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Best clubs of all time (Probably)

The one in the article is the Steelhead not the "+"..
Steelhead was a superb fairway...lots of Tour Pros used them.
Glorious metallic ring from them....
 
I was surprised that Adams fairway woods were not in the 'mentionables'

On a personal level when it comes to irons Nicklaus N1 were a game changer for me, sadly had to go out of the bag due to having square grooves. I still have the heads.
 
Nike SQ. The noise! Your drive off the first tee announced to the whole course (and a few neighbouring ones) that you’d arrived. Your drive off the 2nd was silent - because you were deaf after drive no. 1.
For noise levels, I don’t think anything came close to the Cleveland Hi-Bore XLS. Had a weird bump shaped head and when you middled it, it was like a shotgun going off.

Used to play a course in the foothills of the Ochils and on a calm day me hitting the driver sounded like the start of pheasant season.
 
For noise levels, I don’t think anything came close to the Cleveland Hi-Bore XLS. Had a weird bump shaped head and when you middled it, it was like a shotgun going off.

Used to play a course in the foothills of the Ochils and on a calm day me hitting the driver sounded like the start of pheasant season.

That reminded me of playing at Cluny. Just occasionally someone’s tee shot would coincide with the folks shooting clays just 100 yards away 🏌️‍♂️💥
 
MP32s for me, first irons that looked like a blade but had decent levels of forgiveness. The cut muscle design was also a thing of beauty.
For me, that was 1977 Maxfli International - my first irons that looked like a blade but had decent levels of forgiveness - for their time.
Played with them from 1977 to 1992.
Won club championship with them in 1991.

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Not my original 2-SW ones, but 3-SW from Ebay in recent years.
 
I'll give him the 588 wedges though my personal preference was for the 900 series...I've still got a set of the 900 BRZ's down in the basement.
 
For me, that was 1977 Maxfli International - my first irons that looked like a blade but had decent levels of forgiveness - for their time.
Played with them from 1977 to 1992.
Won club championship with them in 1991.

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Not my original 2-SW ones, but 3-SW from Ebay in recent years.
Ugly as sin though 😂
 
Ugly as sin though 😂
I don't believe they are ugly.
All the years I played them, I don't recall anyone saying anything like that about them. They were mostly admired.

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I kept the SW from 1977.
It is beautiful.

My mind is made up now. Going to play them on Monday. A game with 3 other forumers.
 
For noise levels, I don’t think anything came close to the Cleveland Hi-Bore XLS. Had a weird bump shaped head and when you middled it, it was like a shotgun going off.

Used to play a course in the foothills of the Ochils and on a calm day me hitting the driver sounded like the start of pheasant season.
I have that make in a 3 and 7 wood. Wish I'd found them years ago.
 
Titleist AP2 710/712/714 irons were absolute beasts. Prefer them to their T line of clubs.

Titleist 910 D2 was better than the R11 IMO.

I had all the Nike drivers back in the day, the Machspeed SQ was a bomber with an uprated shaft. I think their best ever woods were the Vapour Pro ones.
 
Titleist AP2 710/712/714 irons were absolute beasts. Prefer them to their T line of clubs.

Titleist 910 D2 was better than the R11 IMO.

I had all the Nike drivers back in the day, the Machspeed SQ was a bomber with an uprated shaft. I think their best ever woods were the Vapour Pro ones.

910 D2 was a brilliant driver, blue diamana shaft!

I remember playing that sort of strange triangle shaped 907 for a couple of seasons, then upgrading from that to the 910 was great, cracking club
 
910 D2 was a brilliant driver, blue diamana shaft!

I remember playing that sort of strange triangle shaped 907 for a couple of seasons, then upgrading from that to the 910 was great, cracking club

That shaft was silky smooth but I changed it for the Aldila RIP Red Eye, more power and control!

Lots of great memories with the 910 D2. I still play the 915 D3 now but in the process of switching to the GT range.
 
Callaway Fusion FT-3 is the obvious answer.

I still have (but obvs don’t use) the original Nike Sasquatch, before they dabbled in Sumo/square clubs etc.

Callaway X18 irons
Mizuno MP60 irons

Odyssey Two Ball…
 
Taylor Made V-Steel (original, not Mk2) fairway woods.

Was a time where i had 2 each of the 13 degree tour spoon, 3, 5 and 7 woods.
 
Considering golf has been played for centuries, my view is that it is way too early to assess anything from the modern era (1985 onwards) as among the greatest clubs OF ALL TIME.

I think I will make an exception for the Big Bertha driver and Ping Eye2 irons. Both proved to be pivotal and led where others then followed. The beginning of the modern era.

But we all will have our personal favourites from our own playing experience and are entitled to them.
 
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