“Full-Face 2 (Feb 2023) extends grooves edge-to-edge, with a Full Sole on 50-52 for square-face full shots and a C-shaped sole on 54-60 for open-face versatility. Sits on the super-GI full-face rung, great for members who open the face and flop rather than pick clean.”
Announced in late 2022 and released on February 3, 2023, the CBX Full-Face 2 extends Cleveland's UltiZip grooves the full width of the face and up into the toe, to maintain spin on shots hit with an intentionally opened face, not just square full swings. Cleveland called it the largest face in CBX history, with 13% more contact area than the prior RTX Full-Face wedge, and added a ZipCore low-density core to expand the sweet spot, plus a HydraZip face treatment (dynamic face blasts plus laser lines) meant to keep spin consistent wet or dry. Independent testing at MyGolfSpy and Plugged In Golf measured ball speed consistency within about plus-or-minus 1 mph on good strikes, though reviewers flagged the wedge's busy, full-face look as its biggest drawback.
A well-reviewed, technically distinct super-game-improvement wedge - full-face grooves and a low-density core are real category differentiators, independently verified in testing - but it is too recent and too polarizing in appearance to carry any cult status yet. It reads as a solid, current-generation product.
Mid-to-high handicap players who open the face and flop rather than pick shots clean, and who want forgiveness on mis-hit full shots. Not a fit for players who dislike the full-face grooved look or want a traditional wedge shape and feel.
Released February 2023 as Cleveland's flagship super-game-improvement wedge, sitting above the standard CBX 2 in technology (ZipCore, HydraZip, full-face grooves) and competing with Callaway's Mack Daddy CB/PM Grind and Cobra's KING wedges of the same period. The 2022 year sometimes cited reflects the late-2022 announcement, while the actual North American retail launch was February 2023.
The ZipCore low-density core and full-face groove pattern are specifically engineered to expand the sweet spot and raise MOI/forgiveness on full shots, and independent testing confirmed tight ball-speed consistency (about plus-or-minus 1 mph) on solid strikes - genuinely more forgiving than a standard cavity-back wedge, though it trades some shot-shaping subtlety for that consistency.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
As a 2023-24 current-generation wedge, depreciation is minimal so far: private-party prices in 2026 run roughly $70-$110 per wedge, well above older 588 or 900-series wedges simply due to age.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
