SPY PICS! – 2013 Cleveland 588 RTX CB Wedges
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SPY PICS! – 2013 Cleveland 588 RTX CB Wedges

SPY PICS! – 2013 Cleveland 588 RTX CB Wedges

Cleveland 588 RTX CB Wedge

Just a quick post this morning showing off some of the new wedges from Cleveland Golf.  These are the Cleveland 588 RTX “ROTEX” Wedges.  There will be 3 different models coming out…the 588 RTX, 588 RTX CB (pictured below) and the 588 RTG.  This is the Cavity Back version…basically what will be new with this line is:  more durable grooves, new Rotex pattern on face and larger grooves.

Lots of back and forth on these from our readers and Facebook followers…but personally I think for a CB style wedge they have put together a nice looking package and I love the polishing they did around the borders…makes the cavity pop.  Now I know some of you are going to say it needs to look cleaner, not as much engraving, whats with the decal on a wedge…etc, etc.

Just playing devil’s advocate here but what would you want in your dream CB wedge or hell just a wedge for that matter.  Let me guess a traditional style wedge, simple engraving, no ROTEX name stamped all over it….dah dah dah.  Well then if that is what you want why don’t they just continue to make the exact same looking wedge they have for oh I don’t know let’s say another 50 years.  Sound good?

Wedge and putter guys are different birds sometimes, it’s the only two categories I know in the golf equipment world where golfers would actually prefer not to have new technology and have the same looking designs year after year.  If that were to happen in the driver and iron category consumers would re outraged and they would sit collecting dust in stores.  Why do you think Scotty Cameron and so many other putter designers make the same putters with different finishes every year?  Because that’s what sells.  I am sure he would prefer to make some of his more unique designs but unfortunately for all of us putter and wedge guys just can’t see past the Anser.  Moving on…

That being said…sound off with your opinions on their new wedges!




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      Fredo

      11 years ago

      I tried these wedges at a golf show, loved the feel and purchased them. The feel and performance is awesome. Take them for a “spin”

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      Gary Lewis

      12 years ago

      Very nice looking clubs but I wonder whether they perform any better than the Forged 588 or other wedges on the market, that is unless they haven’t really upgraded the grooves on the Forged 588 wedges. If that is the case and they have significantly improved the grooves in the Rotex wedges, that would be disappointing as a Forged 588 owner (but that is what club makers do to keep golfers reaching). Really Really like the idea of more durable grooves but I don’t believe the Rotex grooves are going to noticeably perform better spin wise than the 588 Forged, (unless there has been a significant upgrade in the grooves in the Rotex over the 588 Forged), Vokey SM4 or other wedges on the market. There has been a ton of hype on wedge groove performance from different club makers but the reality is they can only get so much spin out of these performing grooves and have been able to recapture some of the lost spin. Some performing grooves might out-perform others but it is probably fairly insignificant at best in most cases. I imagine the Rotex wedges will perform plenty well enough and if you can hit these clubs the distances you want to hit them one should be able to get as good of results as you can from conforming groove wedges.

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      Rob Wood

      12 years ago

      Looks like the Summitomo ownership of Cleveland Golf is finally showing it’s influence. This club has more etchings and markings than my Summitomo tires. LOL. Doesn’t bother me though. I will definitely give the 52 degree version of the 588 RTX CB a try. My garage is full of gap wedges and seems I always come back to my “Ray Floyd Bridgestone-Precept” forged 52 degree no matter what I try,,,,and I have tried them all from Vokey to Mizuno. Still the more I look at the pics, the more I feel like I gotta have one.

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      RT

      12 years ago

      Looks like an Adams back side!! ROTEX is a gimmick.
      I like the Vokey and the feel, the Cleveland has a hard feeling.

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      Gary Lewis

      12 years ago

      Very interesting. Really really like the idea of more durable grooves. Nice looking wedges and there seems to be a fairly strong CG 14 influence which is a good thing probably. The face looks fairly similar to the 588 forged, other than the groove design and Rotex design, which is probably a good thing. Are these forged or cast and would you know the pricing at this point? Will be neat to see these in person. I am pretty locked into the 588 forged so probably won’t be trying too many of these ones but will certainly want to take a look at them and try them out at some point. Also wonder what the standard shaft is going to be.

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      Gil B.

      12 years ago

      All I care about when I put a new wedge into play is: 1) how does it feel, 2) how does the ball react, and, 3) does it give me confidence when I have to use it. When I’m addressing the ball all I see is the top edge and the grooves. I don’t care what the back of it looks like at all. If it performs to my satisfaction I don’t care at all what’s on the back side. The back side doesn’t touch the ball, the grooves do.

