THIS SHOCKED ME! Cobra King Tour Iron v TaylorMade P770 Iron

[@ermangus]

I've hit them both and love the Cobra. Likely will be in the bag next season. Gonna get through silly season and all the releases before making it final

[@80wall]

How do these compare to the MP20-HMB?

[@JeepGuy3]

Doesn't surprise me. Cobra golf equipments are quite underrated in my opinion.

[@isleofdeath]

Greetings Michael. I would love seeing you introduce some Mid HCP Players (13 to 22) testing the clubs, as honestly speaking a lot of us just can not relate to your results and impressions.

[@glenburr6755]

As a mid single digit handicap that is not the best iron player, these 2 are on my short list. Thanks for the compare! ⛳️🏌🏽‍♂️

[@golf_is_a_happy_place9990]

Everyone has there thought, i love the p770's which are replacing my p790s after 3 years and great fitting session with TM themselves. performance wise they look the similar, great review as always Micheal.

[@LeprechaunGinger]

Your my favorite reviewer as usual. I only care about real world comparisons. Same loft, lie and length with same shaft. That is first class! I keep buying irons only to sell them and go back to my hogan pro forged cavity backs. Last ones I tried were callaway apex pro and think the x100 shafts were too much for me.

[@JC-xk6gv]

The Cobra looks great Michael.

[@markushayes]

Feel is all personal. The boys at TXG said the P770 felt extremely soft but here it feels “clicky” due to the hollow body design.

[@JDSFLA]

Good comparison review. Like the looks and sound of the Cobra slightly better, plus you get Arccos. I think that you are almost a full club longer than you were a couple of years ago.

[@drtyb]

Hey Michael, great vid as usual. Just got fitted with cobra forged tec iron, for me they where outperforming p790 and mp20hmb , you should do a comparaison test between those 3 ! Best regards 🇨🇦

[@wnfakind9197]

Can you put the Mizuno jpx 921 forged vs Cobra forged tec ! Pretty please . Cheers .

[@darrenbell6376]

Just bagged the cobras Mke after going in for p770, p790, zx7 and honestly the cobras performed more consistently with a better feel and sound.

[@TheUMIA]

Cobra seems to be taking the right steps to compete with the big boys in the irons market.

[@justinstephenson9360]

Performance wise they are very similar although even with the limited number of shots it seems the P770 was more consistent. Ideally you would need to hit 20 shots with each to have enough data to be statistically significant. On looks I agree with Martin Korsrud, the back of the Cobra is hideous every square inch seems to have some branding stamped on it...it is very "shouty". The only way I could put the Cobras in the bag is if I put head covers over them. At address it looks nice. As for the P770s I have tested these on a demo day when I was not swinging well - they were very nice, easy to hit, a little longer than my i210s but at the expense of a little less spin but that could have been the shaft

[@damiensharkey6603]

What handicap range should use cobra mim?

[@MarkJones-vw3yu]

Great video Mike, is the cobra a similar head size/shape to the Mizuno 921 tour? Looking at that type of club (smaller head but still offering help) for my next set. Thanks

[@winston9971]

Would the feel change if you used a prov1 ball.

[@TZOID08]

Compare them to the Mizuno MP20 HMB...... I'm close to ordering a set

[@jamesrussell2696]

So what shocked you?

[@TheEugenelee13]

I’ve been playing some SGI irons (the Callaway Big Bertha irons). I’ve been playing them well, although can’t say I love the feel. My handicap has come in from an 18 to a 12 this season. I’m intrigued by the Cobra King Tours, but not sure if I’m good enough for them. Prior to the Big Berthas, I’ve been primarily a Ping player (G15s and I3s).

[@the1mexicant]

You should be just fine if you’re a good ball striker or iron player.

[@kimmorrison9169]

Did you mention price? If you did I missed that. I know the TM’s are what $1100-$1200 dollars? Also what is that blue arrow on the ferrule of the TM? Never saw one of those before! That Cobra Iron looks good at address and performs well but I just cannot get past that “King tour” logo plastered all over it! The TM’s on the other hand have a very attractive smooth classic look but cost a ton.

