In sum, I’d put the Edge into my bag tomorrow and set my sights on regaining that single-digit handicap status I lost a few years ago. Both designs put Hogan’s V-Sole technology into play - high bounce leading edge, low bounce trailing edge to assure better contact on all turf types. It exceeded my distance predictions, too, consistently clocking in near 175 yards, a good 10 more than I’m used to and in line with Ben Hogan’s assertion that, as a set, the Edge out-blasts the company’s PTx irons by 12 percent. The sample Edge 6-iron illustrated this feature quite nicely, conjuring the same soft feel as the 9-iron, coupled with the higher ball flight average players like me need to hold more greens. The longer irons with stronger lofts have a very thin yet strong face for exceptional distance, even on shots struck on the toe or heel, while the mid and short irons’ progressively thicker face provides for a solid feel on scoring shots. This allows the thickness of the club face to be varied from club to club. The hosel and back frame are forged first, then the forged face is laser-welded into place to create exceptional perimeter weighting inside the club head. That’s the benefit of perimeter weighting, by no means a recent invention but Hogan engineers found a way to advance the process, using two separate forged parts. If I strayed to my typical toe-hit, the Edge would still produce a shot of serviceable distance, this time with the expected pull-draw.
If I managed to catch one close to the middle of the face after a nice, rhythmic move, I’d get that buttery report at impact, followed by a dead-straight or baby fade into my target’s 10-yard radius. I’m an 11-and-change guy who has played everything from Miura blades to old Ping ISIs over my decades in battle, and the Edge fit perfectly into my go-to range in terms of forgiveness and feedback. In terms of head size, flange width and “comforting,” slightly offset look at address, the Edge definitely falls into the game improvement realm but it’s by no means a “don’t bother unless you’re an 18-handicapper” club. Both were an absolute blast to test head-to-head - 6-irons and 9-irons - on a practice range under “normal” golf conditions, with a light breeze blowing from left to right.Īfter warming up with a couple new Hogan Equalizer wedges - look for my review soon - I grabbed the Edge 9-iron and took dead aim at the range’s 150-yard stick, know that, at my high desert elevation of 4,500 feet, that was closest to my idea average distance with this stick. Both are beautiful in the bag and at address, both perform up to the standards one would expect from the Hawk’s namesake outfit.
Both are forged to produce that soft, crisp feel. The rebooted Ben Hogan Golf Company keeps that philosophy very much in play with its two newest iron models, the Edge and Ft. His run as a clubmaker probably hit its zenith in the 1970s I still have an old mid-decade “butter knife” Apex 1-iron that, when called upon, can drill a tee shot 230 yards down the middle if the player treats it with a mix of gritty rhythm and respect for that tiny but rewarding sweet spot.
He started his original Fort Worth, Texas-based club company with an eye toward producing golf weapons that blended tradition with technology. The man also designed his own clubs both during and after his competitive playing days. Today’s Ben Hogan irons are a reflection of the legend himself: Stylish in their own way, quietly powerful, sourced and built with the same exacting attention to club-to-club quality that Hogan himself invested in his swing.
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