Cobra Puma Golf, a corporate division of Puma and a company for golfers, has used TeXtreme carbon fibre to make its new driver, Cobra King Ltd, with support from CASIS (Center for Advancement of Science in Space).

To make the crown lighter Cobra Golf added TeXtreme, which allows for more weight to be repositioned. By making a lighter, stronger crown that reduces weight, it can be redistributed to the correct areas of the club head to help it deliver better mass properties. The golfers can hit shots for longer distances through higher launch, less spin, and more ball speed.

TeXtreme is the next generation of carbon fibre material in the sporting goods industry. It is based on using spread tows instead of yarns to achieve materials that are used to produce ultra light weight and high-performance composite products. Companies utilising the TeXtreme technology achieve better properties on weight, stiffness, strength, etc. compared to those using other conventional carbon fibre materials, according to a press release.

Mike Yagley, director innovation & research – Cobra Golf said, “Reducing weight while maintaining strength in very specific areas is critical to the performance of the King Ltd driver. Using TeXtreme in the crown reduced its total weight by 20 per cent which is a significant amount of weight that has been relocated to make the club head much more efficient at impact.”

Bob Philion, president & CEO Cobra Puma Golf said, “The King Ltd driver represents Cobra’s finest technology without compromise. Created with premium materials and state-of-the-art technology, the King Ltd driver is our longest and straightest driver we’ve ever created.”

TeXtreme spread tow reinforcement is the ultimate choice for making ultra-light composites. (GK)