On 2004-04-08, GO BEAVS! rated this Cleveland Launcher 400-Stiff Shaft a 4...(3326)
Purchase: PURCHASED THIS UNIT FOR $300 AT ENTERPRISE GOLF A YEAR AGO, AFTER PLAYING A ROUND WITH A FRIEND WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME CLUB. OF COURSE, I HIT IT LIKE A TOURING PROFESSIONAL AT THE TIME....
Pros: THE OVERWHELMING APPEAL OF THIS CLUB IS IN ITS CLUBHEAD SIZE AND THE WAY IT FITS YOUR EYE UPON ADDRESS. YOU REALLY FEEL AS IF SOMETHING REMARKABLE IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN PRIOR TO EACH SWING OF THIS CLUB. WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY WENT INTO CREATING THIS CLUBHEAD, THE BALL SEEMS TO LITERALLY EXPLODE OFF THE CLUBFACE WITH LIMITED SPIN, WHICH SEEMS TO RESULT IN CONSISTENTLY STRAIGHTER DRIVES EVEN ON THE OCCASIONAL MISHIT. THE CLUB PROVIDES ALL THE HEIGHT YOU NEED FROM A DRIVE, SO MANY PEOPLE I KNOW (NOW 5 OF MY FRIENDS HAVE VERSIONS OF THIS CLUB)HAVE GONE DOWN A DEGREE OR TWO COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING FROM THEIR PREVIOUS DRIVERS. I DROPPED FROM A 10 DEGREE CALLAWAY TO AN 8.5 LAUNCHER AND HAVE FOUND ESSENTIALLY THE SAME HEIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER DISTANCE AND ROLL. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CLUB THAT HAS AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND ROCKETS BALLS THAT BOUNCE OFF THE END OF THE RANGE (NOTHING BETTER TO TURN HEADS)THIS IS WORTH A LOOK...
Cons: ON THE OCCASIONAL TOE HITS, THE BALL STILL FLIES STRAIGHT AND GOES A GOOD DISTANCE, BUT THE SOUND AND FEEL ARE A LITTLE HOLLOW AT TIMES. ALSO, THE GOLD FUJIKURA SHAFT. WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?.....IT'S REMINISCENT OF THE JOHN DALY KILLER WHALE OF THE EARLY NINETIES THAT SPORTED THAT OPTIC YELLOW SHAFT - REMEMBER THAT ONE? NOTICE HE STILL HAS THE MULLET BUT NOT THAT YELLOW SHAFT....ONE LAST SMALL DETAIL, THEY COULD HAVE SPENT A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THE HEADCOVER LIKE SAY THE TITLEIST COMPANY DOES ON THEIR DRIVERS. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PUT ON AND DOESN'T PROTECT THAT 24K GOLD SHAFT....
Quality: THIS IS ULTIMATELY A DRIVER ON THE DELICATE SIDE (WHICH EXPLAINS THAT ARMORED HEAD COVER) AND CAN BE VICTIM TO SOME PAINT CHIPPING OR DENTS IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL AFTER 20 ROUNDS OF PLAY. QUALITY AND CONSTRUCTION HOWEVER ARE SOLID FOR THE MOST PART WITH A BETTER THAN AVERAGE GRIP AND SHAFT THAN THE COMPETITION. NO ONE I KNOW HAS HAD ANY ISSUES WITHIN THIS AREA WITH THIS CLUB.
Review Summary: BETTER THAN AVERAGE DRIVER AND A GOOD VALUE FOR THE PRICE THAT CAN STAND UP AGAINST THE MIGHTIEST OF FOES. I WOULD RECOMMEND GIVING AT LEAST A FEW SWINGS ON A RANGE THE NEXT TIME YOU GO DRIVER SHOPPING.
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