Description This driver takes Distance Driven Geometry to a whole new level, creating Full-Face Performance (FFP) for the ultimate in driving effectiveness. By creating a face-centered sweetspot for greater dista...
Summary: this driver cured my hook.. finally! i tried a lot of drivers that were supposedly "neutral" or "open" but they looked closed at address and the right-to-left ball flight proved it. the tour hi-bore sits square for me and i can crush the ball with confidence again. this driver makes a nice clangy-thwack sound when nutted correctly and people will notice and you will become godlike. the trajectory is lower and more piercing than my TM burner. i think the head may be a bit smaller than the conventional 460 size but your not giving anything away. this thing rocks! bye-bye unwanted hook!
Similar Products Used: callaway,cobra,taylormade
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Review Date March 16, 2009
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Daniel(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed: Cleveland Hi Bore XL Tour
Summary: After caving in the face of my TM R580 I was in the search for an updated piece of technology. In the past 5 years everyone seems to have gone 'hook face' crazy and I couldn't even find a square faced model. Taylor Made TP series say square, but having Golf Smith test several of them they are still closed.
The way this sits ad address makes me drool and I'm actually liking it better than my R580 which I loved. Nice little 10 yard cut unless I unload ferociously with my hands and then I can get a draw. The fairway is 50% larger now...just aim at the left rough margin and pull the trigger:)
Not to mention I picked it up for $55 on ebay with the Fuji Red Stiff.....equivalent to a $90 shaft aftermarket Fit On E.
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Summary: The Tour version of the Hibore XL is IMO is an outstanding driver. It's 2-3 degrees open at address rather than closed like so many others these days. If your shot pattern is a draw like mine, with an occasional long hook, those closed faced drivers will kill you, especially when cranking hard on them.
As other reviewers mentioned, the red shaft (mid to high kick point) really keeps the shots in a boring trajectory for those who don't need help getting the ball in the air. Having an upright swing myself, the steep attack creates more backspin than is ideal, so standard game improvement clubs tend to make that situation worse. And normally, to counter that, I've gone with 7 and 8 degree heads. This time I went with the 10.5 and the high kick point shaft combo and head to head beat every other stock driver I tried.
A nice, medium swing produces perfect boring trajectory and tons of roll, and 10-20 yards longer than any other driver tested ... some of which cost 4 times as much (now).
The Hibore XL is now extremely low priced compared to the newer generations of drivers out, and it really is a super bargain.
No need to buy into the trap of spending $300-$400 every time a new driver is released ... this one is now 2-3 generations behind, but performance wise, just as good, if not better.
The whole trick is to fit the proper specs to your swing in loft and shaft characteristics to produce the optimal launch angle and spin rate. Do that, and you'll get much better results.
Customer Service: no experience one way or the other.
Similar Products Used: GBB 8.0 ; Ping G5 8.0 (both excellent clubs). Tried the Nike Sasquatch, TM R7, Ping Rapture. Hibore XL Tour beat all of them.
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Summary: I've recently gotten back into golf after not even touching a golf club for about 8 years. Used to shoot mid-high 70's. Used a Cleveland Quadpro(10years old now) and I hit this one just as far with about a 70-80 % swing. I really like the 3 degree open face. I'm still trying to put my swing together but so far so good for this driver. love the trajectory. Also decent amount of feedback from mis-hits.
The only downside for me was the way too loud.
Customer Service: none required so far
Similar Products Used: TM R7 Draw
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Review Date December 2, 2008
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Mark Rodri(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: Cleveland HiBore XL Tour 9.5
Summary: I tried many drivers on the current market and none comes close to the Cleveland HiBore XL Tour 9.5. The Tour version is best because it has a SQUARE face. I had trouble with all the rest because the faces are closed anywhere from 2 to 3 degrees. Not the Cleveland HiBore XL Tour 9.5 !! With all other drivers from the major manufacturers, because of the closed faces, I was hooking, snap hooking and at best hitting an extreme draw. Not with the Cleveland HiBore XL Tour 9.5
The Cleveland HiBore XL Tour 9.5 is LONG, very LONG too. I added 30 more yards to my drives with this club. I"m a clubmaker and I have not had to adjust anything on this driver. The big surprise is for once, the standard OEM shaft ( Red,stiff ) does what it says on the shaft. Red shaft is 3.1 torque. This model is LONG very LONG and STRAIGHT down the middle of the fairway. I LOVE this Driver.
If you have a tendency to hook, snap hook or hit a real bad draw, get the TOUR version of any Cleveland Driver.. You will be amazed. I played this club with a Titleist ProV1 and Pinnacle balls... Whew,, long, very long and straight.
Similar Products Used: Cobra
Titleist D1 D2, FE
Nike Sumo, Sasquasch,
Integra Square
Callaway, F5
Ping G5
TaylorMade Quad
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