Do you play Hogan Apex irons?

[Fastgreensman]

I spend endless time trying to read and study what irons are out there that I can feel confident enough about even to demo when I consider "hanging up" my Hogan Apex (2-E, Apex 4shafts... 17 years old).  I have become a 2.1 because of these irons, but that 2-4 long iron has to be hit exactly right or you know what happens.  Im a traditionalist and would hate to give up this feel the clubs deliver... not to mention the pokes I get when I play at a guests club and the bag room snickers, saying... "look at these clubs... no body can play those..." then I come in with a 71 a few hours later!!

I have then lie/loft adjusted every spring now becasue of the age/stress factor in the metal... and I dont know how many more times they can be bent... and GolfWorks says only one re-chroming (last year)... So... the Mizuno MP-63 (new), Titliest AP1's?  Can any body make a suggestion please

[lukeshkin]

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Originally Posted by The Recreational Golfer

benhogan.com used to be a really great website with an iron timeline from the company's inception. Callaway totally killed the site though, now it just directs to callawaypreowned. Lame!

Go to

http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and type www.benhogan.com into the search window. You will get access to the complete history of the Ben Hogan website from March 2000 to August 2008.

you are my new best friend i have wanted access to this since the moment the douchebags at callaway took it down

[The Recreational Golfer]

Today is my son's 37th birthday. I found a set of Red Lines at a used sports equipment store three months ago for only $40, so I bought them for him because he says he wants to try out some blades. Why not go with the best?

Actually, it's a mongrel set. The 2 and 6 are from the same set, but from a different set (serial numbers) than the rest of the clubs, and the E is a PC, not a Red Line. We can fix that last one, though. I guess that's why it was $40.

[The Recreational Golfer]

Forgot to mention. I bought a set of Grinds off eBay yesterday for $80. Should be fun.

[coachga2]

I have owned 6 sets of Hogan irons, going back to 1976. I still have four sets. I played some of my best golf with '76 Directors, and also enjoyed some good rounds with '79 Apex II's. Tried old Edge irons and didn't like them at all. I have '78 Medallions that I still like to hit. There are few feelings in life sweeter than hitting a Hogan blade in the center of the face! I have some Edge GCDs that I'd like to get rid of. But my prize golf club possession is a set of '83 (Apex) "Decade" irons. They are a terrific looking blade, in excellent shape. But the shafts (Apex 4) are just too stiff for me at age 65 after numerous spinal surgeries. I would like to sell these. They would be great clubs for someone who likes a great-looking classic blade!