Head to head

Cobra OPTM MAX-K vs DS-ADAPT MAX-K driver

Choose the DS-ADAPT MAX-K for Cobra's high-MOI head for less, new while Cobra has your hand and loft, or used.

Choose the OPTM MAX-K for the newer head.

OPTM MAX-K $399DS-ADAPT MAX-K $299, each with its shop and checked date

Each was Cobra's most forgiving driver head in its year: a 460cc head in 9°, 10.5° and 12°, 45.5 inches long, with a fixed weight low in the back and the same FutureFit33 hosel, 33 loft and lie settings up to two degrees either way. Cobra gave the DS-ADAPT MAX-K a combined MOI of 10,000; it calls the OPTM MAX-K its highest MOI ever, with an 11-gram back weight and a head shaped to cut side spin. Both score 4 of 5 here, and both come in a senior (A) flex at 10.5° and 12°.

  1. Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    Cobra OPTM MAX-K

    $399 at Cobrachecked 2 Nov

    Buy at Cobra

    Used from $339.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX-K

    $299 at Cobraleft-handed · checked 2 Nov

    Buy at Cobra

    Used from $167.99 at 2nd Swing Golf12°, extra stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    Cobra OPTM MAX-K

    Cobra's most forgiving driver head: a 460cc shape with the weight fixed low and back, and a hosel that adjusts loft up to two degrees either way.

    $399 at Cobrachecked 2 Nov

    Buy at Cobra

    Used from $339.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to extra stiff

    Fits a miss that goes anywhere on the face.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX-K

    Cobra's 2025 high-MOI driver, which Cobra calls its most forgiving head: a fixed weight low in the back and a hosel with 33 loft and lie settings, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $299 at Cobraleft-handed · checked 2 Nov

    Buy at Cobra

    Used from $167.99 at 2nd Swing Golf12°, extra stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to extra stiff

    Fits a miss that goes anywhere on the face.

Side by side

Cobra OPTM MAX-K vs DS-ADAPT MAX-K driver
DetailOPTM MAX-KDS-ADAPT MAX-K
Forgiveness score4.0 of 54.0 of 5
ClassMaximum forgivenessMaximum forgiveness
Stock lofts9° · 10.5° · 12°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpnono
FlexesA · R · S · XA · R · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

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