Equipment

Cobra unveils new DS-Adapt fairway woods and hybrids

Published

1 year ago

Dec 12, 2024

Cobra has today unveiled its full lineup of new fairway metals featuring technologies such as FutureFit33, Adaptive Weighting with updated PWR-Bridge technology, H.O.T. FACE, and carbon fiber crown.

The new DS-Adapt fairway metals are also available in three models (LS, X, and Max) to fit the full spectrum of golfers.

DS-Adapt LS Titanium Fairway ($429)

The new LS is designed to provide the lowest spin and fastest speed in the DS-Adapt lineup.

A titanium body is paired with a lightweight carbon fiber crown for significant weight savings to allow for 60 grams of tungsten (34 grams of internal tungsten and two 13-gram external weights) positioned low and forward in design to yield lower spin and the fastest ball speed of the three models.

A larger and thinner titanium face insert is optimized with variable thickness H.O.T. Face Technology in a bid to provide improved launch and faster ball speeds on off-center strikes. The LS is built with the deepest face of the three new DS-Adapt fairways and features FutureFit33 Technology, providing 33 loft and lie combinations in design for maximized ball flight tuning for the perfect fit.

Each fairway features SmartPad technology to keep the clubface square at address regardless of loft or lie settings. The LS is available in 3W (14.5 degrees), 3HF (16 degrees), and 5W (17.5 degrees) models and comes standard with True Temper Denali Black 60 shaft (X, S) and Lamkin Crossline grip.

DS-Adapt X Fairway ($329)

Per Cobra, the DS-Adapt X provides the best combination of fast speed and forgiveness of the three new fairway models.

The X model utilizes a mid to forward-positioned PWR-Bridge to reduce spin while also allowing for enhanced playability and high launch.

The shape of the X model is slightly shallower than the LS in design to promote higher launch and slightly more spin and is available in 3W (15.0 degrees), 3HF (16.5 degrees), 5W (18 degrees), and 7W (21 degrees), with the choice of True Temper Denali Red 50 (A-flex) or True Temper Denali Blue 60 shafts (R and S-flex).

DS-Adapt Max Fairway ($329)

The Max is designed to provide the most forgiveness with draw bias in the DS-Adapt fairway line and features two discrete moveable weights.

Players can choose to position the heavier weight in the back for added stability or in the heel for added slice correction.

The Max fairway is designed with the shallowest face of the three models in a bid to promote higher launch and increased forgiveness, and is available in 3W (15.5 degrees), 5W (18.5 degrees), 7W (21.5 degrees), and 9W (24.5 degrees) with True Temper Denali Red 50 shaft (S, R, A).

DS-Adapt Hybrids ($299 each)

Rounding out Cobra’s lineup is their new DS-Adapt hybrids, which feature Adaptive Weighting for low and forward CG placement, H.O.T. FACE Technology for added speed and launch, a slightly larger footprint than previous gen DarkSpeed for increased forgiveness and consistency, and new FutureFit33 Technology for industry-leading fitting options.

The DS-Adapt Hybrids are available in 2H (17 degrees), 3H (19 degrees), 4H (21 degrees), 5H (24 degrees), and 6H (28 degrees) with KBS PG Hybrid graphite shafts in 85 (S), 75 (R), and 65 (A) flexes. A DS-Adapt Women’s Hybrid is also available in 4H (21 degrees), 5H (24 degrees), 6H (28 degrees), and 7H (31 degrees) with KBS PG Hybrid 55 (L) flex graphite shafts.

The DS-Adapt Max is also available in a women’s model in 3W (18.5o), 5W (21.5 degrees), and 7W (24.5 degrees) with UST Helium Nanocore (43 grams) shaft in Ladies flex and an undersize Lamkin Crossline grip (45 grams).

All Cobra DS-Adapt products will be available for fitting and pre-sale on December 12th, 2024, and will be available at retail and online on January 10th, 2025.

Equipment

Then and now: Comparing Rory McIlroy’s current setup to his record-breaking 2019 Canadian Open victory

Published

2 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Alistair Cameron

In Rory McIlroy’s first appearance at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, he crushed the record books to earn his 16th PGA Tour title in dominating fashion, winning by seven shots over Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson.

McIlroy’s score of 22-under-par 258 is the lowest 72-hole score to date at the Canadian Open, and his closing 61 is also the best final-round score in the history of one of golf’s oldest tournaments. Finally, with his win in 2019, McIlroy became only the sixth player to win the career Triple Crown, adding to his victories at the U.S. Open in 2011 and The Open Championship in 2014, joining Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods in a coveted list.

