Specification comparison

Highlighted cells differ between the two sets. Lofts and lies are factory standard.

Lofts compared

What the differences mean

At the 7-iron, the KING Forged Tec is 30° and the KING Forged Tec (2022) is 29.5°, a 0.5° gap. Each degree of loft is worth roughly 3 to 4 yards of carry at the same swing speed, so the KING Forged Tec (2022) should carry about 2 yards further with that club, on a slightly lower, shallower flight than the KING Forged Tec. Across the 7 clubs both sets share, the KING Forged Tec (2022) averages 0.5° stronger, with the largest gap at the 8-iron (35° vs 34°). The pitching wedges are 45° and 44°; the stronger one leaves a 6° jump to a 50° gap wedge, which matters when planning wedge gapping.

The sets are built differently: the KING Forged Tec runs 3-iron to GW (9 clubs), the KING Forged Tec (2022) 4-iron to PW (7 clubs).

Both are players distance irons, built for roughly 5 to 15 handicaps who want extra distance from a compact head. Forged or multi-material heads that keep a compact look while adding face technology and stronger lofts for distance. Because they target the same golfer, the decision comes down to the specific loft, feel and shaping differences rather than who the sets are made for.

The KING Forged Tec is listed as forged multi-material and the KING Forged Tec (2022) as forged hollow body with a PWRSHELL face cup and foam microspheres. The KING Forged Tec (2022)'s hollow body lets the face flex more and moves mass low and outward, usually giving higher launch and more ball speed on off-centre strikes than the KING Forged Tec, at some cost in feel. The KING Forged Tec (2022) adds tungsten weighting, which lowers the centre of gravity and raises stability on mis-hits, helping the long irons launch.

There are 6 years between these sets (2016 and 2022), more than one design generation. Over that time irons moved toward stronger lofts, thinner and faster faces, hollow and multi-material heads and wider use of tungsten, so the newer set is not simply a better version of the older one: it may launch and spin quite differently. Here the 7-iron loft moved from 30° to 29.5°.

Which should you choose?

The KING Forged Tec (2022) is the stronger-lofted set — up to 1° stronger than the KING Forged Tec on matching clubs. Expect longer carry per numbered iron but a flatter descent angle; gapping at the wedge end is where that shows up.

Both charts are reproduced in full on their own pages: Cobra KING Forged Tec specs and Cobra KING Forged Tec (2022) specs.

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