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Cobra T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set

Many players want to hit it more solidly and see the ball pop high. This updated set is designed to do that.

Gear: Cobra T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set
Price: $999.99 (4-hybrid, 5-iron through pitching wedge) with Cobra Ultralite graphite shafts and Lamkin Crossline grips
Specs: Hybrid and hollow-bodied irons are made with stainless steel bodies, faces and railed soles.
Available: Nov. 4

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Who It’s For: Slower-swinging golfers who struggle to generate ball speed, distance and height off the tee on par 3s and from the fairway.

The Skinny: Combining hybrids (instead of long irons) with hollow-bodied irons, Cobra’s T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set is designed to increase ball speed and produce a higher flight, while their unique railed-sole design helps golfers overcome poor contact.

The Deep Dive: Elite golfers such as Lexi Thompson, Rickie Fowler and Bryson DeChambeau swing fast and make solid contact on their iron shots nearly every time, but golfers who are new to the game and players who struggle to generate clubhead speed make inconsistent contact with unpredictable results. While the pros are looking for equipment that will give them more control and let them curve the ball around the course, many players just want to hit it more solidly, see the ball pop high into the air and hopefully go a little farther.

The updated T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set was designed to do that, replacing hard-to-hit long irons with uniquely designed hybrids and combining them with irons designed like miniature hybrids.

Cobra T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set — The T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set comes standard with a 4-hybrid club instead of a long iron. (Cobra)

All the clubs in the set are hollow to allow the hitting area to flex more efficiently at impact. To maximize that trampoline effect, Cobra gave the T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set a redesigned, variable-thickness H.O.T Face insert. Designed with artificial intelligence, it has areas that are thicker in some spots and thinner in others, and Cobra said the result is a sweet spot that is 30 percent larger. That should lead to greater consistency for players who make inconsistent contact and mis-hit their iron shots.

While an internal rib structure enhances sound and feel, the Baffler Split Rail system on the bottom of each club helps players maintain speed through the hitting area. The rails are designed to act like skid plates, letting the clubs skim through the turf more easily, so if a player’s swing is steep and the club makes contact with the ground first instead of the ball, it is less likely to dig and result in a fat shot that doesn’t fly too far. The front portion of each rail is hollow, making the sole and the lower portion of the hitting area more flexible and resulting in a higher launch on low-struck shots.

The T-Rail Hybrid Iron Combo set is comprised of a 4-hybrid and hybrid irons as the 5-iron through pitching wedge, and a women’s version of the set is made up of two hybrids (4 and 5) and five irons (6-iron through pitching wedge). A gap wedge and sand wedge are also available for the standard and women’s sets.

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Best affordable irons for 2022

Iron out the kinks in your game and save some money while you do it.

This month, Golfweek is helping you find the most affordable equipment on the market.

Whether you’re young and new to the game, seasoned and looking for an upgrade or just want some new equipment without breaking the bank, we have you covered.

We’ve already found some of the most affordable drivers on the market right now. Look out for affordable wedges, putters and other equipment coming out later this month.

Today, it’s all about the irons!

To classify as affordable, each iron set we selected had to come in under $1,000 for a set or under $150 per iron for a seven club average. Without cutting quality, we’ve done the digging to find the best deals out there at the moment. Many of the items below are currently on sale, so act fast!

For a deeper dive on the best irons on the market, check out David Dusek’s piece from earlier this year.

Cobra King Forged TEC (2022), Forged TEC X irons

Cobra’s two new hollow-bodied irons deliver more distance and feel for better players and mid-handicap golfers.

Gear: Cobra King Forged TEC, Forged TEC X irons

Price: $1,199 (Steel), $1,299 (graphite)

Specs: Forged 1025 carbon steel body and MS-300 stainless steel face with tungsten insert (Forged TEC); Cast 431 stainless steel body with forged ST-118 stainless steel face and tungsten insert (Forged TEC X)

Available: April 29

Who it’s for: The King Forged TEC is for accomplished golfers who want more distance, while the Forged TECX X is for mid-handicap golfers who want more distance and forgiveness in a compact iron.

The Skinny: The fourth generation of Forged TEC irons has a shorter blade length, thinner topline and narrower sole to make it appeal to better players, and Cobra also is releasing the first Forged TEX X, a game-improvement club that looks similar but is larger, more forgiving and delivers more ball speed for mid-handicap players.

As with many Cobra irons, the Forged TEC and Forged TEC X are available in a traditional, variable-length set or a One Length set. In the One Length version, each club is the same length as a typical 7-iron (37.25 inches).

Cobra King Utility iron

The combination of an adjustable hosel and hollow-bodied construction gives Cobra’s new long-iron replacements distance and versatility.

