Equipment

Today from the Forums: “Cobra Speedzone vs F9 driver”

Published

6 years ago

Mar 17, 2020

Today from the Forums we take a look at a discussion on Cobra’s 2020 Speedzone driver. Our members have been discussing the latest addition and comparing it to the brand’s F9 driver, with those who have tested the newest addition from Cobra unanimously proclaiming it to be a big success and an upgrade on its predecessor.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

Golf64: “Looks and feels better vs F9. Bang for the buck, hard to beat Cobra stuff!?”
arobbins3: “I went from F9 to the SZ. Couldn’t be happier with performance. I think the SZ is more forgiving than F9 and performance is just where I need it to be. It’s money. I hit it better than the SIM and Mavrik. But that’s just personal – you can’t go wrong with the SZ. Both the white and yellow look great, too.”
Mob: “I have about 6 rounds with my SZ so far. I had the F9 prior to the SZ. They are very similar drivers overall, and both are great. I prefer the look of the SZ over the F9, the sound on the F9 was a little better, and the feel of both is very good. The dispersion maybe slightly better with the SZ but I changed shafts as well, so that could be a factor. I am happy that I upgraded, but the difference is a minor upgrade, not a major one. If money is an issue, then there may not be a better deal out there than the F9. If money is not an issue, then I would go with the SZ.”
jvincent: “Just got back from my trip to the RTJ Trail where I put my new SZ to the test. Last year I played a 9* F9 with a 14g -front, 10g-back setup at 44.5″. I have the 9* SZ with a 16g-front, 8g-back setup. Same shaft I had in the F9. From a looks/setup perspective, the SZ is a big improvement over the F9. The infinity face looks much better at address. Acoustically, the SZ is a little bit livelier than the F9. Performance-wise, the SZ was fantastic. It was very consistent across the face. Conditions were very wet so it was all carry off the tee and I had the best spring driving trip ever.”
Lip1337: “Best driver ever.”

Entire Thread: “Cobra Speedzone vs F9 driver”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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5 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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5 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

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5 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”