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Cobra DS-ADAPT irons
Game improvement, 3.0 of 5 for forgiveness
Cobra's 2025 game improvement iron, built for distance: a hollow body with Cobra's largest face insert, 3.2 mm of offset and a strong 27° 7-iron. Cobra no longer sells the DS-ADAPT new, and the KING followed it in 2026, and the KING MAX is the KING's more forgiving version.
3.0 of 5 forgiveness score
$799 at Golf Discount
Used from $450.99 at 2nd Swing Golf
New instead: Cobra KING MAX, $999 at Cobra, 7 irons, checked 2 Nov
Choose it if
- You make decent contact and want help on the misses from a slimmer head.
- You need a left-handed club or a senior flex: both were stock builds.
- You want to spend less: $799 is in the cheapest third of the 43 we price.
Choose something else if
- For more help on thin and heavy strikes, look at Cobra's KING MAX, with more offset and weaker lofts.
- Class
- Game improvement
- 7-iron loft
- 27°Every club's loft, lie and length
- Offset (7-iron)
- 3.2 mm
- Stock flexes
- Senior to stiff
- Hands
- Left or right
- Price
- $799 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov
What changed in the KING MAX
Cobra followed the DS-ADAPT with the KING in 2026; we do not cover the KING. The KING MAX we cover is its forgiving version: 2.5° weaker at the 7-iron (29.5° against the DS-ADAPT's 27°), with 5.2 mm of offset there against 3.2 mm, a 3D-printed medallion, a floating 80 g weight and a sole Cobra reshaped with more bounce at the leading edge. The DS-ADAPT is a slimmer hollow distance iron, with Cobra's largest face insert and softer foam inside.
Cobra no longer sells the DS-ADAPT, but Golf Discount still has it new for less than a KING MAX, and used sets cost about half a new KING MAX. Choose the DS-ADAPT for strong lofts and distance if you already strike your irons fairly well; choose the KING MAX for more help on thin and heavy strikes and a higher flight.
| Detail | DS-ADAPT (previous) | KING MAX (current) |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Game improvement | Super game improvement |
| Forgiveness score | 3.0 of 5 | 4.5 of 5 |
| 7-iron loft | 27° | 29.5° |
| Offset at the 7-iron | 3.2 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Sole | – | Skid sole, more bounce |
| Stock flexes | Senior to stiff | Senior to extra stiff |
| Hands | Left or right | Left or right |
| Price new | $799 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov | $999 at Cobra, 7 irons, checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $450.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (6 clubs (6-PW, GW), graphite, regular flex, average condition), checked 31 Oct | From $754.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (7 clubs (5-PW, GW), steel, stiff flex, mint condition), checked 31 Oct |
Head to head: Cobra DARKSPEED vs DS-ADAPT irons · Cobra DS-ADAPT vs DS-ADAPT MAX irons
Loft, lie and length, club by club
| Club | Loft | Lie | Length | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 19° | 62° | 39.25 in | 5.4 mm |
| 5-iron | 21° | 62.5° | 38.5 in | 4.6 mm |
| 6-iron | 24° | 63° | 37.75 in | 3.9 mm |
| 7-iron | 27° | 63.5° | 37.25 in | 3.2 mm |
| 8-iron | 31.5° | 64° | 36.75 in | 2.6 mm |
| 9-iron | 36.5° | 64.5° | 36.25 in | 2 mm |
| PW | 42° | 65° | 36 in | 1.5 mm |
| GW | 48° | 65° | 35.75 in | 1 mm |
| SW | 54° | 65° | 35.5 in | 1 mm |
Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.
Use the iron finder to compare sets for your usual miss, and check the set makeup and loft gaps before ordering. Between a game improvement and a super game improvement head, this is how to tell which one your strike needs.
The Cobra DS-ADAPT came in a senior (A) flex as well as regular (R): what the senior flex changes, and who it suits.
DS-ADAPT: the questions buyers ask
- Is the Cobra DS-ADAPT forgiving?
- Moderately. It is Cobra's game improvement iron, with 3.2 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 27° 7-iron. It scores 3.0 of 5 on our reading of what Cobra publishes about it; the most forgiving iron sets we cover score 5.0.
- Who is the DS-ADAPT for?
- It suits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head. Cobra aims it at a handicap of 15-25.
- Does the DS-ADAPT come in senior or ladies flex?
- Senior, yes; ladies, no. Cobra listed senior (A), regular (R) and stiff (S).
