Ben Hogan Apex FTX

For those who love a looker, you'll find it hard to take your eyes off these.

Ben Hogan Apex FTX irons
Neil Tappin
By Neil Tappin
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BEN HOGAN APEX FTX £499(s) £599(g)

Design and Tech Benefits Each club has a slightly different design with blade length shortening and cavity back 'shallowing' from long to short irons to provide maximum feel and control.

GM VERDICT These are just about the most attractive set of irons you'll be likely to see at your local club. The highly polished, thin short iron blades are sure to attract plenty of ambitious golfers. Each club is designed slightly differently, the short irons offer excellent workability and very clean stikes - ideal for low handicap players. The long irons do offer a little bit more help but a bad strike will lose distance and accuracy. Their unforgiving nature will restrict their appeal to those who can rely on solid striking performances.

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Neil Tappin
Neil Tappin
Editor

In July 2023, Neil became just the 9th editor in Golf Monthly's 112-year history. Originally working with the best coaches in the UK to produce instruction content, he has also presented many Golf Monthly videos looking at all areas of the game from Tour player interviews to the rules of golf. 

Throughout his time with the brand he has also covered equipment launches that date back well over a decade. He clearly remembers the launch of the Callaway and Nike square drivers as well as the white TaylorMade driver families, such as the RocketBallz! If you take a look at the Golf Monthly YouTube channel, you'll see his equipment videos dating back over a decade! He has also conducted 'What's In The Bag' interviews with many of the game's best players like Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm. Over the years, Neil has tested a vast array of products in each category and at drastically different price-points. 


Neil is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus Fairway Wood: Titleist TSR2 Hybrid: Titleist TS3 Irons: PING Blueprint S (4&5), PING Blueprint T (6-PW) Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 50˚, 54˚, 60˚ Putter: Odyssey Triple Track Ten Ball: Titleist Pro V1X

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