Goodness, 6 minutes until he actually hits something!

I had one of these back in the day for a year plus and loved it, I also loved the ( crack ) at impact, it let everyone within a mile know that it had been thumped hard. The one I had was maybe a tour model because it was ( as I remember ) 2 degrees open which was great because I was fighting the lefts.

I remember having the Hibore XL Tour in college with a diamana whiteboard in it. Sounded terrible, but it was a bomber. The tour head was like 4 degrees open as well, so the 9 degree head played like a 7 degree and didn't spin like the standard head did.

I can't stop looking at old clubs on FB marketplace because of you!

I got mine as a hand-me-down from a more well-to-do friend, back around 10 years ago, and I still use it. No screws, no weights, no nuthin’. I love it. That odd flattened crown really works to lower the CG. TING!

I found this in my attic the other day and took it to the range. I hit 1 and the whole range looked at me. Put it straight back in the bag 😂

First driver I hit over 300y. Never felt the sound was a problem. It's a brilliant shape. Ahead of its time.

Just getting back into golf after 10 years. Love the channel and all the videos alot of good info. Keep up the good work.

I have a Cleveland HiBore 9.5 and it is my go to Fade Driver. For me, super consistent with a mild case. Would love to add the XL to the collection.

Love it, this driver was really popular when I played high school golf! Cool blast from the past.

James I play with cobra LD Speed 9 degrees it's awesome I'm loving the sonic boom when you hit it..... therefore I need this in my collection.

Hi-Bore XL-my old faithful! Yes, it was loud, but I hit it so well, compared to anything else I tried back then.

I used that driver for a day (which thank God I bought dirt cheap and was returnable). The almost concave top produced a focused beam of ear piercing sound that appeared to be aimed at the left ear (for RH players). I literally felt like someone exploded a fire cracker a couple of feet from my left ear. The sound wasn't nearly as bad at the right ear. Hit it one day on the range and then back to the seller it went.

Still fairly new to golf and looking for a good driver. Love these informative videos on different equipment.

Is it me or does it not seem so “loud”? I gamed one of these and loved it, i actually dont like a carbon crown sound all that much. And i have a hard time believing this louder than the st180

I have the same Cleveland driver ,3wood, 3+4hybrid in my bag ,just love playing with them. I haven't got a fast swing but in the summer i can get an extra 100 yards of roll. Currently playing off 13 having been 25. The big hitters hate it when I out drive them.😎😎😎

Thanks For Watching Guys! Come on let me know what was the first driver you ever bought and was it a mistake!?

I am just getting back into golf, since 2013, was thinking about buying a newer driver and found your vid, I have a Hi Bore XLS 10.5* it is sooo loud but I do hit it pretty well its very forgiving. I also have the 3 wood XLS 15* and a 3i Hybrid 22* love these two.

love this driver, my dad owns one along with the 3 wood. its very light and kinda swings itself with the shape it has. I have trouble slicing normally on my drives, but the high bore goes straight most of the time.

I used to hit one from the Golfworks which was a component company. They were unhittable, but the Cleveland was horrible sounding, but hittable. Would love to have a Cleveland. The channel is great.

Great vid! Keep up the good work!

Had a Cleveland hi bore 3 wood same shape loved it used to fly like a rocket want to match the driver but remember trying it and sounded like that which was not good ended up with an older R5 with weights set to draw only changed it last year. But the 3 wood he’ll yeah. Great vid keep them coming.

Just recently purchased my first set of clubs. Drivers a Cleveland Launcher HB. I find a lot of talk about the sound too loud. Sound no issue for me. I'm just appreciative to have one✌

I still game the HiBore XL! Love the deep face design and so easy to align!

Would love to try this driver ! I’m new to golf and am trying to get started with a solid set, and I think this could help me a lot !

Very nice. I like the older technology and still have my vintage 1996 King Cobra Ti Titanium driver and it still works well.

I love those older loud drivers!. Cleveland highbore xl. A guy years ago, used to hit one at my local driving range 350y :straight over the top of the fence. Sounded like a ballistic ground missile!!!!! .

Had Howson half set to start, moved to slazenger set with 400cc driver and dent the crown first round. Sounded so loud when sweet in the middle. I always like the metal sound.

