Cleveland Halo XL woods: 3 things you need to know

Cleveland Halo XL woods 2024

The options in the lineup include the Halo XL fairway woods, Halo XL hybrids, and the all-new Hy-Wood.

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Realizing not everyone has the time to consume endless content on club launch day, we’re trying something different and offering a fresh version of our detailed tech write-ups that hits the high points. Here’s what you need to know about Cleveland’s Halo XL woods which will be available at retail starting January 19th. You can pre-order by tapping here.

Three easy-to-hit options

To go along with the launch of the new Cleveland Launcher XL2 drivers, Cleveland is also introducing three new long-game options with the Halo XL woods to help golfers find the best club type to fit their swing and their game. The options are the Halo XL fairway woods, Halo XL hybrids, and the all-new Hy-Wood loaded with fairway wood power and hybrid control.

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Three option, means more way to find your perfect fit. Ryan Barath/GOLF

Now before we go any further, you’re probably asking yourself – Hey, if they made Launcher XL2 drivers why not make matching fairway woods and hybrids? and for that, the engineering team at Cleveland has a very easy answer, “With drivers being unique clubs off the tee, we wanted to create a line of unique long game clubs specifically designed to help create better scoring chances. We wanted to close the gap of mishits avid golfers make with their long Irons throughout the round and designed three models that offer better scoring opportunities,” said. Dustin Brekke, director of engineering at Cleveland Golf.

Technology and design

A key attribute of the Halo XL woods line is the Glide Rails on the sole of the clubs to help lower the center of gravity by positioning extra mass on the sole and to help deliver more effective turf interaction to better maintain a square face through the impact zone. In essence, they act as rudders to help the club glide through the grass without digging and are especially effective from the rough.

On the inside, the Halo XL woods utilize the same AI-designed MainFrame XL technology as the Launcher XL2 drivers to expand the effective size of the sweet spot to boost distance and forgiveness, but with evolving variable face thickness through the entire Halo XL series woods to best match how each club is most often missed based on player testing data.

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AI mainframe helps to maintain ball speed and is optimuzed for each individual club. Cleveland Golf

One design that stands out with the new Halo XL woods is the Hy-Wood which is designed with a head size, shape, and shaft length directly between a traditional fairway wood and a hybrid.

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The Halo XL Hy-Wood offers the perfect blend of fairway wood power and hybrid control. Cleveland Golf

This club helps to better maintain proper gapping in the top end of the bag while also being easier to hit. Now we don’t want to call it the star of the show but one specifically new option the 4+ is intended to fit right in between the 5-wood and 5-hybrid, which from ample player testing has shown to be one of the most difficult gaps in the bag for golfers to find a club.

Customizable just for you

More technology carried over from Launcher XL2 drivers is Action Mass CB (counterbalance) to help make the club feel lighter and easier to control by placing an 8-gram counterweight under the extreme butt end of the grip. Testing has proven that a counterbalanced driver helps the club feel lighter, promotes a more stable and controlled backswing, and encourages a more inside club path leading to a more square face at impact.

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Cleveland’s Action Mass CB helps to make the Halo XL woods easier to swing Cleveland Golf

For players that prefer a more traditional feel, Cleveland also offers a custom Accuracy Build which features a shaft that’s a half-inch shorter and doesn’t use counterbalancing.

Price and Availability

The Cleveland Halo XL woods, will be available starting January 19th, 2024, and come with a retail price of $249.99 each for the fairway woods, $239.99 each for the Hy-Wood, and $229.99 each for the hybrid. Tap here to shop the Cleveland Launcher XL2 Collection.

Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Custom Fairway Wood

$249.99
All-new Halo XL Fairway Woods feature upgraded GlideRail sole technology for optimal turf interaction on shots off the deck. Plus, with new MainFrame XL Faces, low Centers of Gravity, and Rebound Frame, HALO XL Fairway Woods are everything you need to ditch the duffs and launch your long game to a new level. MAINFRAME XL FACE MainFrame XL Face Technology uses a variable thickness pattern that maximizes flex at impact to boost distance. It also repositions weight low and deep in the clubhead for added forgiveness and consistency. GLIDERAIL Cleveland proprietary GlideRail Technology gets a new, optimized design to deliver cleaner, uninterrupted swings through the turf. Three rails along the sole of the club help keep the face straight through impact. GLIDERAIL Put your swing on rails and you won’t sweat those rough lies. Twin rails along the sole of the club help keep the face straight through impact for optimal ball striking. REBOUND FRAME What’s better than one flex zone? Two (duh). Alternating zones of flexibility and rigidity direct more energy into the golf ball for increased ball speed and distance on every shot. Around the perimeter of Launcher XL’s fast and flexible face, Cleveland thickened the titanium to create a rigid frame that supports the face. But, as you move farther back along with the crown and sole of the driver, behind that rigid frame, they’ve thinned out the titanium wall as much as possible. This creates a ring of flexibility in the body of the driver, located behind the driver’s face. That ring is then supported by additional stiffness at the back of the driver. When you strike the ball, both of these flexible zones are activated, increasing the amount of energy that subsequently propels the golf ball off the face of the driver. It’s all a bit complicated, we know, but it’s easy to think of it as a spring within a spring–a bounce within a bounce. ACTION MASS CB Lots of shafts claim to be “Counter Balanced.” But a few extra sheets of graphite slapped onto one end of a golf shaft won’t have much effect on something as dynamic as a golf swing. In contrast, Action Mass CB is an 8g weight placed at the very top of the grip, right behind your hands as you hold the club–it ain’t fairy dust. Think of it as the pommel of a sword: it helps your swing feel more controlled. The benefits start in the backswing. As you bring the head of the golf club up from the address, Action Mass CB’s grip weight makes it feel lighter and more controlled. And that added control on the takeaway makes you more stable so that, by the time you reach the top of your swing, you’re hitting the same position over and over. (Consistency. It’s, like, a good thing.) Once it’s time to begin your downswing, Action Mass CB brings your hands straight down. This is great because that keeps your arms close to your body as you swing through the ball. Ultimately, it’s a better swing plane that avoids the dreaded casting motion. And with a less ‘over the top swing, you’ll have a squarer clubface through impact, which means straighter shots with less slice. HIBORE CROWN STEP Our stepped crown drops the center of gravity for high-launching shots. ACCURACY BUILD If precision is your top priority, this custom configuration is an inch shorter without counterbalancing for max control off the tee.
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Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Custom Hybrid

