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 totally different settings for adjusting the lie and loft of the clubhead to suit no matter a golfer wants. DS-ADAPT golf equipment may 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 Outfitted, Cobra VP of Structure Jose Miraflor defined to co-hosts Kris McCormack and Wadeh Maroun {that a} participant will actually solely strive a number of settings earlier than they lock onto the proper one for them.

“As soon as you discover out what quadrant you’re lacking in, you go together with the alternative quadrant,” Moraflor mentioned, referencing the chart of settings that may be pulled up with a QR code a DS-ADAPT Membership’s hosel. “And now in case you simply choose two or three out of there, direct reverse to carry you again to A1 [standard loft and lie], you’re solely going to wish to strive possibly two to a few, possibly 4 settings on the most.”

For example, in case you discover you’re hitting the ball excessive and proper, the suggestion is to search out quadrant for prime and proper (B6) after which go to probably the most excessive setting within the reverse quadrant (F2) and take a look at that one and the three surrounding (F1, F3 and G1).

However that technique usually would possibly overlook the internal settings, which function modifications of only a few tenths of a level in loft and lie modifications. However these are the settings which have been essential to Cobra’s employees of Tour gamers.

“I acquired to go work with the tour crew and filming our commercials and doing our photograph shoot,” Miraflor mentioned. “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 newbie, it’s going to be the one inside that.

“And for our tour execs, it’s those that’s the tightest. So after we talked to them and mentioned, what would you alter in your ball flight, they might level at an internal circle. So now we simply go to the alternative facet.”

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

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