2012 Cleveland Golf Line-Up
The sneak-peek of the 2012 Cleveland 588 MB & CB Irons got a luke warm reception from our crowd…especially from the Titleist die-hards. Although, the first images we released of the 2012 Cleveland Tour Black Driver & 2012 Cleveland Black 265 Driver got quite a different reaction. Both the MGS blog and forum readers seemed to really like the looks of the Cleveland “Black” series of drivers.
So we thought you might want to see more of what they have in store for the upcoming season. Below is a list of the line-up they have scheduled for early 2012:
- Cleveland Black Irons (Ti Face)
- Cleveland 588 MB & CB Irons
- 2012 Cleveland Tour Black Driver & 2012 Cleveland Black 265 Driver
- Cleveland Mashie with new GlideRail Design
- Cleveland Mashie FW
- Never Compromise Sub 30 Putters
- Never Compromise “Limited” Connoisseur Putters
- “Almost Belly” & Belly Putter Designs
via: GolfClubs4Less
Cheetah
12 years ago
The 588 is a classic design so how can you say its a knock off?? Any golfer who has played the game for more than 10 years at one point and time has owned a Cleveland 588 Wedge. Guaranteed!!! They aren’t reinventing the wheel . These wedges are Sick so soft so pure. And for all the idiots who say it looks like garbage do your homework, they are available with a customized skin. You can make up some sick designs. These wedges will go crazy!! Watch.
Pathetic MygolfSpy is a Cleveland hater.
GolfSpy T
12 years ago
Really shortsighted and ridiculous to suggest we’re Cleveland haters. We call it like we see it regardless of who made it – and if you took the time to read our comments on the new Cleveland Classics driver, you’d know that.
The black wedges look just fine, but when you talk about the new 588s…yeah, Cleveland did have what you could call a classic, but…
If you take a Vokey and put it side by side with a new 588, the resemblance is uncanny. And here’s the thing, the Vokeys don’t look like original 588s, Cleveland essentially redesigned the wedge, especially the back, and either accidentally or otherwise made it look nearly identical to a Titleist. I think very few rational minds would dispute that.
I would agree with those who suggest there are only so many ways to design a club…there are always going to be similarities, but when the placement and shape of your stampings is identical to your biggest competitor’s, well, to me it’s like admitting that you’ve lost a step or two; a can’t beat ’em so join ’em approach to marketing.
What everyone seems to forget about Cleveland is Roger Cleveland (the guy who created the brand and designed those “classic” wedges) is long gone. Where their wedges are concerned, they’ve been coasting by on reputation for years. Don’t get me wrong, they did some pretty amazing things with the grooves the last few years, but since the USGA put an end to that, there’s absolutely nothing special about a Cleveland wedge. Designing it such that it looks identical to the top wedge on the market, only makes that more obvious.