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All Posts | Equipment & Reviews | Equipment By Year | Cobra Drivers By Year
Feb 23, 2024

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Erik Schjolberg

Cobra Drivers By Year

Explore the complete Cobra drivers by year timeline, from the early King Cobra models to the explosive OPTM, Darkspeed and DS-Adapt series. This ultimate guide covers every major release—including Aerojet, LTDx, F9 Speedback, King SpeedZone, Bio Cell, and more.

images of Cleveland golf drivers over the years

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Contents

  • Cobra Drivers by Year Chart:
  • Cobra Drivers Over The Last 5 Years
  • How It All Started
  • Other Brands Drivers By Year

Cobra Drivers by Year Chart:

Year ReleasedCobra Driver ModelsPrice / Where to Buy
2026OPTM X *New Release!
OPTM LS *New Release!
OPTM Max-D *New Release!
OPTM Max-K *New Release!
OPTM Max-D Lite *New Release!
King Tec Mini Driver *New Release!
OPTM Max-K Women’s *New Release!
OPTM Max-D Women’s *New Release!
OPTM Max-K Junior *New Release!
2025DS-ADAPT X
DS-ADAPT LS
DS-ADAPT MAX-K
DS-ADAPT MAX-D
DS-ADAPT MAX-K Women’s
DS-ADAPT MAX-D Women’s
2024Darkspeed X
Darkspeed LS
Darkspeed Max
Darkspeed Max Womens
2023AeroJet
AeroJet LS
AeroJet Max
AeroJet Max Women’s
AeroJet Max Junior
2022LTDx
LTDx LS
LTDx Max
LTDx Max Women’s
LTDx Max Junior 
Air-X Straightneck
Air-X Offset
Air-X Women’s Straightneck 
Air-X Women’s Offset
2021Radspeed
Radspeed Tour Length
Radspeed XB
Radspeed XB Tour Length 
Radspeed XB Women’s
Radspeed XB Junior
Radspeed XD
2020Speedzone
Speedzone Xtreme
2019F9
F9+ 
2018F8
F8+
F8 Women’s 
F-Max
F-Max Offset
F-Max Airspeed
F-Max Superlite
F-Max Superlite Offset
F-Max Women’s
2017F7
F7+ 
F7 Women’s 
F7 Junior 
2016LTD
F6
F6+
F6 Women’s
MAX
MAX Women’s 
2015Fly-Z
Fly-Z Women’s 
Fly-Z+
Fly-Z XL
Fly-Z XL Women’s
2014Bio Cell
Bio Cell+
Bio Cell Women’s
Baffler XL
Baffler Women’s 
2012Amp Cell
Amp Cell Women’s
Amp Cell Tween 
Amp Cell Pro
Amp Cell Offset
Amp Cell Offset Women’s
ZL Encore
2011S3
S3 Max
S3 Women’s 
S3 Max Women’s 
Long Tom (relaunch of original) 
2010ZL (Zero Limits)
ZL Limited Edition 
S2
S2 Offset
S2 Women’s
S2 Offset Women’s
2009S9-1 
S9-1 F
S9-1 M
S9-1 M Offset
S9-1 Pro S 
S9-1 Pro D
L5V
2008L4V X 
L4V F
L4V M 
J Speed 
2007Speed LD F
Speed LD F Offset 
Speed LD M
Speed LD M Offset
Speed LD Seniors 
Speed LD Women’s 
Speed Pro X 
Speed Pro D
HS9 X 
HS9 F
HS9 M
2006HS9
2005X Speed
F Speed
M Speed 
M Speed Offset
460 SZ
2004COMP 454
COMP 414 
COMP 414 Tour 
SS 427 
2003SS 380
SS 310 
SZ (Sweet Zone) 
2002SS (Sweet Spot) 
1999Gravity Back 
1997Ti Deepface 
1996Ti Woods 
Ti Offset Woods 
1984Long Tom II 
1979Long Tom 

Cobra Drivers Over The Last 5 Years

Darkspeed X: Best for mid to low handicappers looking for the best combination of speed and forgiveness. Mid launch, low spin, and traditional head shape for maximum distance.

Darkspeed LS: For low handicappers and better looking for the lowest launch and spin out of their driver. Designed for players with top end swing speeds.

Darkspeed Max: Highest MOI in the lineup, the Max is best for higher handicappers looking for maximum forgiveness. High launch and mid spin with a draw bias to help with the common right miss.

In 2022, the LTDx line was announced/released, upgrading from the original LTD from 2016.  There are 3 main models offered, a regular (The LTDx), a low spin (The LTDx LS), and a MAXimum forgiving option (The LTDx Max). The max also offers Junior models, and a driver for women.

Newest Cobra driver for 2022
Women’s newest Cobra driver for 2022

 

A more budget driver option in the Cobra Air X Driver review, Air-X Straight Neck, and Air-X Women’s were released in 2022 as well.

Air-X Driver from Cobra
Women’s Air-X Driver by Cobra

   

Still relatively new, the Radspeed driver family was released in 2021 with 7 different models, not including all the custom color options as well. There is a regular Cobra Radspeed model (our review), a Tour Length option, a low spin option in the XB (our review), a draw biased option in the XD (our review), women’s, junior, and even a few more.

Cobra’s 2021 driver model
Women’s Cobra driver model from 2021

Prior to the Radspeed was the Speedzone and Speedzone Xtreme in 2020, the F9 and F9+ in 2019, the F8 and F8+ in 2018 (you can see where this is going… all the way down to the F6 in 2016).

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Cobra King Speedzone Driver
Cobra King F8 Driver

 

A really underrated (and beautiful)  line is the F-Max from 2018. There are a lot of variation options, including an offset model which really helps out those struggling with a slice.

F-Max Airspeed Offset Driver by Cobra
The Superlite version of the F-Max driver

   

How It All Started

Cobra golf was founded in 1973 by an Australian amateur golf champion named Thomas Crow.

Their first contribution to the golf club community was the Baffler, the very first “utility” club.  The patented sole plate design was effective from many different types of lies.

It wouldn’t be until 1979 that Crow and Cobra Golf would release a driver… Long Tom, a 46-inch long driver with a graphite shaft and head.

The original Long Tom Driver by Cobra Golf
The Long Tom II Driver from Cobra Golf

   

Cobra pioneered the industry by becoming the first US club manufacturer to offer graphite shafts in their woods and irons as a stock option in the mid “80s. They even offered the Senior line and Lady Cobra line with game improvement technology.

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Cobra would first use the “King Cobra” designation in 1994 with the release of the King Cobra oversize irons. The King name became a staple after that.


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