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Well, I wish Barbajo would have spilled the beans, but I woke up this morning to find an email from the Ben Hogan Golf Co. in my inbox touting these

 

https://benhogangolf.com/products/ptx-pro-irons

 

The update to the Ben Hogan PTx irons, the PTX Pro. Slightly larger, slightly more offset compared to the original PTx and easily a much more modern look. A beautiful forged design.

 

I can’t wait to find out more about these. As a Hoganista that’s played everything from 1954 Precision’s to 2015 Ft. Worth’s, if these perform as good as they look, Hogan has a winner on their hands.

 

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My jaw dropped when I opened my email this morning. I hope they’ll adopt a similar shape and design for the next generation of Fort Worth’s.


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And with the old irons, goes the lefty option into the history books.  Well, at least I can enjoy looking at those in other's bags.

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Nice looking!


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Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

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I would love to see some views compared to the old PTx. So the face got bigger, (I can understand that) but the sole got wider and offset went up (sounds a bit strange)?  Did the topline slim down some?

I was considering doing some work to optimize the shafts in my PTxs. If I can get those shafts with these slick looking heads...

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Driver:  :titelist-small:TSR3; :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR Carbon
FW Wood: :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR 3-wood; :titleist-small: TSR 2+
Hybrids:  PXG Gen4 18-degree
Utility Irons: :srixon-small: ZX MkII 20* 
Irons:;  :Sub70:699/699 Pro V2 Combo; :wilson_staff_small: D9 Forged;  :macgregor-small:MT86 (coming soon!); :macgregor-small: VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: RTX6 Zipcore
Putter: :cleveland-small: HB Soft Milled 10.5;  :scotty-small: Newport Special Select;  :edel-golf-1:  Willamette,  :bettinardi-small: BB8; :wilson-small: 8802; MATI Monto

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Nice photos Barbajo. Better than their website. Good looking clubs.


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Wow I like them

 

:titleist-small: TSr2 on tensi blue stiff

:cobra-small: Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S

:callaway-logo-1: Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS  Reg flex

:callaway-logo-1: Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex

:taylormade-small: P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW

:mizuno-small:  T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory 

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I think these look great - aesthetically very pleasing.  

 

I loved my FTXs and while these are a little bigger they look much better than the original PTX and they were good looking stocks.  Great Job Hogan

Very interested in the new combo set they are touting as well!!!!

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They talk about increasing offset, but the specs say they have the same offset as the last models.
I saw a pic on Facebook of the three current irons and the old PTx together. The top lines don't look too different in thickness, but these are definitely more square which gives them the appearance of being thicker. Chisag picked up on this in the blog pictures and wondered why they wouldn't round that to give the illusion of thinness. I would have to agree.

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These look absolutely fantastic!  I've had Apex PC, Edge Pro, Redlines, etc.  These are probably "commission burners"!  

EDIT to add:  Just ordered the demos with Recoil Stiff!  And just got an Email saying they're shipping today!   Woohoo! 

 

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Driver:   Titleist TSr2 11 - UST Helium 5F3

Fairway: Titleist TS2 16.5 and 21 - Evenflow Riptide CB R

Irons: Titleist U505 4U and T300 5-GW - Aerotech SteelFiber i80 R

Wedges:  Cleveland Black RTX ZipCore 54 and Full Face 58 - True Temper Dynamic Gold Wedge 

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Really love the lines of these. And I think they fit a certain place in the market as a forgiving players iron.

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Driver: :callaway-logo-1: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5

Wood: :titleist-small: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5

Hybrids: :cobra-small: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX

Irons: :cobra-small: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100

Wedges: :taylormade-small: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400

Putter: :seemore-small: Nashville Z1C 34"

 Ball: :titleist-small:  Pro V1x

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Love the look of these. Well done BH.


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Been playing the original PTx release since they came out a few years ago. I’ve played well with them and not so well with them at times too but it was always a case of “indian not arrow” flaw. If they perform like the original release then they’ll be a winner. Not 100% sold on some of the aesthetic changes but those could grow on me just like other equipment has many times over. Just good to see Hogan turning out new gear.


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Irons: Ben Hogan PTx 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46 degrees standard length and lie with KBS Tour-V stiff shafts and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grips.