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Gear: Cobra King Utility iron
Price: $219 with KBS $-Taper lite steel shaft or Project X Catalyst 80 graphite shaft and Lamkin Crossline Connect grip.
Specs: Hollow-bodied iron with tungsten weight and an adjustable hosel.
Available: June 12

Many accomplished golfers shy away from hybrids because their low and back center of gravity encourages shots to fly too high with excessive spin. There is also a tendency for hybrid shots to drift to the left for some better players. However, many hybrids are designed with adjustable hosels, so they can be tweaked to fill specific distance gaps.

With the release of the updated King Utility irons, Cobra is trying to bring the best qualities of hybrids to the long-iron replacement category, while also designing a club that will appeal to iron lovers.

The hollow-bodied Cobra King Utility iron’s construction encourages the face to flex more at impact for increased distance. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Available as a 2-iron, 3-iron or 4-iron, the King Utility irons are hollow, which allowed Cobra engineers to give them a thin, unsupported face that increases ball speed and distance. The hollow design also allowed designers to add a tungsten weight to the back of the head. It lowers the center of gravity to make getting shots up in the air easier, but they still fly lower than with a hybrid.

The most unique feature, however, is the MyFly 8 adjustable hosel mechanism. Golfers and fitters can use a torque wrench to position the hosel into one of eight settings, adding or reducing loft. This feature, common in hybrids, fairway woods and drivers, is rare in irons. It can make setting up a King Utility iron to hit shots a specific distance much simpler.

To help golfers track their performance, the King Utility comes standard with Cobra Connect, an Arccos-powered, shot-tracking sensor in the grip. The sensor pairs with a free smartphone app and allows golfers to see how far they hit each shot and learn about their tendencies.

Finally, as with other Cobra irons, the King Utility is offered in a One Length version. Measuring 37.5 inches, the length of a typical 7-iron, the King Utility One Length will be available as a 3-iron, 4-iron or 5-iron and is designed to help golfers achieve a consistent setup and swing. While these clubs are shorter than standard-length long irons, many golfers find they hit the ball more solidly with the shorter One Length clubs, and the improved impact compensates for the decreased swing speed, so they do not sacrifice distance.

Cobra King Speedzone, One Length Speedzone irons

Cobra added carbon fiber to the topline and designing a hotter face to make these game-improvement irons longer and more forgiving.

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Gear: Cobra King Speedzone, One Length Speedzone irons
Price: $899 (4-GW) with KBS Tour 90 steel shafts and Lamkin Crossline Connect grips; $799 (5-GW) with UST Mamiya Recoil ESX 460 graphite shafts
Specs: Cast stainless steel heads with carbon-fiber inserts and multi-material badge
Available: Jan. 17, 2020

The top of an iron rarely is the place where innovation happens, but Cobra’s newest game-improvement iron was designed in a unique way, and a lot of golfers are going to stare at the top of these clubs.

Cobra Speedzone irons — The topline of the Speedzone irons was designed with carbon fiber. (Cobra)

While most of the club is cast from stainless steel, the company designed two carbon-fiber strips in the top of the King Speedzone 3- through 7-irons. One strip is visible on the top of the club, and the other is under the topline, inside the cavity. The pieces are strong but 3 grams lighter than the steel they replace, which gave Cobra’s designers more discretionary weight to put in other areas of the club.

The weight saved in the topline was added to the lower back section of the heads to pull down the center of gravity and shift it farther from the hitting area. This should encourage a higher launch angle and more spin.

The face of the King Speedzone irons is forged from 17-4 stainless steel and is thicker in the center and thinner in areas where Cobra has learned players with a handicap between 10 and 25 tend to mis-hit. It also wraps under the leading edge and into the sole to allow the face to flex more effectively on shots struck low in the hitting area.

Like many modern irons designed to provide mid- and higher-handicap golfers with more distance, the King Speedzone irons have strong lofts, with the 5-iron having 21 degrees of loft and the pitching wedge at 42.5 degrees. However, because of the low-and-back center of gravity, golfers should still see their shots climb to the anticipated height, just farther downrange.

To enhance feel, Cobra designed the King Speedzone irons with a back medallion that features thermoplastic polyurethane, elastomer and an aluminum-foam tape like the material used to join carbon-fiber panels on aircraft. Those materials absorb excessive vibrations at impact to soften feel and make the sound more pleasing.

In addition to the standard Speedzone irons, Cobra is offering a One Length version of the clubs, with each iron being 37.5 inches in length. The company said half of the iron sets it sells are One Length, and they appeal to players who want to develop a single, consistent swing.

Both the standard and One Length Speedzone irons come standard with Cobra Connect, a system of embedded sensors in the grips that link wirelessly via Bluetooth to a free smartphone app. Using the app, golfers can track their performance and learn precisely how far they hit each club.