Cleveland reveal Launcher XL family, including their most-forgiving driver

The new Cleveland Launcher XL drivers, fairway, hy-wood and hybrid.

Cleveland XL Driver

RRP £379 | Available February 18
Lofts 9°, 10.5°, 12° | Adjustable hosel Yes (0.5º increments, 12 settings) | Women’s? No | Left hand? Yes (Custom-fit only in 9º and 12º) | Stock shaft Project X Cypher 50 | Stock Grip Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 (52g, 58 round)

An adjustable hosel allows golfers to optimise their launch angle, distance, and shot shape with up to 12 different loft positions.

Cleveland XL Lite Driver

RRP £309 | Available February 18
Lofts 10.5°, 12° | Adjustable hosel No | Women’s? Yes (12º) | Left hand? Yes (Custom-fit only in 10.5º and women’s) | Stock shaft Men’s Project X Cypher 40 (48g A, 48g R, 50g S); Women’s Project X Cypher 40 (L) | Stock Grip Men’s Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 52g, 58 round; Women’s Winn Dri Tac Ladies (35g, 59 round)

The XL Lite model is for those players looking to add speed to their swing. The Lite features the same XL head design and Rebound Frame structure and combines it with a new ‘Lite-Weight’ design.

It helps moderate swing speed players increase their speed by saving 12g of weight compared to the standard Launcher XL Driver, while maintaining maximum forgiveness.

Cleveland XL Lite Draw Driver

RRP £309 | Available February 18
Loft 10.5° | Adjustable No | Women’s? No | Left hand? Yes | Stock shaft Project X Cypher 40 (48g A, 48g R, 50g S) | Stock Grip Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 (52g, 58 round)

Packed with the same tech as the XL and XL Lite, the XL Lite Draw targets those players who are fighting a slice by helping to take the right-hand side of the course out of play.

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Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Fairway Wood

RRP £219 | Available February 18
Lofts 15º, 18º, 21º | Adjustable No | Women’s? Yes | Left hand? Yes (15º, 18º. Custom-fit only in women’s) | Stock shaft Men’s Project X Cypher 55 (54g A, 54g R, 60g S); Women’s Project X Cypher 40 (50.5g L) | Stock Grip Men’s Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 (52g, 58 round); Women’s Winn Dri Tacc Ladies (35g, 59 round)

Like the driver, the new Launcher XL Halo fairways have a larger overall framework with extreme perimeter weighting and increased MOI for added forgiveness on every swing.

The 3-wood’s 3,338g-cm² MOI is the most ever produced by a Cleveland Golf fairway wood. The new generation uses Gliderail technology, twin rails along the sole of the club, to helps deliver a square face at impact, while the new Rebound Frame club structure (also found in the driver) uses flex zones in the face and body, which work in sequence to help deliver more energy into the golf ball at impact.

There’s a stepped crown design, which brings the height of the crown down, dropping the centre of gravity and raising the launch in the process. You’ll also find the ‘Action Mass CB’ introduced in the driver, with an eight-gram weight in the end of the grip providing counter-balancing.

Cleveland’s custom-fitting will also offer the Launcher XL fairways in a half-inch shorter version without the counter-balancing for players seeking the freedom to shape their shots.

“The new Launcher XL HALO Fairway Woods are the most forgiving and confidence inspiring fairway woods Cleveland Golf has ever made,” said Joe Miller. “With an extreme high MOI design, Gliderail technology and Rebound Frame, the Launcher XL Fairway Woods provide distance and consistency never before seen for game improvement players.”

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Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Hy-Wood and XL Hybrid

Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Hy-Wood

RRP £219 | Available February 18
Lofts 18º | Adjustable No | Women’s? No | Left hand? Yes | Stock shaft Project X Cypher 40 (48g A, 48g R, 50g S) | Stock Grip Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 52g, 58 round

Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Hybrid

RRP £189 | Available February 18
Lofts 18º, 21º, 24º, 27º | Adjustable No | Women’s? No | Left hand? Yes | Stock shaft Project X Cypher 40 (48g A, 48g R, 50g S) | Stock Grip Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 52g, 58 round

The XL family sees the introduction of an all-new club – the Halo Hy-Wood. It has been designed to set-up like a hybrid and deliver the speed and distance of a fairway wood.

Cleveland believe the club will inspire confidence and become the go-to club for players seeking distance and control on their second shots into long par 4s and par 5s.

The new hybrids are Cleveland’s most forgiving ever with an MOI of 2,961 g-cm², while the three rails along the sole to help keep the face straight through impact from any lie.

The Rebound Frame continues into the hybrids, with flex zones in the face and body working in sequence to help increase ball speed and distance. The ‘HiBore Crown Step’ reduces the height of the crown, which helps lower the centre of gravity and increase launch.

An eight-gram weight in the end of the grip produces a counter-balance effect for more control but, as with the fairways, the Hy-Wood and hybrid will be offered in a half-inch shorter version without the counter-balancing as a custom-fitting option.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rob Jerram is the Digital Editor of todaysgolfer.co.uk
He has been a journalist for more than 20 years, starting his career with Johnston Press where he covered local and regional news and sport in a variety of editorial roles across ten years.
Rob joined Bauer Media in 2010 and worked as the Senior Production Editor of Today’s Golfer and Golf World magazines for ten years before moving into the Digital Editor’s role in July 2020.
He has been playing golf for almost three decades and has been a member at Greetham Valley Golf Club in Rutland for eight years, playing off 12.