At the same time it released its new Launcher XL driver, Cleveland Golf officials rolled out several other members of that club family. Those included the Launcher XL Halo fairways woods and hybrids, and the Halo Hy-Wood, which is designed to set up like a hybrid while delivering fairway wood-style speed and distance.
The fairways are built with a larger overall framework that uses Halo perimeter weighting and increased moment of inertia for greater forgiveness. They also boast a design component called Gliderail, which relies on two rails running along the sole of the club head to keep the face straight through impact for a purer strike, and one called Rebound Frame, which is made to direct more energy into the golf ball, thanks to flex zones in the face and body of the clubhead. In addition, an 8-gram weight is placed inside the end of the grip for better balance and control. And a stepped crown shape is included to bring the height of the clubhead down, with the intent of dropping the center of gravity and raising the launch in the process.
As for the Launcher XL hybrids, they also use Rebound Frame technology as well as the stepped crown, the grip weight and a slightly different version Gliderail (with three rails instead of two).
With regards to the Launcher XL Halo Hy-Wood, Dustin Brekke, director of engineering at Cleveland Golf, describes it as being “designed to set up like a hybrid for confidence-inspiring precision but built closer to a fairway wood for better swing speed and distance.”
“It is the perfect go-to club for maximum second-shot distance and control,” he added.