This is the infinite power of Cobra’s 3DP Iron system
Imagine being able to choose from the best features of all your favorite instruments to create the perfect one for your game.
Take the offset from one set, the length of the blade from another and the thickness of the upper line from another.
It sounds like the dream is only available to tour players, but it may be closer than you think to the average consumer.
On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped, co-host Johnny Wunder and Bryan LaRoche of clubfitter BryanGolf discuss what Cobra’s 3DP iron system could turn into.
Wunder explains that he came to the Cobra 3DP Tours set because Cobra Tour representative Ben Schomin was able to make a custom set for him.
“I was very close on set [TaylorMade P]770s, because 770 is another big instrument for me, right?” Wunder said. “The only reason I don’t choose 770s is because I can’t offset them, right? I don’t want to bend them even more. I can’t create an offset for those things.
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“But I get the same functionality from 3DP Tours. And what I said to Ben was like, ‘Can you do these in offset?’
“He’s like, ‘Yeah, I have an offset set.’ And he gave me an offset set. “
Wunder used to play Callaway Apex TCB ’24 irons, which had a shorter blade length and more offset. Schomin told him he could have a set of 3DP Tours printed in the same way.
It probably won’t be long before a customer can order a metal with whatever shape features they want.
Will that make LaRoche’s job harder or easier?
“That can change everything. You’re never going to bump into somebody,” LaRoche said. “You’ll never struggle to find what you need, you’ll be smart to work with, and you’ll check all the boxes for looks.”
