Cobra LTDx Irons Review - Are They Forgiving & Good for High Handicappers?

Cobra LTDx Irons Review – Are They Forgiving & Good for High Handicappers?

“The Cobra LTDx irons offer an interesting combination of long and short game performance.”

Cobra LTDx Irons Overview

“The Cobra LTDx irons are cavity back irons that could help improve your game as a high to mid handicapper.”

One of the defining features of the Cobra LTDx irons is what they call the “PWR-COR” system which includes a steel bar that runs the length of the hitting zone in more or less the middle of the head.

The purpose of this steel bar is to put more power behind the shots that you pure.

The bar is then wrapped in a soft polymer so it doesn’t feel too harsh at impact. This feature does seem to produce a moderate increase in ball speed and therefore distance.

However, the increase in distance is almost negatable if you have a slow swing speed.

The Cobra LTDx irons also feature cup face design that extends deep into the sole to improve forgiveness on low-face shots.

The Cobra LTDx irons also feature a strong loft profile so it would definitely seem that Cobra was trying to emphasize distance more than anything else with these irons.

Are the Cobra LTDx Irons Forgiving?

“Moderately. They sport a fairly chunky sole and a wide face profile so they will inherently have some semblance of forgiveness.’

However, these aren’t the most forgiving irons in Cobra’s repertoire – for that, we would recommend taking a look at the Cobra Air X irons.

However, the Cobra LTDx irons are noticeably forgiving on certain kinds of shots. In particular, shots made under face-center.

The area of the face that has been thinned out has also been increased to help improve flex over more of the hitting zone.

Are the Cobra LTDx Irons Good for Beginners & High Handicappers?

“To a certain degree and mainly for high handicappers with moderate swing speeds.”

It’s easy to improve distance with these irons; if you already have an 85+ MPH swing speed.

The CNC milled face grooves allow for acute short-game control; but that will appeal more to mid and low handicappers.

Should you Buy the Cobra LTDx’s or the Air X’s?

“The Cobra Air X irons would actually be better for high handicappers.”

The Air X irons are lighter and have more offset than the Cobra LTDx irons. The Cobra LTDx are better for mid handicappers.”

Cobra LTDx Irons

Category: Game-Improvement Irons

Cobra LTDx Irons – First Impressions

Even though these irons are new, they sport the same chunky sole that we have seen in previous Cobra models.

This was a comforting site for all the testers in our party. There’s no doubt that Cobra looked to make a stronger foray into the game-improvement iron market than they ever have before with the Cobra LTDx irons.

They launch high, increase forgiveness on low face misses and they flex to a high degree. What we were most impressed with though was that these irons still give you that Cobra players iron short game performance.

The grooves in the faces of the short irons are incredibly tight so you get an exceptional amount of short-game control from irons that fall into the game-improvement category.

Cobra LTDx Irons Selling Points

An expansive milled face area
Tightly-etched and milled grooves
New face cup design
Beefy sole to promote higher launch
New steel bar placed behind the sweet spot

Who are the Cobra LTDx Irons for?

The new Cobra LTDx irons are some of the most complete game-improvement irons we have seen from Cobra in a long time. As such, they would fit well in the bags of mid to high handicappers; but they have a little bit to offer low handicap players as well.

The Cobra Family of Irons

If you are looking for a pure player’s performance iron, you may want to check out the Cobra Forged Tec irons. The Forged Tec irons feature a muscle back design and of course, forged faces. The Forged Tec irons also feature a hollow-body design that allows room for foam microspheres that sweeten the feel of the forged faces. To top it all off, the Forged Tec irons feature a tungsten tow weight that positions the center of gravity closer to where most players mis-hit.