t_crane78 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I was looking around on ebay the other night, and I notice someone selling what was called a "Ben Hogan 2005" driver. The seller said that a lot of the players on the J-Tour were using this driver and that is expected to hit the US next spring sometime. Since Im just now becoming familiar with some of the different clubs and companies involved with players on the J-Tour, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about these drivers, and if they were going to come out in the US since Callaway now owns the Ben Hogan Company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa55 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I'm not and expert, but the driver looks old and it seems small. Also, it seems that there is a stock shaft in there. It doesn't seem to be new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I dont see hogan players on the J-Tour at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcap26 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I saw the same auction and immediately thought this is a fake. Just looks like an old steel headed driver. Just my 2 cents though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bma725 Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 That doesn't look like the new driver to me. Looks like one of the many protos of various sizes that were out around 2000. Justin Leonard and Bernhard Langer both used them briefly but reception wasn't great overall so they never went anywhere. FWIW, someone on another board was saying the 2005 Hogan driver has been scrapped yet again, and is now being redesigned. Just last week reps were in shops showing people the demo heads, two models both over 400cc, pretty non-descript other than the traditional Hogan Speed Slot. But reception must not have gone well so now they've cancelled plans to release them by the end of the year. They did the same thing last year, a smaller Hogan driver with some weird weight thing in the back was supposed to come out at the same time as the Hogan Hybrid and even made it into the European catalogue. But in the same manner it was scrapped. Supposedly they are going to combine the two designs and have a head ready for early next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyTN Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 bma is correct, it's not a fake, but it is very OLD.. repeat OLD as hell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 My rep was in and brought 2 Drivers. I dont even remember the CC's but he did say they will come out with one around 450-460cc's that he didnt have. I hit one of them, I dont remember which one and its nothing special. Kind of old school technology, but there trying to play with weights in it to promote a draw. Dont wait for it to be released, its not that great. :cool: Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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