We are the inventors of a process known as golf driver shaving which reduces the face thickness on golf drivers to create more trampoline effect and distance. Golfs first cnc precision milled forged titanium driver face with e9 technology is thinner, hotter, and more precise. Cobra golf unveiled its 2020 king speedzone driver on tuesday. Golfs only cnc precision milled forged titanium face with e9 technology making it the thinnest, fastest face. Cobra used a cncmilling process to create the infinity face on the king. Wedge porting putter face milling service precision golf. All the tests i performed using trackman and various wedges always showed that a wedge without a milled face generated less spin albeit. The impact between a golfball and a driver head is a violent collision, at a higher speed than a softball bat and ball. The result is increased ball speed, decreased spin and of course, longer drives. When you utilise our services here at precision golf, such. The same shaft was used for both heads, swapping the heads out every three shots. The process of milling the face of the driver involves eight steps and takes 25 minutes to complete. Cobras king speedzone driver features a cnc milled infinity face.
I must be honest and write that i did this test in the hopes of proving a few people wrong. How a milled driver face can help you play better golf. Krank drivers generate more ballspeed than any other driver in the world. We are the inventors of a process known as golf driver shaving which reduces the face thickness on golf drivers to create more. The circular pattern in the king f8 driver face is created during the milling process. A milled face is typically something that you only see on a. Introducing the first cnc precision milled face golfs first cnc precision milled forged titanium driver face with e9 technology is thinner, hotter, and more precise. There are also drivers for those who notice the tiniest change in. It doesnt have to be a large one since you only need a few inches in either direction. A big piece of that puzzle is a milled, solid block of.
However, as golf monthly points out, this pattern on the. With my research for the wedge project i put my stake in the. Unlike most drivers which may have a few score lines and a relatively smooth face, bridgestones power milling adds a series of narrowly spaced. When putter face milling services have been carried out, it means that consistent ball contact is maximised, which again improves accuracy. Driver shaving worlds hottest drivers non conforming golf drivers. Cobra golf has long been an innovator in equipment, especially drivers and their rail technology on their hybrids and fairway metals. Cobra aims for infinity with unique new king speedzone driver design. Deep milling allows less of the putter face to actually make contact with the golf ball, resulting in a lower sound and therefore a softer feeling than a typical milled putter would soundfeel. This is performed with the use of a cnc machine that allows us to program the outline of the club face to maintain the original curvature while it is being machined. They will cause the face to flex more and rebound at a faster rate than a lower compression ball.
It features a cnc infinity milled face, the only driver on the market to use cnc milling, while the titanium tbar speed chassis provides a low cg and high inertia, making it fast and forgiving. The best way to activate the effects of the driver shaving is with a harder compression ball. Maintaining the balls position of impact leads to increased quality compression time that results in reduced spin 200300 rpms based on robot testing for straighter and longer drives. While the face rusts over time, the rest of the head will maintain its. The main advantage of milling the face is that the face is now 100% flat. Its something we have seen on wedges and putters but never on a driver. Patented face milling pattern works to reduce the common ball slippage at impact problem that drivers today encounter. We have invented a process known as golf driver shaving which reduces the face thickness on drivers to create more trampoline effect and distance. It ranges from varying degrees of adjustability to none at all. Cobra king f8 drivers milled face is designed for tighter. Enhanced with raw face technology, the milled grind 2 wedge series from taylormade uses advanced milling techniques designed to optimize precision, spin, and speed on the green. We are able to take conforming clubs and shave them to the maximum limit of conforming 0. The f8 driver has a forged face that is cnc milled using a computercontrolled tool that spins over the hitting area.
This is performed with the use of a cnc machine that allows us to program. New driver faces bring the heat equipment golf digest. And the milling pattern on the face of the cobra king f8 looks great, too, which makes this driver enjoyable to carry in the bag and use. No changes here, and all of our driver structures are designed to sound great both with softer golf balls preferred by better players as.
Add 2040 yards to your drives with our driver face machining technology. New micro milling of the face to maximize spring effect on every drivers head maximum metal hardening for the fastest spring back in any driver ever made, including previous krank golf drivers new. While all other drivers are made with an old, tired process. The best golf drivers 2019 new golf driver releases are always a hot topic of discussion among golf enthusiasts, especially in 2018. Below is a detailed rundown on the technology behind what is.
Cobra king f8 black drivers discount golf clubsdiscount. Trying to fit your drives into any fairway can feel a bit like fitting a square peg into a round hole. Our process involves machining the face of the driver or fairway wood to make the face thinner creating more trampoline effect and distance. Cobra king f8 cobras designers used a precise milling process as opposed to the usual manual grinding and polishing to create a thinner face for improved ball speeds. And in the milled driver face of their king f8 we see something completely new. If all that you are doing is face milling, you can find an old use manual mill for very cheap. Cobra f8 milled face driver dlance golfdlance golf.
New micro milling of the face to maximize spring effect on every drivers head. Founded more than 60 years ago, neidleinspannzeuge gmbh today is a midsized company operating successfully on the international market. Even customers that do not typically play cobra golf clubs want to know more about this driver. With my research for the wedge project i put my stake in the ground on what i believed regarding milling on the clubface. Cobras first fully machined driver face utilizes a. Hi, i have not shaved a driver before but from what i have read that most modern day driver are pretty thin face enough high c. In the latest instalment of tech talk, equipment editor james savage goes deep on the cnc.
Golf tip driver face view set up and address position. Cobra golf when a forged driver face is welded to the body, a ring of excess material is left on the hitting. Precision milled for maximum speed cnc milling yields more precise face thickness. Cobra king f8 drivers milled face is designed for tighter tolerences.
Driver faces are already designed as thin as possible and this only makes them thinner. The driver, which is golfs most personalized club has evolved over the years. New micro milling of the face to maximize spring effect on every drivers head maximum metal hardening for the fast spring back new measuring process for exact lofting, face angle, and lie angle specs. Our process involves re machining the face of the driver or fairway wood to that particular clubs own ideal thickness. The drivers feature the companys most ambitious pairing of carbon fiber and titanium in a head, along with the latest expansion of the cnc milling process on the face that was introduced with. The best golf drivers of 2019 taylormade, callaway, cobra. Does the milled driver face produce better sound and feel. Worlds hottest drivers has developed a process to cncmill or shave the face of a driver, increasing the coefficient of restitution cor, or springlike effect of the face. Face milling is the process of using a cnc machine tool to shave the face down in the areas that will increase the cor. R that shaving it further would not be worth the distance gains. Cobra are a brand which have continued to innovate and bring new ideas to their golf equipment. As you can see this clubface with both grooves and surface roughness generated the highest spin rates of all three clubs.
Two taylormade jetspeed drivers were tested one with a shaved facethe other stock. Maintaining the balls position of impact leads to increased. Not much wiggle room in the face depth there so among the plethora of tools at his disposal downstairs. For example, by computer milling the face and extending it to the perimeter, each curve and thickness is more tightly controlled for optimal flexing, higher launch and straighter offcenter hits. The new phantom x putters feature a multimaterial design for extrahigh moi and forgiveness. These are much thinner than a softball bat already, and the golfball is as hard or harder than a softball.