Awesome, awesome iron even for golfers like myself that have gotten back into the game after being out of it for a while. I had regular players tell me I would be sorry for buying Hogan's after just getting back into the game, but these clubs have shaved 5 stokes off my game instantly. I purchased these on closeout for $299 and haven't regretted it! they have a remarkably balanced fell in your hands. Ball trajectory is high and controlled. In fact, I have a hard time hitting low flying shots with these. Overall, a great iron for any level player with at least a playable swing!

I tried to keep using the Titleist 690 CB's that I owned but as nice as they looked they weren't that forgiving.
I demoed a BH-5 about two months ago and couldn't get over the feel for a cast club. As the previous reviewer mentions, you can see the callaway influence in these clubs.
They are extremely easy to hit, and long, and most importanly they will help you on your off days. The cambered sole is also a plus.
Get fitted with the correct shaft to suit your swing and you should see your handicap start to come down.
Oh and yes, they are going for pennies on e-bay and so don't waste your money on anything expensive that won't improve your game, these will.

solid solid solid iron also long and hits the ball the way I like it HIGH

I've hit everything under the sun over the past 25 years, and always thought that I 'needed' a heavy forged iron. I wanted a simple, easy to hit iron that didn't take a lot of 'work' to use. I love the Callaway influence on the bh-5. The alignment 'lines' on the face and the shape of the head are extremely pleasing - in my mind, a better version of the x-16 pro series. These clubs seem to just get out of their own way and let you hit sweetspot with ease. $299 bucks new with an apex4 shaft? you can't go wrong.

$400 CAN this year. These clubs setup nice at adress, a medium size look. They are very forgiving and give great distance. I hit them very high and have trouble hitting it low (tough in wind). They feel great when struck and are a game-improvement iron.

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If you like the Newer Callaway X series irons! You better jump on these because they are closing the Ben Hogan BH-5 irons out! They are very much like Callaway irons! When you are at address, you feel like you are hitting a Callaway! These BH-5's have cast steel heads just like the Callaways (Same Steel) and will last forever! And they are long & accurate with the Apex #4 stiff shaft! It is to bad that Ben Hogan are not going to make cast heads anymore. They are going back to forged steel, which are great, but why not also make a cast steel head! Anyway, these irons are great!!! And you can really work the ball!

Customer Service

Great!

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Callaway X-12, X-14, X-16 & X-18, but not as good looking as the BH-5's

Many factors go into evaluating golf equipment. Most importantly is how well the equipment suits one’s swing. Most off the rack manufacturers build to a specific swing type, which may or may not match your swing. If you buy their equipment, you will have to do tweaking to make the equipment work optimally. Game improvement and custom fit clubs reduce this effect, and can make clubs easier to hit straight out of the box.

What does this have to do with BH-5s? These clubs are modest game improvement clubs based on the cavity back design. They are easier to hit than the Apex blade style, but not nearly as easy as most game improvement clubs. They are meant for mid to low handicappers who have a reliable and repeatable swing. Off center hits are controllable and playable. This is very little “feel” difference center and off center hits. All feel solid for the most part (i.e. very little shot response). Ball trajectory is about average, as is distance. Spin is acceptable. Workability is excellent, allowing one to fade and draw with ease.

Based on my experience, these clubs are more playable than the X-14s that many people consider a similar design. The X-14s have a draw bias, and can promote hooking and make the difficult to fade. All of this is accentuated by their offset. Standard BH-5s are actually closer to the X-14 Pro (less offset), while offset BH-5s are similar to the std X-14.

Technical merits aside, the confidence a club gives is important. Theses clubs are beautiful to look at. They have a thinner top line that the X-14s, and less bounce. These clubs excel here. I am a long time Hogan player, using Apex forged blades for 15 years, Edge cavities, and most recently X-12, and X-14. I can’t tell you haow happy I am to be using Hogans again.

Also, bought on eBay for $150 (new, in wrappers, with graphite shafts)

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Hogan Apex (grinds), Hogan Edge (originals), Top-Flight Tour, Callaway X-12 & X-14, and demo'd everything out there

Due to not playing as often as I would like, I decided to look at getting a more forgiving set of irons. I tried the Mizuno Mx-23s and Ping i5 but both were above my budget. I have always wanted a set of Ben Hogan irons and managed to get an ex demo 6 iron for £10 to try first. I found a local(ish) pro shop that had these at a very good price of £200. In the UK, although the Ben Hogan brand is still available it isnt seen in many stores. I guess that this is because Callaway is pushing its own brand first?

The BH-5s are very similar in setup to my 990s (loft & offset) although are still the standard lie. I decided on Apex 4 shafts as I had been using DG S300s in the 990s but I will admit I was unsure whether the flex would be suitable, but due to the low price could always be changed at a later date.

The club face is longer and the top edge a medium thickness which give more confidence when addressing the ball. When my swing is on I find them longer with less effort than the 990s and they have a slightly higher flight (mid) but then the shafts feel slightly more flexible which may explain this. All in all I seem to be striking the ball as well as I can remember :-) I am not overly keen on the grips which seem to be a standard tour velvet type. I dont wear a glove and am very much a full-cord man but they will do for the time being.

It appears that these have now been discontinued which is a shame as I feel these are fantastic iron.

Well I am very glad that I made the change and due to feeling more confident with my irons, it has allowed me to spend more time on my shortgame which hopefully will let me break into the 70s, but we will see.

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Titleist 990s, Titleist Tour Model.

I Love These Irons. LOVE them. I am on the way up to musclebacks or blades, and these clubs i feel like are the step right below. They are extremely forgiving yet hit the ball pretty long with a good high trajectory. its easy to work the ball. in fact i never had a draw on my iron shots until i started using these clubs and now i hit a nice high draw pretty much all the time. i ditched the stock grips when i bought them, although i think they are pretty good grips. i just prefer thicker winn grips. i have also begun to be able to spin the ball much better since i got these clubs. i would highly recommend them to anyone like a beginner who needed a forgiving club on up to scratch golfers who have specific needs in a set of irons. they are weighted well and stay on plane pretty easily.

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previous irons: titleist DCI 962

Played these irons for the 2nd time today. Though it is way too cold out to put a decent swing on the ball (LAYERS!!!) the shots I did strike well confirmed my reason for buying this particular set of clubs...they play almost exactly the way my X-14 pro series played. After playing the Callies for 3 years (an obscene amount of time for me to play a set) I decided I wanted to try out these BH-5s. At set-up they are near identical, and as far as playability is concerned, the same is true. I'm certain that I will not miss a beat (no break-in adjustment period) with these sticks. I'm not one of those players who think that since I have shot even par on more than one occasion that I need forged blades...or even forged cavity backs for that matter. I figure I'll play the most forgiving club that I can stand to look at. No offense to those who play what I'd consider shovels...if I could get used to looking at those I'd consider playing those too. But, for now a cast midsized cavity back with minimal offset is fitting my prescription...

Customer Service

Callaway's customer service is TOP NOTCH - from past experiences, and since they now own the Hogan brand I'm sure the same holds true.

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Callaway X-14 PS, Maxfli Revolution irons, Cleveland TA3s, and Titleist 962s.