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Just heard of the new Cleveland CBX wedges. They are marketed as a forgiving, toe weighted cavity back wedge. I typically do okay with my blade wedges, but am curious to hear thoughts. I mean, why not get extra forgiveness, if their claims around versatility of shots is valid?

<!-- isHtml:1 --><!-- isHtml:1 --><span style='font-size: 14px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>Driver: </span></span></strong> :taylormade-small: <strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>R11 8.5* Fujikura Blur Stiff </span></span></strong></span><span style='font-size: 14px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>Irons: :mizuno-small: MP-25 4-PW KBS Tour 90 Stiff </span></span></strong></span><span style='font-size: 14px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>Wedges: :mizuno-small: MP-T5 52* Miura K-Grind 54* </span></span></strong> :vokey-small: <strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>SM 58*</span></span></strong></span><span style='font-size: 14px;'><strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>Putter: </span></span></strong> :taylormade-small:<strong class='bbc'><span style='font-family: arial'><span style='color: #808080'>TM-880</span></span></strong></span>

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Also intrigued, especially after seeing @BarbaJo's article...

https://mygolfspy.com/first-look-cleveland-cbx-wedges/

First Look: Cleveland CBX Wedges

 

One suggested use is to replace the "set" Gap wedge that came with your iron set. I've already done that but would consider giving this a test against my current PW.

WITB of an "aspiring"  😉 play-ah ...
Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A)
5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R)
7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)

4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite)
Putter...Ev
nRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both)
...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour.

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These wedges intrigue me as well. But I would still want to carry a traditional sand wedge or lob wedge for around three green and bunkers. The lack of bounce options was weird to me

WITB

 

Driver- PING G400 LST w/ Project X Evenflow Black

Fwy- TM Aeroburner 16.5HL

Irons- Callaway Steelhead XR (3-PW)

Wedges- Callaway MD3 (50,54,58)

Putter- Cleveland TFI Satin Cero

Ball-  Snell MTB-X

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as the article says these are GI wedges, and the though is to give for forgiveness into the wedges but by doing this and moving away from the blades you loose that shot shaping ability of the blades. The mindset behind it is i would guess is that players that need the GI wedges are not skilled enough to make those different type of shots with consistency or accuracy and thus would not have the need for that ability to be in their wedge. 

 

I myself believe more in the combo set approach. That's more stated in the new Mizuno article where you get your GI in your long iron and progressively move into the blades for your wedges.

if you haven't read the article written by Tony Covey see below, it's a good one.

 

https://mygolfspy.com/2018-mizuno-mp-18-irons/

Driver - Ping G5 10.5

3W & 5W - Taylormade aeroburner 

Irons - Cobra Amp cell 4-GW 

Wedge - Titleist Volky 60deg

Putter - Odyssey V-7 tank superstoke long grip

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These wedges are great,  I love the v-sole.  Really hard to hit a bad shot with these.  If you have the cbx irons the progression to wedges is perfect.

The sweet spot is more centered, rather than towards the heel like other cleveland, and Vokeys.

They look a bit different than I'm used to (Sm5's) when opening the blade up, but haven't had any issues shooting them.

:callaway-small: Paradym 9 degree Driver

:wilson-small: DYNAPWR 3 wood

:callaway-small: Apex 21  PW-4 Iron

:cleveland: CBX 50 degree

:cleveland: CBX 54 degree

:cleveland: CBX2 58 degree

:vokey-small: SM6 62 Degree   

:EVNROLL: ER2 Putter

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I replaced a Vokey 50* SM6 with a Cleveland CBX 50* and I have been very happy with the extra forgiveness. The 50* is only a fill swing club for me so this style made sense. I keep stats of my rounds and I have hit 18 of 21 greens with it so far, with two misses being yardage mistakes on my part. I'm sticking with my Vokey 54* and 60* though for around the green versatility.

:ping-small:                      400 Driver (8*)                      UST ATTAS Punch 6S

:cobra-small:               F6 Baffler (16*)                      Matrix Red Tie 65Q4

:titelist-small:                        816 H1 Hybrid (21*,23*)        Diamana S+ Blue 82 HY

:srixon-small:                        Z765 (5-PW) +2*                    Aerotech Steelfiber i110cw

:titelist-small:                        Vokey SM5 50.08F 54.10M   Aerotech Steelfiber i110cw

:callaway-small:                         PM Grind 60*                         Dynamic Gold S400

:ping-small:                      TR 1966 Anser 2

 

:srixon-small: Z Star ball        

:ping-small:  Pioneer Cart Bag

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I replaced a Vokey 50* SM6 with a Cleveland CBX 50* and I have been very happy with the extra forgiveness. The 50* is only a fill swing club for me so this style made sense. I keep stats of my rounds and I have hit 18 of 21 greens with it so far, with two misses being yardage mistakes on my part. I'm sticking with my Vokey 54* and 60* though for around the green versatility.

