Cleveland Launcher Driver

At hindsight, one of the latest offerings of Cleveland – the Cleveland Launcher (it was introduced to the golf-playing public in the last months of 2008) looks nothing more than those clubs that have a 460cc head where you could cook an egg and bacon on.

However, don’t be deceived by its not-so-special looks. Just in case you don’t know, the sole plate’s design has been tweaked by the engineers of Cleveland Launcher down to the last detail to move more weight down and back from the club’s face. And this allows the center of gravity to be moved to the ideal spot…creating a more consistent and accurate shot while increasing your driving distance. By the way, the weight is located at the part of the driver which looks like a silver horseshoe.

Being a low-ball and left-to-right hitter, my regular golf driver has 13 degrees of loft combined with a heavier shaft. While it performs well, I think I could get a better driver. And this was proven to be true by the Cleveland Launcher. Testing it in the field, I very impressed with the driving distance I’m getting with this golf driver.

However, this driver is not without any problems. When I first played with this golf driver, I was having a lot of problems with the control. Heck! My balls were flying miles to the right. I simply can’t keep the ball on range. Fortunately, someone who uses the same golf club (he’s right behind me when I was playing) offered me some help.

He’s using a Superlite (and it’s really super light with 50 grams!) Fujikura Fit-On Golf Shaft. Using the said shaft is very rewarding. Thanks to this shaft, using the Cleveland Launcher is smoother to use. Now that is not to say that the Cleveland Launcher can’t stand alone without the Fujikura Fit-On Gold Shaft. It may work for you…as it did for other golfers.

I’d say that the Cleveland Launcher is a driver worth taking a look at and getting!