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      Pat Ricke

      12 years ago

      Looks alot like the TW9 wedge design from Wilson Staff a few years back. Still have them in my bag, I might upgrade if the face technology is more agressive.

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      Dirk

      12 years ago

      I have been play cleveland wedges for as long as I can remember .When I new new wedges I just go to the cleveland club display an grab a few in the lofts I want and try them I have never been disappointed.
      Even at demo day I try the new wedges and love the feel and es of hit this club .the new wedge look even better and I am looking forward to there release date so I can try them out .
      I have always been impressed with cleveland wedges ,there is no other wedge as far as I am concerned. Dirk S.

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      KWheels

      12 years ago

      I have some silver paint that i use on any club that is too busy. If you don’t like the stamps, fill with paint and its almost gone. :)

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      Austin Young

      12 years ago

      You do a wedge article and don’t even tell us if they’re stainless or carbon steel? Missed the boat on this one.

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      steve p

      12 years ago

      The font that is used for “rotex face” and “588 rtx” has no business being on a premium golf club. It cheapens the look of the whole club. It looks like someone stuck the head in a typewriter.

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      Chris

      12 years ago

      It harks back to the original 588’s. Cleveland seem to have a fondness for that particular typeface.

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      David W

      12 years ago

      I’m ok with a cavity back in my gap and pitching wedges (I play the G20’s) but in my sand and lob it’s just too big a head (that being said, the G20’s are a larger iron). I don’t feel like I can chip off of a tight lie and it’s too much head going through the sand. I prefer my old Maxfli Revolution sand and lob wedges.

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      obo

      12 years ago

      I guess it’s of to the Japan market for the Rotex Forged version.
      I do like them, they have a 2013 feel about them, not a 1913.

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      Troy Vayanos

      12 years ago

      Very nice looking wedge from Cleveland as always. I like the back shape with the two divider lines, it looks similar to Taylor Made.

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      Chris

      12 years ago

      Someone tried to sell me a Rotex watch in a bar once. I didn’t give him the time of day and he definitely didn’t have it!

      These looks awesome, the black ones look great. It would be nice if they stayed glossy!

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      Christian Furu

      12 years ago

      Nice way to build on the experience from the CG-series, like luke-donald-duck says. I think it´s a wedge that builds confidence. I wouldn´t mind having a more forgiving 56° :)

      Interesting to see their solution to the “groove problem”. Others are trying more grooves tighter together. Like Nike VR with X3X that has 20 grooves vs. the 15 on 588 Rotex CB. Are larger grooves better than more grooves? Sounds like a test MGS should look at ;)

      If I´m not mistaken, Rotex is the pattern between the grooves. I have to say that these patterns – that other manufacturers use too – don´t look like they would do much difference in anything else than perfect conditions. Maybe on a chip from perfect lie around the green, but from rough or on full shots……..I´m not convinced.

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      luke-donald-duck

      12 years ago

      What exactly IS the new Rotex face design? I can’t really see from the pics above. I might consider getting the non-CB version when I buy my new wedges if it looks good enough. I personally don’t love or hate this design too much – reminds me of the CG14s.

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      Brian Cass

      12 years ago

      Less is more in my book. I’ll stick with my 1018 forged Scratch wedges. These don’t look bad but I’d never play them. I could see these selling pretty well.

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      blstrong (SeeRed)

      12 years ago

      I don’t know…I want to like them. But to me they look clunky and busy. And what’s with the support bars? Cleveland has done better in the past.

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      Tyk

      12 years ago

      I’m not a fan of graphics and lettering, but for some reason to me these look really good. Its hard to tell from the pics but I don’t think this is a wedge I’d play, because I don’t like a C-Grind, and I like the trailing edge ground, but for pure aesthetics, I like these quite a bit. That tiny chrome badge on the black wedge looks sweet! Can’t wait to see them in person.

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      ms1195

      12 years ago

      I think these are my favorite looking cavity back wedges I have seen, especially the black one. Something about that finish is different from other black finishes, but could just be the polishing on the edges that X mentioned Huge leap forward from the CG16. They kind of have a utilitarian look to them. I suppose I agree about the Rotex stamping being a bit much, but doesn’t really bother me. I have never played a cavity wedge, but would certainly consider these before any others I have seen.

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      Golfspy Matt

      12 years ago

      I’m not suggesting that I don’t want new technology in my wedges; I’m saying that I don’t need the name of the tech stamped on the club in a cheap looking way. Two very different things.

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      Chomper

      12 years ago

      pretty solid looking. As long as the face of the club remains “classic” looking in its shape, I will focus on the performance of the wedge.

      Some of the best wedges I have ever played have been the TaylorMade RACs. They basically have a cavity on the back but it looked good at address and it performed.

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