Cleveland CG4 Iron set Golf Club

Great club for the mid-handicap player (I'm a 12). The low center of gravity combined with the Action Lite shaft makes it soooo easy to get the ball airborne and land it soft. The sole is not nearly as wide as other game improvement irons which is nice when your tee shot strays into the rough. It's also easy to open or shut the face a bit for cuts and draws. Mind you, these are not players clubs. Us weekend warriors don't have repeatable enough swings to use players clubs anyway. We'd all be happy with balls that find the green even with less than great contact. That's what these irons deliver. Hit 'em towards the toe and you're on the right side of the green. Hit 'em on the heel and you're on the left side of the green. Hit 'em a little thin and you're on the back of the green. Hit 'em a little fat and you're on the front of the green. Get the picture? You're on the green! Now go 2-putt and take your par!

Buy the 4-D set. The gap wegde is labeled "D" - don't know why. It's a 50* gap wedge. (Who wants a 3 iron anyway? Aren't we all playing hybrids now?) Match up 54* and 58* CG11 wedges and you've got a great set of sticks!

The only negative thing I can say about these irons is that the scoring irons do have a tendency to balloon a bit, especially in strong wind. I've found that moving the ball about an inch back in my stance for 8-PW really helps when the wind is ripping.

I got fit for my set. Turns out I'm 2* flat and 1/2" short with an undersize grip. No problem - I ordered my set made that way at no extra charge. That certainly is better than buying "off the rack" and then spending another $100-$150 to have lie and length adjusted. Take this into account when thinking you've found a deal on ANY off-the-rack club.

I strongly urge all readers to get their clubs fitted properly. Even high handicap and new golfers will benefit. So many swing flaws come from adjusting your swing to compensate for ill fitting irons. Get fit and you'll get faster results from your lessons and range time. It dropped my handicap by 8 strokes in just one season.

I've have bought many clubs on eBay. I have purchased authentic head-only sets and wood heads. Most sellers are honest. I am a professional club maker and my reputation relies on authentic products. I build individualized custom clubs for my customers. I always assume that the items I am buying are authentic on eBay. I did win the bid on the CG4s from this seller, but another Club Maker and eBayer informed me by eBay e-mail that they were fake. A very cheap quality metal (not the carbon forge of Cleveland), the hosel sizes were not uniform, and the weighting was non standard, thus making the set very hard to swing weight. I was informed by eBay NOT to pay for the eBay transaction, due to the fact the seller was under investigation for selling counterfeit golf items. The seller has since disappeared off eBay after having sold many counterfeit items under one of his many eBay identities. He now has a new identity and I am sure he will be out in eBay land sell his counterfeit, knockoffs to unsuspecting builders of clubs. DO NOT buy from sellers that keep their Feedback Private.

I've bought several clubs on ebay, and most sellers are honest. But but my recent purchase of CG4s came in from a seller in CA and they were fake. Very cheap quality and I sent them back. The seller has since disappeared off ebay after having sold 80 items with 100% feedback score.

If you are buying from ebay, ask specific questions. For example, do clubs have serial numbers/warranty and are they guaranteed authentic? Get this in email and keep it. My credit card co dropped the charges because I could prove the items sent to me were fake and that the seller was a crook based off all the email. Also make sure the seller is a power seller and that they have the $1000 buyer protection. It doesn't do any good that a seller has a return policy if they are selling fakes because they likely won't honor it. Most legit sellers are quick to reply to email and will give phone numbers etc. if you have questions. Counterfeiter's dodge you on often block out previously sold item information as "private" on their feedback score report. Stay away from 1 or 2 day autions as these are usually crooks trying to dump their junk quick. Bottom line, don't bid until you are confident in the seller.

Last suggestion for what it's worth...if a deal seems to good to be true, go with your instinct because it probably is. I see iron sets like the one I got dupped on starting out at $100 a set. With CG4s listing at $600+ this is not logical, but sooo tempting! However, don't think a high price is a guarantee that the clubs you are bidding on are real either. My friend spent $600 on TM CGBs and they were fakes as well. Good luck.

I decided to purchase these irons because I was playing a forged set of blades. I wanted a little more forgiveness. Overall, I didn't like these irons at all. Horrible feel and were very heavy!!I am now playing Macgregor forged m685 cavity backs. WoW! Try these!!

These are above average irons. If you hit it pure, you'll barely feel the contact. If you hit off-centre on the clubface, you'll know what you did, but the distance loss is relatively minimal. These are tremendous distance control clubs. Unfortunately, I have yet to find directional consistency with them, but I am still adjusting to slightly stiffer shafts.

