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Cobra DARKSPEED LS
Previous model
Cobra says the DARKSPEED LS Driver is “designed for players with faster swing speeds” and pairs “a low launch and low spin head design to deliver maximum distance and workability.”
Evidence: Research-based

The short version
A driver built for lower spin.
$299 new.
Buy it if
- Your miss is a sliceCobra gives it a draw weight setting.
- You hook the ballCobra does not build a draw into the head.
- You want lower spinCobra rates its spin as “Low”.
- Your budget is up to $450$299 new at Cobra Golf.
Look at instead
- Fits the same golfer, at the same price.
- Callaway Elyte$299.98Fits the same golfer, for $1 more.
- Cobra OPTM LS$399.98Fits the same golfer, for $101 more.
Specifications
7 of the 7 fields we checked are published by Cobra.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lofts | 8°, 9°, 10.5°Cobra’s spec table lists eight hosel settings per head, from −1.5° to +1.5°, including Draw settings. | Evidence: Verified |
| Adjustability | Adjustable hosel with eight loft/lie settings (−1.5°, −1°, −1° Draw, STD, STD Draw, +1°, +1° Draw, +1.5°); weight positions in the heel, toe and back | Evidence: Verified |
| Stock shafts | UST Lin-Q M40X White 6, Project X HZRDUS Black Gen 4 60, UST Lin-Q M40X Blue 6Cobra’s spec table lists the Lin-Q M40X Blue 6 for the 10.5° head only. | Evidence: Verified |
| Length | 45.5″ | Evidence: Verified |
| Launch (maker’s rating) | LowCobra: “a low launch and low spin head design.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Spin (maker’s rating) | LowCobra: “a low launch and low spin head design.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Draw bias | OptionalCobra lists Draw hosel settings (−1° Draw, STD Draw, +1° Draw). | Evidence: Verified |
Compare prices
The latest new price we checked at each retailer: lowest price first among those in stock, then the rest.
- Cobra Golf$299See at Cobra Golf: Cobra DARKSPEED LSAffiliate link
- DICK'S Sporting Goods$299.99See at DICK'S Sporting Goods: Cobra DARKSPEED LSAffiliate link
- Fairway Golf$299.99
Prices can differ by configuration, color or pack size; where a retailer’s price buys something specific, it says so under the price. Check the retailer’s page before you buy.
What Cobra claims
Cobra’s own statements about the DARKSPEED LS, each with its source.
Spin
Cobra designed the DARKSPEED LS for players with faster swing speeds, with a low-launch, low-spin head and an aerodynamic profile.
Evidence: Verified
Alternatives
First, the drivers whose makers describe them for the same golfer. Then the other drivers we have researched, placed by the price we last saw: the five nearest in price in each group.
It hooks
- Cobra DARKSPEED X$299
- Callaway Elyte$299.98
- Cobra OPTM LS$399.98
- Ping G440 Max$447
- Callaway Quantum Max$449.99
It slices
- Cobra DARKSPEED X$299
- Callaway Elyte$299.98
- Cobra OPTM LS$399.98
- Ping G440 Max$447
- Callaway Quantum Max$449.99
Spend less
None among the products we have researched.
Similar price
Spend more
- Cobra OPTM MAX-K$399
- Cobra OPTM X$399
- Cobra OPTM LS$399.98
- Cobra OPTM MAX-D$399.98
- Ping G440 LST$447
Also researched, without a current price to compare: Tour Edge Hot Launch Max, Tour Edge Hot Launch Max D.
Price checks
What it has cost, store by store
8 checks · 3 stores
- Lowest new now
- $299
- At Cobra Golf
- Maker’s list price
- $549
- $250 below list
- Lowest used
- —
- No current used listing
- Deal check
- Day 28 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
Cobra Golf
$299New
Same as our first check
Lowest new
DICK'S Sporting Goods
$299.99New
One check so far
Fairway Golf
$299.99New
Same as our first check
Every check (8)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | Fairway Golf | New | Stock not stated | $299.99 |
| Nov 9 | Cobra Golf | New | In stock | $299 |
| Nov 2 | Cobra Golf | New | In stock | $299 |
| Oct 30 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | New | In stock | $299.99 |
| Oct 19 | Fairway Golf | New | In stock | $299.99 |
| Oct 19 | Cobra Golf | New | In stock | $299 |
| Oct 16 | Fairway Golf | New | In stock | $299.99 |
| Oct 14 | Cobra Golf | New | In stock | $299 |
Evidence ledger
Where the information on this page came from, when it was read, and how firmly it is established.
- Evidence: Verified
Cobra publishes the DARKSPEED LS Driver lofts, eight loft/lie hosel settings, heel/toe/back weight positions, standard length, stock shafts, list price and sale price, and describes a low-launch, low-spin head for faster swing speeds.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page and Cobra’s store data when we checked.