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Cleveland Classic Driver
Lots of drivers in recent years have claimed to have a “classic look,” but none have gone to the lengths of the Cleveland Classic Driver, which not only has the pear shape, but also molding and color to imitate a persimmon head.
Of course, it’s not a persimmon club, but a modern 460cc titanium beast, with all the weighting, coefficient of restitution and moment of inertia that modern engineering can provide.
I wonder about the target audience of these clubs, though. Persimmon heads have been out of style—if not out of production—for a couple of decades now. And many of those who do remember playing with wood don’t remember it terribly fondly. Compared to today’s metal monsters, they were hard to hit. I honestly haven’t met anyone who was nostalgic in a positive way about persimmon heads.
But then maybe its that I play with the wrong crowd.
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I like the look, and I never played a wood wood. This comes a year after Cleveland came out with the Mashie hybrid.
I wonder about the color. The black face drivers wear over time, although not as badly as the black irons. I wonder what that streak of bronze is on this club, if it is just paint or can you PVD with differnt colors?
Posted by martin on 01/24
Given that driver design innovation has gone largely from performance to paint jobs, I think Cleveland’s strategy is as good as any. A new driver won’t give a serious performance advantage over any recent model, but it will replace a banged up out-of-style paint job.
Maybe some golf shops could make some additional money by adding a spray booth and touching up your paint while changing the grips?
(not sure if I’m serious or not.)
Posted by Dave Petersen on 01/24
There’s at least one company out there that makes money by refinishing clubheads with the same techniques used to restore cars. You can get flames, sports designs, etc.
Posted by The Original Golf Blogger on 01/24
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