Cleveland Huntington Beach Putter Review

The Cleveland CBX Wedge is designed to make every shot from around the greens all the way into short approach shots. The design features begin with a cavity-back style clubhead. At address, the clubhead looks similar to a standard cavity-back 9-iron or pitching wedge. This seamless transition creates confidence that a high-quality wedge like the Cleveland CBX will perform like your favorite short irons. The weighting in the Cleveland CBX wedge is similar to most game improvement irons, with more weight moved towards the toe than standard Tour-style wedges. The extra weight in the toe creates maximum forgiveness around all points of the clubface.

The transition is not only in the design, but also in the weight. Most Tour-style wedges have weights that are much heavier than conventional cavity-back irons. The wide gap in weight from irons to wedges can throw off your feel, leading to inconsistency. The Cleveland CBX Wedge weight transition is far more subtle and gradual, allowing you to maintain similar feels.

The Rotex Face Technology synonymous in most Cleveland wedges is utilized in the CBX. The three levels of grooves, including Tour Zip grooves, laser milling, and micro milling, work together to maximize spin from the fairway and help make cleaner contact with less debris getting in between the face and the golf ball from the rough and wet conditions. The combination of cavity-back design and a clubface that produces incredible spin rates make the Cleveland CBX Wedge stand out from the others.

The Dual V Sole design in the Cleveland CBX Wedge provides great versatility whether the face is square or open. When the face is square, the V-shape that runs from front (leading edge) to back (rear flange) keep the club from digging, especially from tight lies. When the face is open, it provides more bounce, which is ideal for bunker shots. No matter what type of shot you face, you can set the club up to make it easier with this wedge.

One of the most unique features of the Cleveland CBX Wedge is the Feel Balancing Technology. By utilizing a micro cavity in the hosel allows them to move the center-of-gravity higher in the clubface. Since many shots around the green are played from the rough or the sand where the ball is usually sitting above the ground, the higher center-of-gravity gives you more performance and better results around the area of the clubface you are most likely to make contact.

The Cleveland Huntington Beach SOFT Premier putter line offers excellent value and performance for golfers looking for a high-quality milled putter at an affordable price point1. The Premier line features an upgraded gray satin PVD finish compared to the standard Huntington Beach SOFT line, but the putter heads are otherwise identical.

Cleveland's Huntington Beach putters have performed well in MyGolfSpy's Most Wanted testing, including a Top-5 finish in 2017. The line offers a variety of head shapes and hosel configurations to suit different player preferences.

One tester noted that while the putter has a forgiving face and great feel, it has a "clunk" sound at impact rather than the soft sound one might expect from the "SOFT" name. However, this seems to be a matter of personal preference.

Overall, the Cleveland Huntington Beach SOFT Premier putters deliver premium performance at an excellent value, with the ability to customize the length, lie, loft and paint fill colors to make the putter your own1. At $159.99 for the Premier line and $129.99 for the standard SOFT line, they are well-priced compared to other premium putter offerings on the market