Head to head

Cobra DS-ADAPT vs DS-ADAPT MAX irons

Choose the DS-ADAPT if you make fairly solid contact and want distance.

Choose the MAX if you often miss the middle, slice, or want a higher flight from a slower swing.

DS-ADAPT $799DS-ADAPT MAX $799.98, each with its shop and checked date

Cobra's two DS-ADAPT irons share the hollow body and face insert; the MAX is the DS-ADAPT made for maximum forgiveness, with a larger head, a thicker topline, a wider sole, a longer blade, more offset (5.1 mm at the 7-iron against 3.2 mm) and a lighter build. Its lofts are two degrees weaker from the 4- to the 9-iron (a 29° 7-iron against 27°) for an easier launch. Cobra's chart puts the DS-ADAPT at handicaps of 15 to 25 and the MAX at 20 and over, and we score them 3 and 4.5 of 5. Left-handers get the regular steel set of either; the DS-ADAPT's stiff steel set is right-handed only. Cobra's KING MAX irons replaced both.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Cobra DS-ADAPT

    $799 at Golf Discountchecked 2 Nov

    Used from $450.99 at 2nd Swing Golf6 clubs (6-PW, GW), graphite, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 4.5 out of 5

    Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX

    $799.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $359.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Cobra DS-ADAPT

7-iron loft 27°; offset 3.2 mm; sole width not published.

Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX

7-iron loft 29°; offset 5.1 mm; sole width not published.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.
  1. Side view to scale: 3.2 mm offset

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Cobra DS-ADAPT

    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.

    $799 at Golf Discountchecked 2 Nov

    Used from $450.99 at 2nd Swing Golf6 clubs (6-PW, GW), graphite, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Offset
    3.2 mm
    Sole
    Not published
    7-iron loft
    27°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to stiff

    Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.

    For more help on thin and heavy strikes, look at Cobra's KING MAX, with more offset and weaker lofts.

  2. Side view to scale: 5.1 mm offset

    Forgiveness 4.5 out of 5

    Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX

    Cobra's 2025 super game improvement iron: the DS-ADAPT made larger, with a wider sole, a thicker topline, 5.1 mm of offset and 2° weaker lofts (a 29° 7-iron).

    $799.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $359.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Offset
    5.1 mm
    Sole
    Not published
    7-iron loft
    29°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to stiff

    Fits golfers who often catch it thin or heavy and want the most help an iron gives.

    If you strike your irons fairly well and want a slimmer head with stronger lofts, Cobra's DS-ADAPT is the same build in a smaller shape.

Side by side

Cobra DS-ADAPT vs DS-ADAPT MAX irons
DetailDS-ADAPTDS-ADAPT MAX
Forgiveness score3.0 of 54.5 of 5
ClassGame improvementSuper game improvement
7-iron loft27°29°
Offset, 7-iron3.2 mm5.1 mm
Solenot publishednot published
FlexesA · R · SA · R · S
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

Loft, club by club

As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.

Lofts by club
ClubDS-ADAPTDS-ADAPT MAX
4-iron19°21°
5-iron21°23°
6-iron24°26°
7-iron27°29°
8-iron31.5°33.5°
9-iron36.5°38.5°
PW42°43.5°
WedgesGW 48°
SW 54°
GW 49°
SW 55°

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.