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Cobra · Fairway · 2023

Aerojet Max

CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.

77CaddyIndex™confidence 0.85
Best for

10-30 handicap players with 75-100 mph 3W speed who slice and want a forgiving, draw-biased fairway equally usable off the tee and into greens.

Avoid if

You need a low-spin distance fairway, you draw it naturally, or you want fade-on-demand workability.

Pros

  • MyGolfSpy 2023 Most Wanted 5th of 27 for forgiveness — top-quintile forgiveness profile.
  • Tunable draw bias via two swappable head weights — better than dedicated slice-corrector heads at correcting AND adapting.
  • Three stock lofts (15° / 18° / 21°) — widest selection in the Aerojet family.
  • Higher-launching geometry plus stopping spin (3,483 rpm) makes it strong on long approach shots.

Cons

  • Distance ranked 19th of 27 in MyGolfSpy 2023 — well below the LS sibling (12th) and class-leaders.
  • Built-in draw bias resists fade shaping — low workability for shot-shape players.
  • Feel plays a decided second fiddle to the sound — tactile feedback is light / airy.
  • Two years of fairway tech progress since release — recency drag is material.

By dimension

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Forgiveness

Independent 2023 robot test ranked this head 5th of 27 in forgiveness — top-quintile, the standout metric for the head. Dispersion 2,567.1 yd² with only 13.6 yards from center. Reviewer commentary describes the head as a forgiveness machine, with its draw bias, high launch and spin characteristics keeping the ball in play more often. The suspended bridge with rear-and-heel weighting plus carbon-crown weight savings redistributed to the perimeter delivers GI-class MOI. Top-tier forgiveness for the era's fairways, clearly the best of the family.

73

Distance

Independent 2023 robot test: 135.5 mph ball speed (20th of 27), 210.3 yd carry, 222.9 yd total, 3,483 rpm spin — ranked 19th of 27 in distance. The higher spin profile versus the LS sibling trades distance for stopping power and a higher-launching trajectory. Reviewer commentary: whilst shorter than the low-spin sibling, still moves it. Mid-pack distance for an era's GI-class fairway — the head's job is consistency, not distance maximization.

70

Workability

Built-in draw bias: the suspended bridge gets lighter than the low-spin sibling and moves towards the heel, which has the effect of increasing the spin and creating a draw bias flight. Reviewer commentary: super forgiving, easy to work from right to left — the head naturally encourages a draw and resists fading. Two swappable head weights allow tunable draw-bias intensity but not fade configurations. Below-average workability — the head imposes shape, doesn't let the player select it.

78

Looks at address

Larger GI footprint than the GI sibling and the tour-spec sibling — appropriately oversized for the GI/slicer audience. Gloss carbon crown with subtle centered alignment aid, clean modern shaping consistent with the family. Editorial review: confidence-inspiring address profile for high-handicap players. Mid-pack for the category — bigger reads as bulky for skilled players, comforting for the target audience.

Sources

Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.

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