Equipment

Spotted: New Cobra OPTM driver, fairway wood (+ King Tec-MD mini driver)

Published

6 months ago

Dec 19, 2025

If you are a gearhead, then you have to love this time of year on the PGA Tour. We are seeing a bunch of new products being tested by some of the world’s best players, and Gary Woodland is not an exception. This week, he looks to be testing out some new offerings from Cobra and the PNC Championship.

Cobra OPTM Max-K driver

The driver being tested is the Cobra OPTM Max-K driver; from its name, we can assume it will replace the DS-Adapt Max-K, which was so popular this year. While I don’t see any specific 10K markings on the head, I would bet it will still be that level of combined MOI.

Cobra’s FutureFit33 hosel carries over from last year, when it was brand new, and offers 33 settings for dialing in the perfect launch conditions.

It is hard to tell from the photos, but the OPTM Max-K looks to have a slightly more compact, more traditional look from the address. The rear of the driver appears more rounded and less stretched, and the topline, where the crown and face meet, is more rounded and smoother.

A single movable weight is pushed way back in the head to further promote stability and higher MOI.

Cobra OPTM-X 7-wood

Cobra’s OPTM X fairway also makes an appearance in 7-wood form, and I love the fact that it includes the FutureFit33 hosel adjustment. This gives you so many more ways to fit the fairway to the top end of your bag. A carbon crown is peaking through the matte black paint, so we can assume that Cobra took that weight savings and moved it elsewhere in the head for higher performance.

The X model has usually been the combination of speed and forgiveness in Cobra’s line, and this head has two movable weights to dial in the ball flight. The additional weight has an interesting placement, but we will have to wait and see why, as Cobra isn’t dishing out any details yet.

Cobra King Tec-MD mini driver

Finally, we have yet another Cobra mini driver sighting in Woodland’s bag. The King Tec-MD has a really great shape that is traditional and definitely looks more like a driver than a fairway. Twin movable weights on the sole offer the golfer some adjustment in spin, launch, and forgiveness by moving the heavy weight forward or back.

The Tec-MD appears larger and closer to Callaway and TaylorMade’s offerings, so this could be a little more tee-focused. It is interesting that the carbon crown isn’t smooth or matte like the drivers, but we do get the Pwrshell face, which should produce ball speed on low-face hits, making those shots off the deck a little better.

Check out more photos from the 2025 PNC Championship here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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14 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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14 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

14 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.”