peter_rs
22nd February 2007, 12:28 PM
My current driver before this was a 8.5* SQ tour with a Mugen.
The test club is a 8.5* Hi-bore XL tour, Red stiff
Looks:
It has the best head cover I have seen in recent time and the magnet cover around the shaft instead of a sock is magic.:mrgreen:
....
Now for the real stuff
Looks:
The XL tour has the best of the head designs, larger then the original but not as large as a XL. The black chrome sole is mint and the color change of the whole head means the scoop is not as noticeable and hides the true size of the club. The tour has a nice deep face which is just as wide as the original. The club sits flat and looks closer to 1* open than the reported 3*. This club looks great behind a ball.
The only down side is where the black chrome joins to the face, its not a clean line but more like a line a bubble jet printer would do printing a curve.
9/10
Feel:
I don't know if this is smart but Cleveland is not offering the XL in a range of stock or upgrade shafts. The stock shaft is a Fuji design Fit-on. There is a Gold (high launch) or red (low launch). at 65g 3.2 torque this has the chance to be a good shaft.
The Red feels solid and capable of suiting smooth swingers or sluggers. The shaft is even getting good reviews on golf wrx.
One thing to note with all the XL gear is the heavy heads. Even the hybrid feels heavier then normal. The head feels solid all over the clubface, even from the very top of the face.
At impact the XL tour feels very solid and hot of the face with a noise close to a X460. I think the comment is did you just break that ball. The XL is a huge improve over the original. The feel can be hard like a SQ tour at times
8/10
And does it Go:
For shazza this club is low and straight... and about 20m longer then her current hi-bore with V2.
For me..... well its still in my bag after two weeks:-D . It produces a long low ball. The tour is much longer and easier to hit then the original hi-bore but just shorter then the SQ/Mugen combo. This is a club you want to love once you feel the impact. One thing I like so far is this club does not want to go left (my bad shot of late).... I need some range time to see if I can work the ball.
8/10
In the end:
This club has alot of possibilities.... I'm going to spend some more time at the range but this could become a weapon with a vs-proto or limey to get a little more air time.
Anyway hope the English wasn't that bad (5/10 ;))and it doesn't put you off trying a XL tour.
The test club is a 8.5* Hi-bore XL tour, Red stiff
Looks:
It has the best head cover I have seen in recent time and the magnet cover around the shaft instead of a sock is magic.:mrgreen:
....
Now for the real stuff
Looks:
The XL tour has the best of the head designs, larger then the original but not as large as a XL. The black chrome sole is mint and the color change of the whole head means the scoop is not as noticeable and hides the true size of the club. The tour has a nice deep face which is just as wide as the original. The club sits flat and looks closer to 1* open than the reported 3*. This club looks great behind a ball.
The only down side is where the black chrome joins to the face, its not a clean line but more like a line a bubble jet printer would do printing a curve.
9/10
Feel:
I don't know if this is smart but Cleveland is not offering the XL in a range of stock or upgrade shafts. The stock shaft is a Fuji design Fit-on. There is a Gold (high launch) or red (low launch). at 65g 3.2 torque this has the chance to be a good shaft.
The Red feels solid and capable of suiting smooth swingers or sluggers. The shaft is even getting good reviews on golf wrx.
One thing to note with all the XL gear is the heavy heads. Even the hybrid feels heavier then normal. The head feels solid all over the clubface, even from the very top of the face.
At impact the XL tour feels very solid and hot of the face with a noise close to a X460. I think the comment is did you just break that ball. The XL is a huge improve over the original. The feel can be hard like a SQ tour at times
8/10
And does it Go:
For shazza this club is low and straight... and about 20m longer then her current hi-bore with V2.
For me..... well its still in my bag after two weeks:-D . It produces a long low ball. The tour is much longer and easier to hit then the original hi-bore but just shorter then the SQ/Mugen combo. This is a club you want to love once you feel the impact. One thing I like so far is this club does not want to go left (my bad shot of late).... I need some range time to see if I can work the ball.
8/10
In the end:
This club has alot of possibilities.... I'm going to spend some more time at the range but this could become a weapon with a vs-proto or limey to get a little more air time.
Anyway hope the English wasn't that bad (5/10 ;))and it doesn't put you off trying a XL tour.