From essentially the moment Rickie Fowler set a group of prototype Cobra knives in to play, Cobra fans and Rickie fans alike have wondered if the company would make small Mr. Fowleras irons offered to the rest people. How about now? Really, it was last month, but why split hairs. If they are wanted by you, you can finally get them, and thatas all of the things. The story from Cobra is that the AMP Cell Pro was created ain relationship with Cobraas Tour ambassadorsa. What would finally get to be the AMP Cell Pro began with Rickieas prototypes, and then with feedback from Rickie Fowler, Ian Poulter, and Jonas Blixt, the design was refined, and finally made its solution to retail. While something similar will be played by most of the Cobra staff to the retail collection, worth pointing out right at the start, Rickie Fowler remains playing an a century muscleback edition of the AMP Cell Pro. Luckily, for those who want to get all in with what Cobraas VP of R&D, Tom PreeceAaffectionatelyAcalledAbutter blades, Cobra has made the Rickie set availableAthrough their custom division, and has done therefore without any of those annoying upcharges that such things often cause. Share Shaft: True Temper Vibrant GoldStock Grip: Tennis Satisfaction New Decade MCC WhiteoutDexterity: For sale in RH and LH As the AMP Cell Proas share size holds true to what I suppose wead need to call the modernAtraditionalAstandard, a of sorts to the blade layout. Lofts are somewhat powerful (by that same standard) with theAtransitionAfrom 3A to 4A gaps occurring between the 6 and 7 irons. Various other companies make that change earlier (between 6) and the 5, which is why the PW is 46A rather than the what many still look at the standard 47A. Worth noting is that even in many true person models such as the AMP Cell, lofts are sneaking somewhat stronger. :: Forged Technology a Aligned grain structure on carbon steel and tighter tolerances to offer better feel. :: Blade Shape a' Tour inspired appearance and CG positioning for optimum velocity get a grip on. :: Flow Set a Dual cavity long irons (3-6) movement in to simple cavity core irons (7-8) and complete muscle back short irons (9-PW) blending forgiveness, tour flight, and workability. Low disability people and better ballstrikers Among Cobraas 2013 mantras (and that tagline for the Baffler Hybrid Irons) is Golf Made Easy. That most definitely isnat that. At the danger of stating the most obvious, itas a blade, dummy. Itas not meant to be flexible, or aeasy to hita. The AMP Cell Pro is engineered withAcontrol at heart. Theyare made for the guy who would like to form his photos, and certainly not for the guy anxious to hit the ball straight. Cobra is calling the AMP Cell Pro a Flow collection and thatas an apt description. While many might be more acquainted with the term Combo Set, Flow is just a better way to explain how Cobra engineers designed the set. Long irons have noticeably more offset (although most certainly not a lot of it by any fair standard), somewhat heavier toplines, and a dual-cavity design. As you go from long to center to short irons the collection flows obviously as offset is reduced, toplines get thinner, and the cavity disappears. Comparatively, those double cavity long irons are extremely much in accordance with the absolute most player-centric of so-called playeras cavity back styles. The long irons are merely just barely cavity-backed, without truly a blade, creatively. The long ironas topline is thicker than that of my current players (Miura CB-501), but itas quite definitely in line with many of the newer edge designs; that's to express itas probably a tad thicker than purists want. While the collection moves from double cavity long irons to single cavity center irons the cavity fundamentally disappears. The 8 irons and 7, despite their cavity-back style are ostensibly indistinguishable from the actual muscleback 9 iron and pitching wedge (difference wedge also if you go that route). Itas a perfect design for a man who enjoys the appearance of a genuine muscleback but still needs a little forgiveness from his irons. Where form is worried, the AMP Cell Proas toe is somewhat rounded, and from toe to heel, the knife is one of many more compact patterns Iave seen recently. As Iave mentioned already, offset and topline breadth vary with regards to the iron (less offset, finer toplines as groups get faster). Overall the complete collection is extremely done well with the long irons looking enough the part of a knife to really make the cavity-back bargain more tolerable. So far as combo sets go, the flow design is really as good as it gets. And of course, for many who need a 100% muscleback set (just like Rickie), you are able to buy it from Cobraas custom section. The one possible hit on the AMP Cell Pro is the introduction of red, blue, red, and silver paintfill in a otherwise clear design. Clearly the colors, which match the solutions in the AMP Cell driver, and standard AMP Cell Iron are correct to the Cobra brand identity today because it exists, but undoubtedly their inclusion in this professional model will leave a couple of purists shaking their heads. For those folks, thereas often acetone. Once we discuss sense thereas usually some debate over whatas real, and whatas imaginary a the cast vs. Cast argument. AGood, negative or else can be a matter of perception, but you can find plain differences a' difficult to quantify because they can be a ' between irons. And yeahathatas before we start talking about the position the canal plays. So with most of that out from the way, I'll recommend that the Cobra AMP Cell master is one of many greater experience irons weave had in lately. Given, weave been working more with complete cavity-back sets, and truth be told Iall claim until I die that nothing in golf seems as effective as a purely hit forged blade. With specific regard to the AMP Cell expert, my undertake the feel is that they fit between the softness of a, and the more strong feel of my Miuraas. Worth noting is that Cobra outfitted my examples with KBS C-Tapers (my visit shaft), therefore my comparison is founded on all 3 irons outfitted with the same. Your actual mileage, especially when combined with another