Cobra drivers should be banned

[dave.]

They hurt my ears.they should be sold with ear muffs for use at the range and owners should be made to practice in a corner on their own

[SiberianDVM]

I don't know specifically about Cobras, but my Hogan C-S3 has a rather annoying "tink" sound. Since I can't hit it worth a damn anyway, I might just start leaving it at home.

I really miss the CRACK sound of a well-struck solid head driver, but the last time I heard it was at the 1977 Masters. Certainly, my drivers NEVER sounded like that.

[DaveE]

I must not be swingin mine hard enough because the sound doesn't bother me a bit. I don't mind how forgiving and long it is either but that's just me.

[Andy_79]

Have you heard the sound when hitting the new callaway FT driver ?? It's like nothing I have ever experienced before. Amazing.
true, the Cobras are annoying, to say the least. My Cleveland Launcher is just 'normal' sounding, me thinks...

[dave.]

The bloke next to me today didn't hit one shot from the screws,and he was deafening the local dog population,nevermind me.

[obagain]

The hogan is very annoying but I hit it longer and straighter than anything else so I put up with it.

[Andy_79]

Yeah, you often see folk hitting them and it *sounds* like they've nailed them, yet you quickly see their ball roll into the right rough 190 yards away. Unreal.

[Silver]

I've often heard that people compare the sound of the Launcher 460s to hitting a garbage can with a baseball bat. I find mine's really loud when you snag one just right.

I played with a guy hitting an ERC Fusion once...I swear, it sounded like the driver farted every time he hit it. So annoying.

[Rockford35]

I can't hear impact as my driver head is exceeding the speed of light by that point.

Usually I hear the sound just after the ball has landed......6 feet off the teebox...

R35

[dave.]

There should be sound pollution regs,just like they have for car exhausts.

[cyberious]

Originally Posted by dave.

They hurt my ears.they should be sold with ear muffs for use at the range and owners should be made to practice in a corner on their own

Then move

I love the fact that people leave the side of the range I'm on when I start hitting my driver. It makes the driving range a more peaceful experience...(except when I hit a ball with my Cobra 454 that is)

Of course I personally find Callaway Irons eye sores and are the worst example of visual pollution.

[dave.]

I agree,its always a difficult decision,who to castrate first,the Cobra driver user or Callaway iron owner.Ones deaf and ones blind so maybe I should be grateful I myself have all my faculties intact.