I like this Cleveland Golf is getting a jump on the 2025 launch season.
For a challenger brand from the outside looking at metalwood, getting your stuff out before the cacophony of January’s launch is just smart marketing. When your new stuff grabs attention, that’s even smarter.
The new and unique Cleveland HiBore XL driver definitely deserves your attention. However, the new additions to Cleveland’s HALO XL fairway wood and “Hi-DruLines may mean more to you.
Especially if you’re the type of golfer who heads south for a long winter stay and could use a little softness in your life.
Let’s review, shall we?
Cleveland HALO XL Lite fairway woods
You can often learn the purpose of something just by reading its name backwards. A pressure differential bypass valve, for example, is a valve that bypasses the pressure differential. Therefore, a Cleveland HALO XL Lite fairway wood is a fairway wood that is lighter than Cleveland’s HALO XL year-old forests.
You got it. Class was dismissed.
Specifically, the HALO XL Lites are 22 grams lighter than their bulkier counterparts. Additionally, each model (3-, 5- and 7-wood) is 1.5 degrees higher. If you think these fairways are aimed at slower speed players, you get a gold star.
If it is not, we will wait until you arrive.
For most amateur players, fairway woods can be frustrating. We tend to grip harder and swing harder. For slow to average swingers, getting the ball in the air can be even more frustrating. Twenty-two grams lighter might not sound like much (it’s about the weight of an AA battery), but when combined with higher loft, it’s a recipe for carry and distance for those who need it.
It’s a recipe Cleveland knows well, dating back to the original HALO hybrid. HALO, after all, stands for High Angle Lift Off.
HALO XL Lite specifications
of Freeways of Cleveland HALO XL Lite have the same technology as the non-Lite versions. The XL features a relatively large head design to push the CG down and deep for high release forgiveness. You’ll also find technology called Cleveland’s Rebound Frame, which features multiple flex zones near the face to promote ball speed. Flip it over and you’ll see GlideRails, Cleveland’s take on COBRA’s original Baffler sole rails.
The HALO XL Lite also features a variable-thickness face designed by Cleveland’s Mainframe AI. While the trend in fairway woods is toward shallower faces, the HALO line leans deeper.
Turns out there’s a reason.
“Your maximum forgiveness woods are thinner in the face because you’re trying to get the CG as low as possible to maximize launch,” explains Cleveland product manager Casey Schultz. “It makes sense on a launch monitor and it makes sense on the range when you’re hitting a relatively flat lie.”
However, once you’re on the course, a lie you get is a lie you get. A fluffy stretch on the edge or rough makes the ball sit low. Combine that with a higher handicap swing that hides underneath the ball and you end up with shots so high and short the umpire will call the fly rule on the field.
“The longer face works well in the fairway, but it works better on the course,” says Schultz. “It’s the kind of thing that doesn’t necessarily show up on the launch monitors, but it makes a difference when you’re playing golf.”
Two new Hy-Woods
It’s quiz time, fellow golf spies.
What is bigger than a hybrid but smaller than a straight wood?
Yes, my friends, it is a Hy-Wood.
Cleveland didn’t invent the hybrid/small fairway wood, but it has since its introduction in 2021, HALO XL Hy-Dru has given Cleveland a leading position in that admittedly small category. The new release is not an upgrade; it’s just Cleveland adding two new lofts to the lineup.
“It’s a unique product that makes a lot of sense for people who struggle with fairway woods but want a little more distance in their game,” says Schultz. “We’ve had a lot of success with 3+ and 4+ Hy-Woods, so we’re adding a 5+ and 6+ so players can experience distance and forgiveness higher in their bag.”
The new 5+ Hy-Wood is 24 degrees, the 6+ is 27 degrees. The new models feature the same technology as the fairway woods: MainFrame with variable face thickness, GlideRails in the sole, Rebound Frame for ball speed and an XL (extra large) head. This allows for lower and deeper weight than you’ll find on any hybrid, thus, in theory, making them easier to hit.
The Hy-Wood features a shorter shaft than a comparable fairway wood, which, again in theory, should also make them easier to hit.
Specifications, price, availability
The new one Cleveland Halo XL Lite fairway woods it will be available in men’s and women’s models. They will be offered in 3HL, 5HL and 7HL (16.5, 19.5 and 22.5 degrees) in S-, R-, A- and L-bends. The Aldila Ascent PL 40 is the stock axle. The Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 Lite is the men’s grip while the Lamkin ST Soft is the women’s stock.
Men’s and women’s 3HL and 5HL models will be available for left and right; 7HL right hand only. Left-handed women’s models will be available to order only.
5+ and 6+ HALO XL Hy-Woods it will be available on men’s and women’s models, but only on the right. The Aldila Ascent PL 40 is the stock shaft in the same four bends. The Lamkin Crossline 360 ​​is the men’s stock grip while the Lamkin ST Soft is the women’s stock grip.
The Cleveland Street HALO XL Lite will retail for $229.99. The XL Hy-Woods will retail for $209.99.
They will be available online and in stores on December 6th.
For more information, visit Cleveland Golf website.
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