I have an illness: I can't stop buying drivers on eBay. If I see a great deal I can't help myself. I'm really sick. No kidding. I've bought a bunch of Titleists, Pings, Cobras, Taylor-Mades, you name it. I'm too embarrassed to tell you how many I've bought over the years. I wait a year+ for those new $399 drivers to sell used for around $100 and I scarf one up. If I like the newly purchased club better than what's in my bag then it becomes my new driver. This process was all going along just fine until I bought a Cobra Speed LD two+ years ago. Now, no matter what I buy, the Cobra ends-up staying in my bag. It's stuck there. Nothing I've bought since can beat it, and believe me I've tried. It did leave my bag for about a month once when my son, who is on his school's golf team, tried it out then promptly stole it, forcing me to play with a different driver. After two rounds I bought another Speed LD on eBay. I had no choice. So what's so good about a Speed LD? When the club head contacts the ball it gives me that buttery feeling, like I've just hit the exact sweet spot and the ball has just taken off at the speed of sound. It's so consistent, I guess the sweet spot must be enormous. In comparison it makes all other drivers seem like their head is cracked and this has really screwed up my new driver culling process. It's even got me feeling like an idiot now every time I buy a new (used) driver, because the new purchase ends up being in vain. In fact, if I had any cotrol over my addiction to trying new drivers then I'd stop, because the enjoyment is essentially gone. If, like me, you like switching drivers often, then don't buy a Speed LD. It ruins everything.Read full review
Recently obtained the 10.5 degree LD F-Speed, graphite regular flex. While hugely forgiving, this beast is the longest driver I've ever hit. I was getting around 220-240 yards with another brand 2006 model 460 cc driver, but now I routinely reach 250-270 yards. Compared with the 2007 Callaway Big Bertha 460 it hits longer with slightly better consistency. I didn't notice a draw bias like some of the latest drivers, but that might just be my swing. The LD is great for low, boring drives despite the 10.5 loft. Even on mis-hits you'll still be in or near the fairway. Awesome club! If you read the reviews you'll see many mentions of the odd sound that this driver makes at impact. It sounds like you're hitting an empty beer can. No joke. People on the driving range will turn around to see what you're hitting, but when they see you bombing drives to the back of the range they'll want one too. Great job by Cobra in designing a big hitter for us mid-to-high handicappers.Read full review
i bought this club because it was $115 all in, fantastic deal, probably the best one on Ebay at the time. Took the club to the range and like the other review mentioned, it sounds like an out of key T-Rex, horrid. Club doesnt carry as far as the HS9 in my opinion and why the replaced the HS9 with this is beyond me. My original f-speed driver was very accurate, the HS9 was longer but this is a combination of both, i was hoping for an f-speed with distance but it just holds up a bit too much for me. the 55g shaft again is great, gives the club a great feel and nice balance. Aldila and Cobra are a great combination for a driver. The YS shafts that Cobra use are in no comparison the balance is all over the place although i do like them in my 3 and 5 wood. The look of the LD is very attractive similar to the TM burner and thankfully the headcover is easier to handle than the dreadful HS9 cover that barely fit. One downer, the hozzle came out and i had to send it back to Cobra to get it fixed cos my local pro didnt want to wreck it, cost $40 booooo. To summarise and i'm quite happy with whats in the bag, 3 and 5 wood in HS9 with YS 5.6 shafts, a 7 wood in f-speed with the Aldila NV-F shaft and an LD 9 degree driver that i think i'll trade for an HS9 if i can find one with the NV-F 55 gram shaft.Read full review
This is the best driver I have ever had in my hands. It makes a very, very loud sound when hit squarely in the face. I have had Titleist, Callaway, Taylormade, Cleveland and many off-brand drivers that can not compete with this driver. The stock shaft, a 55 gram, stiff flex is just a tiny bit light for me. I've had 3 of these just so I can have different shafts. My favorite is the Aldila green NV 65 gram stiff shaft. The 2008 version of this club is good but not quite the same. I have a bad slice but after using this for a week or two, I was able to control it much better. I can hit this about 270 yds, everything else about 230. Try this club and tee it high.
Male aged 27 2-3 rounds played per week. Stiff 10.5* average drive 280yd season long 349yd I switched to this club in 2007. Once you get past the fact it sounds like a little league baseball bat, it is the perfect driver. Since the advent of 460cc technology I have owned or demo'd Callaway, Taylor Made, and Ping. While they all have strengths and weaknesses, this Cobra outshines them all. The largest sweetspot, most forgiving off the toe, most forgiving off a "pop-up" and most of all its long. I have played Nike One Black, and Titleist Pro V1x, with it. Compaired to the X460, R7 Dual, Tour Burner, Ping G2 G5 and Rapture, its 8-10 yards longer consistantly. With a toe miss hit its 15-25 yards longer and the dual rhombus face corrects the ball flight. I dropped my handicap 4 strokes to an 8 after purchasing. I could not recommend a club more. 10 of 10 A++Read full review