$269.99
Cleveland HALO XL Hybrids are designed to help you break out of tough lies, thick rough, or even fairway bunkers. Upgraded GlideRail sole technology helps players get in and out of the turf without interference, while MainFrame injects even more MOI for added forgiveness. MAINFRAME XL FACE MainFrame XL Face Technology uses a variable thickness pattern that maximizes flex at impact to boost distance. It also repositions weight low and deep in the clubhead for added forgiveness and consistency. GLIDERAIL Proprietary GlideRail Technology gets a new, optimized design to deliver cleaner, uninterrupted swings through the turf. Three rails along the sole of the club help keep the face straight through impact.
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Cleveland Launcher Halo XL Custom Hy-Wood

$279.99
What’s a Hy-Wood? It’s a wood that’s twice as good. It swings like a Hybrid, it feels like a Hybrid, but it flies as far as a Fairway Wood. Not tough from the rough, it’s easy to swing — the new Launcher XL Halo Hy-Wood? Yes, that’s a thing. “Welcome to the Club” Not a fan of hitting Fairway Woods off the deck? Or maybe you just prefer the feel of a Hybrid swing off the tee? Either way, the Hy-Wood replaces those duff-prone Fairway Woods while maintaining proper gapping at the top of your bag. Its shaft is longer than a standard 3-Hybrid but still shorter than your Fairway Wood shafts. That means you can hit down with less of a sweeping motion, but you’ll still get big distance. It’s the best of both worlds, it’s perfect if you hate your 3-Wood, and you can only get it here.Who can really say what’s a bad lie when you have the right equipment? Our new Launcher XL Hybrids have more premium forgiveness tech than ever before, like Gliderail which helps the face get proper contact in any lie. And they’re loaded with MOI, so it’s easier to focus on having some fun out there. XL HEAD DESIGN This is huge: a bigger head means an MOI of 2,961 g-cm2–their most ever in a Cleveland Golf Hybrid. It’s maximum distance with maximum fun.A bigger clubhead gave them more freedom to place discretionary mass as far from Launcher XL’s center as possible. This matters because when you strike a golf ball on the toe or heel of the golf club, that golf club will start to rotate. And the degree to which your club’s face opens or closes directly affects how offline your ball flies. Translation? Less rotation on off-center impacts equals straighter drives. GLIDERAIL Put your swing on rails and you won’t sweat those rough lies. Twin rails along the sole of the club help keep the face straight through impact for optimal ball striking. REBOUND FRAME What’s better than one flex zone? Two (duh). Alternating zones of flexibility and rigidity direct more energy into the golf ball for increased ball speed and distance on every shot.Around the perimeter of Launcher XL’s fast and flexible face, Cleveland thickened the titanium to create a rigid frame that supports the face. But, as you move farther back along with the crown and sole of the driver, behind that rigid frame, they’ve thinned out the titanium wall as much as possible. This creates a ring of flexibility in the body of the driver, located behind the driver face. That ring is then supported by additional stiffness at the back of the driver.When you strike the ball, both of these flexible zones are activated, increasing the amount of energy that subsequently propels the golf ball off the face of the driver. It’s all a bit complicated, we know, but it’s easy to think of it as a spring within a spring–a bounce within a bounce. ACTION MASS CB Lots of shafts claim to be “Counter Balanced.” But a few extra sheets of graphite slapped onto one end of a golf shaft won’t have much effect on something as dynamic as a golf swing.In contrast, Action Mass CB is an 8g weight placed at the very top of the grip, right behind your hands as you hold the club–it ain’t fairy dust. Think of it as the pommel of a sword: it helps your swing feel more controlled.The benefits start in the backswing. As you bring the head of the golf club up from the address, Action Mass CB’s grip weight makes it feel lighter and more controlled. And that added control on the takeaway makes you more stable so that, by the time you reach the top of your swing, you’re hitting the same position over and over. (Consistency. It’s, like, a good thing.)Once it’s time to begin your downswing, Action Mass CB brings your hands straight down. This is great because that keeps your arms close to your body as you swing through the ball. Ultimately, it’s a better swing plane that avoids the dreaded casting motion. And with a less ‘over the top’ swing, you’ll have a squarer clubface through impact, which means straighter shots with less slice. HIBORE CROWN STEP Our stepped crown drops the center of gravity for high-launching shots. ACCURACY BUILD If precision is your top priority, this custom configuration is an inch shorter without counterbalancing for max control. HY-WOOD Not comfortable hitting Fairway Woods off of the turf? Look to Hy-Wood. It’s the best aspects of Fairway Wood design with the best elements of Hybrids, so you get Fairway Wood distance with your Hybrid swing.
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Ryan Barath

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Ryan Barath is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com’s senior editor for equipment. He has an extensive club-fitting and -building background with more than 20 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. Before joining the staff, he was the lead content strategist for Tour Experience Golf, in Toronto, Canada.