COBRA L4V - The BOMB!!!!

[SwingBlues]

Once again :D

 

I have ...

 

44' 9* L4V - HK-110 - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

44' 9* L4V - Dia 103x - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!

44.5 9* L4V - TP-7X - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I bomb the shorter ones longer & further - MOST of the time

 

M7 best 2 45s are - Ion Blueboard 83X at 45 - Epic 68X at 45 (whish is REALLY GOOD !!!!!!!!)

 

DO NOT be afraid of sub-45 on this head :D

 

^^^now that is a true ho with all the toys :rolleyes:

[TheReptilia]

Once again :D

 

I have ...

 

44' 9* L4V - HK-110 - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

44' 9* L4V - Dia 103x - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!

44.5 9* L4V - TP-7X - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I bomb the shorter ones longer & further - MOST of the time

 

M7 best 2 45s are - Ion Blueboard 83X at 45 - Epic 68X at 45 (whish is REALLY GOOD !!!!!!!!)

 

DO NOT be afraid of sub-45 on this head :D

 

Can i have the shafts you aren't using? lol :rolleyes: I'll be getting my l4v f speed 9 degree as soon as i get to golf galaxy to trade in my superquad.

[LONG&STR8]

Once again :D

 

I have ...

 

 

 

Ion Blueboard 83X

 

 

:rolleyes: In an L4V!!!!! Uh, pic pretty please...

 

:D

[Deadpool_25]

I should have taken some pics of my L4V with the Ion plated WB 63g in it. I could have tried that one shorter but didn't want to cut the shaft down before I tried it in the 5900. And now that I have, it's NOT coming out of that 5900. :rolleyes:

 

Now I might just get another Ion 63 WB and put it in the L4V at 44.5. Hmm...decisions, decisions...

[NicholasP]

I am getting very close to ordering an L4V X, however the whiteboard from the custom department does not come in a 63, only a 73. How heavy is this puppy going to be with the 73, any help would be appreciated guys thanks.

[csheetzrun]

Robo,

 

Have you tried the Epic cut down a notch to see if it can hang with the PIMPS?

[keyser]

Is the sound of the L4V comparable to any other driver?

[seadoc]

imo, it sounds like an aluminum baseball bat, and kind of like the old sumo

 

but as someone on this board said, I'd take a driver that squealed like a pig if it put me in the fairway almost every time!

[SwingBlues]

I would not say that...the old Sumo WAS TRULY BAD. The L4V is a duller "thunk. If you hit it nearer the hosel, it more a higher pitch but hit it in the middle it's subdued. Hard to explain and would recommend anyone buying it to TRY IT FIRST...the sound takes a little while to get use to. It can be a major turn off for some.

[HEMIPHIL]

Coming from a Tour Issue r7 Quad TP (with Hotmelt)...I find it loud, but nowhere near as bad as that Sumo, or for that matter some of Cobra's other offerings. I can live with it...no problem. I agree with SwingBlues...more of a "thunk". Make solid contact, and it isn't as bad as some would try to have you think.

[RIDEamountain]

I actually really like the sound and feel. I don't find it to be too loud or offensive in the least. Not sure the others in my foursome feel the same way thought! LOL :)

 

I think that both the sound and feel give me great feedback as compared to other drivers I've hit in the past. When you get into one...the ball just feels like it's exploding off the face!

 

RIDE

[keyser]

I don´t know if I can try the driver on an outdoor range before I buy it and indoor ranges can be really misleading with sound. I found the sound of the Sumo2 to be loud but tolerable, but I found the sound of the FT-3 to be awfull, it felt like I broke something everytime I hit it.

[SwingBlues]

Coming from a Tour Issue r7 Quad TP (with Hotmelt)...I find it loud, but nowhere near as bad as that Sumo, or for that matter some of Cobra's other offerings. I can live with it...no problem. I agree with SwingBlues...more of a "thunk". Make solid contact, and it isn't as bad as some would try to have you think.

 

Thanks smp...I played at Simi Hills GC, Simi Hills, CA today and shot my best round - MANY THANKS to the L4V...this is so freaking long and allowed me to go for the pins with the shorter irons. It's a tight course in places but I was hitting it unreal today and yes, I did hook 2 shots and slice one but the Golf Gods were smiling at me today. Oh..sorted out the high flight...tee the ball a tad lower and don't come down steep on it...awesome FREAKING driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Get it and go pype, it's a no brainer!!!!

[WCD]

Is the sound of the L4V comparable to any other driver?

 

I have an F and it was LOUD to say the least. It sounded like I tipped my wife's china cabinet over every time I hit it. People at the range were looking at me with the WTF expression. Birds scattered from the trees when I mashed it. You can easily deaden the sound and can't dispute the performance of this thing though. The head is just deadly. Two thumbs up from me

[slicktry]

Has anyone did a indepth test between the XLS Tour and L4VX? Most interested!!!

