Are King Cobra Transition-S Irons Still Good? Are They Forgiving for High Handicappers?

Are King Cobra Transition-S Irons Still Good? Are They Forgiving for High Handicappers?

“The King Cobra Transition-S turned heads when they came out and there really hasn’t been a set like it since.”

Right off the bat, we can tell you that the King Cobra Transition-S irons are essentially a full set of hybrid irons.

The “Transition” in the title refers to the fact that there are three distinct club head types that make up the set: a utility metal type for the long irons, a hybrid type for the mid irons and exceptionally wide-soled short irons.

There is no doubt that the King Cobra Transition-S irons were designed and produced for high handicappers.

But the question we had was “why aren’t they making sets like this anymore?” Did the King Cobra Transition-S irons bomb so badly that Cobra recoiled from this design altogether?

Was the design so bad that no other company attempted to mimic it? Or are these actually good irons for high handicappers? Let’s find out!

Are the King Cobra Transition-S Irons Still Good?

“The King Cobra Transition-S irons came out in 2007. It’s important to note the claims that Cobra was making about these clubs at the time of their release.”

Cobra never said that the King Cobra Transition-S irons were for all kinds of players.

They designed the King Cobra Transition-S irons to be exceptionally forgiving and to help players who struggle to get the ball up in the air.

Their claims for the King Cobra Transition-S irons pretty much end there.

With that in mind, I can honestly say that the King Cobra Transition-S irons live up to their advertising. Each club throughout the set launches incredibly high, incredibly easily.

I’m going to go ahead and call the entire set a hybrid set since that’s what they look like at address.

The larger utility metals almost look like woods to be honest so it takes some getting used to if you’ve never gamed a set of super game improvement irons before.

Of course, you are going to get no workability out of these irons. They are massive and you can barely feel where you are making contact on the face. But that’s not what they were designed for.

I would say that the King Cobra Transition-S irons are still good because they still fulfill their purpose: to be exceptionally forgiving and launch into the stratosphere.

This will not be a draw for certain kinds of players; but for beginner and high handicappers, the King Cobra Transition-S irons may just be the perfect fit.

Are the King Cobra Transition-S Irons Forgiving for High Handicappers?

“Yes, absolutely. Each club has a massive sweet spot and the CG placement is very low which promotes high launch.”

Let’s go in order. The long utility metal irons offer excellent forgiveness from heel to toe.

The club face is wide and the heads look beefy at address so you get the sense that you won’t be able to miss the sweet spot even if you are taking your fastest swing.

I found that heavy strikes with these long irons were particularly forgiving.

There is just so much sweet spot to play around with that even high-face shots don’t seem to deviate much from face-center strikes.

The mid irons sport a hybrid shaping so you get a thick top line and very wide sole. I also liked that the face profile was rather shallow.

While this may detract from the hi/low face forgiveness a bit, it doubles down the lateral forgiveness. It also allows for a lower CG.

So you don’t get a high toe area; but toe-side mis-hits are still nearly identical to face-center strikes.

Irons 8-SW feature very wide soles and cavity backs. The sole is also contoured very nicely so they play well from the sand or cabbage.

I liked the fact that it was very easy to get the ball up into the air from a variety of tough lies with these short irons.

This will give high handicap players the ability to stick the green from less than ideal lies.

King Cobra Transition-S Vs Cobra AMP Cell Irons

“The Cobra AMP Cell irons are a bit newer and have a traditional composition.”

Compared to the King Cobra Transition-S irons, the AMP Cell irons look like butter knives.

But they still have a deep cavity back design and game improvement shaping – so they’re still pretty big.

The AMP Cell irons are a great choice if you’re not sold on enormous hybrid irons. They will also be able to help  you as you make your way to mid handicap territory.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the King Cobra Transition-S irons.