Was wondering the same thing. And, came upon this:
The heads for Cobra Golf clubs are made in China.
The shafts and grips are produced in Mexico.
The components are shipped to Carlsbad, Calif., where they are assembled.
Cobra clubs were originally made in the USA at the Carlsbad, CA manufacturing plant. As the company grew it quickly became the leader in the golf market, making millions of dollars on their driver sales alone. They were the first US golf manufacturer to introduce graphite shafts and sets of oversized irons. Cobra's success (a dominating 75% of the market in 1995) attracted the attention of big money corporations and was eventually bought out in 1996 by Acushnet, maker of Titleist clubs and balls.
Big companies are great at finding ways to decrease overhead and increase profit, which tends to lead to outsourcing the manufacturing process. The automotive and motorcycle industries do the same thing. "American-made" most often implies that the design and specs are American, and after some other cheap-labor country makes the parts, they are shipped back to be "assembled" in America.
Nevertheless, Cobra clubs are great! They look great, feel great, and play great, regardless of where the individual pieces are made today.
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