[@JohnTodd949]

The TM fitting heads have a blue arrow and red on the other side they are for lie adjustment

[@Hunter-zp5hd]

I’ve played both of these clubs and I thought the Cobra won by a long shot. The p770 was harsh feeling and I seemed to never hit the sweet spot, even when I hit the sweet spot. The Cobras were like butter. Even when I didn’t get a perfect strike, they felt great all the time. The only thing I don’t like about the Cobra is that you can’t get them adjusted. I’d love to see how they would play if they could be bent 2* strong, but that’s just me. The new Cobra Tours are 100% forged, so it appears that Cobra ditched the MIM idea. Anyway, I recommend the Cobra MIM Tour and you can get these second hand for dirt cheap. Overall excellent iron.

[@davidfinn9828]

One thing i see is the dispersion in the TM is better than the cobra in yardage , also the TM would be easier to keep clean , I changed to a set of Callaway apex pro and they are a pain in the ass to clean and I see a little rust starting to form in the cavity , pisses me off , will take a look at the 770 when lock down opens up again even tho the apex is a fantastic iron

[@paulmcgee1867]

Taylormade surely is hollow body so where would a forged feel come from ?

[@chriscashell9685]

Forged face I think.

[@canyonaro]

Feel is mostly sound. TM's "speedfoam" is there to deaden the sound & make it sound closer to a forged iron. These low-handicap/pro reviewers obsessed with "forged feel" are nuts IMHO & this comes from a longtime Mizuno player who's been a single digit since age 14. Unless it's terrible sounding, I find bigger differences in sound/feel between golf balls and shafts than heads. Chrome Soft vs Pro V1x or TP5x is HUGE. So is the difference between a graphite shaft (softest feel) and Project X (hardest feel). I really think reviewers lead people astray with this focus. Choose based on performance, part of which is confidence. After years of playing blades I wanted more help and made an expensive mistake buying MP-20 HMB. They look gorgeous in the bag but the satin finish simply didn't suit my eye at address & I played terribly with them. After a year I gave up and dumped them for Mavrik Pro, which is far less snooty set of irons but they feel good & they're small and chrome, which is the look I'm used to at address. I'd probably really like these Cobras too. P770/790 look great in the bag but I need that chrome framing the face area. Hit them both poorly in a fitting. Golf is weird that way.

[@paulmcgee1867]

@@canyonaro it’s so personal I have just changed to second hand AP2s and I am a high handicapper, they are great.

[@333brooky]

interestingly the same price 859.00 5-PW

[@stuartstone8119]

Great Review mate absolutely love your honesty, I know it's a big ask but could you please review the Miura MC 501 iron , or any of there wedges 🙏

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

Thanks Stuart. Very tough to get hold of Miura clubs but I’ll do some digging

[@adamsoper2605]

I’m the same....would love to see mc501 thank you

[@martinkorsrud4017]

Cobra could be excellent irons and they look OK at address, but like most Cobra products (I use the SZ driver in yellow and black) they are shouting a bit with the big “KING” logo. Silly? Yes, but for that reason I could not bag these. Good review though. Thanks

[@JDSFLA]

It's good to be King... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol6VmWeOo7CNack

[@marc6652]

I'm quite surprised to see the dispersion of those 2 clubs. If a pro like you has such unusual results, I can easily imagine what it would be for me... I'll keep my modest game improver irons, even if I'm able to play like Tiger Woods (at the 12th hole in the 4th round at Augusta, that goes without saying).

[@matsfreedom]

I would love new clubs every season or two, and I have 3 sets, but every time I make a change my handicap gets killed. So, back to my 18 year old Cleveland Tour clubs and hello to my 6 handicap. The clubs are dirty and scratched, but they hit long and straight. Wouldn't sell them for anything.

[@lesgreen9909]

TA 1 ?

[@the1mexicant]

Still got the cg4s at home

[@annefilippobertozzi7601]

You can compare all the numbers you want, but at the end of the movie it’s like when you are out to buy a car: even if one performs slightly better than another, only budget and look make the difference.

[@ITS_BOBBY47]

Taylormade P770 so beautiful...so clean...compared to the looks of the Cobra King Tour.

[@maamold]

Cobra looks like a contender, however something tells me the Taylormade is more consistent across a large number of hits.

[@serenityinsilence]

Your brand bias and brand perception are telling you that. Cobra makes great equipment. Taylormade is a good brand too, but they are over rated.

