A "Recommend me a..." Thread, with a difference.

[HomerJSimpson]

Dunlop Maxfli Australian Blades

 

[Liverbirdie]

Go to your local oxfam, and pick any of them in the mixed bag of crap. They are also normally to be found in a khaki bag.

One condition - you can't regrip them, either.

Get people to stand back, when hitting them.

 

[virtuocity]

Slazenger Big Ezee irons.

 

[One Planer]

I presume you are going the 'if i can hit these well, I can hit anything!'.

Kind of.


I'll have access to a flight scope set up early in the new year and I'm, more curious than anything, to see

A) How well I hit them, obviously.

And

B) How the numbers compare to my current clubs.

As I say, just curious more than anything, but something when it comes to irons I'd like to try just to see what 'uber unforgiving' is really like.

 

[garyinderry]

get some you like the look of and take them out to the course for some fun.

 

[Junior]

Mashie, niblick spoon.......get yourself some hickory

 

[pendodave]

According to roger malby, these are the least forgiving sticks from the mid nineties and earlier :

COBRA OS #5 1993 253
MACGREGOR Tourney #5 1998 246
BEN HOGAN Apex (forged) 1978 246
MACGREGOR MT OS #6 2008 243
MAXFLI Australian Blade (TM-92) 1992 234 NANCY LOPEZ Albany Series 200 1997 233 MACGREGOR MT Pro M #6 2008 228 BROWNING John Browning (forged) 1994 218
SPALDING Executive focal powered 1965 218
TOMMY ARMOUR Ti-100 Titanium 1997 212
MACGREGOR Tourney MT (forged) 1954 208
GOLFSMITH Snake Eyes 650 TH 20 2006 207
GOLFSMITH Snake Eyes Quick Strike 2003 205
TITLEIST by Acushnet (forged) 1971 203
BEN HOGAN Bounce Sole (forged) 1966 185
SPALDING Top-Flite Syncro-Dyned 1953 175
BEN HOGAN Apex Plus (Forged) 1999 163
POWER BILT Silver Series (Junior) 2002 161
GOLFSMITH Tour Cavity Forged 2006 152
WILSON Pro Staff Junior set 2001 152
TITLEIST Tour Model (Forged) 1981 136
COBRA King Cobra II (oversize) 1999 115
GOLFSMITH Pro Forged 2001 112
CLEVELAND VAS #6 1996 83
POWER BILT TPS Forged 1992 64
BURKE Punchiron 1953 39
BEN HOGAN Bounce Sole +1 (forged) 1968 -6
SPALDING Robert T. Jones Jr. Registered 1947 -7
POWER BILT Bill Kaiser 1955 -44
SPALDING Elite MV2 1970 -195
CLEVELAND VAS 792 #6 1993 -197
BURKE Billy Burke 1941 -330
MACGREGOR Tourney CF4000 (forged) 1960 -341
TITLEIST AC108 (tungsten) 1972 -412
SPALDING Symetric Set 1936 -606
BURKE Mashie 1928

looks like the mashie was the right answer...

 

[JCW]

I have blades but I guest the old blades are harder to hit , look around the 2nd hand shops for an old set in a house clearance , best of luck ..................EYG

 

[Snelly]

Dunlop Maxfli Australian Blades

I agree with Homer. These were cracking irons, gorgeous out of the middle (if you could find it) but like aversion therapy if you thinned one. I'm sure you'll find a set on eBay for not much.

 

[harpo_72]

Have a look at my mizuno tp 18s they are pretty unforgiving! I have also got a steel shafted TM burner and a 3 wood sundridge, but I have been thinking of popping down the dump and scooping up a persimmon or laminate cast off and rejuvenating it. I really fancy the mizuno tp wood series but I am under strict financial restrictions. I have also been looking at low compression spinny balls, but this looks like a real challenge!!
I have been thinking about finding out the historical length and changes of my course and then seeing if its possible to play it as close to that as possible with older equipment.

 

[MashieNiblick]

Sounds like fun, will be interested to see the results.

I'm from that generation that grew up when all clubs (apart from Ping) were blades.

If you want to try something really old school, how about these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-FULL...Leisure_Golf_GolfClubs_JN&hash=item3f2bad6502

Henry Cotton used Nicoll clubs for many years.

 

[Khamelion]

I've got some Wilson X31 irons, which were made in 1968 and makes them a year older than me, the 5 in the X31 gives the same distance as my current CG16 7 iron, so plenty of loft creep going on.

 

[patricks148]

Can someone recommend me a set of, what you consider, the most unforgiving irons you can think of

Brand, age, model, all will be considered.

I'm looking to do a little scientific(..ish) testing over the winter.

Thanks in advance :thup:

I can guess where this is going

photos of club middles with ball marks on and someone saying look at me, i can hit these despite being of 14 or what ever

save yourself the trouble Gaz, get some Pings you will be down to 13 in no time

 

[Foxholer]

These could be candidates.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wilson-St...Leisure_Golf_GolfClubs_JN&hash=item27db600993

Though they were starting to get somewhat forgiving around that time.

 

[garyinderry]

cavity back ping but the long irons will test you. ping karsten irons!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-PING-Karsten-I-2-Iron-Ping-Steel-Shaft-regular-flex-/200997593149

 

[guest100718]

I have a set of 1970s wilson blades, they are no harder to hit than any other club really. GI clubs dont really make any difference

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I have a set of 1970s wilson blades, they are no harder to hit than any other club really. GI clubs dont really make any difference

Suggest your last statement is factually incorrect - GI do make a difference.

 

[cookelad]

Had a set of 70s John Letters butter knives, with poker stiff shafts in them, growing up I can't remember the model name but after those feel I can hit anything and only blades suit my eye nowadays!

 

[guest100718]

Suggest your last statement is factually incorrect - GI do make a difference.

Good for you.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Good for you.

Well it's not good for me - it's pointing out that GI do make a difference - they come into their own when amateurs don't hit the sweet spot , they still produce a good shot.

Unless you think that's wrong ?