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[G.Review]

What do you think?

[joloy133]

G.Review, on 29 March 2011 - 08:44 PM, said:

What do you think?

Cleveland Launcher SL290.jpg

I bought this club which was a "returned" purchase.  It was discounted 25% with a full 90 day guarantee.  (Had nothing to lose so I tried it as the stock miyazaki shaft has a good rep.)  This is a keeper for me.  The shaft delivers no matter how i attack the ball.  Smooth or aggressive the shaft seems to kick through the ball with energy.  The clubhead is live with good feel and forgiveness.  Awesome driver !!!!!

[RedBullHair]

joloy133, on 07 April 2011 - 02:19 AM, said:

G.Review, on 29 March 2011 - 08:44 PM, said:

What do you think?

Cleveland Launcher SL290.jpg

I bought this club which was a "returned" purchase.  It was discounted 25% with a full 90 day guarantee.  (Had nothing to lose so I tried it as the stock miyazaki shaft has a good rep.)  This is a keeper for me.  The shaft delivers no matter how i attack the ball.  Smooth or aggressive the shaft seems to kick through the ball with energy.  The clubhead is live with good feel and forgiveness.  Awesome driver !!!!!

I bought this club about 2 months ago.  Then broke the shaft by hitting it with my hybrid club while standing too close to my bag at the driving range...
A new Miyazaki shaft is $250!  That is almost what I paid for the whole driver brand new.  I don't have the money to drop on that.  It was a great club.  Not sure what to do now about reshafting it.
Any ideas?

[MikeM8]

I bought this club about a month or two ago. Love it so far. As said before the mizayaki shaft is awesome. On solid contact the ball absolutely rifles off the face.

[J Jack]

I just did a trackman session with the 310 and my numbers were good.  My normal swing speed max is 105, with the 310 I went 114.

Hit the 290 also but the trackman wasn't working, felt great but I was making better center contact with the 310, for whatever reason.


I'm still auditioning drivers but the Clevelands are solidly in the mix; I just cannot believe how easily they tear through the contact area

[wmblake2000]

I have now had this in play for over a month. Great head/shaft combo for me.  The shaft just works and feels very solid - I get great trajectory and spin for my mid-90's ss.  The head feels solid, looks great and is forgiving enough.  I am longer with this club than ever, but that may be more because my swing is improving.  I "field tested" a lot of drivers and feel very good about this club.

[asab22]

Found a good deal on one of these about a month ago and I'm loving it so far.  These are easy to find used at a great price right now and if you're on a budget like myself it's win win!

[Jplaw]

wmblake2000, on 02 July 2011 - 12:13 AM, said:

I have now had this in play for over a month. Great head/shaft combo for me.  The shaft just works and feels very solid - I get great trajectory and spin for my mid-90's ss.  The head feels solid, looks great and is forgiving enough.  I am longer with this club than ever, but that may be more because my swing is improving.  I "field tested" a lot of drivers and feel very good about this club.

Was it the 290 you tried and which shaft was it  stiff / regular etc?

[llamont]

I just acquired one of these in 12* with a WB shaft and its been the best driver, for me, in a while. Coming from a 9* R11 w/ a BB that I hit well, the SL290 is consistently longer and straighter for me.