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Cleveland CG Red v. CG Gold

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Ok, educate me. What's the difference between these two sets of clubs? Aside from the Red's being $100 more than the Gold's, and the obvious color difference of the Gelback inserts, I cannot find anything.

Right now I still have my POS Dunlop starter set. I've replaced my driver, fairway woods, putter, and also my 3i and 4i with better and up-to-date technology. The rest is being replaced this winter.

Maybe Santa will be good to me. I just need to tell him what I want.

Is Cleveland truly the best wedge maker out there? Other sets I should be looking at? I'm a 24 handicap on my way to 18 by next summer (hopefully).
What's in My Bag?

Driver: 10.5° KZG SP-700 with Fujikura SIX Regular Flex Shaft | 2h: Adams A7OS Stiff | 3h: Adams A3OS Stiff | 4h: Nike Slingshot Steel | 5i-PW: Adams A2OS | Sand Wedge: Cleveland CG14 56° 3-dot | Lob Wedge: Cleveland CG15 60° 3-dot | Putter: Fisher CTS-9 Polyurethane Face

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Read up on the irons at Cleveland's site:

http://www.clevelandgolf.com/irons.html

AND

http://www.clevelandgolf.com/index.p...mldw&current;=1

As for wedges, I have Cleveland 588 DSG's and love them. However, I've had Vokeys in the past and like them as well.

I don't think you can go wrong with either Cleveland or Titleist wedges.
In my bag:

Driver: FT-3 10° Diamana Blueboard 63 Stiff
Fairway: 904F 15° Purple Ice 75 Stiff
Fairway: 904F 19° YS-6+ StiffHybrid: Idea A2 20° Aldila NV 85 StiffIrons: Silver Scot Forged MB 4-PW, Rifle 6.0 ShaftsGap Wedge: Silver Scot Forged 52Sand/Lob Wedge: Vokey SM 58.12 Put...

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Yeah, the Red is supposed to be more of a Player's iron: less offset, thinner topline, shallow cavity, smaller head, etc. The Gold would fall into the game improvement category. Along with progressive offset, thicker topline, slightly larger head etc, I believe the gold "gel" back is supposed to be a little softer than the red for increased forgiveness.

This may be the same link listed above but it compares the two from the clevelandgolf.com site.

http://clevelandgolf.com/index.php?&...mldw&current;=1

Driver: 09 Launcher 10.5
4 Wood: 09 Launcher Steel 17
Hybrid: Baffler DWS 20 Aldila Reg
Irons: AP1 4-GW Steel
Wedges: 588 Gunmetal 56 & 60Putter: Studio Style Newport 2Ball: NXT Tour


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I'll have a review of the CG Red online in about three weeks. I don't care for them a whole lot, but they're not bad. I'm just not a "cavity back" kind of guy, and the distances seem oddly inconsistent if you catch them a little high on the face.

CG12 review this Friday.

Anyway, I think they answered your question, no?

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CG12 review this Friday

Nice. The long anticipated CG12 review!

Driver: 09 Launcher 10.5
4 Wood: 09 Launcher Steel 17
Hybrid: Baffler DWS 20 Aldila Reg
Irons: AP1 4-GW Steel
Wedges: 588 Gunmetal 56 & 60Putter: Studio Style Newport 2Ball: NXT Tour


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I'll have a review of the CG Red online in about three weeks. I don't care for them a whole lot, but they're not bad. I'm just not a "cavity back" kind of guy, and the distances seem oddly inconsistent if you catch them a little high on the face.

how do you get a chance to try out all these clubs?? lol, I was always wondering that.

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


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how do you get a chance to try out all these clubs?? lol, I was always wondering that.

Short answer: we write reviews.

Barely longer answer: the exposure gained by the reviews we write also acts as a form of advertising for the manufacturer. It's win-win-win.

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Short answer: we write reviews.

So.... wouldn't that mean you're probably more inclined to have to write a positive review? Even if you think, say, the CG Red irons are a piece of crap, I don't think the manufacturer would like you saying that in your review.

Driver: 09 Launcher 10.5
4 Wood: 09 Launcher Steel 17
Hybrid: Baffler DWS 20 Aldila Reg
Irons: AP1 4-GW Steel
Wedges: 588 Gunmetal 56 & 60Putter: Studio Style Newport 2Ball: NXT Tour


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