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Cobra OPTM LS
Cobra says the OPTM LS is “built for players seeking maximum speed and precision in a compact, low-spin design.”
Evidence: Research-based
The short version
A driver built for lower spin.
$399.98 new, from $299.99 used.
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$399.98 new at DICK'S Sporting Goods.
Look at instead
- Callaway Elyte$299.98Fits the same golfer, for $100 less.
- This one, used$299.99The lowest used price we found, at 2nd Swing Golf.
- Ping G440 Max$447Fits the same golfer, for $47 more.
Specifications
8 of the 8 fields we checked are published by Cobra.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lofts | 9°, 10.5°Each head adjusts ±2° with FutureFit33. | Evidence: Verified |
| Head size | 460cc | Evidence: Verified |
| Adjustability | FutureFit33 hosel with 33 loft and lie settings (±2°); three movable weights (11g, 7g, 3g) | Evidence: Verified |
| Stock shafts | MCA Kai’li Dark Waves White 60, Project X Denali Black Frost 60, MCA Kai’li Dark Waves Blue 60Cobra lists the Kai’li Dark Waves Blue 60 for the right-handed 10.5° only. | Evidence: Verified |
| Length | 45.5″44.50 in Tour Length build also offered | Evidence: Verified |
| Launch (maker’s rating) | LowCobra: the LS “is for players seeking low spin, low launch, and maximum control.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Spin (maker’s rating) | LowCobra: the LS “is for players seeking low spin, low launch, and maximum control.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Draw bias | OptionalCobra: “Position the 11g heavy weight in the back (neutral), heel (draw-bias), or toe (fade-bias) positions.” | Evidence: Verified |
Compare prices
The latest new price we checked at each retailer: lowest price first among those in stock, then the rest.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods$399.98See at DICK'S Sporting Goods: Cobra OPTM LSAffiliate link
- Cobra Golf$599See at Cobra Golf: Cobra OPTM LSAffiliate link
- Fairway Golf$599See at Fairway Golf: Cobra OPTM LSAffiliate link
- TGW$599See at TGW: Cobra OPTM LSAffiliate link
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.
Used prices
The lowest-priced used listing we found at each retailer, with the condition grade the retailer gives it. At our last checks, the lowest used price was $99.99 less than the lowest new price. Configurations can differ, so check the listing matches what you want.
- 2nd Swing Golf$299.99Average · 8.0 right-handed 10.5°, Mitsubishi Kai’li White DarkWave 60 shaft, Stiff flex
- Global Golf$404.99Value right-handed 9°, Fujikura Pro 70 graphite shaft, Extra Stiff flexSee used at Global Golf: Cobra OPTM LSAffiliate link
Used listings sell quickly and each one is a single club or set, so the listing we saw may be gone. Each retailer defines its condition grades in its own way. What the grades mean and more used listings.
What Cobra claims
Cobra’s own statements about the OPTM LS, each with its source.
Spin
Cobra says the OPTM LS’s “compact, low-spin head and forward CG deliver maximum speed and minimize side spin.”
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
- Ping G440 Max$447
- Callaway Quantum Max$449.99
- Callaway Elyte$299.98
- Cobra DARKSPEED LS$299
- Cobra DARKSPEED X$299
It slices
- Ping G440 Max$447
- Callaway Quantum Max$449.99
- Callaway Elyte$299.98
- Cobra DARKSPEED LS$299
- Cobra DARKSPEED X$299
Spend less
- Cobra DS-ADAPT X$299
- Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX-K$299
- Wilson DYNAPWR Max$299.98
- Wilson DYNAPWR Carbon$299.98
- Callaway Elyte$299.98
Similar price
- Cobra OPTM MAX-K$399
- Cobra OPTM X$399
- Cobra OPTM MAX-D$399.98
Spend more
- Ping G440 LST$447
- Ping G440 Max$447
- Ping G440 SFT$447
- Mizuno JPX ONE$449.98
- Mizuno JPX ONE Select$449.98
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
14 checks · 6 stores
- Lowest new now
- $399.98
- At DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Maker’s list price
- $599
- $199.02 below list
- Lowest used
- $299.99
- Average · 2nd Swing Golf
- Deal check
- Day 32 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
DICK'S Sporting Goods
$399.98New
One check so far
Lowest new
Cobra Golf
$599New
Same as our first check
Fairway Golf
$599New
Same as our first check
TGW
$599New
Same as our first check
2nd Swing Golf
$299.99Used · Average
Same as our first check
Global Golf
$404.99Used · Value
Same as our first check
Every check (14)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | Fairway Golf | New | In stock | $599 |
| Nov 9 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Average | In stock | $299.99 |
| Nov 2 | TGW | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 30 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | New | In stock | $399.98 |
| Oct 19 | Fairway Golf | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 19 | TGW | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 19 | Cobra Golf | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 19 | Global Golf | Used · Value | In stock | $404.99 |
| Oct 16 | Fairway Golf | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 13 | Cobra Golf | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 12 | TGW | New | In stock | $599 |
| Oct 10 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Average | In stock | $299.99 |
| Oct 10 | Global Golf | Used · Value | In stock | $404.99 |
| Oct 10 | TGW | New | In stock | $599 |
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 OPTM LS driver lofts, head size, FutureFit33 hosel settings, three movable weights, standard length, stock shafts and list price, and describes it for players seeking low spin and low launch.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page when we checked.