| | | | | performance, versatility, and forgiveness. The design |
| For the past 20 plus years, Cleveland has held the top | | | | integrates Cleveland Golf's most advanced |
| spot in the wedge category. Thanks primarily to | | | | manufacturing and feel technology with a tour |
| Titleist's line of Vokey wedges - with assists by | | | | scrutinized shape, sole, and offset. On each Cleveland |
| Callaway, TaylorMade, and weak sales of the CG11 - | | | | Black Pearl CG14 wedge, the grooves are milled to |
| Cleveland's golf wholesale market share was reduced | | | | maximum conforming dimensions using a proprietary |
| by a few points in 2006. After a quick recovery, | | | | CNC mill bit to create envelope-stretching geometry. |
| Cleveland continues to once again distance itself from | | | | To improve shot consistency, the new groove |
| the competition. Now Cleveland is looking to | | | | geometry was coupled with an innovative plating |
| target not the higher handicappers but everyone, from | | | | process – making ZIP Grooves Cleveland Golf's |
| Tour pro to duffer, with its CG14. These clubs | | | | most consistent, precise, and visible wedge technology |
| complement Cleveland's venerable 588 line of wedges | | | | to date. The CG14 is a little less round in the |
| and, Cleveland hopes, will signal the start of a new era | | | | overall shape, looking more like other 'modern' wedges. |
| in their wedge designs and technologies. Gelback, | | | | The slight cavity back is concealed well, and the large |
| Cleveland Golf's lightweight, visco-elastic, | | | | face inspires a lot of confidence at address. The |
| vibration-damping material, is placed directly behind the | | | | chrome finish on this model could be used as a mirror. |
| hitting area of the clubface in the back cavity. Gelback | | | | The grooves themselves are matte, so, reflections |
| is vibration-tuned to remove unwanted vibration on | | | | when addressing the ball at noontime aren't too bad. If |
| mis-hits while still allowing the player necessary | | | | you're bothered by that style look, have a look at the |
| feedback from the clubhead for a soft yet responsive | | | | Cleveland Black Pearl CG14 wedge, it looks very |
| feel. I bought the CG14 in a golf wholesale store | | | | sharp as well. |
| and tried them, they offered a perfect balance of | | | | |