Hola! Let me preface this review by saying straight up that I am an admitted club hore (they wouldn't let me put the w on the word, profanity sensor), or as my friends at the local Pro Golf call me, a Ploggy. Over the seven years I have played the game perhaps six sets of irons have been held by my vice like grip. Started out with Eye 2 knockoffs, then got real brave (stupid) and picked up a set of Taylor Made Burner Tours (Ugh). I quickly realized how over matched I was and switched with a friend who had some regular Burners. For those of you that passed third grade math we're at three already. Then I got cocky again and picked up a set of Mizuno T-Zoid Trues, further stupidity. What next? Oh, then it was Armour 845S Oversize (great value, excellent club), followed by a foray back into forged with Hogan Apex Plus. Apex Plus is a great club also, when my tempo was prime I hit them well from 6 iron up, could not get the 3,4,5 to fly high enough. I had factory installed Flighted Rifle 5.5 shafts (low end of stiff range, stiff for Rifle is 5.5,6.0,6.5). After 15 months of inconsistent iron play, I decided to go with something more forgiving and with a different shaft. I couldn't get away from forged because nothing feels so pure when well struck, or looks as pretty. I play most of my golf at Torrey Pines and play to a 7 handicap, problem is I shoot 75 one day and can put up 85 the next. INCONSISTENT! I swallowed my pride and went to a bigger, more forgiving club head with a more flexible shaft and I couldn't be happier. The regular (3) flex is a bit more firm than other companies regular flex shafts. It has a low kickpoint which helps the ball get up. I can now get my three and four irons to soar. Hallelujah! This club will let you know when you miss, but it is much easier to hit than the Apex Plus. Misses go much further, I can still work the ball on command, and have a great deal more confidence. Hogan is soon going to introduce a club that replaces this one, don't know anything about it except that you won't be able to get a set new for less than $600 for at least a year or more. Go to EBay and pick up a set of these clubs now! You can find them new for $300-$350. I prefer a heavier club, these are, be ready for that if you buy them. So you see I am finally in love with a set of irons. Has my plogginess been cured, well at least with irons. Anyone got any suggestions on putters? Just Kidding

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Ping Eye 2 Knockoffs, Taylor Made Burner Tours, Taylor Made Burners, Mizuno T-Zoid True, Armour 845S, Hogan Apex Plus

I've been playing Callaway Big Bertha irons for 3 years now, and am looking to upgrade to get my stroke avg. below that mid-80s level. I'm a decent ball striker who avgs 250 - 300 off the tee (Callaway Hawkeye). Some of my current Callaway irons (graph shaft) distances: 9i - 125 yd / 6i - 165yd / 4i - 190 yd. I was looking for Steel Shafted, reg. flex clubs, possible forged, with less offset (I have worked to turn my fades into a fairly consistent draw). I have tested virtually everything: Taylormade 300/320, Titleist (insert any model here), Cleveland TA7, Callaway X-14 Pro Series, etc. Ping i3. All of these are steel shaft, reg. flex. ( I thought I would love the Callaways, but 7 shots with a Hogan Apex Edge Pro 6 iron and I'm sold. Beautiful tragectory, straight as an arrow, and looooong. Probably 5 yds. longer than my old set, and the Hogans have steel shafts. I purposefully tried to mis-hit the ball (which incidentally is difficult to do w/these) just to see how it would react, and you will lose distance and accuracy, but hey, it's forged golf club. When you hit it correctly, it's as smooth as hitting hammering a nail dead-center. My order is placed. Apex Edge Pros, #3 reg. shaft, standard loft/lie. FYI, if you're about 6 ft tall, you're probably a standard too. Go try it at a range. If you like it, go to proshopwarehouse.com. By far the cheapest retailer.

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Taylormade 300/320, Titleist (insert any model here), Cleveland TA7, Callaway X-14 Pro Series, Callaway X-14 Regular, Callaway X-12, Ping i3 (I think each Ping weighs 25 lbs.)

JUST AMAZING!! For years I have purchased the latest and greatest trying to lower my 10 HCP. Recently I purchased the Apex Edge forged irons. My last 2 rounds have been a 74, and a 73 respectively. Is it the clubs? You bet it is!! I used Callaway X-12's prior to this set, and many others prior to the Callways, and was pleased with the feel, but not the consistancy in length and accuracy. I was lucky enough to demo the Ping I3, Titleist 762, all the Taylor Made 300's, and Mizuno's, but was sold on the Hogan's after the first few ball a hit. The feel and feedback is incredable. Every Golf Pro I questioned said "Once you play a forged club, you'll never go back to cast". These clubs are forgiving as well as accurate. The looks of the Ben Hogan Irons are unmatched. I'm sold...you will be too.

