Driver Hibore Xls Tour - flicks-download5’s blog

G.Review

Posted 25 March 2008 - PM

With Cleveland Golf s largest face ever 17 larger than the HiBore XL the XLS driver offers Full Face Performance, extended the hot zone across more of the face. You ll see more distance on your shots even those mishits. A higher MOI moment of inertia provides maximum stability and control, and the crown plaque and wings help you easily set up at address.

joe average

Posted 29 March 2008 - PM

Long and the straightest driver I have ever hit and I have tried them all. silly straight.

Edited by joe average, 01 April 2008 - PM.

msu_golfer

Posted 31 March 2008 - PM

I have this one on the way and I am excited to pound the XLS Tour.

Seim1978

This is silly straight.almost too straight. I don t think it s any longer than my R7 Quad, but it really doesn t go that far right or left. Only negative is for straight/fade ball hitters. I actually had to close the face 1 degree to get it to turn over. If you fight hooks/draws, this thing will be perfect.

jargon360

Posted 01 April 2008 - PM

How did you close the face 1 did you have it bent. If so where. How

jargon360, on Apr 1 2008, PM, said:

How did you close the face 1 did you have it bent. If so where. How

Actually, I don t know. My brother worked for Cleveland on their tour van, so he knows the tricks of the trade. Apparently it s fairly simple to do. I m guessing your local Golfsmith/Golf Galaxy would be able to do the same. Next time I talk to him I ll ask him and repost

Posted 02 April 2008 - AM

Yes please do. Ive been toying with closing the face up a bit.I initially went with the tour

head because of it more compact appearence and I seemed to be centering it better than the standard XLS,also swing speed was up to 108 as compared to 100. I am able to turn it over but I feel like I have to work my hands too hard.They should have offered it in a square face.LMK when you hear something.

Seim1978, on Mar 31 2008, PM, said:

This thing is just straight. I fight a fade and it has helped with that. I think it just straightens out shots.

Posted 03 April 2008 - AM

jargon360, on Apr 2 2008, AM, said:

Yes please do. Ive been toying with closing the face up a bit.I initially went with the tour

So the shaft is a. 335 tip and the hosel is. 350, so there s space to tilt the shaft. He also looks through all the heads and picks the most closed face he can find apparently they re all a little different. The most he can probably close the face is 1 to 2 degrees. It didn t make much sense to me, but he s been building clubs for tour pros, so I m assuming it s correct. Hope this helps

My better is better

Posted 04 April 2008 - AM

This is just a great driver. Long and straight. Had a driver fitting and it had the best numbers by far. I am surprised it isn t getting more buzz.

Posted 05 April 2008 - PM

So the club is not heated and bent. It it shimmed 1 to 2 degrees closed by using a. 335

shaft in a. 350 hosel.This is a much safer way of doing things and further more. 5 open

is good to go. This factory shaft is pretty darn good Red stiff measures in at 255 cpm not bad.I kinda liked it oh well.I have a ozik code 7. 335.I may experiment with it.

SnakeP.

Posted 10 April 2008 - PM

Just bought one of these today and I m gonna play tomorrow, so I ll see how it goes. I took it to the range tonight and hit it pretty well, a friend of mine was there and I was hitting my xls as well as his tm burner. I was hitting the xls straighter and it looked slightly longer, but it was getting dark so I couldn t see very well.

edit. two thumbs up. Long, straight, and easy to hit. Only complaint is it s louder than any driver I ve ever had.

Edited by SnakeP., 15 April 2008 - PM.

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mrb

Posted 02 May 2008 - AM

I just recently added the XLS driver and 3 wood to my bag, as a result of a fitting session. This driver came out tops on the list, and wowsilly straight is right, and for me, much longer than my old driver. My last round I was getting a bit of a fade, but when I hit it on the screws, it was just long and straightwhat more could you ask for.

1337

Posted 08 May 2008 - AM

Anothe HUGE thumbs up for this driver: what all the reviews have said is spot on.

The ball just flies soooooooooooooo hot off the face and it go for miles without much effort.

It is such a stable and well weighted driver - point, pull the trigger and enjoy the ball flight.

Edited by 1337, 11 May 2008 - AM.

neverhadaholeinone

Posted 10 May 2008 - AM

Bought the XL 9.5 and hit the crap out of it. Flight was a bit high so I bought a XL 8.5. Great club and hit it

to places I ve never been before in the fairway. Didn t like the closed face.

Tried a neutral bias 8.5 XLS yesterday at demo day. Tried one of my hack balls and first time I hit one over the fence at the range. 240yds to clear about 90 ft fence. Ordered one last night

This club is a weapon, straight and soooooo loooooong. I can work it too.

All above with Red Stiff stock shaft. I usually hit a Rflex shaft in all my clubs but the Red stiff feels very good.

Dam, I have a lot of drivers to get rid of.

Not changing my username but

had a hole in 1.

Ugo DeRosa

Posted 29 May 2008 - AM

Purchased the XLS, 9.5, standard face, with an Aldila VS Proto 60 gram stiff shaft several months ago. I loved this driver from the first swing but wanted to wait to post a review since with some new purchases there is the honeymoon effect. After many rounds, my enthusiasm for this combo has not diminished and I am still generally hitting very long and straight drives.

