Cobra Golf SL Putters

Cobra Golf is predominantly known for its driverssight line. There is also a channel on the top of the
and wood clubs, but they have an innovative lineputter which is about an inch or more in width,
of putters as well. The line is not extensive andand this is also part of the alignment system. The
does not include classic putter styles, but theSL-01 is a heel shafted putter, whereas the SL-02
basics of high MOI (moment of inertia), and a CGis exactly the same as the SL-01 but is a center
(center of gravity) that is low and well back ofshafted club.
the putter face are clearly major design goals.The Optica SL-03 has all of the same basic
This high MOI produces forgiveness on putts nottechnology features and materials described
hit exactly on the sweet spot, and the low andabove but has a different head shape. Still a mallet
back CG means that the ball will skid less and getlooking putter because of the weight bar running
rolling quicker. There are three basic putter headaround the entire back of the putter head, the
designs in the Cobra SL Series, and these come inSL-03 has a modified trapezoid shape behind the
several varieties, including putters with heel andputter face. The diagonal lines of the trapezoid
center shaft attachments, ladies models, andcurve inward in an arc, and so there is empty
putters for left handed golfers as well.space between there and the metal weight bar.
There are a number of common threads in theThe alignment aid is again very prominent and is
Cobra SL series of putters. All are mallet styleabout as wide as the diameter of a golf ball, and
designs with a forged steel weight bar that runsit includes two of the yellow dashed alignment
completely around the back of the putters. This islines. The SL-04 has the same exact design as
primarily how the high MOI is achieved. Weight hasthe SL-03, but the latter is a heel shafted putter
also been removed from the tops of the clubswhereas the SL-04 is a center shafted club.
and a light weight urethane material is used there.The Optica SL-05 is once again a mallet style
This urethane substance has the added effect ofputter formed by the semicircular weight bar
dampening some vibrations and giving the golfer aaround the back. The putter face and the weight
more sensitive feel at impact. The putter facesbar are connected by a straight bar of material
are all made of aluminum, and the face contains athat is about an inch or more in width. This bar
milled face pattern which, along with the CG thatalso serves as part of the alignment system, and
is low and back, causes the ball to skid less andon top of it are 3 yellow dashed sight lines. As
get rolling faster along its intended line. Thewith the other odd numbered models, the SL-05
alignment aids are very prominent on all theis a heel shafted putter, and the SL-06 in turn is
models, and a yellow dashed sight line, called athe same design except it is a center shafted
fiber optic sight line, is used each of the clubs asclub.
well.There are ladies models for the SL-01 and SL-03,
The Optica SL-01 model has a traditional malletand all the models come in both right and left
putter look, but this is elongated by the weighthanded versions. There are some choices in
bar which runs completely around the back and isputter length which can be either 33, 34, or 35
some distance away. A rather thin solid bar runsinches, although all three lengths are not available
from the back of the putter face, through thefor every model. For example, for lefties, only the
mallet section and connects to the metal weight35 inch length is available on both the SL-01 and
bar. On top of this is the yellow dashed fiber opticSL-03 models.