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Ping I3, Callaway X-12 & X-14, Mizuno MP 33 & 20, Taylor Made 320, Titleist 762

After trying KZG's, Mizuno's and Ping's I finally tried the clubs I had come close to buying in the past, the Apex Edge irons. Great looking clubs with alot more forgiveness than the smaller blades I'd used in the past. My experience with them is probably going to seem very biased as I scored my first hole in one with these clubs my first time out. It was at Panthers Run in Sunst Beach, NC on the par 3 7th. The hole measures 191 yards, but was playing more like 180. I hit 7 iron and it landed about 4 feet from the hole before disappearing. Needless to say, I love these clubs. They proved time and time again to be very accurate, pretty long and very forgiving. If you play blades and want a little more forgiveness, but don't want to sacrifice that forged feel, try these clubs. You won't be disappointed.

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Have not had any experience with them. However, plan to register clubs with them online.

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KZG Blades, Mizuno MP 33's, KZG Forged Cavity Backs, Pine I3 O-Size

I love these clubs! Took out a demo 5 iron to the range and fell in love immediately. I ordered my new irons with a regular flex shaft, had 1" added to the length and mid sized grips. My scores have averaged 10-13 strokes lower since I switched from my old Taylor Made LCG's. First time I played with them was at Uplands in Victoria, I made par on every Par 3. The weight feels right, maybe they are abit more forgiving than my old irons. The best thing is the way these clubs reward you when you hit a good shot, it's all in the feel.

I've been at a 9 handicap for 2 years. Practice a lot, play on the weekend. Still couldn't seem to grove it in. I've tried cast cavity backs from Cobra, Mizuno, Taylormade, Ping - you name it. They are all solid forgiving sticks - just inconsistent in distance and feel. Bought the Apex Edge with stiff steel shafts - I've played 2 rounds and hit about 300 practice balls. I can see the 6 coming. Ball gets up easily, flies on a mid trajectory, with solid distance. The feel coming of will help you have a grooved swing. Feedback is definite without stinging your hands

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The first thing I noticed about the Hogan Edge irons was the feel. I was hitting ISI's and would hit a poor shot and not know it until I saw it. With thses irons, the feedback is instant. It's a great way to improve your swing. I've found that with the muscle back and low weight center, the shots get up and go straight even on miss hits. I'm sold on these irons. Also, I now carry 4 wedges - all Hogan Edge. "E" is the pitching wedge, "F" is the sand wedge, "S" is the gap and "L" is the 60 lob. From 120 to 50 yards in, I can take full swings and take dead aim with confidence. I you want to score, you really need to get these wedges.

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Great customer servce from Rock Bottom Golf. Highly recommend.

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I've never used a forged iron before.

I spent a lot of time and energy searching for my first "real" set of clubs to improve my game. Having thought I narrowed my choices to the Ping I-3 O-size or Mizuno MX 20's, I tried the Hogan's and fell in love with them at the range. I bought them and took them to the course, where I fell somewhat out of love with them. I'm not saying these are bad clubs-- you must try them under game conditions to see if you like them. When you hit it right, they feel great. However, they're very bulky. I think I liked them at the range b/c you shooting off of low grass and it's flat. Anything rougher and I felt them to be a bit heavy. I returned them (lost 100 bucks because I had different grips put on), and bought my original love-- the Pings. I am since very happy with them, they're great on the range and the course. So, my advice is that the Hogan's can feel like great clubs, but test them out on the course. The Edge Pros might be a better option, or the Pings or Mizunos.

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Ping I-3 O-size, Mizuno MX 11 and 20, Titleist 962 OS

I'm blown away. I had some fears that these clubs were not going to meet my expectations, but they have completely exceeded them. I have never hit the ball so well, nor felt so good in the process. They are a perfect fit to my game, and seem to be an impossible combination of feel and forgiveness. The ball flight is a thing of beauty. And the fact you can pick up a set for about $400 is almost insane. I can wait to hit them again.

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Dunlop DDH2 OCG

First off, these clubs are beautiful. From the grip to the head, they show marks of real quality and craftsmanship. I exchanged a set of Yonex v-mass 250s which I broke on the first trip to the range for these. The two sets of clubs could not be more different. The Yonex clubs were much more forgiving; swings that were faulty produced straight shots. These Hogans demand a correct swing, and they tell you when you make a mistake. Bad swings produce more groudhog killers, slices and hooks. Mis-hits with a good swing, however, produce straight but short shots. I am a still a little unsure about these clubs: they demand that you hit correctly. This is a different kind of "game improvement" iron. Because I am a high handicapper, this club produces higher rounds, but is helping me toward a much better swing. After several trips to the range for an extended period of time, I am finally getting the higher irons and the wedge dialed in. My swing is now much more consistent and the feedback given by the clubs have helped correct a nagging hook. Of course, they are much more forgiving than forged blades. They have a huge cavity back, and do handle mis-hits well. Get your swing dialed in though. I am willing to sacrifice a few round scores for a better swing. When they are hit right, they feel great and play straight and long. They are cheap enough, even at retail, in Canada right now.

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Yonex V-mass 250s, Alien DS9