You may have noticed that there’s an evolution of sorts taking place at Cleveland Golf. It wasn’t all that long ago that the company launched the MY CUSTOM WEDGE program which, to a reasonable extent, allows you to design your own custom Cleveland Wedge.
Earlier this year it launched the Pelz Corner video tips series, and the company is currently hosting short game clinics at golf courses all over the country.
Let’s call the effort what it is – Cleveland is refocusing its attention on the short game.
The latest endeavor under that larger initiative is the soft launch of what Cleveland is calling its Tour Rack Wedges. It’s actually pretty interesting; for all of its success in the wedge business, Cleveland has kept the script pretty simple. The company has traditionally offered plenty of loft and bounce options with nearly every release, but hasn’t really offered much variety in the grind.
While Cleveland competitors like Vokey and Callaway have embraced the idea that different players have different needs when it comes to the way the club head interacts with the turf, Cleveland has focused on bounce, and nearly bounce alone as the distinguishing performance feature. That’s about to change, and it starts at the Cleveland Tour Rack.
Cleveland Golf Tour Rack Wedges
Cleveland is taking a very interesting approach with the new Tour Rack. While different offerings will almost certainly pop up throughout the season, they’ll be extremely limited (less than 300 of each piece), and that means they won’t last long. The wedge designs, grinds, and finishes come from the tour-proven and prototype designs found in the bags of Cleveland’s tour staff.
What’s most interesting, and to me anyway, exciting is that Cleveland won’t be making any huge advertising push around the Tour Rack program. You won’t even find details on its website. Releases will not only be limited, they’ll be unscheduled – at least for the first several releases.
Instead, Cleveland will distribute the wedges through select retailers and I’m certain they’re going to sell fast. If you’re not in-the-know, you probably won’t be able to get you hands on them.
For a list of retailers call 1-800-999-6263, or contact [email protected].
The No. 38 (1/150) Wedge Giveaway
The first wedges in the Cleveland Tour Rack Series (the No. 38) were announced late last month. I’m guessing you like what you see. Better still, MyGolfSpy is giving you the chance to win a set (56° and 60°) of No. 38 Cleveland Tour Rack Wedges. And, oh by the way, the wedges we’ll send the winner are stamped 1/150.
TO ENTER:
1. If you haven’t do so already, subscribe to the MyGolfSpy Newsletter. Hey look, here’s the form:
2. Leave a comment describing what you would like to see incorporated into the design of future Tour Rack offerings from Cleveland Golf.
It’s just that easy.
Contest Rules
1. You must be a current subscriber of the MyGolfSpy Newsletter
2. Contest ends Friday, August 29th at 8:00PM Eastern Time. Entries posted after that time will be disregarded
3. Winner will be chosen at random from qualified entries.
4. Must be a resident of planet earth.
5. As always…VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
John Riordan
9 years ago
Like those groovy wedges!