You can see that small silver circle in the hosel pictured above. The only thing I knew for sure was that these old irons were built with shaft pins holding the shaft in the head in addition to epoxy. 355 taper tip ready? I don’t want to have to bore out the hosel. Are these heads really going to be the same as men’s heads? Are these old heads. Of course, after the purchase and the clubs are in transit, I realize I’m not certain about anything I previously planned on. The irons were mine! Now I just have to take them apart and rebuild them, easy. Days later, I won the auction for just a few more dollars than that. “Well, I have an extensive collection of iron shaft pulls laying around and I know how to build clubs!” They had a starting bid of $22+shipping. Apex 1 shafts also known as Apex “ladies flex”. Sure enough, I found an original set of 4-PW (PW = “Equalizer” in Hogan terms) ’73 Ben Hogan Apex irons with Apex 1 shafts installed in them. Women’s models had the exact same head but they had “ladies flex” shafts in them. I realized that this Hogan iron was made in a ladies option. Shipped! That’s probably an unreasonable target on eBay, but that’s where I am.įinally one day, I came to my senses while I was going to sleep and having a quick random search. Realistically, I want them for under $50.
But that’s not what we’re here for… I want as far under $75 as I can go.
You can find a nice full set of them for somewhere in the low to mid 100s, but you may squeak out some auctions for $85-$100. As such, if you’re looking for 1970-1975 vintage Ben Hogan Apex irons, you won’t stumble upon many great deals.ĭon’t get me wrong, it’s really about how bad you want them and what you’re willing to pay. This means I’m also competing with a lot of like-minded individuals for the same gear. I’m pretty much 98% eBay much like most of the rest of the free world.
I don’t do a lot of flea market, goodwill, resale shop, Craig’s List, or Facebook Marketplace hunting for used golf clubs which are primarily the best places to dig up the deals. I was on eBay and found what would become my “new” set of vintage Ben Hogan Irons. Ever since, I’ve kept my eyes open for more sets at absolute dirt cheap steals, but unfortunately those deals just don’t come around often. As I learned more about them, hit a few balls, and just overall spent more time with them, they became the ultimate in all-time forged irons to me. The longer I had those irons, the more I fell in love with them. Earlier this year I posted about a killer find where Jon and I uncovered a set of vintage 1973 Ben Hogan Apex irons.
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