I have not hit the XLS with any other shaft, but I have hit the VS Proto shaft in other clubs. So, I am not sure if it is mostly the driver head or the shaft that suits me so well, but this is the best driver combo I have tried to date and I demoed many, many drivers before pulling the trigger on the Cleveland. Having said this, there are alot of great drivers out there and as long as you get a shaft and club face option that works for your game, I think the differences in the overall performance of driver heads from brand to brand are not huge. In my opinion, one of the biggest things to look for in a driver head is one that inspires confidence at address. For me the traditional looking driver heads don t help me enough with alignment and I realize this is all in my head but it is what I am thinking at address nonetheless, and the totally square heads play mind games with me and make me think too much about club head alignment instead of just relaxing and taking a good swing. The HiBore XLS is for me, a perfect blend of square and traditional shaped driver heads.

I have a tendency to hit all of my clubs high, including my driver, and if I miss-hit, it is usually a slice. With this driver combo, I can still slice it if I am not careful, but the slice is not as extreme as with my old driver. The biggest advantage for me is that I don t hit the balloon shots anymore and the majority of my drives are very straight. With this combo I hit piercing drives with nice trajectory and roll.

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Dkerbs

Posted 05 June 2008 - PM

Just got this club in a 9.5 from Cleveland with the DVS 70X in it and love it. Wicked long and very straight. Helped significantly reduce my large draw. I dont know if its the shaft but this is easily the best driver I have ever had in my bag. Gives me the ability to work the ball both ways and hit it high or low as well. Previously was playing D2 with V2 76X and the XLS is about 8-12 yards longer on average for me. Im glad I got it with a different shaft because I have the 3 wood as well, but with the Fuji Red in a X and hate it. Swapped out the Red and put in an old Epic and love the 3 wood as well. Overall 10/10 for me.

LBlack14

Posted 20 July 2008 - PM

Well, I just ordered a 9.5 with a Graphite Design YS-7 stiff, soooo we ll see.

mustangpete4.6

Posted 06 August 2008 - PM

I have this in my bag along with the 3 Wood and the 2 hybrid and they are sweet. I tried nearly every driver and this one felt the best, hit the furthest and of course was the straightest. Would def. recommend.

bogey_bakes

Posted 25 September 2008 - AM

I put a Pro Launch Red in mine 9.5 Tour and have been pleased as well. Much lower and more controllable ballflight than the stock shaft.

This thing is so loud at impact that it actually hurts my ears. But it at least sounds like a golf club, and not a baseball bat, unlike some other drivers that I have heard.

ProjectX

Posted 29 September 2008 - PM

I m a recent titleist convert. Was playing a 907D2 and that head ballooned the ball too much. I have a high SS of 115 and when I gear up it can be 125 so my shaft of choice is a Blue Board 83X tipped 1/2 stiff and I just hit bombs with this thing. My only complaint as has been my complaint with HiBores since their inception is the feel for us high swing speed players. It just feels like this head could fall apart at any second for me. Bottom line is that it is the best performing club I could find right now and I ll trade feel for performance any day of the week. 4/5 from me.

Edited by ProjectX, 29 September 2008 - PM.

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PA1

Posted 22 January 2009 - PM

5 out of 5 for me. Last year I tried the Sumo 5000, FT5, TM tour burner,then this. This gave me the consistency. The look of it just appeals to me. Flat black and sloped crown. Great distance, the sound is just a bit harsh. Anyone know how to silence this thing.

Edited by PA1, 22 January 2009 - PM.

marcozhere

Posted 12 March 2009 - AM

hey guys, this is a review of the hibore monster xls and not the xls i asked for a new topic to be raised on the monster on the 10 th of feb and i m still waiting., i dont understand why it takes so long..

i have been looking for a new head for my 50 inch long drive shaft as i would like to compete in longdrive competitions its a ust v2 longdrive stiff flex shaft, and after having tried all the major heads for 09 it boiled down to the callaway big bertha diablo and the hibore monster, for me the diablo won.

i tried the monster with a 10.5 deg head and the stock gold fuji stiff flex shaft, to be honest the head doesnt look any different than the xls i have an 9.5 deg xls which i find is inoffensive i dont bother about looks too much its performance which matters. i found the ball went a long ways but i felt that the sound it makes is a bit louder than the xls which is fairly loud and i felt that for all the maximising dimensions of the monster it would still push the ball when performimg a not so good swing..whereas the diablo was more forgiving and goes a long distance..so all in all i would not hesitate in recomending the monster as a good driver but not for me

tanguy

Posted 15 March 2009 - AM

marcozhere, on Mar 12 2009, AM, said:

Does the monster sit square at address because I believe the XL and the XLS are a bit closed.

i think the xl, xls and monster all sit square at address, but the diablo definately looks as if it sits closed at address, even although the neutral version is 0.5 deg open.

i retried the monster the other day and once again i simply disliked the twangy noise it makes at impact no no no.

leoh923

Posted 09 May 2009 - PM

I ve never been a Cleveland fan, but I demoed the Hibore XLS, 10.5 degree, with the Fit On Gold stiff shaft, and to my surprise, it booted my trusty Callaway BB 460 out of my bag. The Hibore is about 10 yards longer, mostly due to lower spin, and a little more rollout, but it is incredibly straight. It s quite loud, but it s hard not to like a club this long and straight.

