Cleveland Niblick Hybrid - 'the best parts of a wedge, putter, hybrid and iron'.
New for 2009 Season - The new Cleveland Niblick hybrid could be the secret weapon to sort your short game out! The Cleveland Golf Niblick is a short iron hybrid that combines a traditional idea with cutting edge design and performance. With so many similar types of clubs to choose from, it makes a real change to see something so new and radical on the market. Cleveland's new short iron hybrid combines the features of a wedge, putter, iron and hybrid to create a revolutionary hybrid scoring club.
First the history. The name Niblick takes us back to the ancient days of golf when a niblick had an equivalent loft of a 9-iron and had a sole designed to get players out of tricky lies and help to lower their scores. Now, Cleveland have designed a whole new twist on the hybrid specifically designed to improve scoring and help golfers hit four different types of shots ; chips, pitches, approach shots and recoveries.
Now for the science. The Cleveland Niblick hybrid also features the same Gelback technology we've seen in Cleveland's irons and CG14 wedges, a lightweight, vibration-damping material placed behind the hitting area to provide soft feel. The Cleveland Niblick hybrid also has the special Zip Grooves as seen on the wedges which channel more dirt and maximise spin and control.
Chip - The putter setup and forgiving wedge sole reduce negative outcomes - allowing you to think "make".
Pitch - Perfect combination of club length, loft, lie and ZIP Grooves for consistent trajectory and spin.
Approach - Larger and more stable head improves approach shot consistency and accuracy. Engineered with a head weight, club length and loft for calibrated full-shot distance control with the shot stopping power of ZIP Grooves. (i.e. Niblick-9 goes 9 iron distance on a full-shot).
Recover - Perfect loft and lie angle for punching out of trouble. The bounce on the wedge sole is perfe