So, with that, why not compare his current setup to the clubs he used to break all the records?

Driver

2019: TaylorMade M5 (9 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX
2026: TaylorMade Qi4D (9 degrees @8), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7X (45 5/8 inches)

McIroy led the Tour in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee in 2019; he’s doing the same in 2026. Between now and then, McIlroy has switched from the Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX (a shaft with slightly more feeling in the tip) to the original Fujikura Ventus Black 7X, having just made the change to the heavier version from playing the 60X.

What’s interesting about McIlroy’s 2019 setup is that the weighting on his driver is actually set in the high-draw setting, using the T-Track weighting system, whereas in the Qi4D, he’s currently using a heavily rear-weighted setup. (Two 13-gram weights in the rear and only two 4-gram front weights.)

The TaylorMade M5 driver he played in during his Canadian Open win was the company’s first head that they claimed to design to initially exceed the USGA’s COR limit, and then injected with tuning resin to bring it back in bounds.

Fairway woods

2019: TaylorMade M6 3-wood (15 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX; TaylorMade M5 5-wood (19 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 90 TX
2026: TaylorMade Qi4D 3-wood (15 degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8X; TaylorMade Qi4D 5-wood (18 degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9X

The TaylorMade M6 fairway wood that McIlroy was using during the 2019 season is still in the bag of some of the best golfers on Tour in 2026. Just check out Justin Rose’s winning setup from the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year. This year, though, McIlroy has still been searching for his top-end-of-the-bag setup, having played both the new Qi4D and the Qi10, which he won the Masters with.

The same shaft swap can be seen in the fairway woods as the driver, along with slightly less loft on the 5-wood.

Irons

2019: TaylorMade P750 (4) Buy here, TaylorMade P730 (5-9), Shafts: Project X 7.0
2026: TaylorMade P760 (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9), Shafts: Project X 7.0

The biggest difference between McIlroy’s custom set and the stock P730s is the groove design. While the P730s were constructed with 14 MX-9 grooves on their milled faces, McIlroy’s proto heads instead use the higher-spinning, 16-groove layout of the TW2 grooves. Other big differences between the sets are that McIlroy’s 7- and 8-irons have thinner toplines, are 1 degree stronger in loft, and are 1/4 inch longer than the original P730 builds.

With McIlroy’s 4-iron, the switch from P750 to P760 sees a transition to a two-piece construction with Speed Foam in it, which allows McIlroy to launch the ball slightly higher, with more workability.

Wedges

2019: TaylorMade Milled Grind (48-09SB), TaylorMade MG Hi-Toe (52-09SB, 56-09SB, 60-LB09), Shafts: Project X Rifle 6.5
2026: TaylorMade MG5 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB, 60-08LB @61), Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Between 2019 and 2026, McIlroy’s focus on his short game has been much more apparent. It was the reason why he switched back to the TP5 golf ball, to help with launch, spin and control with his wedges leading up to his career Grand Slam victory in 2025. The most apparent changes to McIlroy’s wedge setup are his lofts and bounce. He’s slowly delofted his pitching to a sand wedge, but has increased the loft on the lob wedge, bending his current 60-degree to 61. With that, adding more loft to his lob wedge also slightly increases the bounce and leading-edge sit point, so, as a result, he plays a lower-bounce lob wedge compared to 2019. The MG5 wedges are also softer than the first Milled Grind option from 2019. McIlroy also no longer plays the full-face grooves found on the Hi-Toe.

Putter

2019: TaylorMade Spider X
2026: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

Notice anything similar. Yes, the copper finish on Rory McIlroy’s Spider X putter in 2019 is a slightly more reflective finish than the recently released torched PVD finish. McIlroy was using the True Path alignment system, but now uses only a single white sightline.

Ball

2019: 2019 TaylorMade TP5 (#22)
2026: 2025 TaylorMade TP5 (RORS)

As mentioned above, McIlroy had transitioned from the TP5 to TP5x golf ball since his victory in Canada in 2019, but now is black with the same style of golf ball as his victory at Hamilton Golf & Country Club.

Grips

2019: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
2026: Golf Pride MCC

Interesting, McIlroy actually used Golf Pride’s Tour Velvet Cord grips during his victory in 2019 (it was during a 2+ year switch to the corded TV) as opposed to his usual MCC grips, which he has played for most of his career.

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

Published

5 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.

From the listing:

(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.