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The ULTIMATE 10K SHOWDOWN!! Today we put the brand new Cobra DS-ADAPT Max-K driver (Cobras new 10K driver) up against the best in the business, the Ping G430 10K Max!
The big question is, can the Cobra really keep up up with the Ping?!
Well we put both of these drivers fully to the test hitting them all over the face to see whcih really is the best 10k driver!
Timecodes
00:00 – Intro
01:52 – G430 10K Hitting
05:53 – DS-ADAPT Max-K Hitting (Denali 6.0)
11:46 – G430 10K Hitting
15:05 – Initial Numbers Comparison
16:32 – DS-ADAPT Max-K Hitting (Denali 5.5)
21:37 – DS-ADAPT – Toe Strikes
24:57 – G430 10K – Toe Strikes
27:48 – Discussing the Mis-Hits
29:23 – Toe Strike Data Comparison
30:31 – Heel Strike Data Comparison
32:19 – Summary & Thoughts
43 Comments
You really need to go to specsavers mate,noway that Cobra looks longer front to back than the Ping
You guys sounds like girls and buying purses. Who cares what shit looks like as long as it produces!
Do people really buy clubs on how they look over performance? Lol
Whens the release date. I need that driver 😍😍
If performance is close – does DS Adapt wing it in favor of cobra? Playing a ping 10K currently. Lofted down to 9. With lie up to improve strike. DS adapt would allow more control of the face closure at address. Playing at about 150 ball speed with a hook tendency so I like an open face at address. But having DS adapt to tweak is interesting.
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When I hit the G430 10K earlier this year I lost too much club head speed.
I would go with Cobra.
If they are the same, only issue now is price. With the G440 coming out the G430 you just tested is $200 less than the Cobra. Going to take a few years before the Cobra really takes off.
Are you adding hot melt to get the swing weights to D2 after cutting down an inch? Or do you have replacement weights?
This is the video I've been waiting for. Great job.
Good work, but why use a fairway with a path and rough around the landing area?
The Cobra dispersion seemed a lot better especially on the toe strikes
Was considering the Darkspeed now that it’s down in price with the release of the Adapt. Would be good to know if paying £100 more for the Adapt 10k is worth it
May I ask how can you cut the stock Ping shaft from 45,75" to your preferred 44,75" and still have the G430 10k at D2? You must know adding any extra weight into the G430 10k head makes it illegal as it exceeds 10k MOI? You fitting your customers on a non conforming setup? 😅
Cobra wins for me (albeit I can’t judge sound and feel from a video). But it looks better, costs a bit less than Ping, and given the heel strikes were 1mm worse to the heel side and 2mm lower, but spin was also 100rpm lower, that’s clearly lower spinning. And when you think how amazed we all were at how low spin the G430 10k is for such a forgiving driver, that makes this Cobra Max K mighty impressive. A great 2025 driver line up from Cobra 👏
Great vid. If you cld get him to swing out and stay toe it be interesting.
Bravo Cobra 👏. If it keeps up with that ping 10K its going to do very well this year
Great to see Cobra perform so well, especially with so many off- centre strikes 🤭. Wonder how it will perform against the 440 when that arrives?
Best V. S. Video I’ve seen to date. I love seeing comparisons on heel and toe strikes. Please do a series with all of the 2025 max, standard, and LS models. I bet it would give your channel the bump it deserves as well.
With all the neck strikes why wouldn’t you have him choke up a bit?
Excellent stuff. Can you tell me the face depth of both? 10k was a bit shallow for my tee height preference, if the Cobra is deeper I will get one for 2025.
Cobra all day, no horrible turdulators
Even though the data was virtually identical the end result with Cobra being nearly 10 yards longer on toe strikes was eye opening. I was a little shocked he picked the Ping, hitting one less club into a green is massive for a mid handicap golfer.
Is like to see the Ping 10k against the Cobra X (not the max).
Cost difference ?
I hang onto my clubs for years. I'd go Cobra because of price and the hosel, being able to adjust loft without tweaking the face open or closed. Budget instinct would like to see the Tour Edge 10k compared. I guess the comparison with the Ping is out there somewhere
Great comparison video. Like you said, getting similar numbers to Ping is a win for Cobra. Just need to get it into the hands of golfers.
What are your thoughts on the 33 different loft and lie settings on the Cobra? Could that have been used to get Tom closer to a 9 degree whilst you wait for the full fitting set?
Is Tom allowed to give out a slagging?
He seems a bit hesitant. Might just be the owner & employee thing
Ping looks better because its veins are popping out full of Testosterone Raw Juice Power just waiting to hit 350 yard drives. 😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
You didn't put the specs up on the DS.
not matching the shafts makes the comparions worthless. "Ping works best with their own shafts" is nonsense, just look at the Pings with ventus on tour lmfao
Would be interested to see a video using either Cobra or Ping and why you would fit a person into a 10K versus the core model for either brand or vice versa?
Feels like those two in each of those brands are very similar versus the extremes of the low spin or the high handicap anti-slice versions.
My brother has tried both he found that the g430.10k was high launch, high spin very floaty but with cobra with denali 5.0 hit it all over the face but went straight just need a different shaft
That was a very informative video. There is also a cost factor. Cobra is not as expensive as Ping. If you ever do this test again, I would like to you to include the tour edge E725 driver
Great video!! Forgiveness well tested for sure! I think you guys might have overlooked, though mentionnd, the difference in swingspeed in between the two heads. having hit the 10K Ping, it's a really heavy head, and it had an impact on my swingspeed as well… I think that's actually something to consider.
Super thorough and an awesome test.
What’s happened to winner stays on?
SO just traded my fitted ping 10k for the cobra max k…. the ping was a great driver for me. i switched based only on performance during fitting. The tried the x and the max k. weight front and back with the x. The cobra looks better and feels better and the adjustment options allowed me to tune to better performance. putting the heavy weight up front lowered the spin but the forgiveness really tanked. im a 2 cap carry 250-260 on trackman. max k numbers was 15 launch 2200-2400 for me. the x with the weight back was 2700-3100 ish, weight forward was not consistent 1900-3300, not an option for me. the new hosel is just fantastic.
Still rocking tge RADspeed!!
How much is Puma paying you blokes ? Are they giving you clubs , shirts & hats ? I've tested both & they're equally good. I sense some cobra bias here – in the comments as well !
now compare to old school drivers… steelhead, bb, burner
finally a guy who has my swing speed and ball striking.