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So why was this so prevalent in golf clubs?

Why do you think it was like that? And clearly it was. I would not have een got to darken he doorstep at a club like this in 1994.

Hi Everyone! I have uploaded a copy of the 1994 Cutting Edge series from Channel 4 called "The Club." It was made with the willing co-operation of Norwood Golf Club in the suburbs of North London and was viewed and approved by them prior to transmission. If anyone has seen this or seen it...

Thank you so much for sharing that. I really enjoy learning from posts from people who were there at the time. From what I have read 85-90 seems a good transitional time. Do you remember the rip off clone clubs sold by a company called Rata and Rata in the mid 1990s usually out of units on...

You make excellent points I had not really thought of. The limited market thing is especially important. Part of my studies into 1960s culture has focused on the economic issues from about 1964 onwards leading to the devaluation of the currency ("the pound in your pocket.") Also the fact that in...

I very much have a thing for Slazenger from this time period. Although he was not a Slazenger man, I have read in many different books that says Peter Thomson used a lofted Driver quite often in the 1960s. I think others did as well at least from time to time. Peter Alliss mentioned he used a 2...

The rise of Mizuno in the 1980s in the UK would be a great video! Once we had moved away from the post WW2 era and into the new consumer driven society of the mid 1960s, it actually surprises me so many of the British club making names lasted as long as they did. Do you think there was a sense...

Crow's recent video about Bullseye and Golden Goose Putters got me thinking. Say in the 1970s what drew certain club players to certain brands? If you were going to break down the demographics and lifestyles of major golf brand users in the 1970s what does it say about the golfers who chose...

ABC Sports used Barry White's "Love's Theme" from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s!

Here is something rare: An entire 1980 broadcast (with cringeworthy ad's) from NBC of the 1980 Bay Hill Classic. 40-50mph winds and a chill in the low teens (Fahrenheit) made golf almost impossible.

Winter Club Test Time! The star of the set may be the 2 Wood. I have never had such a low lofted wood I can get airborne before. Reading some old books by well known British pros from the 60s and 70s and the 2 wood 4 wood combo seemed to be much in favor by many of them at the time. An old...

I am astounded anyone would not let club staff play the course on their off days. Each of them are an ambassador for the club in their own way and if they play golf they should be as familiar with the golf course as the members are. And yes, let them have a handicap and play in competitions...

You are welcome! What a great voice of golf Henry Longhurst was.

Sadly not. I am thankful in my career I have lots of access to archive material. But it also means a lot of it cannot be shared which as a TV history geek is very annoying, lol! The survival of BBC Television's Open Coverage until 1966 is very sketchy as there was not a demand for edited...

I think Nicklaus is an interesting case study as US Captain. He perhaps should have been still playing in 1983 and barely scraped home as Captain and in 1987 despite being in his hometown - by accounts I have read and from people who were living in Columbus, OH, he did not get the local...