2024

COBRA Darkspeed LS

9.2 overall

The Bottom Line

COBRA Darkspeed LS finishes 3rd overall in our mid swing speed test results. If your swing speed is between 90 to 105 mph, this applies to you. The Darkspeed LS is one of the more balanced drivers in this swing speed evaluation. It ranks 2nd overall for forgiveness, 8th for accuracy, and 8th for distance. Forgiveness is its best performance attribute as it produces efficient dispersion, consistent carry distances and relatively higher ball speed numbers.

👍 Buy This If

You want a low-spin driver that offers forgiveness: COBRA Darkspeed LS is a dark horse driver pick for our mid swing speed results. Forgiveness is its best scoring metric, which showcases efficient dispersion, consistent carry distances and effective ball speed numbers. Low-spin drivers aren’t notorious for being forgiving, so this is a huge accomplishment for COBRA Darkspeed LS.

You want a balanced driverWe know COBRA Darkspeed LS offers surprising forgiveness. Furthermore, it ranks 8th for accuracy and distance, respectively. This driver is one of the most well rounded in our mid swing speed test results.

👎 Don’t Buy This If

✖︎ You are picky with looks: COBRA Darkspeed LS is sexy, sleek, and simplistic. The biggest complaint from our testing pool is they wish it wasn’t an all matte black finish. They also noted that alignment aid is lacking and/or too subtle.

img Accuracy

  • rank
    9th

What is accuracy?

Accuracy evaluates if a player’s shots with each club are above or below what’s expected based on that player’s skill level. By eliminating variables in player ability, accuracy determines how well the club improves a player’s overall score.

Testing Pool

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Rankings

img Forgiveness

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    4th

How is forgiveness tested?

Forgiveness measures how well a club corrects for hits that are center or off center off the face of the club. A high forgiveness rating tells you that a club does well at maintaining consistency in performance when your swing fluctuates.

Testing Pool

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Rankings

img Ball Speed

  • rank
    4th

How is ball speed tested?

Ball speed measures how fast the ball is traveling off the face of the club. We eliminate variables like player swing speed or ability, so you can compare ball speeds off the face as affected by the club, not the player.

Testing Pool

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Rankings

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