Ben Hogan Apex FTX Irons Specifications
Full factory loft, lie and length chart for the Ben Hogan Apex FTX irons, 2004–2007.
- Years produced
- 2004–2007
- Category
- Players Irons
- Construction
- forged, cavity-to-blade transition set
- Material
- forged carbon steel
- Set makeup
- 1–LW
Loft, lie & length chart
| Club | Loft (°) | Lie (°) | Length (in) | Offset (in) | Bounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 59 | 39.75 | 0.24 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | 59.5 | 39.25 | 0.22 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 20 | 60 | 38.75 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 4 | 23 | 60.5 | 38.25 | 0.18 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 26 | 61 | 37.75 | 0.16 | 3 |
| 6 | 30 | 61.5 | 37.25 | 0.14 | 4 |
| 7 | 34 | 62 | 36.75 | 0.127 | 5 |
| 8 | 38 | 62.5 | 36.25 | 0.113 | 6 |
| 9 | 42 | 63 | 35.75 | 0.1 | 7 |
| PW | 46 | 64 | 35.5 | 0.1 | 8 |
| GW | 50 | 64 | 35.5 | 0.1 | 9 |
| SW | 56 | 64 | 35 | 0.04 | 12 |
| LW | 60 | 64 | 35 | 0.03 | 5 |
Lofts and lies are the factory standard build. Individual clubs may differ if they have been bent, re-shafted or re-gripped during their life.
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About the Ben Hogan Apex FTX
The Apex F•T•X ("Forged Transition Set") is a precision forged iron whose head design changes gradually from club to club rather than splitting the set into a fixed long-iron and short-iron style. Hogan's own catalog copy describes it as "a precision designed, shot-making instrument" built for "the most demanding players and shot-makers": the 1-iron through 7-iron carry the perimeter weighting of a cavity-back blade with longer blade lengths for playability and a muscle pad inside the cavity for feel, and from the 8-iron through the wedges the cavity disappears entirely into a true muscle-back blade, with the muscle pad enlarging as the loft increases for scoring-club control. Lofts are traditional (34-degree 7-iron, 46-degree Equalizer) with Hogan's characteristically flat lies (59 degrees at the 1-iron, 64 across the wedges) and a range running from a 16-degree 1-iron to a 60-degree lob wedge. Hogan's letter wedges are recorded here as PW (Equalizer, 46°), GW (FW wedge, 50°), SW (56°) and LW (60°). It was sold right hand 1-E/F/S/L and left hand 2-E/S, at $1,000 (steel) or $1,080 (graphite).
Stock shafts
- Ben Hogan Apex (steel) — steel
- Ben Hogan Apex (graphite) — graphite
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Frequently asked questions
What is the loft of a Ben Hogan Apex FTX 7-iron?
The Ben Hogan Apex FTX 7-iron has a loft of 34 degrees, with a 62-degree lie, a 36.75-inch length and 0.127 inches of offset.
What does F•T•X stand for on the Ben Hogan Apex FTX?
Forged Transition Set. The clubhead shape changes gradually club to club: the long irons carry cavity-back perimeter weighting for playability, while from the 8-iron down the cavity disappears into a true muscle-back blade for scoring-club feel and control.
Are Ben Hogan Apex FTX irons forged?
Yes. Every head, from the cavity-back long irons to the muscle-back short irons, is precision forged, and Hogan marketed the set at 'the most demanding players and shot-makers.'
What clubs came in a stock Ben Hogan Apex FTX set?
It was offered right hand from 1-iron through Equalizer, FW wedge, SW and LW, and left hand from 2-iron through Equalizer and SW, at $1,000 in steel or $1,080 in graphite.
Finding a used set
The Ben Hogan Apex FTX ran from 2004 to 2007 and is no longer in production, so the used market is the only source. Search the used listings on eBay, and check the loft and lie against the chart above before buying — sets this age have often been bent from standard.
- Ben Hogan official Apex FTX catalog spread, archive.org capture of bridgestonegolf-era benhogan.com/products/PDF/ApexFTX-Irons.pdf (Wayback capture of 26 February 2005) — full 1-to-LW standard specifications table: lofts 16/18/20/23/26/30/34/38/42/46/50/56/60, lie angles 59.0-64 degrees, bounce 1-12 degrees, steel lengths 39.75 to 35 inches (graphite a half inch longer per club), offsets .240 down to .030 inches, the cavity-to-blade transition copy, the 'professionals and demanding shot-makers' positioning, 'Available Right Hand: 1-E, F, S, L • Left Hand: 2-E, S' and SRP of $1,000 steel / $1,080 graphite
- golfclubshaftreview.com Ben Hogan shaft-ladder PDF (benhogan_1.2.pdf) — confirms '2004 Apex FTX Irons' with an Apex-branded steel shaft, corroborating the 2004 introduction year
- 2ndswing.com and golfavenue.com Apex FTX iron-set listings — confirm the forged 1020-carbon-steel construction and the long-iron-cavity/short-iron-blade transitional design
- Deviation from the initial gap-analysis brief: category is recorded here as players rather than game-improvement. Hogan's own marketing copy pitches the FTX at 'the most demanding players and shot-makers,' its lofts and lengths match the players-category Apex Plus almost exactly, and its defining feature (a cavity that shrinks into a true muscle-back blade by the 8-iron) is a better-player trait, not a game-improvement one
- Status check, 29 September 2026: year_discontinued is 2007. benhogan.com's irons index lists the Apex FTX on 18 November 2006; by 29 March 2007 its place is taken by a new Apex Plus (benhogan.com, archived 2007).
Last updated 29 September 2026. Spot an error? info@loftchart.com