[@maamold]

@@serenityinsilence Oddly enough I was fitted for both about 4 months ago and bought the Cobra's :-)

[@zaheerkader7426]

Go hit the Mizunos, they like butter.. Change my mind

[@jaychu3850]

That giant king logo is kinda tacky. Looks are so important too...

[@method341]

some salty Taylormade fanboys here, lol. Who cares about how it looks, you're not seeing the back of the clubface when you're hitting it. The people who comment on the look of your clubs at the course are the sort of people I tend to steer away from anyway.

[@nastynate9529]

Taylormade irons... yuck. You can literally hear the clubhead resonate at impact. Once you play a true one piece forged iron, these hollow irons sound and feel awful. The spring like feeling off the face nearly made me vomit when trying them. solid CB type irons for life.

[@swingeasyguy]

No wonder they call you Nasty! I play 770's and they feel great, 2 cap

[@nastynate9529]

@@swingeasyguy cap don't have anything to do with it. Once you get used to playing pure forged irons, these hollow headed irons feel too hot and springy. If they work for you then all the power to you, lots of guys bought them. They are really easy to hit, and they add yards so I guess thats why people are buying them.

[@swingeasyguy]

@@nastynate9529 Interesting note: I read a review on golf digest; tested over 100 golfers (mid handicap to scratch) to see if they could tell which iron was forged vs a cast iron; I'm sure you've guessed: most could not tell the difference! I had a soft like butter set of Hogans but i had the same feeling with my old R11's.

[@nastynate9529]

@@swingeasyguy I find that interesting because I can always tell if a set is forged or not. The sound is a dead giveaway. What I am referring to is not just a forged feel, it is the hollow head 'springy' hot face performance I am referring to. It is quite a difference from solid forged. My little forged blades have a nice dull snap when I hit them, other clubs like the p790 have a loud crashy sound.

[@ElvisPriscillaPresley]

The dispersion for both clubs were too vertical, and if you had the pulls straightened it would be worse. These new irons today are too hot off the face.

[@DD-jx9jd]

p770 is barely forged, not the face neither

[@gmac9284]

Shocked! Wow! Emmm, not really its a golf club

[@TheUMIA]

It's shocking that Cobra can compete with TaylorMade's flagship irons. The 790's are beloved and the 770's are the new kid. For Cobra to be competing with it, that is impressive. Wow! Great! Cobra!

[@gmac9284]

@@TheUMIA yeah i get what your saying, but the manufacturing of clubs is no secret and everybody is copying eachothers styles. I see a lot of similarities in the products nowadays. Some new clubs remind me of other companies clubs from a couple years ago and vice-versa. So personally, I wouldn't be shocked at all. Ten years ago yes, but not nowadays

[@eriksvideos6022]

SHOCKING!! OMG!!!! Michael, love the channel but the click bait headlines are tacky.

[@traviseckard5250]

Cobra mim is no where as good as a forged iron in feel not even close. 😂

[@canyonaro]

The P770 isn't a true forged iron. It's a forged face welded into a cast hollow body. The only hollow body that's really close to a full forging is the MP-20 HMB, where the whole face & neck are forged and the body & sole piece is welded to the back of it.

[@brucekristich4073]

too many videos with bombastic headlines “THIS SHOCKED ME...“ etc. Not that cool bruh, just be yourself and you'll do fine..no need for cheesy worn out headliners to catch attention. People watch you because of your fair equipment evals, not because of cheesy headliners, they do quite the opposite.

[@MichaelNewtonGolf]

It did 🤷‍♂️

[@LeprechaunGinger]

@@MichaelNewtonGolf maybe you should have said this surprised me so you could appeal to the more refined viewers that we are. We don’t like to use words with emphasis like very or big. JK great stuff!

[@winston9971]

Both clubs would look better in black. Cobra is way too shiney on a sunny day you won’t be able to look down at the ball

[@kenmcmurray4006]

Please take the whole 'forged' vs non out of your vocabulary... The 770 isn't a true forged iron and is mostly cast and then welded together. No different that the AP line and now T what ever from Titleist in just having a forged face... It's acoustics more than the process, this isn't even new info anymore and really needs to be put to bed...

[@LeprechaunGinger]

The Taylormade looks like garbage. Love the cobra and looks so traditional like my old Hogan irons I still play.

[@andya2665]

I've see similar looking clubs to the TMs in a thrift store golf bin.