Ben Hogan Apex Edge Pro Irons
Ben Hogan Apex Edge Pro Irons
[Feb 22, 2003]
murraychase
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Hogan Apex Edge Pro
I have not played a round with these clubs yet (snow on the ground). I have gone to lower elevations and hit at driving range (WOW)!!!! Can actually hit my long irons. Could not hit my 5-3 irons in old set consistently. Crushed the Hogan 3 iron consistently and haven't played for 5 months. I hit the ball high anyway and the wind that was in my face made balls fall short of intended target quite alot. Feel and accuracy make up for this problem. I hit a set of 1989 apex irons several years ago and loved them but hate the feedback if you didn't hit it dead center--not a problem with these clubs. Off center hits still provide adequate length. Hope the snow melts soon as I want to pummel my golf mates with these new weapons. Similar Products Used: On Range: Ping O-Size Callaway X-14 Maxfli Revolution Irons |
[Jan 20, 2003]
Jake McCallahan
Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed:
Hogan Apex Pro
The happiest day of my golf season was the day I traded these clubs in for some Mizuno mp33s. Prior to the Hogans I played Titleist 990s. The 990s had amazing trajectory- I should have stuck with them but I did not like the way they looked in the bag...Anyway the Hogan is visually beautiful I hit it at the golf shop and fell in love...With the look...Silly me...I lost 1 club in distance and they hit the ball so damn high that any wind murders the shot. Possibly a good club for a mid to high handicapper looking for a high soft ball flight. Low handicappers stay away. Customer Service Did not use Similar Products Used: Titleist 990 Ping ISI Titleist 962 |
[Jan 14, 2003]
Chris
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
3-PW Apex 3 Steel
High and straight only. I found it difficult to work the ball or alter shot trajectory consistently. Customer Service Pretty good. Similar Products Used: Golfsmith Tour Cavity Forged W/Rifle |
[Dec 22, 2002]
Philine
Shoots in the 100s
Model Reviewed:
Apex Edge Pro, w/ Rifle Lite 5.0
As compared with my previous set, directional accuracy has been greatly improved, may be it's the contribution of rifle shaft. Center hits are soft and sweet, but off-center hits will be severely punished by lost of distance (at least 2 club shorter), hit sounds are also different! For a 100+ golfer like me, it's uneasy to find the relatively small sweet spot all the time! Long irons are easier than expected, and personally has even better feel than the short ones. Ball trajectory (especially for short irons) is higher than expected. I don't know why, but the shiny club head surfaces are easy clean, ball marks can be easily removed by towel. Also the shiny surfaces do not easily get scratched as expected. As a conclusion, I lost distance (No.7 iron down from 140 to 130 yards), but gained accuracy. It's quite a good choice if you look for an advancement from game improvemnet irons. No regret for the purchase! Another good set I thought of is Mizuno Comp EZ or Comp Plus (bigger club face i.e. may be more forgiving than this set). Customer Service Not yet. Similar Products Used: X-14. |
[Dec 06, 2002]
ehe
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Apex Edge, Apex Edge Pro, Blades
Just bought a mixed Set 3= Apex Edge 4-7 Apex Edge Pro, 8-9 Blades Wedges, Rifle 4 Shaft Wow, what a feeling, like hot knife in Butter if you hit the Ball ( V1 ) in the center. Otherwise is just like a punishment for a bad stroke ( lets you concentrate more on the next ball. ) Started with 16,8 dropped to 13,4 playing now in the low 80's. Very solid craftmanship, nice looking great feel, superb feedback. A little overweighted Head with the first strokes ( had X14 before ) but felt very comfortable after a while. Slowed my swing a little bit down but my accuracy improved though. 8+9 Blades ??? fantastic.. even got backspin on the ball. What a feeling when you hit the center. Nice easy swing and dead on the flag ... whoa Should give you a try ...best clubs out there in my opinion. Customer Service Waiting for about 6 weeks for my PW. ordered 3+4 as Epex Edge Pro ( had problems to deliver the heads. I've got 4 as Apex edge pro and I'm happy with it now. Similar Products Used: Callaway x14 played for two years, Mizuno MP, Ping i3 ( couldn't get use to the design. ) Titleist. Callaway x12 and some others... |
[Dec 03, 2002]
pedaler101
Shoots in the 90s
Model Reviewed:
Hogan Pro #3 Graphite
