CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Building on the success of its first-generation King Cobra Transition-S integrated set of golf clubs, Cobra Golf's new 2009 line provides even more forgiveness for moderate ball-speed players. The Transition-S is an eight-club set that transitions from utility metals to hybrid irons to wide-sole irons to provide forgiveness, carry distance and accuracy.

"We experienced a positive response to the previous Transition-S line, especially from men, women and seniors with moderate ball speeds," said Cobra Golf General Manager Brian Zender. "In the new 2009 Transition-S line, the Cobra engineering team further improved performance via specific design features that increase forgiveness and promote draw bias ball flight to improve accuracy."

"The new Transition-S set features a wide-sole radius design, providing a low and deep center of gravity to promote higher launch and more forgiving turf interaction," said Research and Development Director Scott Rice. "The hybrid irons also have increased heel-biased center of gravity for draw-biased ball flight and high launch. This set offers the high level of forgiveness, accuracy and distance moderate ball speed players desire."

With three club types -- utility metals, hybrid irons and wide-sole irons -- moderate ball speed players will achieve an improved level of forgiveness, along with optimal launch and carry distance. In addition, the set offers a seamless progression in distance gaps for optimal, consistent distance.

The utility metals (Nos. 3 to 5) feature a wide-sole, low-crown design for low-back center of gravity and increased Moment of Inertia to maximize forgiveness and optimize launch conditions. The clubs also boast an offset hosel for enhanced draw-biased ball flight.

The hollow body construction of the hybrid irons (Nos. 6 and 7) provides increased MOI for improved accuracy and forgiveness, and a heel-biased CG promotes draw-biased ball flight for accuracy. In addition, the low-profile, back-weighted design generates higher launch for increased carry distance, and its wide, rounded sole design improves the clubs' interaction with the turf.

The wide-sole irons (Nos. 8-SW) boast a cavity-back design with a low-back center of gravity for optimum launch and more forgiving turf interaction. Their urethane-filled back cavities also improve the clubs' feel.

Transition-S sets are available in men's, seniors' and women's models with Cobra/Aldila VS PROTO HL shafts and Cobra/Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips. Men's sets include 3-iron through pitching wedge, while the Seniors' and Women's sets include 4-iron through sand wedge. They carry a suggested retail price of $840.

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