Cleveland Niblick Utility Iron

September 10, 2008

The fastest way to improve your game is to improve your play around the greens. When you miss getting to the green in regulation, you still can get up and down for par if you can get the ball in one-putt distance.

Cleveland aims to make this easier by introducing the Niblick utility iron. It combines the sole of a wedge with 8° bounce (to prevent fat shots), with the leading edge of an iron for a more natural address position. It’s longer from heel to toe, like a hybrid and has increased perimeter weighting and lower center of gravity than a typical wedge. Finally, the shaft length is that of a typical putter. The whole package has been designed to

I have a club similar to this from the mad scientist of golf design, Ralph Maltby. It works well, and I expect this one will, too.