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TamaleFestival

Posted 20 May 2009 - PM

I picked up a used Hibore XLS Tour 9.5 yesterday. I hit it pretty well on the launch monitor. I had heard this thing was loud, but it didn t seem to be in the hitting stall..

Took it to the range today and was so LOUD, my first swing startled me a bit. After 5 or 6 drives, my ears were ringing. This was about 2 hours ago and my left ear is still ringing.

The 45 drivers are just too long for me. I choked down about an inch and hit this thing pretty good. If not for the sound, I would keep it. If you are already deaf, this is pretty nice driver. The driver search continues.

bctattoo

Posted 05 June 2009 - PM

very straight and very long. like the launch of the red shaft better then the gold even thought I use a regular shaft.

PingClubJunkie

Posted 17 June 2009 - PM

CLUB REVIEWED: Cleveland Hi-Bore XLS 10.5, stock Fujikura Fit-On M Gold shaft, stiff flex, standard length 45.00

I ve been playing a G10, 10.5 Draw model, with the stock TFC 129D, regular flex, standard length 45.75. I like the club, and love the look of the head, but was having some control issues. In particular, I was ballooning shots frequently, so I knew I had to be sacrificing some distance as a result. I also had periodic trouble in the form of a pronounced slice, even with the draw model

Recently purchased a HiBore XLS 10.5, stock Fujikura Fit-On M Gold shaft, stiff flex.

THIS THING IS AMAZING.

I m too ignorant from a tech standpoint to convey exactly what the contributing factors might be; however, I have never, NEVER been able to drive the ball anywhere close to the distance I m getting from this club. I m talking a difference of 215-220 on DECENT drives with the G10 to WELL over 260 with the XLS on a consistent basis. I m as shocked as I am ecstatic. I had assumed I would never be a long or even average distance hitter off the tee, but something about this combo just flat works. It is like the club is tuned in to me somehow. The impact is amazingly loud, as noted by others, but I don t really mind.

I know this is not the newest of Cleveland s offerings; however, if you are in the market I recommend at least trying this driver on for size.

Posted 22 July 2009 - PM

I played this club for about a year and really did love it. I m traditionally an X shaft player with a driver swing speed of around 115ish, maybe a little faster if I go after it. I was able to hit the standard Fuji Red Shaft in stiff and hit the ball incredibly well with it. The ball flight was nice and long with a pretty straight flight. I usually fight the fade and sometimes big slice, but this club gave me a lot of confidence. I love the look when standing over it and feel like it cuts through the air nicely.

I ended up getting the new Callaway FT-9 Tour with the standard X shaft a couple months ago for three reasons. Aside from these reasons, I would have kept the XLS Tour I had, as I was extremely happy with it:

1 In particular windy conditions only when hitting into the wind, the club would catch the air on the backswing. It wouldn t change my swing at all, but it did make a wierd noise that inevitably threw me off every time. It didn t happen all the time, but did a few times. It was just enough to put the thought in the back of my head when playing in windy conditions.

2 The sound upon contact was deafening. I almost never hit this driver at the driving range because of the disgusted looks I would get from other golfers. By loud, I mean that this thing made me want to wear an earplug in my right ear when I hit it several times in a row.

3 I hit a few shots with it that started up and then ducked directly down to the ground. It happened about 4 times on one day at the course, and I thought it was broken. However, I took it to a rep and they said it looked fine. I continued to use it without problem for another month when it happened again. I thought maybe the balls were messed up this time cuz it hadn t happened for a while, but alas, it happened again a few weeks later. I don t know if I was imparting huge topspin on the ball on these shots or what, but they went about 50 yards before slamming straight down into the ground and rolling out to around 100 yards of total distance on those shots Anyone else had that problem.. It never happened again after that, and I never found out what caused it.

Aside from those reasons, I loved this driver and was very happy with it.

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Home PageEquipment ReviewsCleveland HiBore XLS Tour Driver Review

By Martin Hopley

Feb 05, 2008

The larger face and higher moment of inertia of the Cleveland HiBore XLS Tour driver makes a big difference, because the crown of the head has been carved out to make it longer and deeper.

Not only does this increase the forgiveness, but it also makes it much easier to align the club at address. In this position the HiBore XLS Tour driver does look very good and at impact it gave a powerful strike and solid sound.

The HiBore XLS Tour boasts a more traditional and compact pear shape and has a longer Tour length hosel. Its 2 degree open face and toe biased weighting helps give better players more workability and increased distance.

We have tested the Cleveland HiBore XLS Tour version and think this is the pick of the three models, especially for better players.

The feel and sound was stronger and the trajectory a little lower than the standard version, so if you play in the wind or on firm courses, then this is the one for you.

Golfalot Rating: 5 stars