This club is amazing. The new look head is not so hard to get used to at all. Teeing the ball slightly lower is important, but it really does go a long way. It has a penetrating ball flight, and if you hit it well, it doesn;t want to come down.

I've certainly been hitting more consistently off the tee, and it is very easy to get used to.

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Replaced my TM 580XD Long, Forgiving, have Proforce V2 regular, perfect match. This is the only driver that has actually done what it claims. Hits it high, hence the 8.5 loft, but it is a boring flight. My last driver

Customer Service

Excellent. Top notch.

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I am only 14 years old but im really into golf and not to brag but im pretty damn good at it. I used to have a Cleveland 460 Ti offset driver to cure my slice, and it did help it when i was younger and didnt really have a good swing but i was hooking it more. I tried the cleveland Hibore 9.5 stiff shaft and what a difference this club makes. I gained 15 yards with the driver. And now hitting it just around 275. This club is so great that I picked up the 3-wood too and now par 5's turn into par 4's for me. YOU CANT GO WRONG WITH THIS CLUB.

Customer Service

local golf store was great!

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Cleveland Ti 460 offset

So this year I lost the ability to hit a driver well but my iron swing became much more consistent. Figured I would look for a new driver which became very frustrating as every club and shaft combo I tried produced the same mis-hits (low and left). I saw the Hi-Bore with a Grafalloy Blue at a local golf shop and said why not just try this thing. Fom the first shot I could tell I was finally making solid contact. I then found a range that had a demo Hi-Bore though it had a regular stiffness shaft in it. Despite the shaft, on the first swing I literally said 'You've got to be kiddding me' as it went straight and past the 225 yard marker into the woods in the air. Probably a good 250, 260+ with range balls on a first swing. Shot after shot went into the woods, I was so happy to finally find driver I could hit consistently. Shot dispersion was decent, but I chalk it up wearing sneakers on a grass tee box (slippery) and the regular stiffness shaft vs. the Grafalloy I would use.

People say it looks funny at address and its hard to get over. I say that's a non-issue, I actually like it, but what is hard to get over is a low tee height on an oversize driver. It looks like you're gonna top it, except you hit it dead straight and loooong. Kinda pricey though.

Customer Service

I couldn't find a retailer in my area who had demo clubs so called their line, pretty helpful.

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Cleveland Hi Bore; 8.5 degrees, Fujikura Shaft, Regular flex, low kick point. Demoed all lofts and many shafts at Cleveland Demo Day at my local course. Typically hit a 8.5 for those who think that loft is too low for someone who shoots in the low 90's. I marked a template tee for "the pefect tee height" after being told by the Cleveland rep that tee height is critical to benefit from the hi bore technology. "Tee it low" was the mantra to all at the demo day. Despite my template tee and hitting this particular combo well at demo day, it did not work out on the real course. I was attracted to it at demo day because it appeared to fix my power fade (slice is such an ugly word in golf). That continued on the real course but I suffered in the distance department. I went from 220 to 245 average drives to 190 to 220 average drives; everthing else being equal. I did hit one 265; must of got the tee height just right on that one. It was true to form in curing my power fade, but the loss in distance was substantial.

Customer Service

Not used

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My last driver was cleveland 400 Launcher. I've had it since it first came out and didn't find much difference on the next models until the Hibore.The biggest diferrence i've seen is my ball flight. better trajectory and air time which translates to greater carry and distance. I recomend this for all skill level

I got my Cleveland Hibore with Aldira NVS 65 S-Flex shaft 4 month ago.
This was the first time for me using 460cc size head.
But for me it was not matter, because his shape is very natural from above viewpoint.
But I suffered from push-out. (Flight to right.)
Then, I checked his balane and discover it had D4 balance.
It was hevier balance comparing this with my irons (Titleist 804OS).
Then I cut its shaft a little to make balance on D2.5.
After that, push-out was away, and my bal flight became consistent. (Fade)
Regarding ball distance, I do not have difference comparing others. (E.G. TM R5 Dual-D, Nike Titanium Forged.)
But accuracy is much better than them, ball flight is consistently fade, never go to left.
Feeling of impact is slight hard and its sound is loud/metalic, but these are not matter for me.
Its sweet spot is wide, especially toe side is very forgiving, the other hand heel side is not forgiving, distance loss is larger and this moment fade might turn to slice, therefore for player who do miss-hit on heel side, I do not recommend.
And finnaly, regarding Aldira NVS shaft, it has very natural feeling, I strongly recommend it.

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Six weeks ago I purchased a Cleveland Hi-Bore 10.5 degree driver with a stiff shaft.
I noticed at setup the club face looked to be closed. When hitting the ball the flight
had a right to left draw which seemed to give me more distance. On average when
I hit the club well I gained 15 to 20 yards over my Cleveland Launcher.
The problem I had was constantly drawing the ball to far left. After several
weeks of playing the club I gave up and traded it in on a 10.5 TI launcher.

I'm a club junkis and heres the story. This is my 3rd Cleveland driver, and my opinion is that its an great driver. I have the 460 Comp right now and for me its not as long as the Hi Bore. I own the R7 425, 905r, Hi Bore and the 460 Comp all in the same loft. I played the same brand ball on every hole(different #'s on the balls) and hit one ball per driver per hole. The Hi bore was longer than the other drivers.
(the R7 425 was a close second) The Hi Bore thou was a better choice for with the center of gravity being lower I could tee it lower so there was less chance for pop ups. I'm a 10 handicap so I have a fairly consistant swing most days, but the driver has been my weak club. The dispersion on the balls was tighter on the Hi bore and found myself in the fairway more often than with my other drivers. Don't take my word for it or the other people here, go try or see it for yourself.

Customer Service

Have not had to use it.

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Taylor Made r7 425(my next choice)Titliest 905r, Cleveland 460 Comp, Cleveland 400, I still own all of them. Be selling all but the Hi Bore and R7 425. These in my opinion are the best out right now.

I'm a slight cutter, but the Hi Bore's draw bias has me going right to left with a flight pattern that really let's me go at it at will. I think it's the draw bias plus the low CG. This is compared to my past two drivers, the Launcher Ti & Launcher Comp. This is in the bag without a doubt!

Customer Service

My previous Launcher shaft had a small crack in it and Cleveland had me with a replaced shaft in less than a week. Now that's service!!!!

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