Cleveland CBX 2 Wedge Review
More Forgiveness and Spin
Ryan Heiman
Founder and head author at Independent Golf Reviews
This is my Cleveland CBX 2 Wedge Review.
I had a great time using these wedges and am very impressed. These are my thoughts on their performance and my experience compared to other options!
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The Cleveland CBX 2 is a cavity back wedge, but they fine tuned the feel to be very soft and forged like. The hollow cavity with gelback insert works incredibly well to offer a soft feel as the ball pops off the face. It works for both full shots, but also touch shots to give very good feedback that is just enough to feel right, but without a hint of harshness.
The Cleveland CBX 2 can spin the ball. I was impressed by how much spin these wedges generate. Cleveland describes it as “grooves on grooves on grooves.” They have Tour Zip grooves to offer the most bite, the Rotex milling to rough up the space between the grooves and the laser milling to take the whole face right up the limit. It was 8 years ago that the groove rules changed and spin numbers went down. I find it fascinating how Cleveland is finding ways to crank up the spin almost back to what it used to be. I think the weighting and cavity back design assists the grooves in imparting spin too. Full shots liked to back up and touch shots were often bounce and stop. I was almost always short of the hole with these wedges because they simply spin so much.
I went with a 54* and 58* in the Cleveland CBX 2 wedges which are my standard lofts. On full shots I was very happy with the accurate and full distances they carried. The 54* was right around 100 yards. It hit the ball high with nice stopping power. It plays more as a gap wedge than a sand wedge. It is mostly used off the fairway and out of the rough. I was impressed by the 54* wedge on full shots that always put me in a great scoring position. The 54* wedge has a S-grind sole on it which works for deep rough and full shots perfectly. The 58* wedge also plays exceptionally well on full shots out of the rough and fairway. I didn’t have a chunk or a skull on full shots. The large sole just slid right under the ball perfectly shot after shot. It was a pin seeker at 85 yards. Very consistent and very accurate. If there is one area where the CBX 2 struggled for me was on the short creative pitches. The wide sole didn’t allow me to get to creative around the greens. I was running into some bounce issues from time to time. While is has a C-grind sole on it, which does help, I sometimes like as little less sole mass. With that said, if I just squared it up and took a simple “clip” swing, it worked out just fine. So find a simple swing and hit all our wedge shots that way and these will be golden.
The Cleveland CBX 2 wedge was designed from top to bottom for forgiveness and spin, ideal for the golfer that is playing cavity back irons. That is also why they went with a DG 115 wedge shaft. It is super stable but just a few grams lighter. This also pairs well with many of the new iron shafts which are going increasingly lighter too. Nothing like going from a 90 gram or 105 gram shaft in your irons to a 120 or 130 gram shaft in your wedges. The stock Lamkin 360 grip is a nice solid option off the rack too.
Cleveland CBX 2 58 Wedge Stats
Data from Flightscope Xi Tour Launch Monitor
➜ Spin: 10,371 rpms
➜ Launch Angle: 52.3*
➜ Club Head Speed: 75.8 mph
➜ Dispersion: 2.3 yds
➜ Ball Speed: 80.7 mph
➜ Total Distance: 87.8 yds
➜ Carry Distance: 86.4 yds
Summary
Want more forgiveness in your wedge game? Check out the Cleveland CBX 2 wedges. I’m impressed by their forgiveness, spin, and feel. Their cavity back design works just like your cavity back irons. While the options are limited, the sole grinds fit the ideal uses of each loft and rather than confuse you with too many choices, pick your preferred lofts and go. You will hit some of the best full wedges you have ever hit in your life. These things spin like crazy and go where you want them to go. While you might think you need a “blade” style wedge, give these a try and watch the cavity back Cleveland CBX 2 impress you.
For more information: www.clevelandgolf.com
Ryan Heiman – Founder and Head Author of Independent Golf Reviews
Ryan has over 10 years of experience testing and writing golf reviews of nearly every brand out there.
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