Cleveland 588 Fitting (One Year on)

[TheJezster]

With all the talk of the current opportunities and Mike's post about how they make the selections, I realised that it's a year since my Cleveland fitting, courtesy of GM and Cleveland/Srixon, so thought I'd give a brief overview of the last year using the kit...

I was fitted for a combo set of clubs, 6 - PW in 588 MT and 4-5 in the Altitude (not everyone's cup of tea, but they bloody work, thats for sure).

I started last year with a handicap of 18, and by the fitting in February, I was on 17. I received the clubs at the back end of February and started using them immediately. I took a month off in August and drove round the USA on a road trip so didnt enter a huge amount of competitions (incidentally I did purchase a 56* wedge in Chicago and packet of refurbishd balls and hit a ball in every single state I visited (18 in total), and have photo's and videos of every shot). This wedge is now in my bag and a permanent reminder of my trip.

Anyway, back to the point. I got on with my new clubs instantly, they really helped my game, I didnt realise that having them bent 2* flat would have such an impact. After coming back in September I started entering a few more competitions and it didnt take me long to start scoring lower than my handicap and by October/November, I shot my lowest ever score, 72, with 4 birdies on the back 9! My handicap has come down to 13 (12.7) now, which I have to say is largely based on the confidence I have with the clubs. They are pretty awesome clubs, so easy to hit and unless i completely duff one, pretty forgiving. The hybrid like 4 & 5 irons go for miles! and I have no issues hitting the 4 iron from either the deck or tee.

All in all, I am extremely grateful to both GM and Cleveland for the opportunity and am confident that the clubs will be in my bag for a good few years to come. A big thanks to both parties!

Would I consider Cleveland again, whenever I am ready to change? Absolutely, they are fantastic clubs. I firmly believe that if more people tried them, more people would buy them!

So, in summary, a great day out, a fantastic oppoprtunity and great clubs which have helped me reduce my handicap by 4-5 shots.

Cleveland, they're the future

 

[moondogs]

Great write up Jez - glad to hear they appear to have worked really well for you. These GM opportunities sound fantastic!

I treated myself to a set of 588MTs, and while I think I was slightly shoehorned into them by the AG salesman at the time I bought them, I've never regretted it - a great feel to them and I've loved gaming with them. Haven't seen too many sets on the course, which is a shame, as they feel like a quality bit of kit. Have also heard the Altitude set is brilliant, and no doubt a fitter would have probably recommended me a similar set up to yours, but as the MT 4 iron seems to work for me I don't feel like I've missed out.

 

[TheJezster]

Great write up Jez - glad to hear they appear to have worked really well for you. These GM opportunities sound fantastic!

I treated myself to a set of 588MTs, and while I think I was slightly shoehorned into them by the AG salesman at the time I bought them, I've never regretted it - a great feel to them and I've loved gaming with them. Haven't seen too many sets on the course, which is a shame, as they feel like a quality bit of kit. Have also heard the Altitude set is brilliant, and no doubt a fitter would have probably recommended me a similar set up to yours, but as the MT 4 iron seems to work for me I don't feel like I've missed out.

Thanks, and yes, they really do. So happy with them. I think they gave me the combo set during the fitting because the other 2 had straight sets (one of the altitude and other full TT) and they wanted someone to show the diversity by having a cross combo set. No objetions here at all, they are great clubs, and probably use the 4 iron more than i would if it was just the MT model (i think).
Glad you are also enjoying them.

 

[bluewolf]

Fantastic write up and a great idea.. Would be interesting to hear the thoughts of a few other beneficiaries of the custom fittings we are offered on here..:thup:

 

[Foxholer]

Good to see you achieved success. I'm sure the Fitting and the Cleveland clubs contributed a lot to it.

The Altitude are certainly fugly and would not be my choice. But you are not the first to say 'they just <..> work'!

Apparently, it's possible to make your up own set from within the 588 range, so a Combo set seems a great idea!

 

[cookelad]

With all the talk of the current opportunities and Mike's post about how they make the selections, I realised that it's a year since my Cleveland fitting, courtesy of GM and Cleveland/Srixon, so thought I'd give a brief overview of the last year using the kit...

I was fitted for a combo set of clubs, 6 - PW in 588 MT and 4-5 in the Altitude (not everyone's cup of tea, but they bloody work, thats for sure).

I started last year with a handicap of 18, and by the fitting in February, I was on 17. I received the clubs at the back end of February and started using them immediately. I took a month off in August and drove round the USA on a road trip so didnt enter a huge amount of competitions (incidentally I did purchase a 56* wedge in Chicago and packet of refurbishd balls and hit a ball in every single state I visited (18 in total), and have photo's and videos of every shot). This wedge is now in my bag and a permanent reminder of my trip.

Anyway, back to the point. I got on with my new clubs instantly, they really helped my game, I didnt realise that having them bent 2* flat would have such an impact. After coming back in September I started entering a few more competitions and it didnt take me long to start scoring lower than my handicap and by October/November, I shot my lowest ever score, 72, with 4 birdies on the back 9! My handicap has come down to 13 (12.7) now, which I have to say is largely based on the confidence I have with the clubs. They are pretty awesome clubs, so easy to hit and unless i completely duff one, pretty forgiving. The hybrid like 4 & 5 irons go for miles! and I have no issues hitting the 4 iron from either the deck or tee.

All in all, I am extremely grateful to both GM and Cleveland for the opportunity and am confident that the clubs will be in my bag for a good few years to come. A big thanks to both parties!

Would I consider Cleveland again, whenever I am ready to change? Absolutely, they are fantastic clubs. I firmly believe that if more people tried them, more people would buy them!

So, in summary, a great day out, a fantastic oppoprtunity and great clubs which have helped me reduce my handicap by 4-5 shots.

Cleveland, they're the future

Good write up mate.

Don't know if I should put this up really but hey we're not a communist state - Unfortunately I never quite settled in with mine (I got the TT version), it happens! Had a great day out, the fitting process was really interesting and gave me some good insight but blades just suit my eye better.

Would I consider Cleveland again in the future? Without a doubt, but they'd have to start making butter knives again!