I was in a golf scramble one day last fall and the lady in our group had a Hogan CS-3 and she nailed it long and straight. I got on E-bay and ordered a draw bias, 10.5 degree Aldila shafted NV Hogan in regular flex and tried it out for myself. I hit it long and straight right out of the box. It has a very authoritative sound when it makes contact to say the least. With the regular shaft it really launches the ball high and far. I have hit other peoples name brand makes and none go as far or straight as this Hogan. After using the 10.5 regular for three months I looked on E-bay and ordered a 8.5 degree neutral bias head on a NV regular shaft. For me it has a very slight fade(probably the carpenter and not the hammer here) but it is very manageable. I play Hogan irons and have purchased 15 sets of Hogan irons for the start of a small collection. All are top notch and feel great. I am 6'4" and weight 240 pounds and when I don't rush the swing 275-290 yard drives are almost routine and I have nailed many out over 310 and more. Those are verified by laser yardage finders or in league competition. I carry a 9.9 handicap card and feel if I practiced my short game I could cut that is half real quick. The Hogan clubs are for real and all are quality clubs. I feel Hogans are probably the best kept secret on E-bay and the price is right.Read full review
I purchased the club used, but that didn't seem to make a difference. It has a draw bias. My home course has a nasty slight turn left for the seventh hole, and all uphill. I freed the beast all over the ball and watched it shoot out straight with the fairway. As I watched it curve around the bend, I thought to myself, "It looks decent." I found the ball within eighty yards of the green, smack dab in the middle of the fairway. If you can hit the ball straight off the tee, this is a great club. A buddy of mine has one. I used it in a tournament, recently, and hit a great game. He keeps telling me that he has a weight tool for the driver, but I haven't seen it yet. His is set to neutral bias, and I was considering doing the same. It may be set by the factory and unchangeable, but I still have my hopes up. With the price range you find them for these days, it would be a shame no to try one out.Read full review
Impressive--I was hitting hitting the ball very solid with this club and flying it nearly as far as my R11S. The biggest difference is this: I was in the fairway FAR more often with the Ben Hogan C-S3! Aldila NV shaft (R flex) and draw bias clubhead set-up made it practically effortless to keep the ball in play. Sure wish I would have found one of these much sooner. Well done, Hogan Golf!
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This is a great club for the money you cant beat it. The Aldila shaft is great its around $80 on its own so for the money you get a great combo of shaft and driver head. I prefer a smaller driver head and a square to open look at address and this club fits my eye I have owned two in the past two years and just made the change to a 8.5 extra stiff and it is sweet. I have owned all the major brand drivers and im still coming back to the hogan its just too cheap and too long. I hit a regular draw to about 270-290 and you cant beat this driver. Ben Hogan may not be as well know and the brand sold to callaway and no longer is in production but this is a quality club at an amazing price you cant go wrong with this driver!
Can not count the number of big name (and price) drivers I have purchased in the last 4 years. Got my BH C-S3 2 weeks ago. I went to the driving range and hit 5 different drivers and then the BH. Can't say it is longer than the Cleveland Launcher, but it lauches higher and with the draw bias I really have to over swing to get a fade or slice out of it. First round of golf I played with it, I hit 11 out of 13 fairways with length, the other 2 just missed. Absolutely love it. Can't wait until my golf trip. Thanks for the fabulous deal.