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Father’s Day 2018 Gift Guide: Golf gifts for Dad, Part One

By Kathlene Bissell

HARTFORD, WI - JUNE 16: A detail view of the Cobra golf bag used by Rickie Fowler of the United States during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 16, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
HARTFORD, WI - JUNE 16: A detail view of the Cobra golf bag used by Rickie Fowler of the United States during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 16, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 24: Rickie Fowler of the United States hits a driver off the fairway on the 8th hole watched by caddie Joe Skovron during round four of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 24, 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Cobra drivers with Arccos technology: Better than the mash up of peanut butter and chocolate

A few seasons ago, Arccos Golf created news in golf ball tracking methods with their system of sensors that plug into the top of each grip. Paired with a smart phone, the Arccos system provides a way to track the distance of all the shots you hit during a round.

Cobra decided that they would add an Arccos distance measuring device to their drivers. They have it in the King Cobra F8 and the F8+.  You can get distance and accuracy measurements of all your drives at 40,000 courses.  Is that a lot?  The National Golf Foundation says there are 15,000 or so courses in the US and a little over 6,000 in Europe.  So they have most courses covered.

The Arccos sensor is not the only new thing about the King F8 and F8+.  The new CNC milled face is a design that looks like a golf ball shape. They say it is thinner face and has a bigger sweet spot than the F7.  The look of it is rather awesome, like something a superhero would use.  Rickie Fowler is using the F8+ but probably not the measuring device. He can get already distance and accuracy stats from Shotlink.  The F8 and the F8+ are $399.  https://www.cobragolf.com/golf-clubs/drivers

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