Wood · 3W
Cobra Darkspeed X 3-Wood
"Tour-weighted Cobra — heavy at address, fast through."
Typical carry
250y
Default loft
15°
Category
Wood
Estimated carry by swing speed
Driver swing speed · model only — calibrate your real number in the app
Who it's for
The Cobra Darkspeed X 3-Wood fits the player whose game matches its character: tour-weighted cobra — heavy at address, fast through. The honest test isn't a launch-monitor number on a fitting bay carpet — it's whether you'd commit to this club on the 17th hole with the round on the line. Calibrate it in your own bag and see what it gives you under pressure, not best-ball.
Where it sits in a bag
The off-the-tee alternative and the long par-5 second. Lives 25–35y below your driver.
What it usually replaces
Usually pushes the longest hybrid or a 2-iron out of the bag. The honest question: do you actually hit it off the deck, or only off a tee?
Common gapping mistake
Carrying a 3-wood that overlaps your driver. If the gap is under 20y, you have two upper-bag clubs doing one job — and a hole somewhere else.
Who it actually fits
A player who tees it on tight par-4s or has the speed to use it on long par-5 seconds. If both are rare, the slot is better spent on a wedge.
Notes above are templated from the club's category and typical carry — not a paid review. par14 doesn't take commission on club sales and doesn't pretend to have hit one we haven't.
Similar woods in the library
How par14 reads this club
Drop the Cobra Darkspeed X 3-Wood into your bag and par14 plots its 250-yard carry against your other thirteen. If your existing club in that band overlaps within 5 yards, it flags amber. If it opens a quiet gap below, it flags signal. You see the shape change before you commit to the swap — and the bag remembers the decision so you can compare before/after a year from now.
- Compared against your real carries — not a stock chart
- Overlap and gap named in plain language
- Snapshotted, so you can A/B against last season
Add the Darkspeed X 3-Wood to a bag and see how it gaps with the rest.
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