Cobra Golf Califorian Sports Equipment Brand has launched its new selection of 3D -printed King -Tour -isen. The new golf clubs, which were produced with the DMLS additive production of direct metal laser sinter (DMLS), have a 3D -printed grid structure, which is reported by 33%.
The blades made of 316 stainless steel were developed to combine a high degree of forgiveness with the elegant appearance and the soft feeling of a professional player. As with the previous 3D-LIMIT3D clubs from Cobra Golf, his new iron try to unlock high-ranking performance for all players, from tour professionals to golfers with medium and high handicap.
Mike Yagley, Vice President of Innovation & AI at Cobra Golf, described Limit3d “The first commercially available 3D printing clubs” and added that they were “so quickly sold out that we had to do more. According to Yagley, the new tour iron offer “the same premium construction, performance and the same feeling, but will now be available as a standard cobra model.”
The 3D printed golf wedges will be available in retail from March 21, 2025. The prices for the standard 4-PW set (right and left) begin at £ 2,199. Each club has KBS $ -Aper 110 steel waves and Lamkin Crossline Grips as a standard setup. According to Cobra, limited quantities are available while the shares last. A 3-iron, gap wedge and custom-made waves and handles can also be ordered via the company's online shop.
Cobra Golf provides new 3D printed iron
The new offer of the King Tour Irons is building on the existing experience of the additive manufacture of Cobra Golf. Ryan Roach, innovation director of the company, previously said with the 3D printing industry: “We have a long story with additive.” He explained that the Puma subsidiary used additive manufacturing for the first time to speed up its development process.
Cobra soon shifted to final use production to make special associations for his partner players. This includes Rickie Fowler Rickie Fowler, who has used a unique 3D printed putter with improved rolling consistency and distance. According to Roach, these limited runs validated the value of the 3D printing and paved the way for increased use on the commercial market.
In 2020, Cobra presented the 3D Printed King Supersport-35 Putter. This club, which was produced in cooperation with HP and Parmatech, has a completely 3D printed metal body with a weight-optimized inner grid structure. HP Metal Jet 3D printers were used to produce the putter due to its high production speeds and design adaptability. Cobra prototypes 35 designs in just eight months. The following year, the company started a full range of King 3D printed multi-material putter.
Last year, according to Roach, Cobras Limit3D launch was a “big thing in the Golf”, with some players looking at it for “the greatest innovation in iron for 10 years”. 3D prints The clubs reported that “unlocks that are not possible with casting and forging are not possible to look better and feel better,” added Roach.
The latest product line is intended to continue this innovation. Although the new 3D printed clubs in the size of Cobras are conventionally fake King Tour iron, they are longer and more forgiving. This level of performance is reportedly unlocked by its complex internal grille, which can only be produced through additive production. The structure, which can also be found in the LIMIT3D clubs, was designed using the technical software from NTOP.
The platform of the design specialist based in New York City was much more efficient than the former software from Cobra. It enabled the company to “iT and determine the best grille for our product faster,” said Roach. According to Cobra, this complex internal grille reduces the weight and enables the designer to re -position up to 100 g tungsten deeper in the heel and toe area of the clubhead. This in turn lowers the focus and increases the moment of inertia (MOI), which leads to improved forgiveness and consistency.
3D printed sporting goods
The continued introduction of additive manufacturing by Cobra Golf reflects the growing market for 3D printed sporting goods. This trend is clear in the golf sector where Cobra is not the only brand that uses the Metal -3D print.
Last year, the Japanese designer of the Lifestyle Golf brand launched a number of 3D printed golf club heads of Titanium heads. The clubs are produced with FS200M Metal LPBF 3D printers from Farsoon technologies and offer additional strength while are easy. According to Farsoon, the new head design and self -sufficient internal structures for players who are looking for more distance, accuracy and stability offer a “first -class” performance. The company claims that its 3D printers have also reduced the costs per part by 70% from construction to production compared to conventional manufacturing processes.
Down away from Golf, the US sports equipment manufacturer Wilson Sporting Goods Co. made headlines last year with the commercial introduction of his 3D -printed airless basketball. The basketball is fully functional together with 3D construction specialists for general grilles, 3D printer manufacturer EOS and post-processing company Dyemansion and fulfills the NBA ball regulations. It has a 3D printed grid structure, which deletes the challenges in the production of air weapons in the traditional ball.
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The picture presented shows Cobra Golf's new 3D -printed tour iron. Image about Cobra Golf.