They are about the coolest looking blade I've ever hit. Late 70's early 80's, Apex 4 shafts 2-Equilizer. The sweet spot is literally the size of a pencil eraser, looking down at the pencil from above. If your swing is not dialed, don't even bother. But when you connect they feel like the best clubs ever made.

A set in decent to above average condition will cost you 125-150. In good to very good like 200 +/-. Any condition above that, as impossible as they are to find, is a steal below $300.

The soft steel on these smallish blades requires a loft/lie check slash adjustment every 60-90 days if you play and or practice several times a week. If you don't play and or practice several times per week, heed the aforementioned advice and find a less demanding club to hit. Ben Hogan designed these for himself, with himself in mind. There's only two or three golfers, ever, who owned their swing as much as did Ben Hogan, so keep that in mind if you find yourself miffed and aggravated about ball-strike inconsistencies.

As you look down on these, at address, they have a nice thin top line with almost zero offset (the way I prefer). The smallish blade size is not a factor, as better ball-strikers (10 and below handicaps) should be able to deal with it. The swing needs to be finely tuned for full enjoyment, however.

My set is still very beautiful and I do not plan to sell them for a mere coupla hundred bucks, or whatever, but I don't use them for play anymore and haven't had them out, except for a couple of range sessions, for many years.

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I played Hogan Grinds back in the 80's when I was a 10 handicap, but due to work, kids, you name it, I pretty much gave up golf in the mid 1990's. In 2012 I bought a set of Callaway cavity back irons and and started playing about once a week. I could never hit those blasted Callaways, try as I might I had no idea where the ball was going to end up, I had no feel, especially at 120 yard and in. I sold them on ebay and picked up a set of Grinds and a set of Apex II's (on ebay as well), really clean for about $120 apiece. I tried the Grinds and I had just too much difficulty being consistent. The Apex II's are just what I needed. They provided me the feedback on the range that helped me get back in the groove and a hint of perimeter weighting to help on the mis-hits. I have much better touch now. I have worked my way down from about a 20 to a 13, 10 is in sight again thanks to these irons. By the way, I went out and played with another set I picked up on ebay as well, a 1949 set of MacGregor Ben Hogan 1622's (2-9). Wow, the lofts and shaft lengths meant I had to hit 2 clubs up, but they were really sweet! I have a set of MacGregor Byron Nelson's I am going to take out soon as well. What fun.

Very classic and clean blades--Apex shaft could be the best ever--if you get the right flex these irons are NOT hard to hit--I disagree with a lot of the hype about forgiveness--if you put a bad swing on one of these ultra modern cavity back irons-you will get a bad hit--there has NEVER been a golf club made that will offset a bad swing-the shaft and mind are the two most important things to consider--the Apex 2 head is very compact and solid--for me a nice high trajectory but does not balloon--best balance of any blades I've ever played--it would be impossible to convince me that anything better is being made today--only clubs that I have ever played with that are close to these are the Arnold Palmer Standards and Top Flite Bird on Ball irons made in the 70's

I have many sets of classic irons and each set has strengths and weaknesses.The Apex 2 of which I have 3 sets is the model which has no unattractive club in the set. The 8,9 and wedge(Known as Equaliser)are all geat which is quite rare.Usually the wedge is too big or the 8 iron too shallow, but not the Apex 2. From a playability point of view, they are fine.As with any club if you make a bad swing the ball doesn't go well, I don't care how "Forgiving" it's supposed to be.I have replaced the shafts with Dynalite Gold tapered tip, which are very close in step pattern to the Apex shaft.They are also exactly the same weight.I vary between the Apex2 and Muirfield but prefer the long irons in the Hogans

John Holt

1983 Hogan Apex IIs Black Cameo in great shape. Apex 3 shafts. These may be the best looking iron Hogan ever put out, and surely one of the best feeling. No offset, light bounce, small head, amazing shafts. Ball flight is mid, obviously the sweet spot feels great, miss it and you get the stings. Club inspires confidence, especially on the short irons as they are like throwing darts. Very workable. Not a GI iron at all, a sweet spot smaller than the other Hogan Apex irons. Gorgeous old school irons. One of the best irons you can buy for under a $100 a set on EBay.

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I played these irons 20 years ago and just picked them back up again after playing with different brands of cavity backed forged clubs. While the sweet spot may be smaller on the Hogans my game has improved with them. Solid feel, great shafts (Apex 4) and they make you concentrate on your game. I'll keep these in the bag for a long time

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Hogan Apex ii irons are real blades. Not anywhere close to what Tiger Woods and Nike call blades now. Real vintage blade clubs are hard to hit because the sweet spot is very small. If you are anything less than perfect in your swing, do not make the mistake of thinking these clubs will improve your game. If you grew up playing with new tech golf equipment, don't even try them. Not only will they make you feel like a beginner, they will, over time, damage your wrist. I've played these clubs for over 30 years. I can't play them any more because they hurt me. I wish I could still hit them well, but I can't. If you're a purist,and want a challenge, give them a try. And, If you learn to hit and be competative with real blades, Tiger Woods may fear you if you switched to new tech cavity backs,and hybrids after mastering old blades.

TIP: All golf tournaments are won on the putting green. You can't buy a club,old or new, that compensates for a lack of skill on the dance floor. Its just like Pool, $2000 cue or a $2.00 broomstick , it doesn't matter if you can consistantly make the shot with it. Practice and consistency are the winning variables in the sport of golf.
Have a great round.
WDG

I played competitive golf in High School and College as well. Just not good enough to go to the next level. I played with cavity back irons all through that time. I got tired of hitting the ball pure and flying greens, long is no good on any course you play. I also found that when I missed the ball slightly, I was short sided to the pin because the super forgiving irons still almost went the same distance. When I finally started playing the Apex II irons, I found that my game improved because when I hit it good, it went the distance I wanted it to go. When I hit mis-hit it a little it came up slightly short and I had more green to work with and was chipping up hill more often. I highly recommend these irons, as well as other forged irons for many players.

My Handicap is 10 and has been now for 6 months. I picked up these blades out of a friend of a friend's garage and fell in love with the feel. To put it simply, "Beautiful!" If you know how to swing a club then I strongly recommend playing them.

Absolutely love the set of Apex II that I picked for very cheap. My father gave me a set for my first set and I traded up for some technology only to long for a set of these Hogans again. I finally found some and picked them and I have not hit a different club since purchasing these. I regularly shoot in the low to mid 80's and squeak a round in the 70's from time to time. You can definitely feel the bad shots and there is nothing like hitting the ball pure with these clubs.