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My first range session with the demos were quite promising.  The V-soles do their jobs by keeping divots shallower, ball striking a bit more crisp.  Once I got used to the lighter shaft (my demos have the Recoil F4 shaft) these started producing VERY consistent ball flight, in terms of distance, trajectory and direction.   These will take more range time before I place the order but early signs point to some new Hogans coming to my bag! 

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Driver:   Titleist TSr2 11 - UST Helium 5F3

Fairway: Titleist TS2 16.5 and 21 - Evenflow Riptide CB R

Irons: Titleist U505 4U and T300 5-GW - Aerotech SteelFiber i80 R

Wedges:  Cleveland Black RTX ZipCore 54 and Full Face 58 - True Temper Dynamic Gold Wedge 

Putter:  Odyssey TriHot 5K TripleWide

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On 4/23/2019 at 11:06 AM, gbtrsc said:

My first range session with the demos were quite promising.  The V-soles do their jobs by keeping divots shallower, ball striking a bit more crisp.  Once I got used to the lighter shaft (my demos have the Recoil F4 shaft) these started producing VERY consistent ball flight, in terms of distance, trajectory and direction.   These will take more range time before I place the order but early signs point to some new Hogans coming to my bag! 

Any more hitting sessions? Newton revised these and gave them serious hi marks. I’m seriously looking at these too. Hard to decide between the sub70 639’s or these...

 

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:cobra-small: Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S

:callaway-logo-1: Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS  Reg flex

:callaway-logo-1: Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex

:taylormade-small: P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW

:mizuno-small:  T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory 

:EVNROLL: ER3 or,

:edel-golf-1: E.A.S. #4   (“Fang” or “Adele”)
 

:titelist-small: ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X

:callaway-small: .Org 14 cart bag

Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes

 

 

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14 hours ago, Sluggo42 said:

Any more hitting sessions? Newton revised these and gave them serious hi marks. I’m seriously looking at these too. Hard to decide between the sub70 639’s or these...

Yes, I've gotten to hit them again, side by side with other 6- and 9-irons I own:  Ping i5 with Nippon Pro Modus3 105 R-flex, and Mizuno JPX 825Pro with SteelFiber 110cw R-flex.  I've lost something like 10mph in swingspeed in the last couple of years, now around 95mph driver.  I thought my move to lighter shafts with the Pings and 825s was sufficient, moving from 120-130 gram steel to lighter steel or graphite.  So I was hesitant to order the  PTXPro demos with the Recoils at only 85 grams.  That hesitation was ill-founded.  The lighter shafts allow me to achieve the feeling of "swing" vs "hit".  I feel like my swing is much freer.  Results compared to the Pings and 825s are much more consistent.  Better trajectory.  MUCH more accurate.  More workable than the Mizunos and certainly moreso than the Pings, when I want to.  Otherwise, they're point-and-shoot straight.  Interesting that the 6-iron standard ball flight might be a bit higher than the 9-iron but there are no complaints about either.  Dynacraft and Golfworks shaft data shows that the Recoil Stiff is probably best for my swing, compared to their regular flex.  Whatever... I've found these to be very stable, but certainly not too stiff for my swing.  

I will be testing more this weekend, and want to dig out my lie board to do some dynamic lie testing.  But I'm pretty certain that I'll be putting in an order with the Recoil 780F4, once I address the issue with SWMBO aka the CFO.   

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Driver:   Titleist TSr2 11 - UST Helium 5F3

Fairway: Titleist TS2 16.5 and 21 - Evenflow Riptide CB R

Irons: Titleist U505 4U and T300 5-GW - Aerotech SteelFiber i80 R

Wedges:  Cleveland Black RTX ZipCore 54 and Full Face 58 - True Temper Dynamic Gold Wedge 

Putter:  Odyssey TriHot 5K TripleWide

Bag:  Titleist 15 Cart

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The more I read about these the more I think I need to order a demo set in Dynamic Gold R300 to test out.


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Those are pretty classic. I don't know how Ben Hogan is preforming with their new model... But I hope it's well. Really enjoy the look of the irons they've been putting out....

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So I sent a link of these to one of my buddies, and bam, 15 minutes later he has ordered a set!

stealing my show! But I have to admit, the more I talk about replacing the p790’s, the better theyve been playing...

