Ben Hogan Edge CFT Hybrid Fairway Wood Golf Club

I love long irons because they require you to practice and use excellent technique. For several years, I regularly kept a 2-iron in my bag. At that time, I had a 7 handicap at my club and I could hit a 1-iron about 260 yards. However, times have changed. I don't own a 1-iron, or 2-iron anymore. Even when it comes to a 3-iron, or 4-iron, if you aren't practicing and playing regularly, it is difficult to be a good ball striker with your long irons.

During one particular round of golf, one of my partners asked me if I had ever struck a hybrid. When I responded negatively, he offered me his new Cleveland Hi-Bore hybrid. I struck the ball and was simply in awe of the ease of ball striking as the ball rocketed down the fairway. I immediately went to the club review issues and began comparing hybrids. When I saw Hogan hybrids were the best hybrids recommended for the mere mortals in the golf existence, I decided to try them.

Unlike some hybrids, the Hogan hybrids bring confidence and a measure of forgiveness. They are easier to hit than long irons and the ball flight is mid to low trajectory with steel shafts. You get a nice "click" noise on good contact and lots of distance. The Apex shafts seem to be exactly the flex on the labels. The Hogan Apex graphite shafts seem to keep the ball flight straight like steel, although the trajectory seems mid to high. They are easy to hit from rough and easier to use for punch shots from bad lies than long irons. They work better for chip shots, too. Oh, if you happen to make poor contact, you get a "thud" and a little sting to remind you you have done a bad thing.

Hogan hybrids are nice looking clubs at address. The finish produces almost no glare at address. On the other hand, the painted soles are a bad idea. The blue portion looks dull after regular use. The red paint wears off. The headcovers have too many colors, fade like Dracula in sunlight and fit poorly. Too make matters worse, the number tags fall off with just more than casual contact. For example, drop the club with the headcover on and the tag is not likely to come up with the headcover. In short, the headcovers are too busy and too ornamental!

For the money, the Hogan Edge CFT Hybrids are definitely a good value. With a little less color on the club heads and headcovers, they would be perfect. BTW, if you aren't a single-digit handicapper and you haven't tried a hybrid club, you are seriously mired in the 90s and giving up a small bucket of strokes every round. My Hogans unceremoniously outed my 3-iron and 4-iron in a single round!

Save your tokens and try these Hogans (or somebody's hybrids), as in before your next long iron accident. You won't regret it.

dafoxyman

"Beaten by skill, but NEVER by technology!"