subject: A New Golf Clubs---Cleveland HiBore Monster XLS Driver [print this page] A New Golf Clubs---Cleveland HiBore Monster XLS Driver
On the market, there are all kinds of golf clubs. They are very cool! But beware of the Monster! Designed to the USGAlimit dimensions with a 16% larger face, this is Cleveland's largest driver ever.
A full 24 grams of perimeter weighting allows the HiBORE Monster XLS Driver to reach max MOI for the ultimate in forgiveness and stability. Full Face Performance (FFP) maximizes ball speed and improves accuracy from anywhere on the club face while Distance Driven Geometry produces optimal launch conditions for greater overall distance.
Features Of Cleveland HiBore Monster XLS Driver:
1. Elevated Face Technology: Elevates the face relative to the chassis, producing Cleveland's highest launching and lowest spinning driver ever for optimized distance.
2. Distance Driven Geometry: The inverted crown shape moves weight lower and deeper in the clubhead, aligning the Center of Gravity Projection (CGP) with the C.O.R. hot spot in the center of the face. This produces optimal launch conditions and higher ball speeds for greater overall distance.
3. Fujikura Fit-On FLIGHTSPEED Shafts: Ultralite Tip Technology creates the highest shaft balance point possible, allowing the shaft to be longer and lighter without affecting swingweight. This means a higher swingspeed and more ball speed at impact, translating to extra distance down the fairway.
Moreover, Cleveland claims the face of the driver is 16-percent larger than the previous XLS driver. Judging from the drives that fellow club members and I hit, you pretty much just can't miss with the Monster. The sweet spot appears to have expanded to the entire face. The test club was a stiff-flex gold shafted, standard model, 10.5 degrees.
One thing that immediately stands out about the Monster is its sound. It is LOUD! A well-struck ball sounds like it has been fired from a cannon. In fact, to my eyes that is the speed at which the ball comes off the face. Very hot.
The flight of the ball seemed like it was drawn onto the sky by an engineer; meaning, it was almost a perfect version of what ideal launch angle is prescribed. With a square face and neutral weighting, I was able to work the ball into a fade with a little more effort. A fellow club member who was working on "dispersion" issues (as in excessive fade) with his current driver immediately straightened out direction and launched the ball with a very controlled trajectory.
