Cobra · Fairway wood · 2021 · Previous model
Cobra RADSPEED Draw fairway wood
Maximum forgiveness, 4.0 of 5
The most forgiving of Cobra's four RADSPEED fairway woods of 2021 and its slice fighter, with 16 grams of weight built into the heel for a draw, in a 14.5° 3-wood, an 18.5° 5-wood and a 22.5° 7-wood. Cobra no longer sells the RADSPEED Draw new; the LTDx MAX, AEROJET MAX, DARKSPEED MAX and DS-ADAPT MAX followed it, and the OPTM MAX is the newest model in its line.
4.0 of 5 forgiveness score
$129.99 used at 2nd Swing Golf
New instead: Cobra OPTM MAX, $269 at Cobra, checked 2 Nov
Choose it if
- You slice off the tee or the fairway: the head is built to close the face.
- You play left-handed: it was made left-handed in the 3- and 5-woods (14.5° and 18.5°).
- You need a softer shaft: it came in a stock senior flex.
Choose something else if
- For a left-handed 7-wood or a 9-wood, the OPTM MAX, Cobra's most forgiving fairway today, makes both.
- Class
- Maximum forgiveness
- Stock lofts
- 14.5° (3-wood) · 18.5° (5-wood) · 22.5° (7-wood)
- Slice help
- Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice
- Stock flexes
- Senior to stiff
- Hands
- Left or right; left-handed in the 3- and 5-woods (14.5° and 18.5°) only.
- Used
- From $129.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct
What changed in the OPTM MAX
Cobra made no Draw fairway after the RADSPEED: from the LTDx MAX of 2022 its MAX fairway took on the draw, with a weight that moves to the heel. The OPTM MAX moves 14 grams between the back and the heel, where the RADSPEED Draw fixed 16 grams of heel weighting inside the head. The OPTM MAX's 3-wood is a degree weaker (15.5° against 14.5°), its 5-wood the same 18.5° and its 7-wood a degree stronger (21.5° against 22.5°), and it adds a 24.5° 9-wood. Its lengths are the same but for a 3-wood a quarter of an inch longer (43.25 in against 43 in), and its heads are 8 to 13cc larger (182cc against 169cc in the 3-wood). Its FutureFit33 hosel has 33 loft and lie settings, 2° either way, against the RADSPEED Draw's eight, 1.5° either way. Both make the 7-wood in regular and senior flex only as stock, and the OPTM MAX adds a left-handed 7-wood, which the RADSPEED Draw never had.
Cobra no longer sells the RADSPEED Draw, and no shop we checked has a new one, so it is bought used, for much less than a new OPTM MAX. Choose it for a draw built into the head, with nothing to set, for little money; choose the OPTM MAX for a new club, a 9-wood, a left-handed 7-wood, or a weight you can move back if your slice turns into a hook.
| Detail | RADSPEED Draw (previous) | OPTM MAX (current) |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Maximum forgiveness | Maximum forgiveness |
| Forgiveness score | 4.0 of 5 | 4.0 of 5 |
| Stock lofts | 14.5° · 18.5° · 22.5° | 15.5° · 18.5° · 21.5° · 24.5° |
| Slice help | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | Draw setting on the adjustable weight |
| Stock flexes | Senior to stiff | Senior to stiff |
| Hands | Left or right; left-handed in the 3- and 5-woods (14.5° and 18.5°) only | Left or right; left-handed in the 3-, 5- and 7-woods (15.5°, 18.5° and 21.5°) only |
| Price new | No longer sold new | $269 at Cobra, checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $129.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (3-wood (14.5°), regular flex, average condition), checked 31 Oct | From $139.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (3-wood (15.5°), regular flex, below average condition), checked 31 Oct |
Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.
The Cobra RADSPEED Draw came in a senior (A) flex as well as regular (R): what the senior flex changes, and who it suits.