I recommend these clubs for a 9-18 handicap player seeking consistency with their irons. Better golfers should look elsewhere for more playability. Similarly, golfers shooting above 90 should look for a more oversized game improvement iron.

It pains me to see how many people buy from a seller in China and are stunned when they get a "knock-off" instead of the "real" thing. Then the poor schlub comes to the review area and REVIEWS THE TRANSACTION and NOT THE CLUBS. Now, should someone be interested in a set of Cleveland Irons, they'll glance at the ratings bar and think "wow ... that's a pretty low rating, they must not be so good, I think I'll look for another brand!"

Please please please people!!! Complain all you want but DO NOT rate the clubs POOR because you endured a bad experience in the purchasing process. You're doing a disservice to our friends at Cleveland Golf! They had nothing to do with the stinker who is trying to pawn off a cold war era Soviet Tank that was melted down and beaten into a set of poor quality golf clubs. However, I have no doubt you're angry, as any of us would be. We wish you all the luck in the world in resolving your dispute.

Now on to the REAL reason we're here ...

CLEVELAND CG4 - Perimiter weighted, special carbonized metallic face especially designed to increase MOI!!! Alert the scientists! I don't know much about the engineering here, but I do know this... you cannot find a better set of clubs for the price. They have a thinner sole and top line than several direct competiors. This is not to say that it's as thin as a blade, but for a game improvement iron it's on the "slender" side. I also believe that you should add a Cleveland 50*-54*-58*, CG10, CG11 or CG12 to finish the set (or for something different, the Taylor Made TP series is NICE). We hackers think we should add another wood or hybrid to our bag when the reality is we need more scoring control around the greens. I added those wedges to my bag last year, took out my 3 wood and 4 iron and dropped my handicap from 14 to 9. And finally, here's something to think about ... a couple of years back I bought a set of Callaway X-18's when they first came out and was pleased with them. Last summer I, for some unknown reason, made an impulse buy on a set of CG4's that were 50% off. I took them out to the course and hit them. Then went back to my Callaways. Then went back to the CG4's and back to the Callaways and so on and so on. Let us simply say that I now have a set of Callaway x-18's sitting in the golf storage rack in my garage. I hereby testify that I find the Clevelands easy to work (especially draw), and they make it quite easy to get the ball "up". They may not fly as far as my Callaways, but it is nothing more than a couple of yards per club. However, the feel and response are top notch in the CG4's and if you're an everyday golfer who loves to feel the ball on the club face, you might like to give these a try. The only change I would make would be to "mill" the face of the pitching wedge for a little extra bite. Also, it would be nice if they offered a set of CG4's in their "black pearl" color. BOTTOM LINE: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A DAMN FINE SET OF INEXPENSIVE IRONS THAT CAN DO IT ALL ... PUT CLEVELAND CG4's ON YOUR LIST. You'll be glad you did!

(And no, I don't work for Cleveland, but if YOU are a Cleveland Representative reading this, do not hesitate to contact me concerning my filling the position of "Product Testing in Real Life Situations". In short, you give me all your products, I use them and report to you on how they are interfacing with the consumer at large. No, no ... seriously ... shoot me an EMail.

These clubs were fakes and Ebay did not protect me from the purchase. Ebay knew the seller account was compomised yet did nothing. Ebay differred my complaint to Pay Pal (which is owned by Ebay) and Pay Pal did nothing either. BUYERS BEWARE, Ebay purchases are AT YOUR OWN RISK! There is no protection against fraudulent products or Sellers, even when Ebay is aware that the Seller account has been hacked into by a Chinese con-artist.

Be careful of fakes. I checked out the seller, 100% positive over 80+ trades and still got took by fakes. Someone in China hijacked the seller user ID and I received a set of Cleveland irons, all fake. Theses clubs must be cheap, as the seller shipped them from China using 2-day air. The cost of the shipping was almost to what I paid. I agree with another review "...make sure the seller has $2,000 PayPal protection".

I spent time researching golf irons and have used Callaway X-14 and Adams Idea OS1 golf clubs as well as the Cleveland CG4 irons. The CG4 irons are 6-10 yards longer than the Callaways and 10-15 yards longer than the Adams. I bought these clubs at for 50% of retail and took them out for my first round. Cleveland has done a great job of creating irons that are very forgiving and long even on off center hits. They are very easy to control and have exceptionally good feel for a "Game Improvement" iron. Thumbs up to Cleveland easily the best set of irons that I have ever owned.