Bro, u should review a heavenwood if u ever get the chance. I mimicked the specs of one & lofted my Cobra 5 wood up to 20° and put in a fuji 3 Wood shaft with an Arccos in the grip, so now can say forsure it is the best & most accurate club in my bag

At the young age of 21 I am trying to get into golf thanks to you

Great Vid Simon currently have an R15 driver great club but would love to see what else is out there especially from brands we don't usually associate with that type of club

Good video love the content

Great vid Simon. I didn't think it sounded too bad but maybe it doesn't come up in the video. Think this would be a great driver for me. I'm a beginner but I have a fairly high club head speed and I'm gaming a 10 yr old slazenger reg flex driver that came in a package set. Think that head with the stiff shaft would do me a world of good. Congrats to the last winner aswell :-)

I think Cleveland is coming back. The driver they just came out with is really nice and it’s a good price too! Way to rip and liked the video!

This is the only driver I can hit straight or shape. I tried newer drivers and cannot adjust over the top of it. The HiBore XL has been the best driver I have ever played and swapped out my TSi2 over it. 280 carry all day and is super controllable. Wish this was still in production

I picked one of these up for $40 as a total beginner. Noise doesn't bother me too much (other golfers at a range, though, might mind a little), but this really makes me look forward to giving it some whacks. As you can build clubs easily, would you try adding some yarn/cotton balls to it to see if it can be muted a bit for cheaply?

When I emigrated in 2008, the airline lost my clubs including the Cleveland HiBore XL which was the best club in my bag and helped me bring my handicap down to about 10. I bought new clubs with the insurance money but never played as well with them. Today I helped my father in law and noticed his old unused Cleveland HiBore XL 11.5 degree in the garage gathering dust. I've now inherited it and hope to test whether its as good as I remember or whether my Callaway Big Bertha is actually better. I have such good memories about this club... I'm really hoping it goes well or I will question all my memories..!

Really enjoy your content Simon Fun and informative.⛳️⛳️

I put up with the unorthodox shape and loved this driver. Might dig it out and play it sometime.

I've had mine in my bag for 10 years, I love it. I've got 2 newer drivers but still rock this 9/10

Hi Simon. Great, honest video as always. Have to disagree that it's the worst sounding driver tho. Try to get hold of a Dunlop XPT Titanium driver. It's a sports direct product so is predictably shite, but it is the loudest thing I've ever heard - and it's not a good sound either. I have one, and every time I take it to the driving range, people turn and stare. It's embarrassingly loud!!

Had the hybrids of these loved them wish I’d never got rid of them Would love to try the driver

Oh my old gamer! I'd love to game this in the winter when I'm not swinging quite as hard. I used to love that club.

Had those Nike balls worst I ever played, as you said hard as a rock and zero spin. Thought I recognised the hole before you mentioned it, was lucky to play the 2010 shortly after the Ryder Cup was there. Great course, shot 79 from the tips .

That was awesome - great video!!

I quite like the sound. It sounds like a snapping stick.

Had the Callaway fti sqarehead driver. Looked great sounded like you were hitting the ball with a frying pan. It was quite ear splitting to be around. Lol

had the xls tour sounded like a gun shot and I loved it because it made me hit 250 yard fades at a time when i probably averaged 220 of the tee

Callaway HyperX was my first. Same vintage...same sound, but it found the fairway! I'd love to take this one for a spin.

Should be a good prize for that person wanting to practice their swing over the winter months and not put any possible damage to their current driver, I'm still using the Nike sq machspeed, the sound is awful but I just love its look

I'd love to win this driver! This was my first driver too, but mine was the "super loft" version that I gained from a cheap set of 2nd hand clubs from facebay.. I gave it to my brother when I upgraded and he's been using it ever since. It was great when he started but now hes loosing distance and hitting very high for a driver so if I won i'd give him this lower lofted version, hopefully improve his game.

I had the same Hi Bore XL when i started getting really back into golf 4 years ago, was ok until the head snapped off the shaft. Blessing in disguise, replaced it with a Nike VR and was pretty pleased

Love the direction you have taken your channel in. So enjoyable to watch every video!

Is it better than a Ping g5 ..... MY CLUBS get glued in the bag, great vid.

First driver i actually paid for myself was a Wilson Whale circa 1987?, the wooden one not the John Daly one. I think Payne Stewart won the US PGA using one. I also think it was the first genuinely oversized driver. Still got it. Goes 10 yards less than my Titleist 915. Looks cool too.

My first was a Pinseeker wooden one. Sliced like crazy, but the head was tiny. Then upgraded to a Titeist also wooden, also hard to hit. Believe it or not, my first metal driver was a Cobra bought in 2003 and declared non-conforming about a year or so later. Not a happy bunny!

I do have a thing for clubs that look different. Right now I have a r1 and and I do struggle with it but I like the way it looks so it’s hard to take it out of the bag.

