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  • ClubTest 2006: Better Player Irons
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    • ClubTest 2006: Drivers

    Our 40 ClubTesters put the latest drivers through their paces, looking for distance and accuracy. See which of these eight new models they liked most.

    By ROB SAUERHAFT
    Managing Editor (Equipment), GOLF MAGAZINE
    Published: May 01, 2006

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    Cleveland Launcher Ti460
    $390, graphite; clevelandgolf.com

    Cleveland Launcher Ti460
    Greg Lord
    WE TESTED 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° with Launcher Silver graphite shaft

    THE COMPANY LINE "Fifteen percent of the crown's weight is removed and redistributed around the club's perimeter for a lower center of gravity and higher launch angle."

    OUR TESTERS SAID
    Pros
  • "No distractions to hinder aim."—Jim Esther (handicap 20)
  • "Rock-solid at impact, and the ball stayed in play even on mis-hits."—Victor DeMarco (12)
  • "It's silly long."—C.J. Bush (19)
  • "Plenty of room to find a place to cream it. Even when you slip up, you get a trajectory that returns the ball to center with few lost yards."—Stacey Fitts (17)
  • "Launcher is all about forgiveness."—Jim Hurley (9)
  • "I could hit it long with control."—Rich Bernstein (15)
  • "Way better than my current driver in balance, feel, flight and distance. The penetrating flight allowed 10 to 15 extra yards on the roll."—Ken Stauffer (14)

    • Cons
  • "It's great if you need slice correction. Otherwise, the closed face made it scary to hit."—Jeff Bones (10)