- Is the DS-ADAPT sold left-handed?
- Yes: Cobra made it left- and right-handed.
- What are the DS-ADAPT lofts?
- 4-iron 19°, 5-iron 21°, 6-iron 24°, 7-iron 27°, 8-iron 31.5°, 9-iron 36.5°, PW 42°, GW 48°, SW 54°, as Cobra published them. The full table with lie, length and offset is above.
- Which clubs come in a DS-ADAPT set?
- 5-iron to GW (steel regular in either hand, steel stiff right-handed only) or 4-iron to PW (steel stiff, right-handed), seven clubs; the graphite set is right-handed, and a combo set swaps the 5-iron for a 5-hybrid.
- How much does the DS-ADAPT cost?
- $799 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov. Used from $450.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.
How the 3.0 adds up
The forgiveness score is our reading of what Cobra publishes about the head, from 1 to 5. It is not a test result. How every score works.
| Part | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Head class | 3 | Game improvement: a forgiving head, slimmer than super game improvement. |
| Offset | +0 | 3.2 mm at the 7-iron, below our 4.5 mm mark. |
| Sole | +0 | Cobra doesn't publish a sole width, so the sole earns no point. |
| Forgiveness score | 3.0 | of 5 |
The score rates the head only. Hand, flex and price decide which version you buy, not how forgiving it is. Cobra does not publish a sole width.
Specification sheet
| Maker | Cobra |
|---|---|
| Model | DS-ADAPT |
| Model year | 2025 |
| Type | Iron set |
| Class | Game improvement |
| Handicap range the maker states | 15-25 |
| Offset | 3.2 mm at the 7-iron (5.4 mm in the 4-iron down to 1.0 mm in the GW and SW) |
| Sole | – |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | 360 SPEEDSHELL face insert, Cobra's largest; hollow body with softer foam; re-engineered adaptive PWR-BRIDGE weighting |
| Construction | A hollow body with Cobra's largest face insert, softer foam inside and an adaptive weight bar low in the head; Cobra called it its longest and most robust iron yet. |
| Set makeup | 5-iron to GW (steel regular in either hand, steel stiff right-handed only) or 4-iron to PW (steel stiff, right-handed), seven clubs; the graphite set is right-handed, and a combo set swaps the 5-iron for a 5-hybrid. |
| Clubs in the set | 7 |
| Stock steel shafts | KBS Tour Lite |
| Stock graphite shafts | KBS PGI 85, KBS PGI 75, KBS PGI 65 |
| Stock flexes | A (senior), R (regular), S (stiff) |
| 7-iron loft | 27° |
| Hands | RH, LH |
| Men's or women's | – |
| List price when new | $999 for the seven-club set (2025 model); not a price today |
| Price at Golf Discount | $799 · checked 2 Nov |
| What the price buys | Right hand, 5-PW and GW, KBS Tour Lite steel, regular flex shafts |
| Price for 7 clubs | $799 · at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov |
Compare with other game improvement irons
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| Sole | Hand | Where to buy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Game improvement | 29° | 5.0 mm | Slightly wider | A · R · S | RH · LH | $599.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | not published | Wider | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $559.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | 4.6 mm | not published | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $999 at Golf Discount 7 irons (4-PW) · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 31° | 4.3 mm | Wider | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $1,099.99 at TaylorMade 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29.5° | 4.6 mm | not published | PING's own lightweight flexes: Ultra Lite or Lite | RH · LH | $1,299.99 at PGA TOUR Superstore 7 irons (6-9, PW, UW, SW) · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29.5° | 3.3 mm | Wider: 0.90 inches | R · S · X | RH · LH | $699 at Haywood 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 28° | 4.8 mm | 22.9 mm at the 7-iron | R · S | RH · LH | $962.50 at Mizuno 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | 4.6 mm | not published | not published | RH · LH | $1,099 at Golf Discount 7 irons at $157 each · checked 2 Nov |
Order: Forgiveness score first; on a tie, the set more golfers can buy, then a set that includes the long irons, then price. Use the arrows to sort. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
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Sources
The specification comes from these pages; open the maker's page before buying, because prices and shaft options change. Check the exact shaft and hand at the shop before ordering.
- Cobra's specifications, archived copy of 20 Jan 2025
- Cobra's page on availability (checked 16 Oct)
- Golf Discount's listing (checked 2 Nov)
- 2nd Swing Golf's used listings (checked 31 Oct)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $450.99 (checked 31 Oct)