#Ben hogan apex edge reviews full
#Ben hogan apex edge reviews pro

Not displeasing in any way to me but I must confess I donвЂ™t put a lot of stock into how a golf club sounds unless it sounds like the voice of my ex-wife. Hits felt soft and solid with a somewhat deeper and more hollow sound than the Apex iron. If I am to buy a set, I think graphite would be my choice in shafts. I have the original Apex steel shafts on my Apex set currently. It didnвЂ™t impact my ball striking, but I did notice it. Paired with the KBS Tour shaft on it I found it difficult to feel the position of the clubhead when swinging. I could definitely feel the mass of the head on the EX.

I think it has a lot to do with the brushed finish on the EX vs. Definitely looked a bit more compact at address than my Apex 7 iron even though holding them side by side does bear this out. Very high ball flight and a steep descent angle on the EX. Not surprising given the difference in loft.

#Ben hogan apex edge reviews full

A full 15 yards longer than my Apex Edges. After warming up I pulled my current 7 iron and the EX 7 and hit several with each and here are my observations.

I had a lesson on Tuesday and spent that time working on a couple of things my instructor focused on. Took the demo EX 7 iron to the range last night with my Apex Edge set and had a nice time hitting balls. But, they definitely pack some really good performance in a pocketbook friendly package. My only concern is that these will be relegated to the вЂњunderratedвЂќ category in 12 months time due to the fact they are not вЂњdistance monstersвЂќ and they arenвЂ™t produced by a вЂњbigвЂќ OEM. More forgiving? Confidence inspiring? Easier to hit? Lower trajectory? More distance? Great Price? Anyone who is a Ben Hogan fan and wants/needs more forgiveness, has to at least demo these irons. Overall, the EDGE EX checked all of the boxes I was looking for. Luckily, I have a set of corded grips ready to be installed! By the end of the range session, I could hardly hold onto the club anymore. The stock Ben Hogan Lamkin Z5 grips are absolute trash! It rained today, was hot and very humid. It canвЂ™t be all good news right?!? Well, itвЂ™s not. I donвЂ™t remember any that faded out on me. I hit a lot of super straight shots with these or ones that had a draw to them. I thought I would struggle because I havenвЂ™t had a 5 iron in the bag in 2 years. Surprisingly, the longer irons (5-6) were a breeze to hit of the mats. I definitely have to relearn my distance gaps again due to increase in distance. The ball seemed to have a little more energy coming off the face of the EDGE EX irons.

#Ben hogan apex edge reviews pro

I could make a smoother, more controlled swing and get more distance than my PTx Pro irons. Could be due to the 2В° stronger lofts or the True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts or a combination of both. It was super easy to hit and get airborne. Performance wise it did exactly what I wanted it to do. You really need to hit this iron to understand how it feels. IвЂ™m not sure there is another club out there with the same feel? Maybe the XXIO X Black because itвЂ™s forged with a perimeter cavity back/undercut design?( thoughts?) ItвЂ™s a big change from the 2018 EDGE that was completely hollow and foam-filled and felt very soft and pillowy. You can tell the ball is being impacted by a thick, forged club face, but while swinging the EDGE EX, you get the feeling of a very hollow club head. I have to use an oxymoron to describe itвЂ¦. What I feel and what you feel could be two completely different things.

Now, I was hitting range balls, so iвЂ™m interested in what my gamer ball(Srixon Q-Star Tour) will sound like after being struck by the EDGE EX.ДЇeel is kind of subjective, I believe. Not as loud and tinny as a lot of modern game improvement/super-game improvement irons, not an un-pleasant noise, but a definite departure from what Hogan loyalists have become accustomed to. Not the expected crispy snap of most Ben Hogan irons. Sound-a different noise from the PTx Pros and ICON irons. I would liken the overall club head footprint to a Wilson/Staff D7, Cleveland UHX, or XXIO X Black. That, my swing flaws will be minimized, and results maximized. When placed behind the ball, I automatically got the feeling that these would be easy to hit and gave me confidence to swing away. ItвЂ™s not egregious, but most definitely prominent. These are definitely вЂњgame improvementвЂќ irons! The thicker top line, the wider v-sole, and a generous amount of offset screams forgiveness. Finally got a chance to hit the EDGE EX irons in between downpours and the thunderstorms!