Description The new Cleveland HiBore irons. 3-PW set with a large club face, and an even larger back. The clubs look a bit unusual at address, but really hit the ball well. They have a nice soft pop on contact and whether heel, toe, or sweetspot, shots eem to always go straight. I havent been able to get them out on the range or course since its been in the 30's lately here, but as far as feel goes they're great. If your in the market for a set of super game improvement clubs you owe it to yourself to check these out. They are very similar feeling to the Nike Slingshot OSS in my opinion.
Cant comment on distance as of yet, but Im more focused on getting a clean straight shot anyways. Its a great time to be in the market for a set of irons as a mid to high handicapper. SO MUCH to choose from.
These can be had for $599 in steel almost anywhere, some places a bit cheaper.
Reviewed by: Graham Oates(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: cleveland hi bore irons
Summary: I restarted my golfing about 2 years ago after not playing for 10 years. I was a 28 h/c and decided my old clubs were not very good. I went to a local golf club and asked if I could try some second hand clubs. He gave me 2 irons from 4 different sets of clubs. When he passed me the hi bore I almost gave them straight back. Anyway I took them to the range and tried them. I was pleased with the first 3 clubs then tried the hi bore. Boy was I amazed, hitting everything sweetly and straight. Needless to say I bought them. A year later and i wouldn't swap them for any other club,seriously!
I don't hit every shot down the middle and there's the occassional shank but these clubs are superb. I am thinking of buying a second set of clubs,used, and they will definately be the same clubs. Im playing quite regular now and my handicap is 13 and a big part of that is down to the clubs. I would absolutely recommend these superb clubs.
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Review Date March 8, 2011
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Bob(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed: Cleveland HB3
Summary: HB3's are awesome! I Currently play to a 6 handicap, with these irons i'll be a 4 before too long. High, straight, forgiving.....can't miss!
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Review Date October 30, 2010
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: Terry(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 100s
Model Reviewed: cleveland hb3 hybrids
Summary: Played with the new Cleveland HB3 hybrids set today (3-PW)
and was WELL pleased with them. High and straight as advertised. Very easy to hit club set . I'de read where the PW was a little clunky but really did'nt have a problem with it. Just line up and swing as normal. My putter abandoned me today but the complete set of hybrids didnt let me down. They seem to hit the ball just a tad longer as well. Glad I bought them! Maybe I need a hybrid putter!!!
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Summary: Have been playing golf for about 14 years. I have tried a number of different set of clubs. Purchased Clevelands"s HB3 Irons on Tuesday, played Thursday, shot my first hole in one ever with the HB3 Nine Iron. EDnough said. These HB3 are wonderful. They are long and straight.
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Review Date April 28, 2010
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: frankludwig(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 90s
Model Reviewed: Cleveland HB3 hybrid irons
Summary: Do you like standard hybrids? If so do not miss the experience to check hybrid irons. They will improve your game. Being on the golf course if always nice but this clubs will make it even more amazing.
Started to play golf with Ping Zing FW woods (3,5,7) and Mizuno Widedec II irons (3-SW). In specific loved to play the irons and was satisfied with the results. As hybrids appeared I became a kind of "hybrid junky", using Taylormade Rescue Mid and Cleveland Halo(2-6). The hybrids worked magnificent for distance 120 yards and longer. Anything closer to the green became a mess as I totally lost the confidence to my irons.
It was time to think about new equipment. As a fan of standard hybrids I was relatively sure that hybrid irons are a good choice for me. Cleveland has the most experience with hybrid irons as they just launched the third generation. That is why I recently got a set of HB3 hybrid irons (4-SW), which are the follower of Hibore XLI hybrid irons.
I Played 3 rounds so far and can tell you it is amazing. If you like hybrids, this clubs turn into magic sticks. Clubs are easy to hit and have a nice fault tolerance. Pure fun regarding the excellent feedback, sound and feeling after a good full swing hit. WOW!!!
Nice distance from the fairway. Stroke with #4 so far makes it up to 180 yards.
So far I did use Cleveland XLS Fairway Wood #3 from the tee, but I still have problems to handle it. If fairways are narrow I am using the HB3 #4 and currently think about to use it always. Sure I am loosing some yards but more precise shots and fairway hits are more important.
Most amazing is that I feel extremely confident with a full or stronger PW, SW swing to approach the green (70-120 yards). Ball flies nice and high, exactly like you want to see. According to former hybrid irons reviews, a couple of people did not like the SW, PW. I do not understand, for me these clubs work very well. For closer approaches I prefer to keep using my 60° lob wedge. However softer swings with SW, PW also were ending up in some good results but require some more training.
Chips work also fine. You simply need to get a feeling for a kind of "hybrid-short-game". I yet cannot tell stories from the green bunker but one might prefer to keep using the standard wedges here.
I am totally satisfied with this clubs and happy that I made the decision to get them.
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