Does Cobra’s FF33 hosel want 33 settings? What a designer says

Cobra gave gear nerds an early Christmas when the OEM dropped its 2025 line of merchandise early with the December launch of DS-ADAPT.

By far probably the most groundbreaking of the improvements within the DS-ADAPT fairway woods and hybrids was the FutureFit33 hosel (FF33) which options 33 completely different settings for adjusting the lie and loft of the clubhead to suit no matter a golfer wants. DS-ADAPT golf equipment might be adjusted plus or minus two levels with each loft and lie angle whereas sustaining a sq. membership face.

However with so many choices, one has to surprise if 33 settings is overkill or that many settings are intimidating to the typical golfer, the overwhelming majority of which don’t use the adjustable settings on their driver.

On a latest episode of GOLF’s Totally Geared up, Cobra VP of Structure Jose Miraflor defined to co-hosts Kris McCormack and Wadeh Maroun {that a} participant will actually solely attempt a number of settings earlier than they lock onto the best one for them.

“As soon as you discover out what quadrant you’re lacking in, you go along with the other quadrant,” Moraflor stated, referencing the chart of settings that may be pulled up with a QR code a DS-ADAPT Membership’s hosel. “And now should you simply choose two or three out of there, direct reverse to deliver you again to A1 [standard loft and lie], you’re solely going to want to attempt perhaps two to 3, perhaps 4 settings on the most.”

As an example, should you discover you’re hitting the ball excessive and proper, the suggestion is to search out quadrant for top and proper (B6) after which go to probably the most excessive setting within the reverse quadrant (F2) and check that one and the three surrounding (F1, F3 and G1).

However that technique sometimes would possibly overlook the interior settings, which characteristic adjustments of only a few tenths of a level in loft and lie adjustments. However these are the settings which were essential to Cobra’s employees of Tour gamers.

“I received to go work with the tour crew and filming our commercials and doing our picture shoot,” Miraflor stated. “Now working with Rickie [Folwer], Lexi [Thompson], and Gary [Woodland], and different gamers who’re turning into a part of the household, you notice that they don’t use the outsides in any respect. So for many golfers the place you’re going to make use of the outer circles and use these adjustability, for the higher beginner, it’s going to be the one inside that.

“And for our tour professionals, it’s those that’s the tightest. So once we talked to them and stated, what would you modify in your ball flight, they might level at an interior circle. So now we simply go to the other facet.”

For extra from Miraflor on DS-ADAPT and the newest from Cobra Golf, hearken to the total podcast right here or watch it beneath.

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