Good feedback, thx. Been considering the same switch myself .. with the 50° .. so good to hear your positive experience!

WITB of an "aspiring"  😉 play-ah ...
Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A)
5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R)
7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R)

4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3)
5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3)
6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 
54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite)
Putter...Ev
nRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both)
...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour.

Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023)
Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020)

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I would play the CBX in the higher loft, I got to play the S18 in a 62*

Also got the 60/10 bent to a 62/12 T7 This will be my 2018 starting wedge set-up.

 :srixon-small:  ZX5 MKII LS 8.5

:taylormade-small: Stealth 2 plus 3 wood

:taylormade-small: Stealth 2 plus 5 wood

:taylormade-small: Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid 

:srixon-small: ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff

:taylormade-small: MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b

:scotty-small:  7.5 Phantom 34”

:srixon-small: Z Star Diamond 2023

 

 

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Mods - Should we move this thread to the member review subforum?

What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
Instagram - @hardcorelooper
Twitter - @meovino
Facebook - mike.eovino

 

 

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Mods - Should we move this thread to the member review subforum?

 

It's not really a review so I moved it to US Equipment. Thanks for the tip.

 

 

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:ping-small: G410+
:755178188_TourEdge: EXS 5W
:cobra-small: King F7 Hy

:ping-small: i500 5-GW
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:ping-small: Heppler Ketsch

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My iron set is the Cobra F7 One Lengths. This set had a blade as the Gap wedge. I never hit it very well. After hearing about the CBXs I was intrigued. I wound up replacing the GW with a CBX. The results were so good that I replaced my SM6 54 and 56 as well. I hit these wedges better than any other I've tried. Maybe it's just the added confidence that if I hit a bad shot there is added forgiveness there, but I'm not looking back to gamer blades anytime soon.

 

 

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:cobra-small: King F8 9 deg w/ Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 60 stiff shaft

:callaway-small:  XR 16 3 Wood S Flex

:cobra-small:  Fly-Z 3/4 Hybrid S Flex

:cobra-small:  King F7 One Length 5-PW S Flex

:cleveland-small:  CBX Wedges 50, 54, & 58 deg wedge flex

  :cameron-small:  Select GoLo Putter

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It's not really a review so I moved it to US Equipment. Thanks for the tip.

 

 

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I've been working on a review. Should I post it here, or start a new thread in the Member Review forum?

What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
Instagram - @hardcorelooper
Twitter - @meovino
Facebook - mike.eovino

 

 

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I have these too from the Cleveland fitting event and they have been awesome!! I came from a set of blade wedges that were great when I hit them right, and killed my scores when I didn't, which was most of the time.

These are very forgiving and give great feedback, plus consistency has been fantastic. I've stopped going for the green on longer shots and have tried to set myself up in the 60-130 range because I feel confident with them

 

 

 

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What's in my  :cleveland-small: bag:

Driver :  :cobra-small: F9 10.5, Fujikura Speeder 757 TR 

Fairway  :cobra-small: F9 15.5° Aldila Rogue White 80X

Hybrid:  :cobra-small: King F7 18° KBS Tour PROTO Hybrid 95 S+

Irons:   :srixon-small: z585 4i - 6i,  z785 7i-PW, Nippon Modus 120X

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: CBX  50.11, 55.11, 60.10  TT DG S400 Black

Putter:  post-53756-150768041262.jpg Honey Badger 34" 

Ball:  :srixon-small: Q-Star Tour

 

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I've been using these wedges (52, 56, 60) with graphite shafts for months now. I didn't full swing with my wedges before, because a mishit would spell disaster, but with these, it really does feel like an extension of my irons (W/S C200's). I haven't had this much confidence 100 yards and in, in ... well, ever.

What's in My Bag?

