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Ben Hogan Player's Combo Set

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Jman said:
Ctaper and smooth have never been uttered in the same sentence in the history of mankind. Ever. :oops:
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Let me clarify perhaps - it feels more natural and familiar. So yeah, easier in that regard.
There is more of a linear flow to the shaft to me. The Tour V just feels rigid in the butt and mid section. Not my cup of tea I think. Certainly I could train myself to like it, like anything in this crazy game. They seem somewhat similar to the modus 130 to me.
 
DNice26 said:
Let me clarify perhaps - it feels more natural and familiar. So yeah, easier in that regard.
There is more of a linear flow to the shaft to me. The Tour V just feels rigid in the butt and mid section. Not my cup of tea I think. Certainly I could train myself to like it, like anything in this crazy game. They seem somewhat similar to the modus 130 to me.
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Definitely gotta be a comfort thing. The Ctaper is one of the most butt to tip rigid designs on the planet, was designed to be a spin killer, KBS name, none of the KBS feel :ROFLMAO:

Fits are fits though.
 
Jman said:
Definitely gotta be a comfort thing. The Ctaper is one of the most butt to tip rigid designs on the planet, was designed to be a spin killer, KBS name, none of the KBS feel :ROFLMAO:

Fits are fits though.
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Agreed.

At any rate, I did hit some beauties with the irons/tour V setup. Hogan really did a nice job on the irons. Looking forward to hitting some on course to get a feel for the sole interaction etc..
 
Hogan just said on Twitter I might have the only black combo set in existence, how effing cool
is that
 
sposey013168 said:
Look what showed up today. Can’t wait to get them in the course tomorrow.
They look and feel amazing
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well not that is just freaking awesome.
 
sposey013168 said:
What shafts did you get? I got recoil 780 F4
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I got tour-v stiff hard stepped once. Wanted to try a lighter steel shaft in these. If it doesnt work out I might put some AMTs or Elevates in them.
 
jin_xianjun said:
I got tour-v stiff hard stepped once. Wanted to try a lighter steel shaft in these. If it doesnt work out I might put some AMTs or Elevates in them.
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That’s a mans shaft 😈🤠
 
240. Yard. 4. Iron.
 
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sposey013168 said:
Hogan just said on Twitter I might have the only black combo set in existence, how effing cool
is that
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That is pretty darn amazing, only on THP! Stoked that you have these in hand now wishing you some great rounds of golf.
 
jin_xianjun said:
I got tour-v stiff hard stepped once. Wanted to try a lighter steel shaft in these. If it doesnt work out I might put some AMTs or Elevates in them.
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You can order them hard or soft stepped? Or did you re-shaft them yourself?
 
One other interesting tid bit compared to my T100S irons. The standard length in these are identical in lengh to my T100s at 1/4" long.
 
DNice26 said:
You can order them hard or soft stepped? Or did you re-shaft them yourself?
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I contacted them once I put the order in and asked to hard step it. I think when you order you can also put specs in the notes section.
 
jin_xianjun said:
I contacted them once I put the order in and asked to hard step it. I think when you order you can also put specs in the notes section.
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Just curious....but did your packing list on receipt actually say they were hard stepped? I only ask because they appear to be a but slow on deliveries and they may cut corners on details like that?
 
DNice26 said:
Just curious....but did your packing list on receipt actually say they were hard stepped? I only ask because they appear to be a but slow on deliveries and they may cut corners on details like that?
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I originally order TourV Xstiff which is what was printed on the packing slip but they hand wrote “Tour V stiff hard step” . Label on my shaft is stiff.

I don’t know the order in which they build (shaft prep then grip then head? Which is what i hear is the order most production lines build to save time. May be wrong here) but the red label seems to be lower on the shaft than normal
 
I get why the business model does not permit it, but if these were offered with a really good, heavier graphite shaft, such as Recoil 95/110 or SteelFiber i95, I think I would purchase a set as a backup. I can’t justify buying them and then immediately turning around and spending the money for new, high end shafts.
 
jin_xianjun said:
I originally order TourV Xstiff which is what was printed on the packing slip but they hand wrote “Tour V stiff hard step” . Label on my shaft is stiff.

I don’t know the order in which they build (shaft prep then grip then head? Which is what i hear is the order most production lines build to save time. May be wrong here) but the red label seems to be lower on the shaft than normal
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Very cool. Good to know they offer the option there.
 
Just some initial first round thoughts with the combo set (PTx Pro 4-7, Icon 8-P)

I may be stating the obvious here but these irons are PREMIUM. They feel and look awesome, especially at $700.

PTx Pro - For me, this is where this set shines. These are some serious distance irons but extremely playable/workable. They have a lot of pop to them. But by no means do I mean spongey or anything like that. They feel crisp off the face. I have hit some shots I have never hit before on my course. These are about 1/2 to 1 club longer than my Miura's.
Some shots that made me all giggly -
4 iron tee shot right around 240 yards. I was hitting a gap wedge into the short par 4.
6 iron to 185yard par 3, pin high, stopped on a dime.
5 iron approach 201yards, high draw to a tucked back pin.

Icon - traditional blades with some crazy forgiveness. Really not much else to say here except I'm not penalized heavily on mishits. Look and feel like any other blade I've played (and I have spent a ridiculous amount of $ on sets, buying, selling, trading)

Some other thoughts
Tour V stiff (hardstepped 1x) work well. It shouldn't for me, but it does. They feel tight and well balanced. Butt and mid section feel firm. I surprisingly like this shaft. I might be spinning them a little more than I want but that's ok.
I want to get the loft and lies checked. The 4 and 5 iron are a little longer than "standard". Noticed I was drawing them a little too much. Might need to flatten them out a degree or 2.
Grips are just Z5s. No real opinion on them. They work. But they'll probably get replaced.
 
Just hit the beat 5 iron I have hit in 10 years, just saying
 
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