Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm an avid gardener with years of experience managing hundreds of square feet of ornamental beds, vegetable gardens and a 1/2 acre wild flower meadow. I've done a lot of weed management over the years so I feel confident in reviewing the Cobra. First the pro's: This weeder is ruggedly constructed. The resin handle feels unbreakable and the metal is unbendable. I expect this tool to last me for the rest of my life. The Con's: The design is seriously flawed in my opinion. The spade shape of the tip is terrible. When trying to pull a weed with any sort of a tap root the end just slides to the side making it impossible to get a grip on the root. Chopping out roots with the spade tip doesn't work since it slides to the side to seek the path of least resistance. Getting a grip on anything that doesn't have a mesh of roots is nearly impossible. The Fix: When I first tried it out I was so annoyed with it's design I put it up on the wall of my garage and didn't pick it up again that season. This year I took it back down and realized that if I cut a notch in it, similar to the traditional lawn weeder so common for the past 50+ years it would solve the spade shape problem. I used my dremel with a cutting wheel to cut the notch - see photo. Took me about 5 min. Now it's a must have tool for me in the yard. I can pull small sapplings from my meadow, chop out tough rooted plants like raspberries and rip up anything with fibrous roots. I'm only limited by my own strength. With the forked tip it travels straight and swinging it with force it can cut through tough roots or give me a grip on the root so I can pull it entirely out. Modified, the Cobra is a beast. Of course it makes quick work of smaller weeds as well. I can't say enough about how important it is to modify it and how much I like it now. It's a little too aggressive to use in the lawn but if you have tough weeds anywhere else, this is the best tool to tackle them I've used yet. A must buy and a must modify. Took a star since I needed to modify it. If it came with the notched tip 5 stars wouldn't be enough. If you find this idea helpful, give it a yes vote so others can discover this review. I just saw a review wishing it had a v-notch. Guess I'm not alone. :)