Name: Ben Hogan Equalizer II Wedge
Brand: Ben Hogan
Price: 140 USD
Availability: InStock

This is Golfer Geeks’ review of the Ben Hogan Equalizer II wedges.

I’m an avid golfer, a 9.2 handicap on my way to a 2 (been a 5.6) and frequent tester of golf clubs and equipment since 2015.

Summary: I’m able to hit any shot I need with Equalizer II wedges around the greens and on full and partial shots from the fairway (a former weakness of mine). They are serious eye candy and come in at just $140. Certainly worth your consideration if you are in the market.

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Overview

The Equalizer II wedges have classic player looks thanks to their clean, minimal, and elegant design. They are, in fact, made to be more forgiving than the original Equalizers while upping performance for every loft.(1)

Why Consider them

They perform as well as any wedges I’ve tested. They are gorgeous. You’re gonna save $25 to $100 for comparable wedges from the big boys.

Features & Benefits

1) Progressive Center of Mass

Hogan places weight or mass higher in the club head of its lower lofted wedges to prevent ballooning and increase accuracy on full shots.
They place weight or mass lower in the clubhead of higher lofted wedges to aid with higher trajectory and green stopping power.

2) Precision Milled Face and Grooves

They face is CNC milled after forging to ensure the face is absolutely flat and free of perfections.
They have the most aggressive u-shaped grooves allowed and have a slightly textured surface between those grooves for extra stopping power on the greens.

3) Forged 1025 Carbon Steel

The heads are forged from a single piece of 1025 carbon steel to maximize feel and eliminate hot spots and imperfections

4) V-Sole / Texas Grind

The V-sole has a high bounce leading edge with a softer low bounce trail edge to perform well in all turf conditions.
The Equalizer IIs also has extra sole and heel relief, “Texas Grind”, to help the wedges perform better in hardpan conditions and let you lay the face wide open on tight lies.

Testing the Equalizer II Wedges

I’ve been playing the Equalizer IIs for about a month. I’ve got multiple sessions around the practice green, on the range, and 3 rounds under my belt with them.

Specs: (50 degree, 56 degree, 60 degree) KBS Tour V X-Stiff shaft – 2 degrees flat – Standard grip

I look at a few things when testing wedges:

How the club feels in my hands
How they look behind the ball at address. Intimidating? Anything strange?
Feel with full shots and touch shots around the green
Stopping power when that’s what I’m trying to do
Are they easy to hit from the fairway on partial and full shots

My Experience with the Ben Hogan Equalizer II Wedges

I took the Equalizer IIs to the practice green at my course to see how they performed on chips and pitches. I was able to play every chip or pitch the way I normally play them. I liked them immediately

I then went to the range and hit full shots with each wedge. I found it easy to make solid contact and to flight them lower on command. (my favorite way to play partial and full wedge shots)

I got a little wake up call with my first round when playing touch shots around the greens. They kept checking up short. I was playing those shots the same way I was playing my 3-year old wedges. I adjusted to them easily over the next two rounds.

They bite and stop on the greens with full and partial shots from the fairway as you would expect.