“The CBX 4 ZipCore is the current flagship GI wedge: HydraZip laser-milled face for spin consistency, V/S/C soles matched to loft (V for full swing, S for bunkers, C for open-face lob shots). A game-improvement cavity wedge that still spins well; being the newest in this family it holds the most used value by far.”
The CBX 4 ZipCore (2024) is Cleveland's most forgiving cavity-back wedge to date and the current flagship of the CBX family the 2017 CBX started. It hides its game-improvement engineering better than its predecessors: gone are the visible TPU inserts of the CBX ZipCore, replaced by a cleaner, fuller, taller and heel-to-toe-longer head with a gently rounded leading edge. ZipCore raises MOI about 7% heel-to-toe and 5.8% high-to-low over the prior CBX, the highest of any Cleveland CBX. It carries the full RTX 6 face package, HydraZip for wet-weather spin and UltiZip grooves, so it spins at the high end of the field despite being a forgiveness club. Soles are loft-assigned: V (44-52 degrees) for square full swings, S (54-56) for bunkers, and C (58-60) for open-face lobs. It retailed at $169.
The newest, best-performing CBX, but squarely a current mass-market game-improvement wedge sold in volume and one iteration in a four-generation line, not a scarce or legendary club. Its appeal is present-day performance and value; being the latest, it simply holds more resale than older CBX models. An honest commodity.
For mid-to-high handicaps who play game-improvement irons and want a matching forgiving wedge that still spins well, with soles pre-set by loft (V for square full swings, S for bunkers, C for opening the face on lobs). Its cleaner look widens appeal to better mid-handicaps than earlier CBX models. Not for pure shotmakers who want a compact tour blade and full grind freedom; those players belong on the RTX 6 ZipCore.
Launched 2024 against Titleist's forgiving offerings and Callaway's CB wedges, positioned as the value forgiveness pick and pitched to sit alongside game-improvement iron sets. It succeeds the CBX ZipCore and continues the line the 2017 CBX founded, now with the RTX 6's HydraZip/UltiZip face tech. A tour-blade counterpart in the same lineup is the RTX 6 ZipCore.
A true game-improvement cavity wedge. ZipCore pushes it to the highest MOI of any CBX (about +7% heel-toe, +5.8% high-low over the prior model), so ball speed and carry stay far more consistent on mishits than any RTX milled blade, and the loft-matched V/S/C soles ease turf and sand interaction. It rates an 8, level with the original CBX and well above the RTX wedges (4-5), but below the max-forgiveness Smart Sole (10): it is fuller and rounder than a tour wedge yet still a real, playable wedge rather than a rescue club.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
As the newest CBX (it remained a current model into 2026), private-party value is roughly $100-$135 for a clean single wedge, the strongest resale of the CBX family; discounted new units also exist. Reconditioned-retail grades run higher. It holds value best of the CBX family by far given its recency, though normal wedge groove wear still applies.
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