I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to hit these beauties but I was wrong. On all my other sets, I always leaked the ball right. Not a fade or a slice per say but the ball would always take off right, flying straight (I attribute it to too much offset). Now I hit a nice draw (@140 yard 8 iron with about 1-2 yard movement to the left). The ball takes off in a reverse arc until it hits the apex. The feel is unlike anything I've used. Soft, very soft and buttery smooth is the only thing that comes to mind. The best shot come from a nice easy swing. I've tried hiting ProV, Strata, Callaways and Topflite balls and the best feel comes with the Strata Pro Distance with the ProV comming a close 2nd. Game improver? Yes! From a mid 100 to a low 90. I expect to lower my score even more as I gain more confidence. Now if I can only find that magic putter and driver! Customer Service None needed yet Similar Products Used: Not even close but I've used Callaway X-14, Mizuno T3OS |
[Nov 30, 2002]
richardlim31
Shoots in the 90s
Model Reviewed:
ben hogan apex edge pro
i'm owner of a set of apex edge. this morning i demo the apex edge pro. 5 iron. man it was so much nicer and softer then the apex edge. wish i can afford it. Customer Service pan west sales personel are very helpful and patience. Similar Products Used: apex edge |
[Nov 27, 2002]
Samtwocan
Shoots in the 80s
Mate, these clubs are absolutely superb. Solid, long & tolerant. Very soft feel at impact hence improved control. The most impressive thing about these clubs is the flight. The ball stays up there and continues to climb. I have improved my game dramatically. A good round of golf is all about confidence and the Apex Edge Pros certainly helps you to feel confident about where your shot is going to end up. Perhaps the only downside is that if you miss the sweet spot the club lets you know. My advice when using the Apex Edge Pros is that don't try to force the club just make sure you swing smoothly and let these clubs do the rest for you! |
[Nov 24, 2002]
Composer790
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Ben Hogan Apex Edge Pro
Ok, i just got these clubs 2 days ago. I played 18 holes today. I gotta tell you that these clubs are so solid,very long, and have a soft feel to them. I had just switched from the x-14 pro series, and there is just no comparison in the look and feel of these irons. I would highly reccomend. But I would say, u must be a pretty good ball striker. These clubs have little offset and the forgivness is pretty good, not the best. But when you hit the sweet spot, man the ball just flies. Hope this helps you all! :) Similar Products Used: Callaway X-14 Pro Series |
[Nov 03, 2002]
MulliparMatt
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:
Apex Edge Pro #4 steel shaft
I've hit most all of the latest cavity back forged clubs out there, and these are one of the best , if not the best, out there right now. Really forgiving for having such a clean classic look. They are super soft and yet super solid at impact. From looking at all the sole weight one would think shots would balloon and go too high. This is not the case, however, the club produces a nice boring trajectory that rises up to an optimal height then drops down softly. These clubs are long and easy to hit long. Power hitters will love this club--the faster the swing the more the ball rises and just seems to keep going and going. This club is notable more solid than other forged irons I've hit--seems like no matter where you hit the ball on the clubface the club just powers through the ball with nary a shudder. Even balls hit high on the club face feel solid. The club sets up well with a moderately thick top line and the offset is not too extreme to the point that workability would be adversely affected. Very well balanced and easy to put a good swing on the ball. It's really hard to find any faults with this club, other than I think it works much better with the #4 shaft than the weaker #3 shaft. Even at slower swing speeds the #3 shaft(all the Apex shafts have a low flex point) just does'nt do a very good job at stabilizing the relatively heavy head--maybe a TT DG R-300 with it's high flex point might serve slower swingers better. Anyhow, I just love this club, and would recommend it to mid and low handicappers--particularly to those that just like to cream the ball. Clubs just don't feel any sweeter than this one! Check it out--highly recommended Customer Service NA Similar Products Used: Titleist 690MB,690CB(lighter,harder feel) Precept Tour Premium (another great club) Mizuno MP33(small sweet spot,greatclub) MizunoMP30(not as forgiving as it looks) Nike Forged (felt too light) P |