Equipment
Tech Talk: Cobra BiO Cell + Driver
Magnesium, aluminum, zinc, copper and zirconium.
Those are the five materials that were used to make the “Venollum” crown on Cobra’s new BiO Cell Plus driver, which is 4.1 grams lighter than the 6-4 titanium crown used on the company’s BiO Cell driver.
The lighter crown gives the BiO Cell Plus a 28 percent lower center of gravity than the BiO Cell, causing it to launch 0.8-degrees higher with more than 200 rpms less spin than BiO Cell on average. That will help golfers, particularly those who have trouble with excess spin, create the high-launch, low-spin conditions necessary for longer-flying drives.
The BiO Cell Plus drivers measure 440-cubic centimeters (20 cc’s smaller than the Bio Cell), and are available in five different colors that highlight the use of their Venollum crowns. The crown inserts are painted either blue, orange, silver, black or red, while the surrounding areas of the driver head are painted white. That gives the drivers a perpendicular line near the front of the crown that may help some golfers with their alignment. But it’s a major change to Cobra’s driver aesthetics that will surely elicit polarizing responses from golfers.
Like the BiO Cell drivers, the BiO Cell Plus drivers have Cobra’s new MyFly8 adjustable hosels, but the loft range is 1-degree lower. That’s more in line with the lofts played better golfers, the target audience for the Bio Cell Plus driver.
The MyFly8 hosel adjusts to loft 8, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 and 11 degrees, and have three draw settings that make the driver more upright: 8.5D, 9.5D and 10.5D. Last year’s AMP Cell Pro driver also measured 440 cubic centimeters, but it had two fade settings, which gave the driver a flatter lie angle to help right-handed golfers move the ball from left to right. According to Jose Miraflor, director of product marketing for Cobra-Puma, Cobra decided to scrap the fade setting after a study showed that only 7 percent of AMP Cell Pro driver users preferred it, and none of the them were Cobra-Puma’s PGA Tour players.
What’s in the Bio Cell name? Like the Bio Cell drivers, the Bio Cell Plus drivers use light, strong patterns found in nature like this spider web-looking structure to move weight on a cellular level from higher, more frontward parts of the driver head to lower, more rearward areas.
The Bio Cell Plus driver has Cobra’s Smart Pad, a 1.5-centimeter strip on the sole of the driver that helps keep the face angle neutral when the loft is adjusted. In its lowest loft of 8 degrees, the driver will rest about 1 degree open, while in its highest loft, 11 degrees, the driver is designed to rest exactly square.
The driver comes stock with an aftermarket version of Matrix’s Red Tie 6Q3 (painted white), and will hit stores Jan.15 with a price tag of $399.
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.
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
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”
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dave
Jan 9, 2015 at 1:51 pm
it broke on the first ball i hit
Marcus
Nov 20, 2013 at 6:08 am
I had a hit with one today, so sweet 🙂
Bio Cell Driver $380 AUS
dave
Jan 9, 2015 at 1:50 pm
its a piece a junk
Toms1090
Nov 16, 2013 at 8:19 pm
I must be weared because I like the looke of these. Maybe I’m just “different”.
Chuck
Nov 21, 2013 at 8:14 pm
Well, you can’t spell for one thing.
Brand Me Silly
Nov 14, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Of all the drivers the Bio + is the only that has my interest. Not that I’m lusting to buy one, but I do want to hit one. As far as TM and Cally’s new stuff I don’t care if I ever even see one.
joro
Nov 14, 2013 at 10:09 am
You mean my Amp Cell Pro Driver, FW, hy, and Pro Tour irons are no good now. Even my extra set of Amp Cell irons? WOW, what a bummer. How about me Orange Staff Bag, that still okay?
Unbelievable!
Nov 13, 2013 at 11:55 pm
If it performs it’s worth a trip to Continental.
Problem solved.
snowman0157
Nov 13, 2013 at 10:36 pm
I just surprised myself…. I think I like the white/color crown. I must be mellowing in my old age; I plan to start drinking heavily now.
Lawrence Williams
Nov 13, 2013 at 9:17 pm
Color me intrigued…….higher launch but lower spin in a smaller package? Sign me up! Was looking at sldr 430 but this has jumped to the top…..still waiting for Callaway to introduce it’s sliding option though.
The two tone is no more distracting than the ft series seam or a multitude of graphics over the years.
Lawrence Williams
Nov 13, 2013 at 10:21 pm
Also the plus model looks like the Cleveland hi bore xl with a trunk lid! Me really likey!
Mark
Nov 13, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Remember when the gutta-percha was replaced?….then the first metalwoods, hideous…..then cavity back irons, reprehensible…..and a cavity back putter, disgusting…..graphite shafts, repulsive…..the 2-Ball putter, horrible…..460cc drivers, frightening…..a white driver, Heavens NOOOO!!!! Whatever will the Golf Gods do now? These clubs from Cobra appear to be ahead of the times.
R
Nov 13, 2013 at 7:24 pm
sounds like it’ll perform. thank god they decided to put an actual shaft instead of the nonsense they put in the amp cell pro.
markb
Nov 14, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Gotta agree with you on the shafts. That old Mitsu Kuro Kage was awful both on the Amp and the Nike.
LorenRobertsFan
Nov 13, 2013 at 6:43 pm
Having a Red Tie painted white? Are they trying to confuse people??? Stupid
butchhenderson
Nov 13, 2013 at 7:49 am
I see a huge price drop coming about a year after these hit the shelves.
Milton
Nov 13, 2013 at 10:57 am
Gianormis price drop ButchHenderson you are spot in with that call.
Dolph Lundgrenade
Nov 13, 2013 at 12:30 am
I’d be interested in comparing the numbers versus the other big boys in the driver game… Just based on the article however I am actually interested. That’s almost 1″ of extra loft with lower spin- this is how to get distance and run-out for your drives.
And who knows, maybe the playhouse paint scheme is distracting enough that I won’t be thinking about my swing when I take on the a par 5!
Joshua
Nov 12, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Wow, talk about hideous. Who is the idiot that thought that looks good? Amazing how you go from a great looking club in the AMP cell pro to this. Looks like cobra might be in serious need of a common sense division.
Leon
Nov 12, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Oh…I will probably loss a few pounds by starring these paintings everyday…
Tyler
Nov 12, 2013 at 11:33 am
I wish they would post pics of the regular ones. These look like toys.
BILL
Nov 12, 2013 at 7:25 am
Bio cell will be available in plain coulors, like black, and you guys might actually be able the hit them since they are bigger too!
EM
Nov 12, 2013 at 1:22 am
Club Crown wants their business back lol
Paul
Nov 12, 2013 at 1:14 am
dont like the crown at all. weird colors distracting.
Nick
Nov 12, 2013 at 1:56 am
The regular Bio Cell drivers look awesome imo, but the + model white/color crown is terrible.