This came up over on WRX one night and I have tried to find that framed letter ever since then Do your programs work together intuitively as if they were all one program Can you simply drag text, data and graphics from one program. I have tried to find the old man's copy of that letter since he thought it was so funny he had it framed.
It did not stop anyone those big time gamblers just ordered full sets of brand new Hogan irons and had the shafts switched by one of the independent club repair shops in our area. But his friend in Eastern NC was a Hogan dealer and was one of them that got the "letter" from Mr Hogan stating basically that "Any dealer caught installing or selling Apex shafts for other than Hogan clubs would be terminated as a Hogan Dealer" My old man's friend sent him a copy of the letter My old man got a chuckle out of that. Now my old man was not a Hogan dealer in fact he was not fond of Mr Hogan and would never say why. I know in my area they were very popular in Macgregor and Spalding clubs. According to Gibbs, the long irons, which also feature tungsten weights in their soles to further lower the CG of the irons and help golfers launch them higher, offer 2-to-3 mph more ball speed than the Diablo Forged irons, which equates to about 4 to 6 yards of extra distance. You can purchase a 5I Reg in Fair shape for 9.95, Good shape in Stiff for 19.95, and the E (Equalizer) which was their name for a PW in Fair shape for 49.95 at Good. The first round of Edge Irons went from 1989 to 1993. Back in the 70s a lot of Hogan dealers were selling shafts and/or installing them in non Hogan clubs. Above: The Apex irons have a rolled leading edge sole grind, which helps improve turf interaction from tight lies. Just and FYI, Ben Hogan Golf began using the Hogan Apex Edge name in 1989. I do not know about the Langer letter but I know about another letter. Stu - Is it true that Hogan wrote Bernhard Langer a nastygram after he won the Masters with Apex shafts in his Wilson Staffs?
Ben Hogan Apex Plus Forged 5 Iron Regular Graphite Shaft Righthanded. īelow is a chart explaining the differences in shaft options for our irons (graphite). Ben Hogan Edge CFT 6 Iron, Frequency Matched 3 Regular Graphite Shaft. To complete this request, please add to the notes of your order.īelow is a chart explaining the differences in shaft options for our irons (steel). This practice applies to sets of shafts that are produced with specific designs and lengths for each iron in the set.Ĭurrently, the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company offers the option of having your iron sets hard-stepped. Hard stepping is just the opposite, putting the 9 iron shaft in the 8 iron, the 8 iron shaft in the 7 iron. For example, the 8 iron shaft is put in the 9 iron, the 7 iron shaft in the 8 iron and so on through the set. Soft stepping is the term used to indicate changing flex of a taper tip shaft by adjusting the stiffness of a set of irons by putting the lower numbered iron shaft throughout the set. hard-stepping? Do you offer this in your customization process? the butt cap).ģ) What is soft-stepping vs. The shafts are steel, Apex 4 and frequency matched. As a result, our ‘standard’ club lengths DO NOT INCLUDE the unused area of the grip (e.g. Here is a well cared for set of Ben Hogan Apex Edge forged irons. Hogan’s quest for perfection and the most-precise golf equipment in the world, he measured all clubs to the point where they were held by the golfer … or the ‘effective usage area’. Hogan Apex 3 Frequency Matched Steel Regular shaft (1 available) Good. We measure our clubs to the last ring on the grip. Set of 2 x Ben Hogan Edge C F T 5 & 6 Irons Apex 3 Regular Steel Shaft. This means that the lofts will be different than many competitive sets AND lengths will be different (with ¾ inch increments in length between the 4 and 5, and 5 and 6 irons … then ½ inch increments between each club through the rest of the set.)Ģ) How do you measure your length of clubs? Our ‘standard’ iron set configuration is 4-PW because we believe in 4-degree loft gapping between each iron and know that a hybrid club or utility iron is a better choice than a #3 iron for all golfers, our iron sets are sold #4 – PW ONLY. 1 Enron 371971 2 ENERGY 244838 3 Power 243465 4 Company 151112 5. 1) Why is your standard iron set configuration 4-PW?