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Women's Report

By Stina Sternberg
Photos by Jim Herity

Your game is worth an upgrade

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CLEVELAND HIBORE BLOOM
STREET PRICE $1,000 (eight clubs, bag)WEBSITE: clevelandgolf.comThe set has a 15.5-degree high-launching HiBore Bloom HT driver (left) with a low center of gravity (CG), a HiBore 5-wood, five HiBore XLi irons, and a Classic II mid-mallet putter -- all in a lightweight, women-specific design. (Each club is also sold separately.) Other options include an 11.5-degree driver; 3- and 7-woods; 3-, 4- and 5-hybrids; 3-iron through SW; a 42-degree Niblick chipper and a VP509 mallet putter.
PING RHAPSODY
STREET PRICE Driver: $300; fairway woods: $220; hybrids: $150; irons: $113 (each)WEBSITE: pinggolf.comPing doesn't believe in pre-packaged set configurations. Instead, the company encourages women to take advantage of its custom-fitting program to create the ideal set from an array of wide-soled, high-lofted Rhapsody drivers, irons, hybrids and fairway woods (all the way up to the 30-degree 9-wood shown here). Clubs are available in two shaft flexes and multiple lie and length options.
ADAMS DESIGNER TECH
STREET PRICE $1,500 (13 clubs, Keri Golf designer bag)WEBSITE: adamsgolf.comThis limited-edition set (only a thousand were made) includes women-specific versions of the Insight Tech a4OS 460cc driver, 3- and 5-woods, six Idea Tech a4OS hybrid irons (left), three wedges and a mallet putter. The woods and hybrids have the Adams Boxer technology to help increase stability on off-center hits. Each club comes with a lightweight Graphite Design Pershing shaft.
COBRA TRANSITION-S
STREET PRICE $700 (eight clubs)WEBSITE: cobragolf.comCobra combines 4- and 5-utility woods, 6- and 7-hybrids (left) and wide-soled short irons (8-iron through sand wedge) to create optimal turf interaction and forgiveness on shots into greens. The lightweight Aldila Proto-HL shaft is designed to help launch the ball high and increase clubhead speed. The clubs can be matched to a Cobra Speed LD-M women's driver and fairway woods to complete the set.
MIZUNO SORA
STREET PRICE $800 (11 clubs, bag)WEBSITE: mizunousa.comWith 4- to 5-degree loft gaps between clubs, this set features a 15-degree, 460cc titanium driver, two low-profile fairway woods, one hybrid, six extreme cavity-back middle and short irons (left) and a mallet putter with a soft polymer face. The result is consistent, noticeable yardage differences between clubs. The woods and irons come in regular or petite lengths to accommodate golfers of different sizes.
CALLAWAY GEMS
STREET PRICE $600 (eight clubs, bag)WEBSITE: callawaygolf.comDesigned for the beginning female player who needs a lot of help getting the ball airborne, the Gems set comes with a draw-bias, high-lofted titanium driver and stainless-steel fairway wood, one hybrid, three short, wide-soled i-Brid irons, a chipper and a women-specific 2-Ball putter (left). Each club is designed to launch the ball high, even at slower clubhead speeds.
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