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This fall, Cleveland Golf launched a trio of next-generation Launcher clubs.
The first of those, the Launcher HB Turbo irons, are targeted at golfers seeking game improvement and boast a fully hollow construction with internal stabilizing ribs that are designed to improve forgiveness, allow for optimized sole weighting and promote a higher launch. A high-strength, turbo-charged face insert is intended to elevate ball speed. And a revamped HiBore Crown pushes the center of gravity low and deep, again to enhance launch and ball flight. In addition, progressive shaping throughout the set aims to maintain forgiveness in the long irons and deliver better control in the shorter sticks while easing the transition between the two.
The other iron release is the Launcher UHX, and company officials describe these as the most progressive combo set of hollow and cavity-back irons on the market. It’s the long irons (4-7) that have hollow construction here, with lower and deeper weighting when compared to traditional cavity-back clubs. These sticks also are endowed with a high-strength, variable steel insert to promote higher ball speeds across the face for greater distance. A new iteration of the equipment maker’s V-Shaped sole adds forgiveness and improved speed retention at impact, company technicians say, and Cleveland’s proprietary Tour Zip Grooves and Laser Milling are employed with the intent of delivering reliable, consistent spin.
As for those Launcher UHX clubs from 8-iron to PW, they feature a cavity-back construction, with focus on precision and control.
Then, there are the Launcher Halo hybrids, which are offered in 16-, 19- and 22-degree models. They come with a set of three “Gliderails” on the sole that are made to improve turf interaction as well as a HiBore Crown that encourages a low-spin, high-launch ball flight, thanks to a lower CG position. A variable face insert provides a higher coefficient of restitution across a larger impact area with the goal of increasing ball speeds and distance.