Cobra King, King X wedges
Gear: Cobra King, King X wedges
Price: $169 each (Satin Chrome and Dark Finish), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Spinner shafts and Lamkin Crossline grips; $189 (Raw)
Specs: Metal injection molded steel. Even lofts from 48 to 60 degrees in four sole grinds.
Available: March 6
Who it’s for: Golfers who want a soft feel and enhanced spin around the greens, along with the versatility to handle different lies and course conditions.
What you should know: Cobra uses metal injection molding to enhance the consistency and feel of its wedges while offering new sole grinds, sharp grooves, and other technologies to enhance spin.
The deep dive: While most golf clubs are either cast or forged, Cobra has aggressively looked at new ways to make its clubs and new materials it can use to enhance performance. That led the brand to offer the first 3D-printed irons to be sold to the masses (the Limit3D irons and now the 3D-Printed Tour irons), but it also led to Cobra using a unique manufacturing method in the newest King wedges: metal injection molding.
Commonly referred to as MIM, metal injection molding involves baking metal powder at temperatures reaching 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit so the material fills its molds more precisely and accurately. The process also tightens the grain structure of the steel, according to Cobra, so the MIM wedges can deliver a forged-level feel at a lower cost.
Cobra designers also engineered the wedges to have different center of gravity (CG) locations based on each club’s loft. The pitching wedges and gap wedges (48 to 52 degrees) have the lowest CG, so they behave like an extension of your irons. The CG location elevates in the sand wedges (54, 56 degrees) and goes even higher in the lob wedges (58, 60 degrees) to position more mass behind the ball and encourage a lower, more controlled flight.
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The grooves in the Cobra King wedges also vary by loft, with pitching wedges and gap wedges having narrow, deep grooves (like an iron), while the sand wedges and lob wedges have wider, shallower grooves that are better at getting water and debris off the face for enhanced spin.
The King wedges for 2025 are being offered in four different sole grinds:
D Grind (52-60 degrees): A high-bounce option that is ideal for golfers who have a steep swing into the ball or who play in soft conditions.
W Grind (56-60 degrees): A wide, low-bounce option for firm courses, wet sand, and players who sweep the ball off the turf.
V Grind (48-60 degrees): An all-around grind with some heel and toe relief designed for versatility.
T Grind (58-60 degrees): Designed with feedback from Rickie Fowler and Gary Woodland, this new grind has maximum heel and toe relief for added versatility.
In addition to the King wedges, Cobra is offering the King X wedges (even lofts 48 to 60 degrees), which are also created using the MIM process but feature a cavity-back design and a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) insert in the back of the head to soften feel and sound even further. A 20-gram weight in the undercut behind the face helps to keep the heads stable on mishits.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Cobra King wedge, King X wedges released
