In golf, they say that you “drive for show and putt for dough,” and as the 2021 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course of Kiawah Island enters its final rounds this weekend, there’s certainly going to be a lot of the latter on the line.
A golfer’s ability to putt consistently and accurately has always been considered one of the most important factors of the game, and Cobra Golf thinks it can give you the edge with its newly launched series of King 3D printed putters.
Produced in partnership with HP, the Cobra King 3D printed putter series follows a limited edition 3D printed putter Cobra released in the winter of last year. That putter – the King Supersport-35 – used 3D printed aluminum and HP’s Metal Jet technology, but the new series of King 3D printed putters instead goes in a different direction and opts for 3D printed nylon with HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MFJ) 3D printing process.
The principle of using 3D printing in the production of the putters remains the same. By using 3D printing technology, Cobra can move and remove weight in the putter head using complex lattice structures that should, in theory, give more consistent and forgiving putts to the user.
The new King 3D printed putter family consists of three models in three distinct shapes. There’s an oversized blade model that brings back the Supersport-35 name first seen in last year’s limited-edition version, plus a fang-shaped putter called the SuperNova and a mallet style putter called the Agera. All utilize a 3D printed nylon lattice cartridge that forms the core of the putter’s construction, with forged aluminum and tungsten making up the body around it.
That alone could be enough to help you sink a few more birdies (or double bogeys, if you’re more like us), but Cobra has a couple of extra tricks up its sleeve too. The California-based firm has a partnership with SIK Golf, a putter manufacturer that Cobra athlete and US Open Champion Bryson DeChambeau already uses, and the new King 3D printed putter series uses SIK’s putter face with its Descending Loft Technology, which should promote better ball roll for all users and yet further boost consistency.
Lastly, there’s the app. Yes, a sensor in the putter grip allows you to track your putting performance over time via the Arccos Caddie app. Cobra already has that technology set up and ready to go with Cobra Connect set up for some of its drivers and irons, ready to give feedback on your performance.
Priced at $349, Cobra King 3D printed putters are available for pre-order now, with an official availability date starting June 4, 2021.
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