Cobra AeroJet Iron Review

The Cobra AeroJet iron brings additional forgiveness to distance-focused game-improver golfers.

Cobra aren’t afraid to do things differently as they attempt to make the best golf irons. They say golfers who are dedicated to the game and intent on lowering scores still want speed and distance from their irons.

We’re talking golfers who interpret distance as equalling playing better and shooting lower scores. Golfers who’ve hit middle age possibly, who have a handicap somewhere between 10 – 20, and like hitting 7-iron 155+yds. Players who love competing with friends and chase the thrill of improvement through distance.

With a massive audience of game-improver golfers to go at, Cobra’s new mid-handicap AeroJet iron aims to be one of the best mid-handicap golf irons. While the market slides towards High-Launch irons, the company say they’re not afraid of strong loft irons, as they reckon the super-powerful AeroJet will meet the demands of distance-focused golfers without compromising accuracy, forgiveness or feel. Here’s how.

Cobra AeroJet Iron review

RRP: £849 5-GW (s), £729 5-PW (s), £949 5-GW (g)

Stock shaft: KBS Tour Lite (s), KBS PGI (g)

7-iron loft: 26.5°

Forgiveness rating: 3.5/5

Everything you need to know about the Cobra AeroJet iron

There’s a bridge inside

Cobra utilize a Da Vinci inspired suspended PWR-Bridge weight behind the face of the AeroJet drivers, so it’s not surprising to see the same technology making an appearance in the new matching iron.

Whilst targeting being one of the most forgiving irons available, the ball speed boosting PWR-Bridge structure, which weighs between 42g – 69g, inside an iron is a really clever idea. It’s a suspended weight behind the face, which connects the toe and heel of the iron, but free’s up the body and face to flex more freely.

Cobra say with so much weight stacked right behind the face golfers get higher launch with less spin, which is the perfect recipe for adding distance.      

 

It’s getting hot in here

The AeroJet’s forged PWRShell HOT face has 15 optimized zones, not just to boost ball speeds from the center but also to maintain high speeds when shots are mishit. By increasing the CT consistency across the face, and upping the face’s thinnest areas by 22%, the model’s both faster and more forgiving. 

What does faster and more forgiving mean to golfers in real-world terms? Well, irrespective of where shots impact the AeroJet’s face golfers can expect 0.6mph more ball speed retention which adds up to a gain of 1.3 yards, over the previous King LTDx iron.

Impact shots on center and that jumps to 1.8mph more ball speed and 3.5 yards of additional 7-iron carry distance, which for distance-focused golfers is not to be sniffed at.

No sacrificing feel

Don’t be thinking suspended PWR-Bridge weighting means the AeroJet won’t sound or feel good. The AeroJet is Cobra’s best mid-handicap iron it has a 431 stainless steel body with a thin, high strength, forged 17-4 face (4 – 7-iron). Thanks to a polymer filler surrounding the PWR-Bridge any vibration is dampened.   

Cobra say the new design means face flex is almost 11% higher (from 1.29mm to 1.43mm) than the previous King LTDx iron from 2022.

Strong lofts

The AeroJet like their predecessors the King LTDx have super strong lofts (26.5° in the 7-iron), but Cobra R&D Chief Tom Olsavsky insists “strong lofts are nothing to be afraid of.”

Cobra’s legendary King Oversize iron back in 1994 had a pitching wedge loft of 43°, this new model is just 0.5° stronger. Olsavsky actually claims “golf needs strong lofts nowadays, manufacturing techniques for iron bodies are so much more efficient, golfers want speed and distance, we give it to them”.

Who’s been on a diet?

Forgiving mid-handicap irons have a reputation for being a bit chunky and unattractive but knowing the minds of golfers who typically buy distance models meant Cobra wanted to give the AeroJet a slightly more aspirational players’ type look.

To fulfill their goal the brand engineers have cleverly chamfered both sides of the top edge so it looks more appealing.

There’s a One-Length option

Following Bryson DeChambeau’s lead, Cobra are the only major company to make One-Length irons (where each iron in the set has the same length shaft) available to the mass market.

The company say One-Length models make up 30% of the company’s iron sales, and if you’re not a 0 – 9 handicapper you will play more consistently with One-Length models. Naturally, the AeroJet is also available in a One-Length set-up.  

Which Cobra iron best suits you?  

AeroJet will be the biggest-selling and one of the best Cobra irons available in 2023. To ensure you get your buying decision right here’s how the model sits within Cobra’s current iron family.

If you find yourself considering both the King Forged TEC X and AeroJet irons Cobra say the pair will produce similar ball speeds (even though the X has a slightly weaker loft), with the AeroJet producing a slightly lower ball flight with less spin, but essentially both models will carry a similar distance.

Decisions will come down to price (AeroJet is £689 for a 5–PW set, whereas the Forged TEC X is £849), whether you want the slightly neater more player focused less offset X, and your preference around using a traditional cavity back or hollow body irons. Here’s who all of Cobra’s irons are designed to suit.      

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Cobra AeroJet Iron

RRP: £799 5-GW (s), £689 5-PW (s), £899 5-GW (g)

Stock shaft: KBS Tour Lite (s), KBS PGI (g)

7-iron loft: 26.5°

Forgiveness rating: 3.5/5