{"id":1624,"date":"2020-12-15T12:40:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:38:13","slug":"cleveland-launcher-hb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/irons\/cleveland-launcher-hb\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Launcher HB Irons Review 2024: An HONEST Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, we\u2019re going to be reviewing the Cleveland Launcher HB irons and I\u2019ll be sharing my honest thoughts after testing out these clubs. These irons seemed so weird looking that I had to try them out as soon as possible. I\u2019ve always liked hybrid clubs, so how did these compare?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long story short,&nbsp;<strong>if you like hitting hybrid clubs you\u2019ll probably love these irons. Most mid to high handicaps struggle with their long irons (that was me for a while) and hybrid clubs are a great fix. They give a lot more forgiveness and were a lot easier to hit (in my opinion). I noticed they went a lot higher too and that\u2019s obviously going to help with distance. I wouldn\u2019t say you\u2019d want these clubs if you\u2019re a low handicap, but for the average mid to high handicap, they\u2019ll really help. Overall, I really liked them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that\u2019s all the info you were looking for then great. But if you want a more detailed review of these irons, be sure to watch the full video or blog post below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Launcher HB Irons Review<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cleveland Launcher HB Irons: An HONEST Review\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL___zZ1Cy7Vsw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F__zZ1Cy7Vsw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__zZ1Cy7Vsw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-07-15T21:00:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte___zZ1Cy7Vsw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F__zZ1Cy7Vsw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cleveland Launcher HB Irons: An HONEST Review<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/__zZ1Cy7Vsw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F__zZ1Cy7Vsw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Cleveland Launcher HB Irons: An HONEST Review\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this video, we&#039;ll be reviewing the Cleveland Launcher HB irons and I&#039;ll share my honest opinion on how these golf irons performed for us. We&#039;ve tried quite a few different irons on the market so watch the full video to find out how the Cleveland Launcher irons stack up to the rest. Subscribe to the channel for gear giveaways: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC67owV2gL7AtVVec6x-G3lA?sub_confirmation=1 \ud83d\udc47RESOURCES &amp; LINKS\ud83d\udc47 Get The Cleveland Launchers Irons On: Amazon: https:\/\/geni.us\/5ZAgmv Global Golf: https:\/\/www.linkconnector.com\/traffic_affiliate.php?lcpf=3&amp;lcpt=0&amp;lcpr=0&amp;lc=158544000009002888&amp;lc_pid=1049735-AAA&amp;url=httpswww.globalgolf.comgolf-clubs1049735-cleveland-launcher-hb-turbo-iron-setoptaaautm_campaignaff-lcutm_mediumaffiliateutm_sourcelcfeedutm_termLauncher-HB-Turbo Best irons for beginners &amp; high handicaps: https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.com\/best-irons-for-average-golfers\/ \ud83d\udc47ENTER THE GIVEAWAY\ud83d\udc47 We&#039;ll be doing a gear giveaway every 5000 subscribers and if you want to enter all you have to do is the following: 1. Subscribe To The Channel. 2. Like This Video. 3. Comment \u201cGiveaway&quot; Below. Click the bell icon and turn on notifications to be notified when we select the giveaway winner. Welcome to Out Of Bounds Golf. My name is Jon and I&#039;m just an average golfer making videos on the internet. What you&#039;ll see here are videos on different golf products and we&#039;ll be trying to figure out what works the best for the average hacker. We&#039;ll be doing product reviews, comparisons between two similar products, the best gear for different types of players, and maybe we&#039;ll just play a round of golf. I&#039;ve been playing golf on and off for a number of years now but have become a lot more consistent over the past couple of seasons. Not long ago I was shooting somewhere around 100 and playing &quot;out of bounds&quot; golf way too often. I&#039;ve consistently broken 90 now and am working on breaking the 80 mark. My best round to date was 84 on a par 72 and my best 9 holes were 4 over. NOTE: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties including, but not limited to, amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and Amazon.co.uk.