Cleveland driver nonconforming

[Gdmichael]

HiBore XL 10.5-degree right-handed driver going on the USGA list

Et tu, Cleveland?

By E. Michael Johnson & Mike Stachura

Bomb & Gouge blog
GolfDigest.com
May 29, 2007

BOMB: Hey partner, hope you’re enjoying your Memorial Day picnic while I’ve been in the office since 6 a.m. But when you work on the weekly, that’s part of the deal. Of course, being in the office has its advantages, too. Like learning that Cleveland Golf’s HiBore XL 10.5-degree right-handed driver is going on the USGA’s nonconforming driver list for exceeding the CT test for spring-like effect. That makes it four now, joining the Nike Sumo2, Callaway Big Bertha 460 13-HT and Cobra HS9 F, 9 degree. For anyone out there with the offending Cleveland club, they have, like the others, instituted a conformance program. The program runs from May 28 through July 15, with information available at clevelandgolf.com or by calling 800-999-6263. And since there are a few of these clubs out there, the phone lines could be busy.

GOUGE: Hey, it’s not all play and no work. I have to respond to you, don't I? Anyway, while not surprised another club has zipped past the speed limit, what people really want to know other than how an 11-year-old kid bagged this sucker is this: Are we freaking done yet? Hate to disappoint you folks, but the answer to that is not until we walk into every Edwin Watts, Golfsmith, Dick's and Golf Galaxy with a CT machine and start removing shrinkwrap. But the bigger issue is what happens at your member-guest when people start looking for the microscopic dot on your Cleveland HiBore XL 10.5? Also disturbing is that these “manufacturing variances†are happening at the biggest and best shops in China that make clubs for almost every large equipment manufacturer. Done? I doubt it. Good luck, Dick Rugge. I’m going back to my ice tea now.

For more on "The driver problem" see Ron Sirak's article, The tour must test drivers and E. Michael Johnson on When pros run afoul of equipment rules.

[oregongolf]

This doesn't surprise me!

 

I give it another couple of weeks before another one is deemed nonconforming.