Cobra King F9 Fairway Wood (Full Review)

Cobra King F9 Speedback Fairway Wood Review

Cobra revealed a new line of drivers and fairway woods that they named Cobra King F9 Speedback and this fairway wood as well as the driver version, quickly stood out as the leaders in the club equipment category.

Below in this Cobra King F9 Speedback fairway wood review, we will look at it with a technological, performance, durability, design and handling perspective.

You’ll discover why many golfers, despite the high price have made the decision to switch to this new golf club for blasting tee shots down the fairways and handling fairway shots on long par 4’s and par 5’s.

From a performance perspective as well as a visual perspective, the F9 Speedback Fairway Wood may be tough to beat by future clubs that come out in 2021 from fairway wood manufacturers. Let’s dive in..

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F9 Speedback Fairway Wood Features:

Speedback Technology:

Cobra King came out with speedback technology which allows for the dual benefit of a lower center of gravity combined with a higher moment of inertia. When these two aspects are combined it makes for an efficient and high performing club.

If you are wondering what is the benefit of having a lower CG, then understand that with the center of gravity, you can significantly affect the balance and the strike force of a club. Low CG means that you can hit the ball with much precision and force, allowing a greater transfer of energy to the ball.

Another thing which Speedback technology has changed is that it has made the fairway driver aerodynamically smart. This results in the clubhead fighting through wind resistance better, making club speeds faster without needing to swing hard. Effortless swing power and added distance to your golf shots.

CNC Milling:

Before the Cobra King F8 came out, no other golf club manufacturer had achieved the feat of making a fairway club with milling. For the first time, Cobra King developed fairway woods with CNC milling.

The results of this technology feature came out better than expected as engineers reviewed data from golf swings using the clubs with milling.

With a CNC milled face fairway wood, the speed with which you hit the ball increases by up to 2.5 mph.

This is irrespective of who is hitting the ball. That’s something wonderful and worth applause for the F9 Speedback Fairway.

More amazingly, they could make a driver that has a higher tolerance while also staying below the recommended values by the USGA so the club remains conforming.

By further improving upon this technology, Cobra King developed one of their best golf fairway woods yet.

Baffler Technology:

It’s believed that Rickie Fowler, a pro golfer on the PGA Tour, is responsible for getting Cobra to use Baffler Technology in their golf fairway woods, including the new F9 Speedback.

Fowler approached the Cobra team to develop a fairway wood that performs better when it interacts with the rough and taller grass. As a result, Cobra came out with the F6 Baffler fairway technology for the first time in 2016.

This can give golfers peace of mind when swinging the fairway wood through rough.

So how does baffler technology work? The rails on the bottom sole of the club help improve turf interaction.

This innovative addition to the club sort of smoothens the swing into the turf, in turn, reducing the impact force rough has on the clubhead so it can maintain clubhead speed and fight drag, hooking tendencies.

The additional rails attached on the base of the fairway wood allows the club to hit the ball with the same strength without affecting the launch trajectory and impact.

360° Aero Technology:

The Cobra King F9 Speedback Fairway wood is all about technology, and 360 aero technology adds yet another dimension.

These aero trips are located around the club head to help break up air flow and reduce drag so the F9 club head can swing faster to generate more club head speed and distance.

Why the Cobra F9 Fairway Wood is Better than Others?

For now, Cobra has come out with some advanced technologies that allow the club to perform at a high level and producing speed and distance you won’t find in most other fairway woods.

They’ve been able to improve upon older technologies as well as come up with new technologies to try with fairway woods to achieve better results.

The F9 Speed Fairway Wood is truly one of the best in golf right now and has many professional golfers testing it out, making the switch from their previous woods.

What did we like the most?

The CNC Milling is a great feature on the F9 Speed Back Fairway Wood. It allows for variable thickness around the club face to help increase the sweet spot and still make the club face forgiving.

The sun-shaped milled surface on the face of the fairway wood really gives the player an edge thanks to the increase in surface area upon impact.

More importantly, the customizable weights that can be removed or added to this club was another factor which lets you take control of the center of gravity of your club.

Add to it, the adjustable MyFly technology which allows you to alter between 8 different loft settings and lets you choose the best possible combination off all.

Is there anything not to like about the F9?

Well, for some, the yellow color is a bit too much and too flashy. But, it does come in other colors too if prefer the Avalanche with white and black color design.

Also, price is another factor which can prevent you from buying it.

The Verdict

The Cobra King F9 Speedback Fairway Wood is one of the most advanced fairway woods by the company. Technology and innovation is what drives this piece of equipment and sets the bar high for others to follow.