Cobra AeroJet, AeroJet LS and AeroJet Max drivers Review

Name: Cobra AeroJet, AeroJet LS and AeroJet Max drivers Review
Brand: Cobra
Price: 429 GBP

By Simon Daddow, Today's Golfer Equipment Editor

Published: 09 January 2023 Last updated: 09 October 2023

At a glance
TG Rating 5 out of 5
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Pros

– Very good value-for-money drivers in the current climate

– Thanks to the PWR-Bridge front weighting expect to see some very fast ball speeds from all three models

– AeroJet is a super attractive driver package in 2023
Cons

– Chasing ball speed through front weighting will sacrifice a little forgiveness for less consistent golfers
RRP £429.00

What we say...

Cobra AeroJet drivers attack speed, distance and forgiveness through aerodynamics, new PWR-Bridge front-weighting, and a 15 hotspot PWR-Shell face.

Over the last decade, thanks to relentlessly pursuing ball speed and distance and delivering it in a driver package that costs a decent chunk less than Callaway, TaylorMade and Ping, Cobra have built a solid reputation year-on-year for making some of the best drivers available. So, over time Cobra have rightly earned their place to dine at the top table of driver sales.

Golfers only need to realize Cobra sponsor two of the biggest hitters on the planet to understand which players the brand go out of their way to satisfy. Since bulking up during the Covid lockdown in 2020 Bryson DeChambeau has been the longest hitter on tour. Both he and two-time long drive champ and ball speed world record holder Kyle Berkshire wouldn’t entertain playing a driver that left any untapped ball speed on the table.

For 2023 there’s a brand new Cobra AeroJet driver family that attacks head speed through advanced aerodynamic performance, adding ball speed through a new PWR Bridge structure and adding forgiveness in the form of a 15 hotspot PWR Shell face. Here’s how they’ve done it.

Everything you need to know about the Cobra AeroJet drivers

Progressive aerodynamics

Cobra have taken inspiration from the wings of an airplane to come up with a new the AeroJet’s streamlined shaping. Thanks to softening the face edges, raising the back skirt and adding more curvature to the crown they’ve created an even lower drag driver, than the previous King LTDx.

Cobra can’t quite be attributed with making the game’s most forgiving driver however progressive aerodynamics mean all three new AeroJet driver models (LS, standard and Max) have slightly different shaping which maximizes speeds for each target player.

Front weighted

Ever since 2013 when TaylorMade struggled to convince golfers the front-weighted, faster ball speed SLDR driver justified a trade-off in forgiveness, brands have preferred labeling front-weighted drivers as Low Spin models. While the F9 Speedback remains the best Cobra driver over recent years, as it gave golfers the opportunity to choose between a front and back weight set-up, a new PWR-Bridge front weight concept inside all three AeroJet models will boost ball speeds on a launch monitor.

An image to show the Cobra AeroJet PWR-Bridge technology

Stacking weight at the front of the driver’s head is a proven way to max out ball speed, inside each AeroJet driver there’s a Da Vinci-inspired PWR Bridge-structure that floats above the sole but connects the heel and toe.

Across the three AeroJet drivers the PWR-Bridge weighs between 8g (AeroJet Max) – 13g (AeroJet LS) to offer the perfect balance of maximum ball speed without unnecessarily compromising forgiveness for those that need it.

Face facts

Cobra launched the PWR-Shell face in 2022. For AeroJet the idea’s been tuned and refined to offer 15% more sole flex right behind the face. An irregular 15-zone pattern on the back of each face allows Cobra’s crack team of engineers to hot up and slow down areas of the face for specific areas, so AeroJet specifically targets delivering more speed from heel strikes.

Graphics showing the construction and technology of the Cobra AeroJet drivers

Why no CNC Milled face?

Cobra have made a huge deal out of producing golf’s only CNC Milled driver face for several years, unfortunately, thanks to the AeroJet’s new wraparound face design (which joins the driver sole), that construction just isn’t possible. Cobra say golfers should be reassured that the company are ultra-sound testing 100% of their driver faces, so each will be consistently on the allowable limits of the rules.

Crowning carbon

Cobra drivers have had carbon crowns for several years, yet in golf R&D if you stand still you quickly go backwards. Thanks to the AeroJet’s titanium chassis evolving (shrinking) over the previous King LTDx the brand has pushed to include more carbon fiber to better optimize MOI for everyone, but also maximize efficiency from the carbon fiber they already have.

What they’ve come up with is a 30% thinner crown (it’s seven layers and 0.6mm thick), that saves 5g and a sizeable new carbon sole section which frees up more inefficient weight, whilst helping create the forward CG the brand desire.

A chart showing the expected ball flight from each Cobra AeroJet driver

Suits you

No matter which AeroJet driver your game is most suited to there’s a choice of four premium shafts so all golfers get to dial in ball flight, launch and preferred feel. The Project X HZRDUS Black GEN 4 is the lowest launching and spinning model. A step up in launch is the Mitsubishi Kai’li White 60. With the Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue being the mid-launch option and UST Helium Nanocore offering a lightweight higher launch and spin.

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How the Cobra AeroJet drivers compare

A chart showing a comparison for the three Cobra AeroJet drivers

Cobra AeroJet LS driver

RRP: £429

Lofts: 9° / 10.5°

Stock shafts: UST Helium Nanocore, Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue, Mitsubishi Kai’li White, HZRDUS Black 4G

Adjustable hosel: +/- 1.5° (with three draw settings)

The Cobra AeroJet LS driver sole and crown

The LS is Cobra’s best low spin driver. With 13g of PWR Bridge weighting behind the face (plus 15g of movable sole weight) the front-weighted LS is a bomber’s dream. There’s no CNC Milled face this year but the face is a fraction shallower than the standard and Max models, an idea that should rinse every last drop of speed out of this head.

At higher speeds expect to see super-fast ball speeds on a launch monitor.

Cobra AeroJet driver

RRP: £429

Lofts: 9° / 10.5° / 12°

Stock shafts: UST Helium Nanocore, Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue, Mitsubishi Kai’li White, HZRDUS Black 4G

Over the last half-decade Cobra big dogs have had to earn the right to dine at the driver top table, they’ve done it by being super-fast and long whilst not being overpriced. The AeroJet is optimized to rinse every last drop of juice from whatever speed you can muster, but it does so without turning its back on forgiveness.

A great looking, sounding and performing driver, we love the more upright lie angle in the 10.5° and 12° lofts which encourage a fraction more draw bias.

Cobra AeroJet Max driver

RRP: £429 | VIEW UK OFFER | VIEW US OFFER

Lofts: 9° / 10.5° / 12°

Stock shafts: UST Helium Nanocore, Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue, Mitsubishi Kai’li White, Project X HZRDUS Black 4G

The Cobra AeroJet Max driver sole and crown

The Max is Cobra’s most forgiving driver. But, a two sole weight set up also means the model can be turned from being forgiving into the brand’s best draw driver. The Max is a lovely option for golfers who’ll accept slightly lower ball speeds in exchange for fairway-finding forgiveness.

Expect 8 yards more draw bias over the previous LTDx Max model (in the draw setting).