Thomas Andrew

Bionic glove is SICK. I found one at my course that was only lightly used and played it for about 20-30 rounds afterward until it was super worn. I loved the way it provided padding in certain places but feel in other places (i.e. the inside joints of the fingers w/ ultra thin lycra slits), it actually caused me to develop thicker calluses throughout my fingers along with barehanded play inside of 100 yards, but overall the Bionic is super wet and good for your game my dude. I forget the name of it but the FootJoy glove that Adam Scott and many other pros use is awesome. The high end one obviously. Haven't read all of the posts on this thread but I assume many have recommended it. Basically, you get what you pay for. Go big or go home.

Bump... ProV1x is an awesome ball...I think it's funny that no one has asked the OP what type of clubs he uses, type of swing, playing conditions, etc...With a slow swing speed and a super GI set of irons could someone theoretically lose 15 yards with a different ball - any ball, let alone a Prov1x? What if someone swings super fast and spins the s*** out of the ProV1x into the wind and it goes nowhere? Not much information on OP's equipment, playing experience, conditions, swing, etc...need more information to diagnose. I'm a huge fan of ProV1x BUMP

Bump... I have 3 wedges in my bag: 50* , 8* bounce - Cleveland 588 Forged, Black Pearl 56* , 10* bounce - Cleveland 588 Forged, Black Pearl 60* , 10* bounce - Vokey SM4, standard finish IMO the 588 Forged is much better for your game. The other comments made on the thread sum it up - better swing weight, better head with amazing turf interaction , and less mishits overall. Grooves IMO don't matter as much as how much spin you can put on the ball and where you place it on the green, but if I had to say I'd vote for the CG zip grooves as well. Try both, especially on grass. It'll make a difference on the tight lies, when you have 80-90 yards to the pin and you're lying in the middle of the fairway. You'll know you made the right decision the way the forged 588 clips the turf perfectly and puts itself right in that perfect pendulum. The Vokey will seem to swing lighter and the much thicker sole will be more conducive to bladed or nuked wedge shots. I keep the Vokey in my bag because it's good out of the sand and I love using it out of the rough for flops around the green, over traps, water, etc...I can still pick it cleanly from the fairway, but only after a lot of practice. It's still a great wedge, but I never understood the benefits of owning a forged club until i got the 588s - my first forged clubs ever. From the second I started using the Forged 588s, I haven't hit a bad shot with them and they've saved me a good 5 shots a round. By now you've probably already made the right decision and gone with the 588s, but consider this a bump for newer readers.

The K15 hybrid is terrible IMO...My G15 4-wood is definitely one of my favorite clubs to hit--long, straight, forgiving, great control over trajectory with it. I can't speak to the G15 hybrid series but I didn't like the feel of the K-15 or G-20 hybrid at all. I gave each of them a good 10-15 shots in a testing session at G-Smith. Ended up going with the Cleveland Classic 3-hybrid, 20.5 degrees, my preference for a hybrid is a small, light head that feels like an iron. The Cleveland gave me that, and if the K-15 is supposed to be super GI I didn't get that at all...The offset was just too much to hit with and the head felt super klunky. The G-20 hybrid sadly felt somewhat similar, but I wouldn't recommend K-15. I'd recommend the G-15 series fairway woods all day though, I've spoken with a Ping rep who felt that the 17-degree G-15 4-wood was one of their best fairway metals to come out in years.

I'd highly recommend the Precision Forged 588's. I tried both those and the new CB Cleveland wedge, and although the CB felt great and was very forgiving, the Forged was also as forgiving and gave me a good 5-10 yards of consistent distance longer. I now have been using the 50 degree, 8 degree bounce Black Pearl Forged 588, for about 5-10 rounds, and have consistently been putting the ball within 15 feet of the pin from 75-115 yards with the club. I don't have to swing all-out with it at all, and with a controlled 3/4 swing I consistently get a great-feeling shot with a penetrating ball flight and the trademark Cleveland spin. I've also added the 56 degree, 10-degree bounce Black Pearl Forged 588. It's awesome from the sand, around the greens, and anywhere from 20-70 yards. I also carry a 60 degree, 12 degree bounce Vokey SM4 that I feel is equivalent to the Clevelands in terms of performance. I do think the grooves on the Cleveland wedges are better than the Vokey grooves, though. The 56 degree Cleveland has stopped out of the sand for me on a dime from a few mid-trajectory, somewhat long sand shots. Comparably, a mid-trajectory sand shot from an even closer distance with the Vokey 60 degree has shown to roll a bit more than with the Cleveland. The level of control with the Forged wedge over the CB, and the added distance control will consistently help you score lower, and will help you develop your overall swing better, IMO.

Guys, it's 2013 and the Mashie has been replaced with the Classic Hybrid - the shaft is the Matrix Ozik shaft and I believe it's a bit different from the previous Miyazaki shaft. I haven't hit the Mashie before, but I know Cleveland's been using the same gliderail technology for these clubs for about 15 years. I've been looking to add a hybrid to the bag for awhile now, and tried a host of hybrids over the course of two testing sessions this past month at Golfsmith. I consistently hit longer and straighter w/ the Cleveland Classic Hybrid - both 18 degree 2h and the 20.5 3h. Here's the list of hybrids I tried, ranked in order with my thoughts on each: 1. Cleveland Classic Hybrid - purchased this club after 2 sessions. Feels the most like an iron, with the ability to swing easy and still produce a penetrating ball that for me has gotten a nice high trajectory that still penetrates into the wind at my local range (usually a 1-2 club wind dead in your face at this range). 2. Ping g20 - At first loved the forgiveness and consistent distance of this hybrid, but the feel was a bit too heavy for my liking, and although this hit arguably the same distance and was a straight ball flight like the Cleveland Classic (avg carry of 201-105, total distance around 215-220 average), it did not feel as iron-like throughout the swing. After about 10 shots I started to see that the club was actually not as forgiving as I thought and felt somewhat stingy at impact. 3.Ping i20 - also liked this club, tried it only for the first session but it looked too much like a wood at address. Just wasn't what I was looking for. 4. Adams v4 - I came in really wanting to like the Adams hybrid, because of all the hype and being the #1 hybrid on tour. But the hybrid felt super heavy and the head felt clunky. I just didn't hit it as purely and didn't feel like I could dial in my swing with the club because of the way the head was shaped. It's awkwardly rectangular and felt clunky and didn't do it for me. Sorry for the long review that may be out of context for the post, but I know there are not a lot of reviews on the new Cleveland Classic line, so I wanted to get some content out there for everyone. Cheers, T.G.