Cleveland CBX 2 wedge review
Cleveland CBX 2: First Impressions
A wedge for every day golfers, with maximum forgiveness and tour inspired spin? We’re all ears…
Cleveland CBX 2: The Technology
It is a cavity back wedge designed for ultimate forgiveness, versatility and spin. The hollow-cavity design features an empty gap behind the heel but a heavy tungsten weight in the toe. This helps move the centre of gravity towards the toe and makes the sweet spot bigger where your typical club golfer would usually make contact.
Rotex face technology features Cleveland’s sharpest tour zip grooves ever. This provides more spin, even from the rough. Aggressive Rotex and laser milling increases friction – generating maximum spin and control.
The range features three sole designs arranged by loft. The V-shaped sole is available from 46° to 52° and S-sole in 54° and 56°. Finally the C-shaped sole is just available in 58° and 60°.
Cleveland CBX 2: NCG Verdict
Over the ball this wedge gives you lots of confidence due to its large and forgiving shape and styling. The sole is quite wide, because of the large amount of bounce throughout the set, but visually they still sat great behind the ball.
I found the strike quality was excellent on full shots and I had a really stable ball flight. Generally, I would say my tendency is to strike the ball towards the toe on full shots so the added forgiveness in this area really helped me.
Around the greens you’ve still got a premium feel off the face despite this club being aimed at game improvement. I found I had a very consistent strike, making distance control easy.
As a game improvement club you don’t necessarily expect the finesse of a players’ club. Even so, I got exceptional levels of spin on a variety of shots and especially out of the bunkers.
The original CBX wedge didn’t give you any sole grind options, which made the set quite inflexible. They were good for long shots but were sometimes not versatile enough around the greens.
Personally, I think the new loft adjusted soles works perfectly. Golfers often don’t know which grind is best for them so providing options throughout the set allows people to play a variety of shots without having to worry about picking the ‘correct’ grind for their whole set.
Overall, I was really impressed with how these performed and I definitely think most golfers will benefit from the additional forgiveness these wedges provide and especially the toe biased centre of gravity.
Details
Available: Now
RRP: £119
Lofts: 46°, 48°, 50°, 52°, 54°, 56°, 58°, 60°
More information: Cleveland website
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Hannah Holden
Hannah Holden is the Equipment and Instruction Editor here at National Club Golfer. If you’re looking to improve your game, by changing your golf swing or upgrading your golf equipment she’ll have the answers.
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