Cleveland Launcher XL Driver Specifications
Stock lofts for every Cleveland Launcher XL head and the full hosel adjustment chart, 2021–2024.
- Years produced
- 2021–2024
- Category
- Game Improvement Driver
- Head variants
- Std, Lite, Lite Draw
- Loft range
- 9°–12°
- Head size
- 460 cc
- Hosel
- QTS sleeve · 9°–12° on the one 10.5°-base head
Data confidence: medium. These figures are compiled from secondary sources rather than a manufacturer spec sheet. If you have an original catalogue page, send it over and we will update the chart.
Stock lofts by head variant
| Head | Stock lofts | Head size | Lie (°) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launcher XL | 9°, 10.5°, 12° | 460 cc | 58.5 / 60 | 45.75 |
| Launcher XL Lite | 10.5°, 12° | 460 cc | 60 | 46 |
| Launcher XL Lite Draw | 10.5° | 460 cc | 60 | 46 |
Lofts are the stamped stock options for each head, factory standard. The hosel chart below shows how far each can be adjusted from its stamped loft.
Hosel adjustment chart
QTS sleeve · loft 9°–12° on the one 10.5°-base head · 12 settings.
Lie runs from the 60° standard down to 3° flat across the settings. Face angle shifts slightly closed at the loft-up settings and slightly open at the loft-down settings; the four primary marks sit square.
| Setting | Loft | Lie | Face angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5° (STD) | 10.5° | std (60°) | square |
| 11° | 11° | 0.5° flat | square |
| 11.5° | 11.5° | 1° flat | slightly closed |
| 12° | 12° | 1.5° flat | slightly closed |
| 11.5° FL | 11.5° | 2° flat | slightly closed |
| 11° FL | 11° | 2.5° flat | square |
| 10.5° FL | 10.5° | 3° flat | square |
| 10° FL | 10° | 2.5° flat | square |
| 9.5° FL | 9.5° | 2° flat | slightly open |
| 9° | 9° | 1.5° flat | slightly open |
| 9.5° | 9.5° | 1° flat | slightly open |
| 10° | 10° | 0.5° flat | square |
Unlike most adjustable drivers, the Launcher XL is sold as a single 10.5°-base head and the chart below is in absolute lofts: the sleeve's four primary marks are 9°, 10.5°, 12° and 10.5° Flat, with half-degree stops between them. The XL Lite, Lite Draw and women's builds have no hosel adjustment.
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Lofts at a glance
About the Cleveland Launcher XL
The Launcher XL is Cleveland's 2021 game-improvement driver — an oversized 460 cc head with 5,200 g·cm² of MOI, the Rebound Frame shared with sibling brand Srixon, and Action Mass CB, an 8-gram counterweight inside the grip end that steadies the club through impact. The adjustable core model is sold as a single 10.5°-base head whose QTS sleeve configures it from 9° to 12°; the XL Lite is a 12-gram-lighter, quarter-inch-longer fixed-hosel version for slower swings, with a Draw variant for slice fighters and a women's build. Every model offered a factory "Accuracy Build" one inch shorter with the counterweight removed. The Launcher XL2 replaced it in 2024 — Cleveland's second-to-last driver family before the brand exited metalwoods entirely in early 2026 to focus on wedges and putters.
Head variants
The heads this family is sold in, with each one’s stock loft options.
- Launcher XL9°, 10.5°, 12°
- The adjustable max-MOI head: one 10.5°-base head whose QTS sleeve plays it from 9° to 12° — which is why the published lie differs by configured loft (58.5° at the 9° and 12° marks, 60° at 10.5°).
- Launcher XL Lite10.5°, 12°
- The 12 g lighter, 0.25 inch longer version for slower swings, with a fixed (glued) hosel. The 12° head is right-hand only; a women's 12° build ran 44.25 inches at C7.
- Launcher XL Lite Draw10.5°
- The slice-fighting draw-bias version of the Lite — 10.5° only, fixed hosel, right-hand only.
Stock shafts
- Project X Cypher 50 (Launcher XL) — graphite · 52-56g · flexes: A, R, S
- Project X Cypher 40 (XL Lite, Lite Draw) — graphite · 48-50g · flexes: A, R, S
- Project X Cypher 40 (women's) — graphite · 50g · flexes: L
Driver loft guides
How to pick between these stock lofts:
Frequently asked questions
What lofts does the Cleveland Launcher XL come in?
The adjustable Launcher XL is one 10.5 degree base head that the QTS sleeve configures anywhere from 9 to 12 degrees in half-degree steps. The fixed-hosel XL Lite comes in 10.5 and 12 degrees and the XL Lite Draw in 10.5.
Why does the Launcher XL's lie differ by loft?
Because the three retail lofts are hosel settings of the same head: at the 10.5 degree standard mark the lie is 60 degrees, while the 9 and 12 degree marks sit 1.5 degrees flatter at 58.5.
Is the Launcher XL Lite adjustable?
No — the Lite, Lite Draw and women's builds all have glued hosels to save weight. Only the standard Launcher XL carries the adjustable QTS sleeve.
Does Cleveland still make drivers?
No. After the Launcher XL2 (2024) and HiBore XL (2025), Cleveland exited the metalwoods and irons business in early 2026 to focus on wedges and putters, so every Cleveland driver is now a used-market buy.
Finding one used
The Cleveland Launcher XL ran from 2021 to 2024 and is no longer in production, so the used market is the only source. Search the used listings on eBay. Before buying used, check the stamped loft against the chart above and ask which hosel setting it is in — an adjustable driver may be set a degree or more away from the number on the sole, and sleeve adapters are brand- and generation-specific.
- Archived clevelandgolf.com Launcher XL, XL Lite and XL Lite Draw spec pages via the Internet Archive, captures from October 2021 (lie 58.5/60/58.5 by configured loft, lengths, swing weights, QTS sleeve range, shafts)
- Cleveland/Dunlop hosel sleeve adjustability guide PDF (the 12-row absolute-loft chart for this QTS sleeve), eu.dunlopsports.com, accessed October 2026
- GolfWRX Launcher XL introduction (20 August 2021 retail, 5,200 MOI, Action Mass CB, Accuracy Build option), golfwrx.com, accessed October 2026
- MyGolfSpy report on Cleveland exiting the woods and irons business to focus on wedges and putters (February 2026), mygolfspy.com, accessed October 2026
- Note: the per-position chart is Cleveland's official guide as hosted for the later HiBore XL, which uses the same QTS sleeve, marks and range — a one-step-removed source for the Launcher XL itself.
Last updated 23 October 2026. Spot an error? info@loftchart.com