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B074SP3CPF?tag=gweek_end-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Check the current price on Amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B074SP3CPF\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Cleveland Golf 2018 Men s Launcher HB Iron Set  Set of 7 total clubs  Graphite Regular Right Hand 4-PW\"><strong>Check the current price on Amazon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(best place we could find it). If you\u2019d like to enter into our golf giveaway all you have to do is subscribe to our\u00a0<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCQsqBrq7yo-uOknBUugeug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"rank-math-link\">YouTube channel<\/a>, like the video and comment \u201cgiveaway\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Launcher HB First Impressions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The HB irons are a hybrid like iron that is designed to improve forgiveness, have a higher ball flight, and keep your shots straighter. That\u2019s pretty much what every golfer on the planet wants, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve used hybrid clubs for a while now and really like them, but I\u2019d imagine if you\u2019ve never swung one, these clubs would look really weird. From the front, they look like a normal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/irons\/top-golf-irons-for-the-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">iron<\/a>, but from the top, it\u2019s really noticeable. It didn\u2019t take me long to adjust to them, and I think it wouldn\u2019t take too long for most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I actually noticed at first was that they didn\u2019t actually sound and feel like your normal hybrids. They had a deep sound and solid feel through impact, just like your regular cavity back irons would have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, they felt really solid, sounded great, and felt balanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Did The Irons Perform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I\u2019ve been using hybrids for a while and really like them, it wasn\u2019t very hard switching to these irons. What I noticed right away was that my ball speed increased, they launched a lot higher than my low irons, and they had more spin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The miss for my irons has always been a slight pull left, but after switching to these, I rarely ever went left. Any miss I had with these was slightly right, which I liked a lot more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the performance was great for me and I\u2019d give them a thumbs up. Here\u2019s a demo video:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Cleveland Launcher HB Irons Review - Mid-handicap Testing\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_adO4C70eiDI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FadO4C70eiDI%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adO4C70eiDI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M45S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-11-23T07:00:00Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_adO4C70eiDI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FadO4C70eiDI%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Cleveland Launcher HB Irons Review - Mid-handicap Testing<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/adO4C70eiDI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FadO4C70eiDI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Cleveland Launcher HB Irons Review - Mid-handicap Testing\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;re someone who struggles to get the ball in the air with your irons - go and give these a try immediately. That&#039;s an order from equipment editor James Savage Review: Cleveland Launcher HB irons Our Cleveland Launcher HB irons review took place at the Golf Shack at Moor Allerton in Leeds. We first saw these irons at the brand\u2019s launch event in the summer but were keen to get them on a launch monitor and have a look at the numbers. Thanks to PGA Professional James Whitaker for letting us use his Foresight GC Quad launch monitor to capture the data. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review \u2013 First impressions This isn\u2019t the first range of Launcher irons from Cleveland. And we had been told by the brand they they were focussing on short game with wedges and putters only. But they are back in the woods and irons game, claiming that too few companies are offering truly helpful clubs. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review These don\u2019t really look like irons \u2013 they are more like hybrids or chippers. And they will put some people off from the outset. People will be put off by these because they think they are too good to be playing something which offers this much help. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review The truth is that a lot of people could really benefit from using these but their egos won\u2019t let them admit it. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review \u2013 The technology There\u2019s a fully hollow construction with a high-strength steel face, something Cleveland call a HiBore Crown \u2013 this allows weight to be pulled low and back into the head. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review So overall it\u2019s a hybrid-like design to help golfers launch the ball higher and farther than typical cavity back irons. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review \u2013 The results Yes, they do look a bit weird as you address the ball but they are incredibly easy to use. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review They are fun to use too \u2013 you almost feel yourself relaxing in a way that you wouldn\u2019t when normally trying to crunch a crisp iron shot. These clubs are all about getting the ball in the air easily \u2013 and they certainly do that. From a numbers point of view I wasn\u2019t quite seeing the distance I would normally expect with a 6-iron. With a Ping G400 or a Titleist 718 AP1 6-iron I\u2019d be looking for at least 160 yards of carry. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review And I didn\u2019t quite get that with the Launcher HB. Probably because they were flying higher with a bit more spin. But as I said, that\u2019s exactly what some players need. Launching a 6-iron two feet off the ground with no spin is not going to work out on the course \u2013 especially if there is water which needs carrying in front of the green. Cleveland Launcher HB irons review \u2013 NCG verdict These clubs make me think about the 27th hole at Moor Allerton. Bear with me. It\u2019s a par-5 where the approach to the green normally requires a shot with at least 130 yards of carry to avoid the water hazard and treacherous bunkers on the bank of a steep slope. Moor Allerton, EuroPro Tour I\u2019ve lost count of times I\u2019ve seen players \u2013 normally seniors and ladies \u2013 unable to get the ball in the air sufficiently to make it on to the green. Or they hit a fairway wood which makes the required distance but flies so flat it embeds straight into the bank or worse \u2013 the bunker. These are the players I think about when I think about the Launcher HB irons. So if you\u2019re someone who struggles to get the ball in the air with your irons \u2013 go and give these a try immediately. Trust me, you\u2019ll get so much more enjoyment out of the game. Details Men\u2019s steel Set (5-PW): \u00a3570 (single iron: \u00a395) Men\u2019s graphite set (5-PW): \u00a3648 (single iron: \u00a3108) Women\u2019s graphite set (5-PW): \u00a3648 (single iron: \u00a3108) More information is available on the Cleveland website. Subscribe to the NCG YouTube channel here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1x9klFP Read the new digital magazine for FREE! http:\/\/digital.nationalclubgolfer.com\/ Facebook: http:\/\/on.fb.me\/1CdFEG0 Twitter: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1CdnUbh Vine: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1zGNEzA Get the National Club Golfer app on your mobile: iTunes: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1A910a1 Google Play: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1CdoSEp Amazon Kindle: http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Fu9hnA\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Are They Best For\/Not For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d say the HB irons are best for your mid to high handicap with slower swing speeds that also struggle hitting their long irons. I\u2019ve fixed my issues with my long irons and can hit them pretty well now, but before, these hybrid-like irons really helped me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a low handicap you probably won\u2019t benefit much from these clubs (that\u2019s just my opinion anyway).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They perform great if you\u2019re used to hybrid clubs.<\/li><li>They had great forgiveness on off-center hits.<\/li><li>They gave me a higher and straighter ball flight.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They\u2019re pretty expensive clubs.<\/li><li>They could be a bit tricky getting used to if you\u2019ve never hit hybrids.<\/li><li>A bit harder to work the ball around (draw\/fade).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Breakdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Performance score: 10<\/li><li>Price score: 6<\/li><li>Comfort &amp; feel score: 10<\/li><li><strong>Personal score: 8.5<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I really liked these clubs and would recommend to anyone who struggles to hit their long irons. They\u2019re pretty expensive (otherwise, they\u2019d get a higher score) but the benefits are worth it in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The distance was great, the forgiveness was there, and they launched way up in the air which was a great thing to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B074SP3CPF?tag=gweek_end-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Check the current price on Amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B074SP3CPF\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Cleveland Golf 2018 Men s Launcher HB Iron Set  Set of 7 total clubs  Graphite Regular Right Hand 4-PW\"><strong>Check the current price on Amazon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(best place we could find it).<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me know your thoughts and any questions you have. Like this article? Feel free to give it a share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Looking to get some new golf gear?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/outofboundsgolf.co\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to check out our recommended gear page to see the stuff we\u2019re recommending and the cheapest place to get them.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we\u2019re going to be reviewing the Cleveland Launcher HB irons and I\u2019ll be sharing my honest thoughts after testing out these clubs. These irons seemed so weird looking that I had to try them out as soon as possible. I\u2019ve always liked hybrid clubs, so how did these compare? 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