I feel my new purchase are the newest clubs here, because they are Ben Hogan Apex´s 99
I bought them from the UK for 40 bp and they are just beautiful clubs.
They were the only set with factory Apex Steel 4 shafts 0,75 inch longer than standard Hogan.
Interesting they are still 0,5 inch shorter than my current gamers!
I never realised that the swingweights in Hogan clubs are progressive:
My new PW has a total weight of 465 gramm swingweight D9 and the 5 Iron
total weight 426 gramm swingweight D7 just like in the shaft spec.
They feel pretty good (like butter knifes) and I am surprised how easy playable they are - only downfall is
the previous owner bent them upright and I am used to play all my clubs under 59 degree Lie
angles - happy bending…
Chris
P.S. Now I save some money for persimmons… upcoming weeks I will show pictures after bending them…
I forgot the specs compared to the 72 apex blades…
So, in 30 years they didn´t change the lenght of the shafts - but
went between 0,5 and 1 degree stronger lofts and 0,5 to 1 degree more upright except
the PW… IMOP not a big change from the 72 to 99 blades from the Ben Hogan company…
No pictures yet, but I finally snagged a lefty set of Colokroms! I missed out on a set a few months ago by less than a minute, and I was beginning to think I wouldn’t find another. Last night I was looking for left handed Macgregor persimmons on ebay when I stumbled on a set that had been listed for less than an hour. I got them buy-it-now for $27.50 and shipping. The set includes the 3-9 and a sand wedge, with original leather grips. This has long been my dream set of vintage irons, and I was prepared to have to spend hundreds to get them.
I play a set of MP14s right now and want to go flatter, but the fitter told me I’ve reached its limit - 5 degrees flat.
How do you guys feel about bending older sets of clubs? I’m afraid if I find a sweet set of blades then take them in to be bent, the clubfitter might snap the hosels. Thoughts?
Got me a set of the Colokroms a while back in nearly new condition, not quite as sparkly as AA’s though. Gosh, they hit sweet for me, I really like them.
I was wondering, how deep or thick are those copper faces- thinking that with the price of copper these days the faces alone would make my net cost of purchasing them near zero. Anyone have information on the face thickness, or weights, of the copper faces.
1973 Hogan Apex 2 iron through E wedge. Hogan Special Sand Iron that appears to be of the same year. Apex 4 shafts, original grips, matching serial numbers. Each club weighs the same as my '98’s within a gram or 2.
It is a thin plating. I have not dealt with copper myself, but do have ceramic faces. If you have a driving range that puts sand down on their hitting areas, it will wear out the plating very very quickly as i have come to learn! I have 2 ABS sets, Ben Hogan Apex and Macgregor Ceramic face. I only practice with the Ben Hogan ones at the range, since i dont want my ceramic plating coming off on the MacGreogors.
Not sure why they lay sand down on the driving range areas…it sure does put wear and tear on the clubs!
Just won these 1980’s Macgregor M85s on EBay for $99 + $22 shipping. Heads look great and the faces seem to have very little wear. I’m looking forward to receiving them and getting them on the course.
Looks like a MacGregor Par Master. Possibly a Jack Nicklaus model? Looks like the top of the club starts with a J but I can’t make out much more. Looks to be a solid persimmon driver. No cracks in the head from what I can see.
And at £1.20 for the whole thing, you probably will spend more on a new grip (although the old one looks okay).
Best way to find out how good it is, just go hit some shots. I’m sure you will like it.