RADSPEED Draw: the questions buyers ask
- Is the Cobra RADSPEED Draw forgiving?
- Yes. It is Cobra's maximum forgiveness fairway wood, with lofts up to 22.5°. It scores 4.0 of 5 on our reading of what Cobra publishes about it, the top score among the fairway woods we cover.
- Who is the RADSPEED Draw for?
- It suits a slice off the tee or the deck.
- Does the RADSPEED Draw come in senior or ladies flex?
- Senior, yes; ladies, no. Cobra listed senior (A), regular (R) and stiff (S).
- Is the RADSPEED Draw sold left-handed?
- Left-handed in the 3- and 5-woods (14.5° and 18.5°) only.
- How much does the RADSPEED Draw cost?
- Cobra no longer sells it new. Used from $129.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.
How the 4.0 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 | 4 | A maximum-forgiveness fairway wood head, the most forgiving kind Cobra made. |
| Forgiveness score | 4.0 | of 5 |
Draw help, lofts, flex and hand don't change the score. They decide which version fits you, and the picks for a slice or a slow swing use them.
Specification sheet
| Maker | Cobra |
|---|---|
| Model | RADSPEED Draw |
| Model year | 2021 |
| Type | Fairway wood |
| Class | Maximum forgiveness |
| Handicap range the maker states | – |
| Offset | – |
| Sole | – |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | CNC milled Infinity face: a milled area 95% larger, for a bigger zone of top ball speed |
| Construction | A traditional-shaped head with 16 grams of weight fixed inside the heel and a 7-gram weight in the back, a milled face, hollow rails at the front of the sole that flex for a higher launch, and a thin carbon crown; the hosel changes the loft by up to 1.5° either way, with draw settings, and its +1° setting makes the 14.5° 3-wood a 15.5°, the loft of every Cobra MAX 3-wood since. |
| Stock steel shafts | – |
| Stock graphite shafts | Project X Even Flow Riptide 50, Project X Even Flow Riptide 40 |
| Stock flexes | A (senior), R (regular), S (stiff) |
| Stock lofts | 14.5° (3-wood) · 18.5° (5-wood) · 22.5° (7-wood) |
| Hands | Left or right; left-handed in the 3- and 5-woods (14.5° and 18.5°) only. |
| Men's or women's | Men's |
| List price when new | $279 (2021 model); not a price today |
| Price at Cobra | – |
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| Lofts | Slice help | Hand | Where to buy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 16° (3-wood) · 20° (5-wood) · 23° (7-wood) · 25° (9-wood) · 27° (11-wood) | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | A · R · S | RH · LH | $179.99 at Tour Edge checked 2 Nov | ||
Cobra OPTM MAX (2026) | 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 15.5° (3-wood) · 18.5° (5-wood) · 21.5° (7-wood) · 24.5° (9-wood) | Draw setting on the adjustable weight | A · R · S | RH · LH | $269 at Cobra checked 2 Nov | |
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 15° (3-wood) · 17° (4-wood) · 19° (5-wood) · 21° (7-wood) · 24° (9-wood) | – | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $297 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 16° (3-wood) · 19° (5-wood) · 22° (7-wood) | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $297 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 15° (3-wood) · 18° (5-wood) · 21° (7-wood) · 24° (9-wood) | – | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $379.99 at TaylorMade checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 13.5° · 15.0° · 16.5° · 18.0° · 21.0° | – | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $399 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov | ||
Callaway Quantum Max D (2026) | 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 15° (3W) · 16.5° (3HL) · 18° (5W) · 21.5° (7W) | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | R · S | RH · LH | $399.99 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov |
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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 1 Mar 2021
- Cobra's specifications, archived copy of 30 Nov 2022
- Cobra's page on availability (checked 20 Oct)
- Golf Discount's search results (checked 20 Oct)
- 2nd Swing Golf's used listings (checked 31 Oct)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $129.99 (checked 31 Oct)