 

:titleist-small: TSr2 on tensi blue stiff

:cobra-small: Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S

:callaway-logo-1: Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS  Reg flex

:callaway-logo-1: Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex

:taylormade-small: P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW

:mizuno-small:  T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory 

:EVNROLL: ER3 or,

:edel-golf-1: E.A.S. #4   (“Fang” or “Adele”)
 

:titelist-small: ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X

:callaway-small: .Org 14 cart bag

Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes

 

 

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On 4/26/2019 at 9:14 AM, gbtrsc said:

Yes, I've gotten to hit them again, side by side with other 6- and 9-irons I own:  Ping i5 with Nippon Pro Modus3 105 R-flex, and Mizuno JPX 825Pro with SteelFiber 110cw R-flex.  I've lost something like 10mph in swingspeed in the last couple of years, now around 95mph driver.  I thought my move to lighter shafts with the Pings and 825s was sufficient, moving from 120-130 gram steel to lighter steel or graphite.  So I was hesitant to order the  PTXPro demos with the Recoils at only 85 grams.  That hesitation was ill-founded.  The lighter shafts allow me to achieve the feeling of "swing" vs "hit".  I feel like my swing is much freer.  Results compared to the Pings and 825s are much more consistent.  Better trajectory.  MUCH more accurate.  More workable than the Mizunos and certainly moreso than the Pings, when I want to.  Otherwise, they're point-and-shoot straight.  Interesting that the 6-iron standard ball flight might be a bit higher than the 9-iron but there are no complaints about either.  Dynacraft and Golfworks shaft data shows that the Recoil Stiff is probably best for my swing, compared to their regular flex.  Whatever... I've found these to be very stable, but certainly not too stiff for my swing.  

I will be testing more this weekend, and want to dig out my lie board to do some dynamic lie testing.  But I'm pretty certain that I'll be putting in an order with the Recoil 780F4, once I address the issue with SWMBO aka the CFO.   

How do you find the length? Being techie, yet retaining traditional lofts, makes me wonder if they’re still a bit “hot”?

 

:titleist-small: TSr2 on tensi blue stiff

:cobra-small: Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S

:callaway-logo-1: Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS  Reg flex

:callaway-logo-1: Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex

:taylormade-small: P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW

:mizuno-small:  T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory 

:EVNROLL: ER3 or,

:edel-golf-1: E.A.S. #4   (“Fang” or “Adele”)
 

:titelist-small: ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X

:callaway-small: .Org 14 cart bag

Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes

 

 

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On 4/8/2019 at 1:33 PM, NiftyNiblick said:

They look really nice.

Four degrees too strong, of course, but nice.

Maybe it's a good thing that I'm off the course now in my dotage.

I'd have to open my own factory to get clubs that I liked!

Or come to Stu's Antique Golf Emporium / Golf Club Rescue---- I double guarantee you I have something you would like😂  

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On 4/26/2019 at 5:15 PM, deejaid said:

The more I read about these the more I think I need to order a demo set in Dynamic Gold R300 to test out.


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Cheeze Whiz!!!! And I thought I was a club ho!!!! LOL------- Always knew in the back of my mind you would slide back to Hogan

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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Cheeze Whiz!!!! And I thought I was a club ho!!!! LOL------- Always knew in the back of my mind you would slide back to Hogan



Well, the R300 demo set is unavailable right now so I’ll just have to wait.


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To answer an earlier question the distances with them are very good by traditional standards. No 190 yard 7-iron here (especially from me). 6-iron for me is probably 165 or so. Which is on par with my jpx 825 pro.

 

Example: shot I hit today, par 5, busted a nice tee shot which scooted over the hill in the fairway. Left me about 150 yards but up hill about 30 feet. I hit the 6-iron solidly and laser straight and wound up here: IMG_1936.thumb.JPG.a7c7f6983dfbdc97525a4aeec077e511.JPG

 

So should I order a set? Me thinks so!

 

 

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Driver:   Titleist TSr2 11 - UST Helium 5F3

Fairway: Titleist TS2 16.5 and 21 - Evenflow Riptide CB R

Irons: Titleist U505 4U and T300 5-GW - Aerotech SteelFiber i80 R

Wedges:  Cleveland Black RTX ZipCore 54 and Full Face 58 - True Temper Dynamic Gold Wedge 

Putter:  Odyssey TriHot 5K TripleWide

Bag:  Titleist 15 Cart

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