TESTERS Announced (Again): Ben Hogan Equalizer Wedges

[Raineye10]

Mike, Green Valley ,AzTitleist Vokey 56Callaway Mack Daddy 52Taylormade Burner PWStrength, sand shotsWeakness, hitting any wedge off tight lies

[stashtv]

Scott / California

Cleveland CG14

Strength: carry distance control.  Weakness: stopping power with pitches/chips

Handicap: 21

[RainGolfer]

Warren - Pacific Northwest

Current Wedges: Bettinardi 60, 56, 52, just limping along until i win the Equalizers.

Short game needs help: I blade too my chips

 

Irons: Ben Hogan PTx

Handicap: 21

 

[Boots5252]

Brad / Missouri

 

Ping e1 U-wedge (50*)

Ping Glide 2.0SS (54*)

TM Milled Grind Std Bounce (58*)

 

Strengths:  Ball control (spin, trajectory & distance), imagination/creativity (hit the correct shot type that's called for)

Weakness:  30+ yard bunker shot

 

Current Index: 5.1 

[Acerpro1]

Ray/Dover De.

 

Gigagolf: P3 BRO 58, 54, 56

Gigagolf: TRX 60

Strengths:Distance is good with all wedges, between 120 yards and 50 yards accuracy is hit and miss.

Weakness:short shots 50 yards and in, chipping around the green.

Handicap: 12

[BruceLoG]

Bruce in south central PA

 

Currently using:

SM5 52 degree

Ping S56 56 degree sand wedge

Ping Tour 60 degree lob wedge

 

Used a Hogan Beryllium copper wedge for many years in 80s and into 90s—haven't found anything that gives the same feel and confidence in the 10 to 40 yard range. Struggling to spin and stop balls from 30 to 50 yards. Would love to try the new/old design and materials.

 

Current index: 13.4

[lacou19]

Luc from Alberta

Vokey SM5 (52-56 and 60 degree)

Strenghts: rarely miss a green from inside 125

Weaknesses: Chipping and short pitches, I tend to chunk the ball so therefore I am often short

5.6 index (6 hdcp at my course)

 

 

 

Luc

 

P.S. Thanks for this chance, my very first set of clubs were Hogan blades given to me by my neighbor. I was 11 years old and didn't know any better so I loved them but I would never buy clubs like that today, too difficult to hit! And I even had a 2 iron in that set, which I did hit!!!

 

[one0wonder]

Vern/ Austintown, OH

Hogan TK 15 - 49, 53 & 57

Strengths: Full shots from 95 in, short bunker shots

Weaknesses: 65 and in because I don't have a true lob wedge and longer bunker shots, say 40 + yds. out.

Hdcp: 12.3

[KB McCool]

Kerry / Indianapolis, IN

Edel Diver series

strength - full shots and chips about 20 yards out..

weaknes - bunkers and close to green chips..

Handicap : 10.4

[Kaz]

Michael-Arizona

 

HOGAN TK 50 degree

Vokey SM6 54&58 degree

 

60 yards in, chips, pitches, bump & run

 

Green side bunkers and driver

 

10.3

[dirtfrmr]

Roy H arizona

Golf smith 60 degree

Titlest sm54

Mizuno mp60 48 degree

 

Stopping ball after hitting grn

[SoulDawg 74]

 

(4) TESTERS WANTED:

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Ben Hogan Equalizer Wedges

 

Another week, another review opportunity for you, fellow Golf Spies! And we think you're going to really like this one.

 

There's been plenty of chatter here and in social media on the new Equalizer wedges from Ben Hogan. 1025 forged, enhanced V-Sole, Progressive Center of Mass - there's a lot here to get you intrigued, and we want four of you to test, review and keep a 3-wedge set of Hogan Equalizers, and let us know if they're the real deal.

 

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TESTERS WANTED:

 

Four of you will be chosen to review a 52-56-60 set of Equalizers with your choice of shafts offered by Hogan. In addition, Hogan will tweak the lies and swing weights to fit your specs. And if you need the lofts adjusted a degree or so, they'll do that, too.

 

This review opportunity is open to any avid golfer in the US and Canada.

 

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HOW TO APPLY:

 

As you all know, we take our member reviews pretty seriously. You'll be asked for a full two-month commitment to take these things to the range and the course, and follow a detailed template to write up a thoughtful, detailed and - most importantly - honest review.

 

To apply, tell us in this thread (and ONLY in this thread!):

 

First name/Home state or province

Current wedges

Short game strengths/weaknesses

Current handicap

 

We'll announce the testers in this thread next week, so make sure you check back. Thanks for applying, and Good Luck!!!

 

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Playing Mizuno T10 wedges at 56 * and 64 *degrees JPX 200 gapwedge at 52*

Play to a 12 handicap middle of the fairway 

But have lost distance off the Tee and a club and a half inlength from my irons 

 

 

[Redwing17]

Chris / Michigan

Cleveland CBX

Control / Distances

15

[LEETHL1]

Lee/ Lago Vista

Titleis SM6 50, 54,58

Strengths 100 and in , bump and runs, flop shots, 1 hop and stop.

Weaknesses- bunker shots run out when want them to check

3.9 index

[jpmille3]

Joshua NC

Cleveland RTX 3 54 degree

Strength: bump and run shots, distance control

Weakness: flop shots

Handicap 18

[Daniel.farish]

Dan from Alabama

Currently using Wilson wedges

Strengths: short flops, bunker shots

Weaknesses: low chip shots (may have too much bounce for the courses I play on)

Handicap 16.8

[PonyupGolf21]

Jeff from Memphis, TN

Current Wedges: Taylormade TP Wedges

Short game strengths: low and medium lofted shots

Short game weaknesses: bunker shots

Handicap: +2

[KCLeo12]

KC San Diego Ca

Cleveland RTX-3

+0.6

Weakness Consistent contact on chips

Strength distance control on partial and full wedges

 

 

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[Camcmart]

1. Cameron, IN

2. Titleist SM5s

3. Strengths: chipping and pitching

Weaknesses: distance control and spin

4. +18

 

Very clean look to these wedges and Ben Hogan is on the up and up again

 

 

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[caddyshak]

Michael, Scotland

 

Cleveland RTX-3

 

Strengths- Chipping from around the green is generally good

 

weakness- Full shots with weges such as these (tend to feel more                                    comfortable knocking down a pitching wedge)

 

Handicap-4