Nike sumo sq will always be the worst sounding driver ever made.

My first driver was a Adams Speedline F11 and I just didn't get on with it. Now I play a Cobra L4V F driver. Sound is like hitting the ball with an empty plastic bottle, but it does the job for me. I got it for €20 delivered. It's going to be in the bag for a while yet.

Try and get your hands on a Bridgestone j33 R Simon. It came out around 2005 or so and has a real cult following. The first generation of the Superdeep style driver.

I perforated a eardrum hitting a cobra sz440 at the range years ago. That was properly loud.

Those square drivers could be heard from 4 fairways away. I think the Nike was worst of the lot.

I borrowed one of these from a mate and he borrowed my Cleveland launcher for a few weeks, during that time I had my clubs stolen and never managed to replace it for him😂 would be funny to give one back to him all these years later

Why did Nike do the opposite and invert the cavity at the bottom of the club? Which was the superior design?

Oh the memories, this used to be my fairway bomber.

I think we found the solution for bomb and gouge. The harder you hit this driver the more spin and less distance you get. This was my first driver too, the original hi-bore though.

Nike square drivers were like that...like a mess tin on the end of a stick😆...went well though ⛳️🏌🏻👍🏻

Got the old Cleveland launcher in my bag, would be nice to have an upgrade 😀

Does Ping use carbon in their G410 drivers? Also, backspin is why drivers 20 years ago were popular in 7 and 8 degree lofts, right?

I also owned one of those. Very, very loud but very very forgiving. Wish I never got rid of it.

If you find a set of clubs that work it doesn’t matter how old they are. The tech can only advanced so much, it really comes down to the individual.

me like-y. This driver will be a nice addition to my bag :) . My first driver was a hand-me-down from my dad. Arnold Palmer (wooden) Woods and Irons. The bag had swag.... Leather with alligator skin trim.

Just started playing bought this driver for £30. Does the job for me, hitting it straight. Not sure on distances as only had a few swings with the lockdown and all. As for the sound, I don’t care all that much as I am just glad I can somewhat hit the ball down the fairway 🤣

I refer to some of the oversized drivers my golf pals use as looking like a Buick on a stick. I probably should change that to an ashcan on a stick since Buicks are not as massive as they once were.

Had the HiBore XL. To be honest didnt care about the sound. Loved how I hit it. Loved the square look of the face on address too. 😉

The Aldila NV, great shafts

If you don’t like the sound you’re just not cracking the sweet spot. I love It

I have an old Powerbilt Slugger 9.5 degree with Aldila stiff shaft . It's a square headed driver, it goes for miles but is loud, really loud, like a cannon going off Still available on eBay for under £40.00.

I’m using a HiBore now that I picked up last year for $29.99 and last time I played I drove the ball 318yds with it

R7 cgb max was my first driver and to be honest all I can remember was moving the weights around every time I hit it lol

Been Non Conforming from day 1. Bought one but the MOI was too high and deemed illegal

Taylormade R7 was my first driver. Reg flex and it was a beast! Small head shape and deep face. Man would that ball fly!

I have this driver. Works pretty good tbh. And it sounds mean, not ugly

Would love to try that driver..

One if the best drivers ive ever hit with a x stiff V2 shaft. It was the first driver that gave me Confidence

still got mine working just fine tho, that thing SURE sounds crazy

My wife's cousin and uncle still use the regular Hi-Bore

i'm a cleveland addict :-) Nice vid

Taylormade burner. Had no idea what I was doing. Only bought it because I like the white head 😄 Should have spent the money on lessons!

Trip down memory lane here, underrated brand this

My first driver being reviewed. Cracked the head and never found a straighter driver

In my first ever set ,(that was given to me) My first driver was a John letters 2 wood 😬

People love how my ball sounds off the my hibore driver. I bought a sim max 2 and hated it. Selling and keeping my hibore from 2006

Carbon Fiber TRANSFERS sound it doesn’t “dampen” sound The reason they use carbon is to distribute weight low and back yet have a classic shape and easy to manufacture

Always wanted one back in the day

I used to have that driver. Went miles but I was prone to hooking it and always had a low flight ⛳

I like the nostalgia you had with the driver. TBH i don't care what it sounds like as long as it helps my game lol.

This is still my drive today and I love because you learn not to give a shit about the sound

I like that head shape... Cg is low low low for the day it was made... Smartly done by Cleveland. I hope I win it.. Love your vids. Don't let the negative Nancy's ruin your fun... Joe G.

My mate has this driver. It's deafening! He calls it the Tuna Tin