Post by Richie3Jack on Jul 28, 2010 14:20:02 GMT -5
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THE BEST (SET OF HOGAN BLADES): 1983 Hogan Personal
Combines the old design of the 1950’s Hogan Precision with more modern muscleback design. Was the precursor to the Mizuno TN-87 which were the precursors to the Mizuno MP-29 and MP-14’s which were pretty much the precursors to most of the current day blade designs. Plus, it came in 1020 steel IIRC. As far as the embroidery, I always liked the HOGAN printed out on the sole with the more simplistic stamping. I have figured that if you were going to refinish your clubs, simplistic designs really look good with a satin finish and more complex designs look better chromed up.
THE WORST: 1975 Producer
The Producer had a face only a hacker who wants to tell the world that he plays blades, could love. I don’t really consider the Radials a ‘blade design.’ If I didn’t know any better I would assume that the Radials were forged from heaven and played by Gary Koch and Lance Ten Broeck and Jerry Pate and all of the then young, upcoming stars of the PGA back in 1978…because I sure do see boatloads of them up on eBay when I’m looking for a 3-iron from the 1967 PC5. Oh yeah, somebody was selling a set of the PC5’s today…for $500. I’d have a better chance of catching polio than seeing somebody buy those at that price.
MOST OVERRATED: 1990 BH Grind
The BH Grind never really distinguished itself from the rest of the Apex’s. In many ways it was the Jerry Barber of forged blades. And it never quite produced as well as many of the classic sets did. This was the time when the cavity back, offset revolution was taking place with Ping Eye 2 and Tommy Armour 845’s and the Hogan company really didn’t fit that mold and I think they had taken their eye off the ball with their muscleback designs.
MOST UNDERRATED: 1967 PC5
The PC5’s have the best of all of the worlds from a classic back stamping, a nice big red number at the bottom of the sole, a slightly smaller, but still long hosel. A very hittable clubhead design with a very sharp leading edge and little offset and round shaped short iron heads that don’t look too round. They don’t get the hype probably because they didn’t come with the famous Apex shafts and that there were two versions of this PC5 set.
AGED THE BEST: 1969-1970 Bounce Sole 1+
These are still a very popular set of clubs on eBay with that classic Hogan design. All of the cool kids have these. Although I don’t care much for the green lettering.
AGED THE WORST: 1962 Power Thrust
This is supposed to be a fine club, but the looks of the club come sort of like if your mom was responsible for grinding the design and came up with the back stamping.
3JACK
THE BEST (SET OF HOGAN BLADES): 1983 Hogan Personal
Combines the old design of the 1950’s Hogan Precision with more modern muscleback design. Was the precursor to the Mizuno TN-87 which were the precursors to the Mizuno MP-29 and MP-14’s which were pretty much the precursors to most of the current day blade designs. Plus, it came in 1020 steel IIRC. As far as the embroidery, I always liked the HOGAN printed out on the sole with the more simplistic stamping. I have figured that if you were going to refinish your clubs, simplistic designs really look good with a satin finish and more complex designs look better chromed up.
THE WORST: 1975 Producer
The Producer had a face only a hacker who wants to tell the world that he plays blades, could love. I don’t really consider the Radials a ‘blade design.’ If I didn’t know any better I would assume that the Radials were forged from heaven and played by Gary Koch and Lance Ten Broeck and Jerry Pate and all of the then young, upcoming stars of the PGA back in 1978…because I sure do see boatloads of them up on eBay when I’m looking for a 3-iron from the 1967 PC5. Oh yeah, somebody was selling a set of the PC5’s today…for $500. I’d have a better chance of catching polio than seeing somebody buy those at that price.
MOST OVERRATED: 1990 BH Grind
The BH Grind never really distinguished itself from the rest of the Apex’s. In many ways it was the Jerry Barber of forged blades. And it never quite produced as well as many of the classic sets did. This was the time when the cavity back, offset revolution was taking place with Ping Eye 2 and Tommy Armour 845’s and the Hogan company really didn’t fit that mold and I think they had taken their eye off the ball with their muscleback designs.
MOST UNDERRATED: 1967 PC5
The PC5’s have the best of all of the worlds from a classic back stamping, a nice big red number at the bottom of the sole, a slightly smaller, but still long hosel. A very hittable clubhead design with a very sharp leading edge and little offset and round shaped short iron heads that don’t look too round. They don’t get the hype probably because they didn’t come with the famous Apex shafts and that there were two versions of this PC5 set.
AGED THE BEST: 1969-1970 Bounce Sole 1+
These are still a very popular set of clubs on eBay with that classic Hogan design. All of the cool kids have these. Although I don’t care much for the green lettering.
AGED THE WORST: 1962 Power Thrust
This is supposed to be a fine club, but the looks of the club come sort of like if your mom was responsible for grinding the design and came up with the back stamping.
3JACK
