Ben Hogan Magnums

[agpierce]

Me again, with more mystery clubs lol!

Has anyone here ever had the privledge of using a set of Ben Hogan Magnum Irons? The clubs debuted in 1986 and were manufactured until 1988. They came into my possession via my father in law, and I couldn't be happier.

They were old and the grips had dry-rotted so I left them in the corner up until today when I finally went out to give them a try. My god, I've never been happier with a set of irons in my hand. Straight and true, and I'm finally getting the distance out of my irons like I'm supposed to, even out of heavy rough.

The crazy thing is, I can't find more than one or two mentions of them online. Have any of you guys ever used these little gems? What did you think of them if you did?

Looking forward to your feedback

-Aaron

[SiberianDVM]

Hi,

I'm probably one of the biggest Hogan nuts here. I've owned at least 10 sets of Hogan irons. I currently own sets of:
Apex II
Apex (1998)
Edge CFT
Apex FTX
not to mention various Hogan wedges.

No offence intended, but IMHO, the various incarnations of the Hogan Magnums were the ugliest irons Hogan ever produced. I have never hit one, primarily because I thought I would never completely get the ugly off of me. Maybe they are like the fat girl who is a great dancer.

Still, they are a piece of Hogan history, and I congratulate you on finding and playing them. Did you replace the dry-rotted grips? Golfworks has the Hogan labeled Tour Velvets for a decent price if you are so inclined.

[MyBluC4]

Never used the irons but I have a set of Ben Hogan Slot Line persimmon woods from the '60's in my closet.

[SiberianDVM]

Here is a rare BeCu set of Magnums if anyone has a lot of spare change

Ben Hogan BECU Beryllium Copper Irons Iron Set 2-SW - eBay (item 160363292003 end time Oct-17-09 06:48:26 PDT)

[mddubya]

Originally Posted by SiberianDVM

Here is a rare BeCu set of Magnums if anyone has a lot of spare change

Ben Hogan BECU Beryllium Copper Irons Iron Set 2-SW - eBay (item 160363292003 end time Oct-17-09 06:48:26 PDT)

So how much did you offer him Doc?

[SiberianDVM]

Originally Posted by mddubya

So how much did you offer him Doc?

$1.79...... all I've got in my wallet and pockets.

[agpierce]

There's no doubt about it, they're butt ugly, but my god these clubs hit like butter! I was hitting out of rough litterally twice and a half as high as my ball yesterday and it just barely hurt my distance. These irons cut right thought the grass!

Thanks for the tip on the Tour Velvets, SiberianDVM. I'll definitely be checking those out. And the eBay auction you sent is almost them. Mine are the regular ones, not the copper. I'm going to forever live in curiosity about the copper ones lol!

[jgladfelter]

Funny you have this post out here. I have been using these clubs since 1998 and love them. I still have them but am missing the 7 iron. Any help in finding a replacement would be greatly appreciated.

Jim Gladfelter
Napa CA

[SiberianDVM]

Originally Posted by jgladfelter

Funny you have this post out here. I have been using these clubs since 1998 and love them. I still have them but am missing the 7 iron. Any help in finding a replacement would be greatly appreciated.

Jim Gladfelter
Napa CA

do an ebay search. sometimes single irons will show up there and in the ebay stores

this one looks a little rough but with a little cleaning......and the price is good.

Hogan Magnum 404 7 Iron Graphite Mens RH Golf Club - eBay (item 170357954184 end time Oct-11-09 12:57:03 PDT)

[Manavs]

wow theres a blast from the past - i remember cleaning my share of hogan magnums in the bag room as a teenager - those things were ugly and a pain in the ass - i recall the cavities always filled with dirt so we had to clean both sides.