Driver: Cobra F6

Fairway: Cobra F6 3/4

Hybrids: Wilson Staff D100ES (4 & 5)

Irons: Wilson Staff C200 (6i to GW)

Wedges: Cleveland CBX (52, 56, and 60°)

Putter: Happy Putter Blade

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As mentioned in other places around the site, I have had a CBX 54 degree custom built to my specs.  I only used it for a few rounds, the weather here has sucked to say the least.   it did not disappoint in any way.   if not for the fact I had already ordered a set of SM7's I would have gone with three CBX's.   They are that good. 

:ping-small: G430 Max 10K 

:titelist-small: TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g

:titelist-small: TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og

:titelist-small: TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R

:titelist-small: T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 

:titelist-small: SM10 48F/54M and58K

:ping-small: S159 48S/52S/56W/60B

:scotty-cameron-1: Select 5.5 Flowback 35" 

:titelist-small: ProV1  Play number 12

 

 

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Have I said how much I LOVE my CBX wedges!   :wub:   Gawd those puppies know how to bark.... 

Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree
Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids 
Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 
Cleveland
CBX ZipCore  52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges

LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft  (Platinum @ 45/78)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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I just swung a couple the other day at my golf shop and was thoroughly impressed with how light they are.

 

I'm currently using RTX 588 2.0 but may be switching, VERY VERY soon! 😍

Driver:    :taylormade-small: M4 10.5* / Evenflow Blue 6.0 Stiff / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize

Woods: :taylormade-small: M6 3W 15* / Evenflow Blue 6.0 Stiff / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize

Hybrid: :taylormade-small: M4 Rescue 19* / KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 85g Stiff / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize

Irons:    :srixon-small:  Z585 4-AW / KBS Tour 90 - Regular +1" / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize

Wedges:cleveland-small: CBX - 56* & 60* / KBS Hi Rev 2.0 - Regular +1" / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma 2 Tyne 4 Platinum / Superstroke Pistol

Ball:    :taylormade-small: Project a

Bag: :ping-small: Hoofer 14

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I just swung a couple the other day at my golf shop and was thoroughly impressed with how light they are.

 

I'm currently using RTX 588 2.0 but may be switching, VERY VERY soon!

 

Dude they are hotter than a two dollar pistol! Wedges are a huge part of scoring well and I don't think you will be disappointed.

 

 

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Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree
Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids 
Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 
Cleveland
CBX ZipCore  52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges

LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft  (Platinum @ 45/78)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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I just swung a couple the other day at my golf shop and was thoroughly impressed with how light they are.

 

I'm currently using RTX 588 2.0 but may be switching, VERY VERY soon!

 

I am in the same boat, just struggling to pull the trigger until the weather turns and I can use them

Driver  :ping-small: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g

Fairway Wood:   image.jpeg.b9b42744cb10f0524500549b74545dd7.jpegCobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Hybrid:  image.jpeg.c5ec9f74aa563ad0246ab686b1c35eeb.jpegCobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: Tour Rack 56* 60*

Putter:   :cameron-small: Scotty Cameron Golo 5

Right Handed 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

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Grab them up. Spring's just around the corner.

 

 

.. you say as I look out the window to snow ;) 

Driver  :ping-small: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g

Fairway Wood:   image.jpeg.b9b42744cb10f0524500549b74545dd7.jpegCobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Hybrid:  image.jpeg.c5ec9f74aa563ad0246ab686b1c35eeb.jpegCobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5

Irons:     :titelist-small: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: Tour Rack 56* 60*

Putter:   :cameron-small: Scotty Cameron Golo 5

Right Handed 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

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I’m totally sold on these CBX wedges - ironically I use them better than the Super Sole 3 but maybe that is because I don’t use the SS3 properly ?  Anyway, the CBX wedges are so very confidence inspiring I’ve ordered a set of the CBX irons !

Presently using the CBX 50 and 54 soon to be joined by the 60 to indulge my dreams of actually making a good flop shot 😀

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I’m totally sold on these CBX wedges - ironically I use them better than the Super Sole 3 but maybe that is because I don’t use the SS3 properly ?  Anyway, the CBX wedges are so very confidence inspiring I’ve ordered a set of the CBX irons !
Presently using the CBX 50 and 54 soon to be joined by the 60 to indulge my dreams of actually making a good flop shot



I love my CBX wedges!


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Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree
Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids 
Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 
Cleveland
CBX ZipCore  52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges

LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft  (Platinum @ 45/78)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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