Smaller than average from toe to heal with a tiny amount of off set consistent through out the set the Apex Grind is clearly aimed at the near scratch golfer. These do nothing to correct miss hits and if you want to work the ball and have the swing to do so these will allow it. Any opening or closing of the face is translated into a fade or a draw. These have traditional lofts and shaft lengths meaning they play about a club shorter than modern cavity backs but this does make them a little friendly. Aesthetically they score highly only being let down by the boxy wedges feedback is a little firmer than I was expecting with even good shots producing a pleasant click off the face. I have played a couple of rounds with these and practiced a lot and while they are beautiful to look at and fun to hit but they don’t offer nearly enough help for me to consider using them as my main set. If you replaced the three and four iron with utility clubs they would make a nice set for a 15 or lower handicapper other wise only for the single didget players.

I own a set of BH Apex Grind Forged Irons. I am totally over the moon with it. I had it re-shafted with Dynamic Gold R300 shafts as well as new Tour Velvet grips. I hate the look of cavity back irons... And as it is, blades are, in my opinion, highly overrated. It is not that difficult to hit at all! I know I'm not a good golfer (yet) but if I can make one recommendation, it is, that before anyone buys new irons they must first try out a set of Muscle Back forged irons! The look, feel and sound is soooo much better!!! You can get a used set for only a few bucks... I really enjoy my set, which consists of a 3-E. I hope to see more “Blade Players” soon!

Ahh, the Hogan Apex Grinds. I shoot in the 80's but am a good enough ball striker to appreciate these. I particularly love the long and mid-irons, yes the long and mid-irons. Don't let the compact heads scare you. These irons are not as difficult to hit as you might think. They have incredible balance and the center of gravity is fairly low. The total absence of any offset in the long and mid irons virtually eliminates the possibility of hooking. A well struck ball with these has a feeling like no other. I love to open the blade up and hit high power fades with these. Even for a double-digit handicapper, it is a shot that I can hit with total confidence and a good deal of accuracy. I am not as big a fan of the short irons though. The 8-E have a noticeable amount of offset and rather wide soles which will produce the occasional pull-hook or fat shot. I have solved this problem by replacing the 8-E with Apex 50's and now have a dream set. Oh yeah, I had my Apex Grinds re-chromed and re-grooved by The Iron Factory and re-shafted with Rifle 6.0's. The re-chroming replaces the 'frosting' on the back of the club with brilliant chrome which greatly improves the looks of these clubs. I constantly have people coming over to look in my bag and asking about them. They are truly awesome in both looks and performance.

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