| Looking at the new 2009 CG7 irons from Cleveland | | | | |
| had me thinking: Could these irons be as easy to hit as | | | | The stock steel R-flex shaft I tested looked like a |
| the company says they are? | | | | Cleveland-branded True Temper offering. The shots |
| From the moment the light hits these gleaming | | | | flew high and seemed to hang there. Again, something |
| beauties, you can sense there is something familiar, yet | | | | that is, in a mid-to-high handicapper's hands, great, but |
| new with these irons. Familiar because Cleveland has | | | | that might put off some of the more accomplished iron |
| retained their "CG" naming convention and because of | | | | players. |
| the clean lines which have always been a hallmark of | | | | I did, however, find it easy enough with the CG7 irons |
| Cleveland irons. New because these are supposed to | | | | to hit knockdowns and draws. Fades came with a little |
| be game-improvement irons, yet for a moment I | | | | more effort. |
| thought I had opened a box marked "low handicappers | | | | There is a slight offset to the CG7 irons which is |
| only." | | | | maintained through the set. Cleveland offers a full |
| So it was with anticipation and trepidation that I | | | | range of shafts which should be able to lower the ball |
| traveled to the range and onto the course. | | | | flight for those who desire such an effect. |
| The topline look on these irons is pleasing. Large | | | | The company has progressively sized the |
| enough to instill confidence, but also a clean look which | | | | microcavities of each iron and equipped each with a |
| made for easy alignment. | | | | high MOI. |
| Working through the irons from short to long (the | | | | As for distance performance, the CG7 irons |
| standard configuration is 4-P), my first reaction was, | | | | performed to the same distance as other |
| "when am I going to hit a bad shot with these?" | | | | major-branded irons; however, there was more |
| What Cleveland calls their 360-degree Gelback | | | | forgiveness and less loss of distance on off-center |
| Technology made each shot feel flushed. The | | | | hits. |
| company has equipped each CG7 iron with a molded | | | | By this point in my play with these irons, I'd gotten used |
| lightweight insert which Cleveland says "provides | | | | to the higher flight and enjoyed hitting solid shot after |
| vibration dampening across the entire face." Now, | | | | shot. It really was tough to hit a truly "bad" shot with |
| that's a good thing for mid- to-high handicappers. | | | | these clubs. |
| Perhaps the Gelback has taken any hint of mishit - a | | | | Can Cleveland deliver on a promise to make a |
| chance for feedback - out of the equation. Then again, | | | | mid-to-high handicapper's club look, feel and perform |
| do you really want to drive a car without shock | | | | like that of a lower handicapper's club? With the new |
| absorbers? | | | | CG7 irons, why, yes, they can. |
| Can the CG7 irons give you the feel of a luxury car in | | | | Buy it now at |
| a golf club? Yes they can! | | | | It is only $379.99 and free shipping!!! |