Equipment

Cobra launches latest generation of its Baffler irons

Published

10 months ago

Aug 19, 2025

Cobra Golf has today introduced the latest generation of its Baffler irons.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of when the Baffler first hit the golf industry in 1975, it returns as what Cobra are calling its “most innovative combo set to date.”

The all-new Baffler is the first combo set to feature five unique constructions, each designed to deliver the best results from even the most challenging lies.

The combo set flows from traditional hybrids, hybrid irons, hollow irons, and cavity back irons, to cavity back wedges. This configuration optimizes gapping through the set and is designed to improve versatility and precision in the short irons and wedges for scoring.

The new Baffler combo set features a progressive rail system – with steeper rails in the hybrids and long irons that transition to shallow rails in the short irons and no rails in the wedges – in design to optimize turf interaction and contact for each club. Featuring a refined and striking new design, the Baffler set comes in men’s and women’s options.

The Baffler set is designed to deliver the best performance possible for mid- to high-handicap seniors, women and beginner golfers looking for maximum forgiveness, consistency and easy launch from every distance. Each construction takes inspiration from existing designs in Cobra’s lineup (including previous generation T-Rail, DS-Adapt, and AIR-X) and blends them together to create a design that aims to work harmoniously in a set.

“We built the Baffler combo set to help golfers enjoy every swing. Cobra is proud to offer the first combo set that features five unique constructions, providing golfers with effortless distance and easy playability.” – Jose Miraflor, VP of Product Architecture and Consumer Connections, Cobra Golf

Specs:

Men’s Baffler irons set

Hybrids: 4H at 21 degrees and 5H at 24 degrees
Hybrid-Irons: 6i at 26 degrees and 7i at 29 degrees
Hollow Irons: 8i at 34 degrees and 9i at 39 degrees
Cavity Back Iron: pitching wedge at 44 degrees
*Gap wedge & Sand Wedge are available as an add-on to the set through custom

Women’s Baffler irons set

Hybrids: 5H at 24 degrees and 6H at 26 degrees
Hybrid-Iron: 7i at 29 degrees
Hollow Irons: 8i at 34 degrees and 9i at 39 degrees
Cavity Back Iron: Pitching wedge at 44 degrees
Cavity Back Wedge: Sand wedge at 56 degrees*

*Gap wedge is available as an add-on to the set through custom

The Baffler iron sets will be available for pre-sale starting Tuesday, August 19 and in-store Friday, September 5.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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15 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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15 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

Published

15 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.”