Hogan FTX Replacement?

[sunday1680]

Any info on FTX replacements? Looks like golf stores are phasing out FTX's.

[MrSooner]

The Callaway rep I spoke to at a demo day didn't indicate that the FTX was going away. He stated that the CFT, drivers and fairway woods were discontinued and the iron line would consist of the Apex blade, Apex FTX, and the new Apex Edge. After looking at some online retailers it does look like the FTX is also leaving. Perhaps a mix of the Apex and Apex Edge will fill that void. I hit the Nike Slingshot Tour, Callaway X-Tour, Mizuno MP60 and the Apex Edge at a demo day and felt the Hogan was the best club out there.

[sunday1680]

MrSooner - Thanks for the info. How much offset does the Edge have? The back weight in the cavity looks pretty large, is it visivle at address?

[MrSooner]

Here are the specs from benhogan.com. I don't recall the back of the club being visible at address, just a clean setup. I play the Edge CFT, which is a slightly larger club, and the back is barely visible on those, if at all.

 

Club Lie

Angle Loft Steel

Length Graphite

Length Offset

2 60º 18º 39.25” 39.75” 0.252

3 60.5º 20º 38.75” 39.25” 0.242

4 61º 23º 38.25” 38.75” 0.232

5 61.5º 26º 37.75” 38.25” 0.217

6 62º 30º 37.25” 37.75” 0.202

7 62.5º 34º 36.75” 37.25” 0.182

8 63º 38º 36.25” 36.75” 0.162

9 63.5º 42º 35.75” 36.25” 0.137

E 64º 46º 35.5” 36” 0.107

F 64º 50º 35.5” 36” 0.087

 

Sorry the specs don't translate well. Here is the link to the specs on the website. http://www.benhogan.com/products/irons/index.html#p3