2 drivers tie as the lowest-lofted among Cleveland drivers: Cleveland Classic 290 Driver and Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver, both down to 7.5°.
All 20 drivers with a loft are ranked below, along with 7 more lists: highest opening loft, widest loft range, narrowest loft range, most upright lie, flattest lie, longest, shortest.
Every Cleveland driver on record, ranked against each other and never against another maker's. A brand cut compares a line with itself: it answers "the most offset iron Ping publishes", and it cannot be read as a claim that one manufacturer out-specs another.
Each figure is ranked from both ends — strongest and weakest, most and least — over the same clubs, and each list counts only the clubs that publish that figure, so the totals differ between them. Loft, lie, offset and bounce are fitting specifications — a stronger loft is a longer-carrying club of the same name, not a better one, and neither end of any list here is the good end. How this is worked out.
Who they are built for
The 20 drivers by handicap band — DERIVED from published loft, offset and length by the same classifier the fitting uses, never taken from a maker's marketing copy. A club whose category publishes nothing to read keeps its own row rather than being sorted into a band nobody computed.
| Handicap band | drivers | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid handicap | 11 | 55.0% | |
| High handicap | 9 | 45.0% |
Lowest published loft
— all 20 clubs with a loft
| # | Club | lowest loft |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Classic 290 Driver | 7.5° |
| 1 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 7.5° |
| 3 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 8.5° |
| 4 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland CG Black Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Classic 270 Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher DST Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland SL 290 Driver | 9° |
| 4 | Cleveland XL 270 Draw Driver | 9° |
| 19 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 9.5° |
| 20 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 10.5° |
The lowest loft the model is sold in. A driver line opening at 8° and one opening at 10.5° are aimed at different players; this is that difference, stated in the manufacturer’s own numbers. Irons are excluded — their lowest loft is whichever long iron the set happens to start at, which measures set composition rather than the club.
Highest opening loft
— all 20 clubs with a loft
| # | Club | lowest loft |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 10.5° |
| 2 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 9.5° |
| 3 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland CG Black Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Classic 270 Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher DST Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland SL 290 Driver | 9° |
| 3 | Cleveland XL 270 Draw Driver | 9° |
| 18 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 8.5° |
| 19 | Cleveland Classic 290 Driver | 7.5° |
| 19 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 7.5° |
The lowest loft the model is sold in. A driver line opening at 8° and one opening at 10.5° are aimed at different players; this is that difference, stated in the manufacturer’s own numbers. Irons are excluded — their lowest loft is whichever long iron the set happens to start at, which measures set composition rather than the club.
Widest loft range
— all 20 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | loft range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Classic 290 Driver | 4.5° |
| 2 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland CG Black Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Classic 270 Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher DST Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland SL 290 Driver | 3° |
| 2 | Cleveland XL 270 Draw Driver | 3° |
| 18 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 2.5° |
| 19 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 1.5° |
| 19 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 1.5° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Narrowest loft range
— all 20 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | loft range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 1.5° |
| 1 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 1.5° |
| 3 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 2.5° |
| 4 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland CG Black Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Classic 270 Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher DST Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland SL 290 Driver | 3° |
| 4 | Cleveland XL 270 Draw Driver | 3° |
| 20 | Cleveland Classic 290 Driver | 4.5° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Most upright lie
— all 14 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | lie angle |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 61.5° |
| 1 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 61.5° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 61° |
| 4 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 60° |
| 4 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 60° |
| 13 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 58° |
| 13 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 58° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Flattest lie
— all 14 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | lie angle |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 58° |
| 1 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 58° |
| 3 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 60° |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 60° |
| 12 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 61° |
| 13 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 61.5° |
| 13 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 61.5° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Longest
— all 20 clubs with a length
| # | Club | length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland XL 270 Draw Driver | 46.3" |
| 1 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 46.3" |
| 3 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 46" |
| 3 | Cleveland CG Black Driver | 46" |
| 3 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 46" |
| 3 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 46" |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 46" |
| 8 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 45.8" |
| 8 | Cleveland Classic 270 Driver | 45.8" |
| 8 | Cleveland Launcher DST Driver | 45.8" |
| 8 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 45.8" |
| 8 | Cleveland SL 290 Driver | 45.8" |
| 13 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 45.5" |
| 13 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 45.5" |
| 13 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 45.5" |
| 13 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 45.5" |
| 13 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 45.5" |
| 13 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 45.5" |
| 19 | Cleveland Classic 290 Driver | 45.3" |
| 20 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 45" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Shortest
— all 20 clubs with a length
| # | Club | length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Classic XL Custom Driver | 45" |
| 2 | Cleveland Classic 290 Driver | 45.3" |
| 3 | Cleveland Classic XL Driver | 45.5" |
| 3 | Cleveland Hibore Monster XLS Driver | 45.5" |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher HB Driver | 45.5" |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver | 45.5" |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Draw Driver | 45.5" |
| 3 | Cleveland Launcher XL2 Driver | 45.5" |
| 9 | Cleveland 588 Custom Driver | 45.8" |
| 9 | Cleveland Classic 270 Driver | 45.8" |
| 9 | Cleveland Launcher DST Driver | 45.8" |
| 9 | Cleveland Launcher XL Driver | 45.8" |
| 9 | Cleveland SL 290 Driver | 45.8" |
| 14 | Cleveland CG Black Custom Driver | 46" |
| 14 | Cleveland CG Black Driver | 46" |
| 14 | Cleveland HiBore XL Driver | 46" |
| 14 | Cleveland HiBore XL Lite Driver | 46" |
| 14 | Cleveland Launcher XL Lite Driver | 46" |
| 19 | Cleveland XL 270 Draw Driver | 46.3" |
| 19 | Cleveland XL 270 Driver | 46.3" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
When they launched
Model year, where the record carries one — 4 of the 20 in this cut. A model year is when a club launched, not when it was designed or when it left the shops. Each year with enough clubs behind it links to that year's own boards.
| Model year | drivers | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2015 | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | 2 | 50.0% |