I've replaced my 4 and 5 irons with the #4 and #5 Hogan hybrids, and have settled on the 5.0 Rifle (firm) flex shafts as a good balance for me I play a used set of Apex Plus irons (3-E) that I found at the local GolfUSA for $85. On my Hogan CFT Hybrids I tried both the Apex Edge (standard shaft) and the Rifles and preferred the Rifles as having a slightly firmer feel and tigher dispersion with similar distance.
#Ben hogan apex plus specs pro
According to a company release, the Apex Edge Pro is designed to complement the current Apex Edge model by offering game improvement benefits with a traditional look. is adding yet another model to the Ben Hogan line with the new Apex Edge Pro, which is due to begin shipping in February.
600 2002 Apex Edge Pro Irons Apex Graphite (Constant Weight) Royal. 600 2002 Apex Edge Pro Irons Apex Steel Royal Precision Apex 3,4,5 115. 600 2001 Hogan Wedges Apex Steel True Temper Wedge 125. 600 2001 Apex Edge Irons Apex Steel Royal Precision Apex 3,4,5 115. 2000 Apex Plus Irons Apex Steel True Temper Apex 4 115. A few years ago, when the Ben Hogan Golf Company was owned by Ben Hogan, if a golf shop put the. I am not able to equate the Apex Precision to any other shaft. The earlier Apex True Temper shafts are very similiar to the True Temper Dynalite. Hogan Apex shafts were made by True Temper and the recent shafts put into Hogans were made by Precision. Many golfers have aspired to play a Ben Hogan Apex Hogan Apex Edge vs. This experience, technology and innovation shapes the Ben Hogan Apex Plus. The impossible combination of perimeter-weighted forgiveness and forged feel. Ben Hogan Apex - Released 197 When Ben Hogan introduced the first forged, perimeter-weighted irons in 1989, he built the club some said, couldn't be made. This design element has been a key feature of almost every Ben Hogan iron that came after it. It removed mass away from the perimeter of the head and put it where it is most effective. The IPT took that concept further and introduced the very first Ben Hogan iron with the muscle-on-muscle design. To me they both have roughly the same forgiveness.įrom Ben Hogan Golf: When Ben Hogan introduced the first forged, perimeter-weighted irons in 1989, he built the club some said, couldn't be made. I've hit the 33's and man, they are sweet but not enough to knock the Hogan's out of my bag. I think in terms of feel, the Hogan's have a slight edge, but not much. Shade Edited May 4 by Shade Ruf OK, I am bias towards Hogan since I play both the 99 Apex blade and a set of Apex Plus but I did own a set of MP-14's a while back. The latter has a crescent ring at the top of the hosel (see attached image) while the former does not. Any advice would be appreciated While I can't speak to the forging source for the Callaway-era Hogan Apex Plus irons, there is a quick way to tell the 1999 Spalding-era Hogan Apex Plus irons from the 2006 Callaway-era Hogan Apex Plus irons. The Apex Edge Pro looks just like the Apex Plus. Apex Plus - posted in Equipment Opinions: Can anyone tell me how these two compare in terms of set up, distance, forgiveness, and feel, etc.
The original Spalding Apex Plus irons are great and can be had for alittle over $100 on the used. The original Plus irons were made when Hogan was owned by Spalding and have a little Spalding logo on the shaft tags. As a result, the RI are way harder, similar to the Edge Pro. Hogan did reissue the Plus in 2006 and had moved production to China.