Frontline Elite

The Cleveland Frontline Elite is the "fang-style" entry in the Frontline Elite lineup, described by pluggedingolf.com as a boxier take on the classic blade, more Anser 2 than Anser. Its finish is reported as a matte black, with a white alignment line that pluggedingolf.com says carries tremendous contrast against that finish, and a white Cleveland logo set into the cavity.

Both outlets that cover the release point to the same underlying idea, forward center of gravity, though they describe the hardware differently. pluggedingolf.com attributes it to removable weights placed closer to the face and a tungsten face insert, part of what it calls a Tungsten SOFT Face using Speed Optimized Face Technology, while sgbonline.com describes more than 30g of metal injection molded tungsten across the striking area and counterbalance weights under the grip, tied to what it calls the patented 2135 Technology found on all mallet models in the line. sgbonline.com also credits Casey Shultz, described there as Cleveland Golf's product manager, as the release's designer, and cites a claimed 38 percent improved accuracy when struck off-center, a figure that comes from the publication rather than from any testing on record here. The two outlets even disagree on the size of the broader lineup this putter belongs to, pluggedingolf.com counting five models against sgbonline.com's eight, and on the specific shaft tested, one citing a stepless steel shaft and the other a UST All In graphite shaft with a $50 up-charge.

Community opinion on the Frontline Elite singles out its compact head shape and clean, simple lines, along with alignment contrast, as strengths, while also flagging a thin click sound on off-center strikes as a weakness. pluggedingolf.com's own verdict lands more favorably, stating simply, I like Cleveland's take on this modern classic. Where the site tested the graphite option, it noted that the All In shaft muted the sound and feel slightly compared to steel, a distinction worth weighing against the community's complaints about sound off-center.