What does it mean?
How well do you know your driver? We’re going to breakdown the tech inside the head to give you an idea of what helps you to pull off those incredible drives…
Equipment
What's your mix?
There’s a big gap between your driver and your approach irons, so which clubs do you use to get close to the green if you’re still a long way out?
Some players prefer to play with fairway woods, while some use utility irons and others swear by hybrids. There’s no right answer as each of these kinds of clubs nicely fills the gap between your driver and scoring irons.
By-and-large, hitting woods and hybrids off the deck will help you pack a punch and they’re easy to make good connection with the ball with, but longer irons provide that much-sought-after length and accuracy.
We’re seeing a modern trend of tour players opting for smaller fairway woods like 7-woods to help bridge the distance between the fairway and the green.
So, while there are different options open to you, what are the benefits of lining your golf bag with fairway woods?
Why use a fairway wood?
We all know that golf is a very challenging game, and as we’ve already hinted at, fairway woods will help give you a better connection with the ball when you’re hitting straight off the fairway rather than teeing off. The soles on fairway woods have been meticulously designed to power through the short grass, allowing you to translate that momentum into distance on your strikes.
When you play with a fairway wood, your strikes will simply glide across the top of turf and will have the power to give you both a higher ball flight, and a better landing on the green. Cobra’s Darkspeed X fairway wood has a lightweight carbon crown that improves weight distribution in the clubhead, lowering the centre of gravity to give you more height on your shots.
While it can be tempting to reach for an iron simply because you’re hitting off the fairway, there are potentially more benefits to hitting a fairway wood. If you tend to suffer from either a fade or slide when hitting the ball, fairway woods will give you a higher launch on your strikes, and have better shot-correction tech built into the larger clubhead.
Why use a hybrid?
You may be inclined to fill this gap between your clubs with a hybrid, and they’re an excellent choice if you do. Hybrids won’t give you as much power on your strikes when compared to fairway woods, but they’re very maneuverable to swing and will help you punch though the turf if your shot has landed in a poor area.
Cobra’s Darkspeed hybrid has a deep body design with a high bounce leading edge. This construction allows for a the clubhead to travel with total stability when gliding through turf to give your strike the best connection possible.
Why use a utility iron?
Some golfers prefer to play with utility irons when they find themselves a good distance from the hole. A huge benefit of adding long irons to the bag is your set up to the ball and swing are similar to your scoring irons, allowing you to retain a consistent sense of feel when striking the ball from the fairway to the putting surface.
With a hollow body construction, the longer irons in Cobra’s Darkspeed irons have a more supported face to allow you to unlock incredible distance on your strikes.
Cobra Darkspeed fairway woods
The latest fairway woods from Cobra, the Darkspeed, don’t just look fantastic. There’s a lot of tech that’s been packed into the clubhead to give you a trouble-free time on the golf course.
The Darkspeed X fairway wood comes equipped with Cobra’s A.I. designed H.O.T face. This clubface has a variable thickness pattern that means your strikes will deliver efficient speed and spin across the face, so you’ll be getting plenty of forgiveness on your off-center shots. The club also has a built in backweight that promotes a towering ball flight and long carry distance.
Plenty of golfers struggle with naturally fading the ball to the right. If this sounds like you, the Darkspeed Max fairway wood will be a hugely beneficial club to add to your bag. This model features a runnable draw-bias in the adjustable backweight so you can give yourself as much relief for your game as you like.
If you’re an adept player and you want to get as much out of your gear as you can, the Darkspeed LS fairway wood offers a tour-validated feel and look when standing over the ball. The LS model has a multi-material construction that allows for better weight distribution to have you hitting the ball further. With both internal and external strategically placed tungsten weights, you’ll have tighter dispersion on your shots for better accuracy.
These fantastic Cobra fairway woods are available right now in the pro shop. If you pop by the shop, we’d be more than happy to book you in for a custom fitting.
