Cleveland's latest XLS monster driver
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Cleveland Golf was anxious to keep details of its latest HiBore XLS Monster driver under wraps when it was first hinted at the Golf Europe trade show in October in an effort to retain a certain mystique. A sample of the club was purportedly protected under a headcover enticing visitors to its stand to remove it for a peek at the risk of breaking an embargo which the company slapped on it.
However, it has turned out to be one of the industry's worse-kept secrets with some sample clubs mysteriously finding their way into the media and supposedly 'inside information' discussed on equipment forums around the world.
Now, however, it's at last in the open and Cleveland is hoping The Monster lives up to the reputation it has been creating.
It will be available from February 1 in Standard, Tour or Draw models, boasting a clubface that Cleveland says is 16 per-cent larger than its HiBore XLS predecessor and utilising 'Distance Driven Geometry' by lowering the crown. This apparently, lowers the centre of gravity to produce 'the only face-centered sweet spot in golf.'
The Monster's larger face also allows its sweet spot to be expanded, while an additional perimeter weighting makes the clubface more stable and forgiving. Extra distance, says Cleveland is also achieved by a longer, lighter Fujikura Fit-On Flightspeed shaft generating higher swingspeeds and more powerful trajectory. All three Monster driver models will carry a recommended price of £219.
