The sole has a V-shape design that was on the previous Hogan irons, but the angles are softer than before to combine a high bounce leading edge with a low bounce trailing edge. Edge irons are not precisely cavity back but more like a blade evolving into a cavity back, and there is not much perimeter weighting on the upper part of the clubhead. It is said that he hated the irons, presumably because they were not the traditional Hogan Company blades.
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The lofts on the Ben Hogan Edge irons stick to their 4° gapping they call the PreciseLoft System, but these lofts are pretty standard for modern day clubs. As I recall, Ben Hogan himself was persuaded to hit the new Edge irons for a TV commercial. The face varies in thickness with the longer irons having a thinner face for more distance and the shorter irons a thicker face for better feel. I have read EVERYTHING Hogan and swithced to Hogan irons, the APEX EDGE PROs(cavity back forged irons) Great irons,and with my new (Hogan. From Ben Hogan Co: '.the 1998 Apex Iron combines some of the best features of the 88 and 94. In the 2018 Edge iron the carbon steel cavity back head is forged in two pieces that are laser welded together and the hollow head is filled with polycarbonate foam to support the face and improve the sound and feel. Ben Hogan Apex Irons user reviews : 4.6 out of 5 - 114 reviews. This was to combine the feel of a forged iron with the forgiveness of a cavity back, something which is still unusual today. It was 30 years ago that the original model came out and I remember my father playing with them for many years, so he would have been pleased to see that the Edge ethos remains in the 2018 version. Theyre only available online from the Ben Hogan Company. The lofts are a little stronger as the four iron is 20 and there is a 4 between each iron. Theyre very forgiving and have that forged club feel many of us like. Latest in the line are the Hogan Edge irons and the 2018 version released on the 65th anniversary of Hogan's win at Carnoustie will bring back memories for golfers of a certain age. They are similar to the Apex Edge Pros I played back in the early 2000s. It's been through few a hands since then and after Eldolon bought the name from Callaway in 2014, they began to return it to its former glory. I have used ben hogan producer irons for over 35 years I got them when I was sixteen and am fifty three now I love them and wont ever change, I have broken par twice at my home course with them. Ben Hogan as a player was one of the giants of the game in the 1940s and 50s and the equipment company he founded in 1953 followed the same high standards.