canal, can vary greatly. When you go from that lovely spot, feel changes significantly, as you might expect. Foot pictures (my present neglect) are dull, and as is generally the case, anything caught a low is often a little on the tough side. Thus far this season Iam maybe not enjoying the heel or (thankfully) the hosel, and so I canat opinion with any specificity on what those misses will give you. The AMP Cell Pro creates a more clicky feel, while slightly high pictures make exactly the same feel as well struck balls, when struck close to the the top of experience. They just donat go as far. Apart from that total control and shot-shaping thing, one of the biggest explanations why players may pick a knife or even a playeras cavity-back design may be the feedback. If thatas what youare looking for, the AMP Cell Pro can definitely supply. Those only slightly high on the face area images, thereas never a doubt regarding the where of your misses, aside from as i said. The AMP Cell Pro is actually made for two kinds of players: 1 a' Really good players looking for more accurate get a handle on of these shots.2 a Idiots (like me) who've next to no business playing a knife, but are unwilling, or unable to to bring themselves to perform more flexible groups. That first group doesnat absolutely need they to be told by me what things to expect from performance. Chances are those guys hit the biggest market of the face area with regularity (and in the event that you donat, youare not one of those guys). For all of us else, there are a few things concerning the AMP Cell Pro that really be noticeable. Bearing in mind weare comparing C-Taper to C-Taper here, flight with the long irons is comparatively high. Besides being relatively easy to hit, whatas interesting about the longer irons (I carry a and 6 iron), is how quickly the ball gets up in the air, and how far it keeps on well struck images. It stays in the air forever. Clearly weare perhaps not speaking about a distance metal here, but I do see that Iam a half a club longer with the AMP Cell Pro (equivalentAlengths, comparable lofts). In accordance with similar patterns, the long irons are surprisingly flexible. Iave struck many out towards the foot which cost me fundamentally nothing off the expected distance, and a couple low on the face which stayed up in the air a lot longer than I'd have expected. Make no mistake, weare maybe not speaing frankly about BafflerAforgivenessAhere, but taking into consideration the style, the playability of the long irons is excellent. No doubt some forgiveness is lost in the transition to the single-cavity structure of the middle irons. Having mishit every thing in the collection, thereas little doubt in my own head that a mishit 5 iron is far less penal than a mishit 7. The trade-off is youare likely to mishit the 7 iron much less often. AlsoAnoteworthyAis that middle metal flight isAnoticeablyAlower. Weare not speaing frankly about a get the ball in the air sort of situation, but there is a clear change from the larger ball journey of the extended irons to the moreApenetratingAtrajectory of the short irons and middle. Regardless of the fullAmusclebackAdesign, the short irons donat perform much differently compared to the middle irons. The probably, and most noticeable clear exception, is that they play like true blades. Mishit a iron and youall drop only a little. Mishit the 7 and youall lose more still. Mishit the PW (and really, if youare holding these irons, that not something youare likely to make a habit of), and youall lose a lot. My very first time out with the AMP Cell Pro, I mishit the 5 iron and still had a makeable birdie. Yesterday I missed the pitching wedge ever-so-slightly and lost a large number of the length a the difference between being tight to a right back flag, and just hardly on the green. Itas not really a team you want to skip when thereas water between you and the goal. Obviously, most of this really is true of any combo collection. Cavity-back irons are more flexible, while more control is offered by blades, and letas experience it, theyare just very nice to look at. It should go without saying that the Cobra AMP Cell Pro isnat a metal for everyone and the custom-only, Rickie Fowler genuine blade set is for less still. If youare an excellent ballstriker, or perhaps a fairly good ballstriker who just requires a little help with the long metal, I suppose you can produce a legitimate situation that the AMP Cell Pro is a good fit for the sport. If youare completely delusional (you suck and donat know it) or want to perform a move set or blade due to the fact you love the small style and clean lines, Iam absolutely good with that too. Just know what youare engaging in, and donat come crying to me if it doesnat work-out. The AMP Cell Pro isnat going to make anyone a better player immediately. If youare one particular men who buys the argument that playing blades could make you a greater ballstriker in the long haul, youare game could take a strike in the temporary a' especially if youare making the jump from a game-improvement design. Of courseawith match time right around the corner, probably putting several shots to your disability (provided you come by them actually) mightn't function as worst thing. Fundamentally, Iam a huge supporter of playing what makes you happy. So whilst the AMP Cell Pro may not match Cobraas Golf Made Easy manta, the AMP Cell Pros are lockstep in accordance with among Cobraas other draw lines: Enjoy Golf. Having had the AMP Cell Pros in my case for several times now, my assessment is that while they havenat made me an improved golfer, they truly havenat injured my sport either (theyare not really a significant departure from what I play now). Iave absolutely tried more flexible designs over the last year (2 from Cobra alone), nevertheless the Cobra AMP Cell Pro irons can be among my favorites. They look good, and I love hitting them. Theyare funaand isnat that what golf is meant to be about? The Good The Poor And yesathose last two would be the results of near unnecessary nitpicking. :: GO to the Cobra Tennis Website:: LIKE Cobra Tennis on Facebook:: FOLLOW Cobra Golf on Twitter
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