Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 11 Mens Right Hand Putter

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This PGX is available for about a third of the price of Huntington Beach, but we cannot confidently say that the feel and sound are as good. Additionally, Cleveland continues its SOFT face milling. SOFT stands for Speed Optimized Face Technology and is Cleveland’s take on ensuring distance control on mishits. It’s an undeniable fact that golfers mishit putts. And even missing the center by scant millimeters can cause a putt to come up short. By using head-specific milling patterns, Cleveland is giving you more face material and less groove space on either side of the sweet spot and more groove and less material right in the sweet spot. More material means you’ll impart more energy to the ball on slight mishits and get the ball to the hole.

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Golfers that like the look of the TaylorMade Spider golf clubs will enjoy the Cleveland HB Soft Premier 11. For better or worse, Cleveland has also consistently tinkered with its alignment aids. There were interesting innovations like the TFi 2135. And there were silly ideas that Cleveland would rather everyone forget like the Double Square line. I’d argue from a performance standpoint, with Speed Optimization Face Technology, these are better,” says Schielke. “I would say our putters are premium in terms of performance; they’re just priced lower. If you put our putters up against any other putter, ours do just as well, if not better. We want to give our golfers performance and save them a little money as well.” Traditionally, the HB SOFT line, like every other value-priced putter line, has featured a cast body with a milled face. The upside, compared to a 100-percent milled putter, is lower cost. The downside, however, is a finished product that looks like it’d be more at home in a department store. Regardless of performance, they looked cheap. And right or wrong, the “ I gotta love the looks” crowd believes a better-looking putter will be a better-performing putter. A Sharper Image What a center-shafted putter does is it’s the most face-balanced putter you can get,” says Oakley. “That center of gravity and the shaft angle match up perfectly.”The 304 stainless used in these putters is confirmed to be about 50% softer than the 17-4 stainless that was used in the past. A softer feel on a putter head can help if you are playing on faster greens and need a bit of finesse on shorter putts.

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As far as fitting goes, Cleveland doesn’t have a formal fitting program but is upgrading its fitting content online and in stores. ClubTester’s take (13-hdcp): “Love the face milling. Reminds me of some of the high-performance putters I’ve used in the past.” Heel or toe hits with a slow-moving putter head are relative. We’re talking a few millimeters, not a few inches.

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The difference is hard to miss. The lines on the new HB SOFT Milled putters are much sharper and the overall look is much more premium and much less department store. Our take: PING found through research that eight out of 10 golfers are playing a wrong-length putter. To solve the issue, a USGA-conforming, adjustable-length shaft was added that allows each putter to be customized in length between 32 and 36 inches using an adjustment tool. A dual-durometer PEBAX material gives the face a soft, responsive feel.

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Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, In our review of the Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft putter, we mentioned the milling pattern on the stainless steel head to help with feel and consistency. The Frontline putters do have an insert, and they are built for consistent roll.

The new Cleveland HB SOFT Milled putters are still cast but Cleveland is finishing them with a precision milling process for both the body and the face. Maltby/Wishon/Hireko/Giga, etc, doesn't need or want the publicity this something like this could bring. Our take: Each of these finely crafted putters has a Charcoal Smoke finish and milled cross-hatch grooves for better feel, sound and vibration dampening. An adjustable sole plate customizes head weight while a multi-material Stroke Lab shaft places more weight in the grip for improved consistency. Our own field testing with the HB SOFT Milled 10.5S with the ALL-IN shaft is limited and the results are largely anecdotal. What we can say is the putter does feel very different than a steel-shafted putter. The stroke stability may not rival a L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1, for example, but it’s pretty stable for a putter that doesn’t look like a satellite dish. That being said, there’s a tradeoff. Face technology can help you improve your performance, especially for an amateur who doesn’t hit the center of the putter face every time. You’ll notice it on short, downhill sliders, because that’s where you need to key in on speed. Catch on the toe a little bit, and you’ll miss low. On long lag putts, if you hit it off the toe or heel, being a foot or two closer might help you 2-putt instead of 3-putt.”

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Other putter technologies form Cleveland include their TFi (True Feel Innovation). Putters in this range feature a face which combines a Milled Infused Face Cap over a Copolymer Insert for the ultimate in feel and consistency across the face. Our take: Made from 304 stainless steel, each SOFT putter has a CNC-milled face and Speed Optimized Face Technology milling pattern that helps normalize impact off more face surface area. The result is greatly enhanced distance control and more overall consistency, as well as a super-soft feel.Speed Optimized Face Technology: Provides consistent distance and speed control on every putt, even mishits. ClubTester’s take (8-hdcp): “I’d never consider a blue finish, but I’m singing a different tune. Love the look and feel. This series of Cleveland golf putters are one of the most affordable available in the world of golf. The Cleveland golf Huntington beach series released at a low price point and has only continued to drop since then.