 

God Bless

Jer

[HEMIPHIL]

Coming from a Tour Issue r7 Quad TP (with Hotmelt)...I find it loud, but nowhere near as bad as that Sumo, or for that matter some of Cobra's other offerings. I can live with it...no problem. I agree with SwingBlues...more of a "thunk". Make solid contact, and it isn't as bad as some would try to have you think.

 

Thanks smp...I played at Simi Hills GC, Simi Hills, CA today and shot my best round - MANY THANKS to the L4V...this is so freaking long and allowed me to go for the pins with the shorter irons. It's a tight course in places but I was hitting it unreal today and yes, I did hook 2 shots and slice one but the Golf Gods were smiling at me today. Oh..sorted out the high flight...tee the ball a tad lower and don't come down steep on it...awesome FREAKING driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Get it and go pype, it's a no brainer!!!!

 

There you go golfing again Swing...stop it...JK. :black eye: Glad to here the PYPE is workin'. Man...I can't wait. Range session in order tomorrow afternoon for this boy. Weather's slowly starting to turn here. Longrange forecast look favorable...courses should start opening within 3 weeks here...I hope. Won't be long now anyways. :)

Edit: Forgot...Congrats on you round SwingBlues!!

 

Has anyone did a indepth test between the XLS Tour and L4VX? Most interested!!!

 

God Bless

Jer

 

I think ROBO might be able to shed some light on that.

[loopshow]

i want an l4v x very badly. the set up is amazing , so much confidence. the problem for me is the stock shaft with the 9degrees of loft. i just could not load the shaft or get the ball into the air. since it only comes in 9degrees does anyone have any shaft reccomendations for a high launch low spin shaft? i currently play an r7425tp in 10.5 with a stock stiff shaft and i like its ball flight?

 

any suggestions appreciated.

 

would i be better off with a speed pro d/s?

[Qegurezi]

i want an l4v x very badly. the set up is amazing , so much confidence. the problem for me is the stock shaft with the 9degrees of loft. i just could not load the shaft or get the ball into the air. since it only comes in 9degrees does anyone have any shaft reccomendations for a high launch low spin shaft? i currently play an r7425tp in 10.5 with a stock stiff shaft and i like its ball flight?

 

any suggestions appreciated.

 

would i be better off with a speed pro d/s?

 

 

Go and playtest an F, should be much more suitable. I wish i had your problem, most are the opposite. The F in 10* with it's lighter shaft in a softer flex might be your ticket.

[treadwej]

Once again

 

I have ...

 

44' 9* L4V - HK-110 - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

44' 9* L4V - Dia 103x - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!

44.5 9* L4V - TP-7X - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I bomb the shorter ones longer & further - MOST of the time

 

M7 best 2 45s are - Ion Blueboard 83X at 45 - Epic 68X at 45 (whish is REALLY GOOD !!!!!!!!)

 

DO NOT be afraid of sub-45 on this head wink.gif

Rob, is this the 103x BB? (just to be sure - I couldn't find a 103WB on their website)

 

What happened to the WB love? I see you reference two BBs.

 

Please tell me a story about the TP-7x. What makes it so great in the L4V? What is the difference between the TP-7x and the BBs (both 83 and 103, and 93 if you can) and the WB (83 i presume)?

 

To anyone:

 

I've heard about the cotton ball treatment to deaden the sound, but I can't find a post anywhere of anyone having added hotmelt to this head to deaden the sound?

 

If cotton balls add 6-10 grams of weight (to 215g), would the same (or even less) amount of hotmelt, have the same effect on deadening the sound?

 

trey

[chisag]

44' 9* L4V - HK-110 - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

44' 9* L4V - Dia 103x - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!

44.5 9* L4V - TP-7X - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

I bomb the shorter ones longer & further - MOST of the time

DO NOT be afraid of sub-45 on this head :)

 

... Good News for you young studs. Ogilvy won the WGC at Doral using the new VooDoo shaft. So Aldila is finally releasing the VooDoo series, which is pretty much the XVS7 you used!!! IF it goes over well, and I have no doubt's it will be huge, Aldila will release the same technology in a VooDoo ProtoPype!!! I'll keep ya posted...

[loopshow]

i want an l4v x very badly. the set up is amazing , so much confidence. the problem for me is the stock shaft with the 9degrees of loft. i just could not load the shaft or get the ball into the air. since it only comes in 9degrees does anyone have any shaft reccomendations for a high launch low spin shaft? i currently play an r7425tp in 10.5 with a stock stiff shaft and i like its ball flight?

 

any suggestions appreciated.

 

would i be better off with a speed pro d/s?

