Although they cover a smaller area of the club, the faces of the fairway woods, like the SpeedZone drivers, have CNC milled faces for greater precision. Cobra says this technology helps Cobra create a thinner and hotter face on the fairway woods while also increasing precision over a polished face.
The soles of the fairway woods have Cobra’s familiar rail technology that helps the club remain stable through impact as it slides across the turf, but they have a bit of a different look this year. The SpeedZone “split rails” differ from front-to-back. The front portions (silver in color) are hollowed out to increase flex at impact for higher ball speeds and greater launch. The rear portions, on the other hand, are black in color and have a solid construction.
A carbon fiber crown helps to save 10 grams of weight that’s been moved lower in the head to increase launch and forgiveness, which is important for fairway wood shots that need help getting airborne.
The standard SpeedZone fairway wood (3, 5 and 7) has back weighting and a shallower face, according to Cobra, for a higher launch; the SpeedZone Tour fairway (3 and 4) has a more compact shape and forward weighting for a lower trajectory, and the SpeedZone Big Tour fairway (3 wood, 12-15 degrees) has the largest shape and strongest loft for high launch and low spin.
