Cleveland Launcher LDI

[wayneebaby]

Has anybody hit one? They look good!

Hey all... I've only seen one guy ever carry one of these clubs, and it was the 18 degree version. Homeboy hit it a mile and told me that it is a great club. I didn't get a chance to hit it, as it was during tournament play. However, I see that they have a 24 degree version now and that you can order it from the factory with a 904hb shaft. I think the 24 would be a killer 4-iron replacement. Anyways, I'd like to hear what all of you have to say about this club. Is it easy/hard to hit? Forgiving? High? Low? Workable? Any opinions are worthwhile here. Thanks!

[Lord Thomas]

I only hit the LDI for a short demo session, and it was the 21* version, so take this review with a grain of salt.

 

I found the club to be fairly unforgiving for a "hybrid", and I thought it launched a little on the low side. The club sets up very nicely behind the ball, but the performance wasn't good enough for me to give it a place in the bag. If you have a really solid, repeatable swing, and are naturally a high ball hitter the LDI might be a good option for you.

 

I also hit the HALO, and I found it to be a much more forgiving, much higher launching hybrid option. Depending on what you're looking for, either the LDI or the HALO is an excellent option.

 

Best of luck,

 

Thomas

[Teetogreen86]

Unfortunetly, everytime I play golf with my roomate I have to look at that hideous thing. I've only played golf with two people that like it. I can't stand the way it looks, feels, sounds, or performs. :dntknw:

[kiwidave]

Unfortunetly, everytime I play golf with my roomate I have to look at that hideous thing. I've only played golf with two people that like it. I can't stand the way it looks, feels, sounds, or performs. :drinks:

I couldn't agree more :wave: :dntknw:

[golfernut78]

i've demoed the club and liked it a lot. i liked the 18* and 21*. i thought the 18* was a great replacement for my 2-iron and 5 wood. found the club forgiving, and controllable. i looked at this and the nike pro combo utility iron. i think these two are the exact same club. went with the pro combo because i got a better deal on it and am a nike ho. if you don't like wood type hybrids, and something closer to an iron, you will like this.

[Dsk321]

LDI and Titleist and MIzuno and Nike hybrids irons all look like offset learner set clubs. They each feel fairly bad. The best are the Tourstage/Bridgestone utilities. THe Taylormade looks good though...

[papichulosteve]

if your looking for an iron like hybrid save the trouble of looking around and get the bridgestone j33 arimuscle. i played with it most of last season and loved it off the tee on tight fairways and even off the deck it had an extremely nice ball flight