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Cobra Golf's new ZL (Zero Limits) driver will be available beginning Nov. 1 with a suggested retail price of $425. The ZL has been played on the PGA Tour this season by players such as by players Geoff Ogilvy, J.B. Holmes and Jason Gore.
“Cobra has a history of developing powerful, yet easy-to-hit drivers,” said Brian Zender, General Manager of Cobra Golf. “The ZL Driver sets a new standard, in terms of providing maximum distance, forgiveness and control. It combines the best technology, materials and design we’ve ever built into a driver – plus the ZL offers the additional performance benefit of tuned ball flight. With our exclusive Adjustable Flight Technology we help avid golfers achieve maximum distance and accuracy by optimizing their personal ball flight.”
To optimize ball speed and distance, Zender said Cobra engineers utilized Advanced Multi-Material construction in which a lightweight, high strength carbon fiber crown and sole insert are integrated into a titanium 6-4 club head body and club face. The titanium club face, according to Zender, utilizes Cobra’s patented Milled Rhombus laser-welded face insert plus a new, thinner perimeter area.
To complement the multi-material construction in the clubh ead design, the ZL also features a swingweight screw Zender says helps shift the Center of Gravity (CG) toward the heel, to help provide draw bias ball flight– while maintaining a square clubface alignment.
In addition, Cobra’s exclusive Adjustable Flight Technology features an adjustable hosel that golfers can set to one of three face angles (O-open, N-neutral, C-closed) to provide a to optimize their personal ball flight.
“In the past, many club manufacturers chased various USGA limits on club head features and dimensions, such as Moment of Inertia (MOI), face height, COR etc,” says Tom Preece, Vice President of Research & Development for Cobra Golf. “When you focus on one design variable or a combination of variables, you often give up something else in return. So the mission of our R&D team was to set Zero Limits on engineering superior performance into the ZL driver. As a result, we have created a maximum distance driver.
"We also focused on making ZL the best sounding driver in the market. Through extensive, sophisticated computer modeling, we achieved superior sound and feel via key frequency improvements which include a more traditional crown design. The result is the best looking and sounding driver we’ve ever produced.”
The Cobra ZL driver will be available in lofts of 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 and 11.5 degrees and with a 46 inch Aldila VooDoo graphite shaft, in men’s R and S flexes. Lite and women’s flexes, along with other shafts, are available through custom order.
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