The CG4 construction affords better feel for the ball. The standard Cleveland graphite shaft responds well with minimal twisting and the Cleveland grip is agressive for a positive hand position. An excellent game improvement iron. I have nothing negative to say about this set of clubs.

Purchased irons several weeks ago, and played 3 rounds. Not quite ready for graphite regular flex after playing steel stiff shafts for years. Clubs are normal wear for using less than 2 months, and in great shape.

Hi:
Actually the head clubs that we received are fake. They are made in China and made of different metal than the real club heads. It is sad that people sell forged items on Ebay.
Miry

After demoing the Callaway X18s, Taylormade OSS, and Nike Slingshots I fell in love with the Cleveland CG4s. I likes the x18s second best but appreciated the feel of the CG4s. The Taylormades had a terrible grip IMO and if I bought those I would have to regrip immediately since they felt very very slick. The Nike Slingshots just made a strange whistling sound when you sung them, I am guessing the partially closed cavity back is the culprit and I found myself paying more attention to the whistle rather than my swing tempo. The CG4s just have a buttery smooth feel and are very forgiving, their CMM technology is for real. Also I liked that the CG4s for their size, they are not as oversized as some of the others yet offer as much forgiveness IMO. If you want some game-improvement irons these are a very very nice set of irons.

i bought this CG4 cleveland about a month ago. It is a new club acutally. I take it to a driving range and found it very soft, easy to hit, and increasing distance. Recommend buy.

The irons seem to have a softer feel than other irons I've hit, such as my Tommy Armour 845's. After the second 9 holes I played them, I had my best score of the season. I had to get used to the extra distance due the decreased loft from my 845's. PW for 845's is 45 degrees but a PW for the cg4's is 45 degrees, according to info I pulled off the net.

Wow!!! I have added 15 yards to my game with these irons. They are very forgiving and easy to hit! Great clubs for the average to above average player!

I have played 10 rounds with my new CG4 irons and I am absolutely thrilled with the quality. They are very easy to hit and easy to work as well. I have used cleveland irons previously and I was always pleased. I am a 12 handicap and the CG4's fit my game very well. They have a very nice look at setup, very classical like a players iron but they get the ball into a high ball flight without having an enormous clubhead or offset. I would recommend these irons to mid handicappers looking to start working the ball but still enjoying a forgiving iron.

To make this short all I can really say is that before you go buying clubs on the internet please go and hit them at a local golf shop. After reading some reviews I thought that I was in for a treat when I recieved my CG4's but I was in for a nasty suprise. Cleveland is famous for great wedges and the Hi-Bore series stuff is awesome! I am not hard to please but when cleveland used the word forgiving when describing the CG4's they must have not looked at the competition. The sweet spot is the size of a quarter and if you do hit it on the toe or heel well then dont get in your cart just walk up 10 feet and try to hit it again. for all the people looking for a great set of irons in this price range do yourself a favor and go check out the Bridgestone CGOS and the CG Mids! But go hit the clubs before you buy them!!

I recently purchased the Cleveland CG4 irons and was impressed with the quality of the irons. They were as described , almost new, and I love hitting them. I previously had Calloway Big Bertha Irons but these Cleveland's are smother, lighter and I seem to get a little more distance.

i had been informed that these were counterfeit copies,,and asked the seller a question, and he did not respond to my e-mail , i should have known better than to try to deal with someone in china,,

I bought because I needed a second good set of irons. I love them because they were what I wanted and they were extremely cost effective.

I PURCHASED THE SET WITH STEEL SHAFTS--REGULAR FLEX--HOWEVER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE SWING WEIGHT OF THE CLUBS WAS A D-3/4---THEY ARE REALLY TO HEAVY FOR MY OWN
PERSONAL USE. I REQUESTED THE SWING WEIGHT INFO FROM THE BUYER BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATA OR DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AS NO RESPONSE WAS FORTHCOMING. THE CONDITION OF THE CLUBS WAS AS ADVERTISED ALMOST NEW-- NO COMPLAINTS -----WILL TRY AND RESELL THESE AND FIND SOME THAT ARE A LITTLE LIGHTER SOMETHING LIKE A D-0/1-----

If youve owned the VAS or VAS+ irons (as I did), then these will be very familiar to you. Although they've done away with the offset, they are very similar in feel and and build. I appreciate it when a company improves something that was very good instead of doing away with a product line altogether. Cleveland golf makes some of the best equipment in the biz and makes it affordable for all levels of players. If your thinking of buying I also recommend the CG11 wedges. You wont be disappointed. Remember, above all, have fun out there.