 

 

Go and playtest an F, should be much more suitable. I wish i had your problem, most are the opposite. The F in 10* with it's lighter shaft in a softer flex might be your ticket.

 

i'll never hit the f i absolutely hate closed faces, and my swing is between 100-105mph. i am just looking for a high launch shaft.

[Hot Soup]

the lighter weight matrix oziks are really high launch, but i don't know if you want to spend that much.

[Qegurezi]

i want an l4v x very badly. the set up is amazing , so much confidence. the problem for me is the stock shaft with the 9degrees of loft. i just could not load the shaft or get the ball into the air. since it only comes in 9degrees does anyone have any shaft reccomendations for a high launch low spin shaft? i currently play an r7425tp in 10.5 with a stock stiff shaft and i like its ball flight?

 

any suggestions appreciated.

 

would i be better off with a speed pro d/s?

 

 

Go and playtest an F, should be much more suitable. I wish i had your problem, most are the opposite. The F in 10* with it's lighter shaft in a softer flex might be your ticket.

 

i'll never hit the f i absolutely hate closed faces, and my swing is between 100-105mph. i am just looking for a high launch shaft.

 

No worries, but i haven't seen an F that is anything more closed than square yet, in many.

[NYGOLF]

i want an l4v x very badly. the set up is amazing , so much confidence. the problem for me is the stock shaft with the 9degrees of loft. i just could not load the shaft or get the ball into the air. since it only comes in 9degrees does anyone have any shaft reccomendations for a high launch low spin shaft? i currently play an r7425tp in 10.5 with a stock stiff shaft and i like its ball flight?

 

any suggestions appreciated.

 

would i be better off with a speed pro d/s?

 

 

Go and playtest an F, should be much more suitable. I wish i had your problem, most are the opposite. The F in 10* with it's lighter shaft in a softer flex might be your ticket.

 

i'll never hit the f i absolutely hate closed faces, and my swing is between 100-105mph. i am just looking for a high launch shaft.

 

M is closed

F is square to open

X is open

 

A reasonable high launch shaft is the Graff Pro Launch Blue.

[marrigo]

M is closed

F is square to open

X is open

 

According to the Cobra Website the X is "Square face for neutral ball flight". Does anybody have actual measurements of the face angle on their X?

[WCD]

Once again

 

I have ...

 

44' 9* L4V - HK-110 - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

44' 9* L4V - Dia 103x - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!

44.5 9* L4V - TP-7X - PIMP !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I bomb the shorter ones longer & further - MOST of the time

 

M7 best 2 45s are - Ion Blueboard 83X at 45 - Epic 68X at 45 (whish is REALLY GOOD !!!!!!!!)

 

DO NOT be afraid of sub-45 on this head wink.gif

Rob, is this the 103x BB? (just to be sure - I couldn't find a 103WB on their website)

 

What happened to the WB love? I see you reference two BBs.

 

Please tell me a story about the TP-7x. What makes it so great in the L4V? What is the difference between the TP-7x and the BBs (both 83 and 103, and 93 if you can) and the WB (83 i presume)?

 

To anyone:

 

I've heard about the cotton ball treatment to deaden the sound, but I can't find a post anywhere of anyone having added hotmelt to this head to deaden the sound?

 

If cotton balls add 6-10 grams of weight (to 215g), would the same (or even less) amount of hotmelt, have the same effect on deadening the sound?

 

trey

 

I generally abide by the rule of cotton for sound and hot melt for weight. IMO this head is too large and heavy for hot melt. For it to be effective the weight would be off the charts.

[ROBOPTI]

ASK and yee shall receive ... L4V / ION BB 83X :)

 

 

 

as far as the 103 ... Yeppers - Its a BB 103X

 

 

 

No loss of love for WB - I just found for my swing I wanted a little more spin and I THINK I actually prefer the "feel" of BB ... But I still love WB ... I carry the BB further and as a result I think I am getting a tad more release - I occasionally drop the WB out of the sky in windy conditions

 

TP-7X to the Diamana ... Kinda muted (for a lack of a btter word) - but I have ALWAYS liked it ... It just works for me ... I hit low spin bombs witt it - and I always try to have one laying around. I DO think it truly has the side spin reduction that it is touted for. I just like - The Diamanas all have the "kick" feeling to me ... The TP has that silky no kick feel ... The Diamana DO perform better for me (not miles better - but better) -I just like the feel of it ... That's all :black eye:

[northMSgolfer]

hey robo is that an m speed or something? that thing looks more closed than any l4v I've ever seen. Weird.

[SPY ZINGER]

This damn thread is 40 pages!!!!!!!

 

Nice set up Robo. Too bad the graphics are up!! :)

[Cloran]

Going to a Cobra Demo day on Saturday. I'm giddy thinking about it. Will definately update you guys on how I like the L4... mixing a batch of the 'Aid as we speak!!