I think heel-toe. Overall the 790 looks more like a “players” club and the Cobra looks a little clunky but blade-shaped.

 

Just hit these in a sim. Feeling is nice, muted and soft. No click. Ball just compresses off the face and goes. Definitely doesn’t feel like a “distance” iron. It flies like one though. Even thin shots carried a long way.

 

Normal 7i is 165 carry with Srixon 765, Modus 120x.

Just hit Cobra with $-Taper S.

7i flying 185+ on average over 10 shots. Had one carry 200. Spin was low ~5k. Wanted to go very straight. It’s a 2 club jump for me. Not sure how gapping would look at bottom of bag. Would be afraid of distance control in scoring clubs. I imagine trying to hit a controlled 9 or PW and just flying the green by 30 yards. Plus the short irons definitely look clunky.

I’d probably have to look into getting Forged Tec long irons but not sure what you’d blend them into. King Forged Tour?

 

[MH2]

Super interested in these irons & cant wait to see them in person.

[Cwing]

Can’t wait to demo

[rgk5]

> @pxthree said:

> Anyone had a chance to compare these with 2019 P790 yet?

 

I've hit both extensively, each with the KBS Tour 80 shaft in regular flex. The TM looks a tad better at address but no big deal. Both were 7-irons. The Cobra flew a little higher with more spin (5600) for me. I'm 72 years old and was getting 145 carry and 153 total on average with the Cobra, about 5 yards longer than the P790. An excellent iron as dispersion was wonderful.

[ShankLife]

I think it's time to look into my next set. My Cobra MBs are my all time favorite irons but I've been wanting to try One Length for a long time. I might even tap into the one length Utiliy I keep hearing about. The Hi-Toe and Vokey SM7s are staying in the bag though.

[Cwing]

Cobra was 5 yds longer, flew higher and had more spin? That seems like a win in all 3 areas as you would gain more distance and should hold more greens.

[bulls9999]

So is the main difference between these and the P790's, aside from the size of the sweet spot, is that the P790's have that filled foam core in the hollow space and these don't?

[Stanks]

They both have a filling of sorts. It's just personal preference as far as I am concerned. They're both clean and really good sticks but, it's personal preference mostly. Try both multiple times and see which one you keep going back to.

[TheMoneyShot]

P790’s have less offset which definitely appeals more to my eye..

[rgk5]

The heads contain foam microspheres a la the Callaway Rogue and the T.Made. P790.

[casey_0507]

Anyone have any comparison pics between these and the Forged Tec Black. Just wondering if size changed any

[Richsgbox]

Had the opportunity to hit these. They look and perform great. However the feel is subpar in comparison to other foam filled models.

[bird_4_3]

Do they have the flyer hotspots like the other hollow bodied irons?

[Stanks]

I didn’t feel any. But, most of that comes down to the consistency of the player. Sometimes, that touch around the greens is a little more difficult with GI irons but I have gone that far with these yet.

[Onespeed24]

Hit a demo 7 iron last night while helping a friend find a new driver.

For those saying this club feels subpar compared to the P790 or any other similar club need to go back and hit it. Probably one of the best feeling clubs I've hit in along time. I sorta abandoned my buddy and just hit this club for about 20 minutes, hitting bomb after bomb. Consistent distances, no weird outliers or hotspots that I noticed, soft, soft feeling face but not dull, not clicky AT ALL! (not even sure who would say these are clicky unless they were hitting solid plastic balls or something). In my opinion this is an awesome addition to this class of clubs. I've never gamed a KBS shaft, so maybe the $-Taper had something to do with it, but it flat out performs! The offset is fine and as pointed out above, completely in line with other clubs in this category, so not sure what all the hubub is about that. I didn't realize we had so many PGA pros on this forum who needed so little offset that these would be unappealing, but I sorta chuckle at that complaint... they're perfectly fine in that regard. They had me seriously thinking about grabbing my bag out of the car and trading my HMPs in for a set right then and there. Obviously I decided to wait and try to demo a whole set before making such a rash decision, and I was not even in the market for new irons... until now.

As far as the logo on the back, remember who we're talking about here. Cobra, they of the bright orange, green, blue and red drivers, and other loud offerings over the years. They are not afraid to be bold and a little over the top, but they also back it up with performance. Either way, I think they look great and would certainly game them in a heartbeat, maybe even partly because of the logo, not in spite of it. I'm not usually one to be all that concerned about graphics on the back/bottom of a club like some folks here are. If it looks good at address and performs I couldn't care less what it looks like on the other side. That just seems like a frivolous complaint and not a good reason to not game a certain club.

[sharkhark]

Curious on the forged tec vs the f9. I loved the feel, ease of launch, forgiveness & distance but not a fan of the super chunky look.

Curious as I've seen in person the forged tec and they definitely look good but aren't small and are a bit chunky and thick.

If they give f9 results and better looks they might be for me.

[dmeeksDC]

I think the new 790 does not feel nice, it feels harder than the original. (Rick Shiels had same opinion in his review and liked the 2017 feel more.)To me the Cobras and the Mizuno both feel better than the updated 790.

The Cobras are larger for sure and somewhat chunky, but it’s all by comparison in a store. I find when you play clubs on a course, if they perform well those observations fade quickly.

[doctormizuno]

I agree with the poster who hopes they play similar to the Cobra black forged Tec. I have a set of the black forged Tec one length

sitting in my garage. Those heads are really easy to hit, nice ball flight. Their has been talk of offset, I normally hit a ball pretty

straight or with a little draw. The offset doesn’t seem to be much of a factor. I’m planning on finding a demo days and try them out.

[andrevanderpost]

Does anybody know the hosel diameter on these (.370 or .355)?

[ShakeyT]

I've done a little comparison in offset because I want less than my current gamers. I only play irons thru the 6i, so didn't look up anything beyond that. I found it odd how there isn't a lot of consistency between the offset "gapping" from club to club from the same OEM.

Based on this, I'm looking forward to when sub70 adds the 699 Pros to their demo program.

Apex CF16 (current gamers): AW - 2.79, PW - 3.04, 9i - 3.3, 8i - 3.55, 7i - 3.81, 6i - 4.06

Cobra Forged Tec 2020: AW - 1.4, PW - 1.8, 9i - 2.2, 8i - 2.6, 7i - 3, 6i - 3.3

Cobra Forged Tec Black: AW - 1.8, PW - 2, 9i - 2.3, 8i - 2.5, 7i - 3.1, 6i - 3.3

sub70 699 Pro (not yet released): AW - 0.75, PW - 1.25, 9i - 1.75, 8i - 2.25, 7i - 2.75, 6i - 3

Honma TW-X: AW - 2.4, PW - 2.4, 9i - 2.8, 8i - 2.8, 7i - 3.2, 6i - 3.2

PXG 211: AW - 1.14, PW - 1.27, 9i - 1.78, 8i - 2.41, 7i - 3.3, 6i - 4.1

Hot Metal Pro: AW - 3.09 (a typo on the website?), PW - 2.1, 9i - 2.36, 8i - 2.57, 7i - 8, 6i - 3.09

2019 P790: AW - 1.6, PW - 1.8, 9i - 2.1, 8i - 2.4, 7i - 2.7, 6i - 2.9