Golf Monthly
UK magazine, season-long testing
“no better looking hybrid in 2025 than the Cobra DS adapt”
Overall favorite of the 2025 hybrid test, winning the looks, ball speed and adjustability categories.
+ the facts · 4 pros · 1 cons− the facts
- +Best looking hybrid of 2025 with matte black head and bright white scorelines
- +Fastest ball speeds in the test with a hot, penetrating flight thanks to H.O.T. face tech
- +FutureFit 33 hosel offers 33 loft/lie settings, by far the most adjustable
- −QR code etched on the hosel is a styling quibble
For: Anyone wanting a fast, forgiving, highly adjustable all-round hybrid
Golfalot
Independent UK equipment reviews
“with the hybrids they're also just so easy to hit”
Slightly bigger than last year for even more forgiveness and just so easy to hit, with the same FutureFit 33 adjustability.
+ the facts · 3 pros− the facts
- +So easy to hit
- +Bigger head than last year adds forgiveness
- +FutureFit 33 adjustability carried into the hybrids
Club Champion (TXG)
Tour-level fitting studio
“it's hard to make something forgiving and fast”
Cobra's strong-lofted game improvement iron gets the ball high with a steep land angle and, unusually for the category, sounds and looks good.
+ the facts · 4 pros · 2 cons− the facts
- +27-degree 7-iron still peaked over 100 feet with a 47-48 degree land angle
- +Hollow body with microsphere foam gives a genuinely good sound, unlike the loud game improvement irons they have tested before
- +Shaping is more appealing than typical, and offset is visually minimized
- −At more average swing speeds around 80 mph the flight flattens out and descent angle drops toward 41 degrees
- −27 degrees of loft is too strong for many golfers in this category
For: Faster-swinging, more upright game improvement players who need speed and forgiveness but can still flight a strong loft.
2nd Swing Golf
Master fitters, Trackman-heavy testing
Fourth in the voting: simple, super easy to hit, high launching, and Brian has heard nothing but great things from people who bag it.
+ the facts · 2 pros− the facts
- +Super easy to hit with high launch
- +Clean matte crown and simple shape at address
For: Players who want simplicity and ease of use over adjustability
James Robinson Golf
Mid-handicap everyman reviews
“I've absolutely smashed two of them. I've really really enjoyed them”
He came in sceptical of the FutureFit33 adjustability being overkill but left converted, great pop off the face, piercing flight, and iron-like lie/loft fitting versatility.
+ the facts · 4 pros · 2 cons− the facts
- +Massive loft-and-lie adjustability lets fitters match it to your irons and keep it working as your swing changes
- +Sounds great with a lovely pop off the face
- +Lower, more piercing flight than the Ping
- −The 33-setting system can baffle golfers tinkering without a fitter
- −Cobra could have marketed and demoed the system far better
For: Golfers who get fitted, improvers whose ball flight is still changing, and tinkerers with guidance
