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Don't use now but I do still have a set of Mizuno TP9 blades circa mid to late 80s, got handed down to me as a junior by my dad absolutely loved them

Also have a titleist DCI Stsrship driver loved that club made a hellof sound when you hit it though
 

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Still got a set of Tommy Armour 845s lurking somewhere. They were a popular club back in the early 90s, played by quite a few on the PGA Tour.
 

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Don't use now but I do still have a set of Mizuno TP9 blades circa mid to late 80s, got handed down to me as a junior by my dad absolutely loved them

Also have a titleist DCI Stsrship driver loved that club made a hellof sound when you hit it though

Got my eye on an set of TP9’s on eBay at the moment
 

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Got a set of Pinnacle Irons that I bought 2nd hand in 1990, they must have been 15 years old back then.

My Dad came for a visit and I dragged him out for a quick 9 holes, and he took them to play with, they still hit a lovely ball.
 

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Got my eye on an set of TP9’s on eBay at the moment
I love them, once I'm playing again properly I'll try taking them out on the range the for a round or 2 next summer.

The long irons are so small in the head, but irons feel sublime when hit right
 

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So having looked through my garage on the back of this thread.. I can put together a bag of the following..

Driver: Titleist DCI starship 10.5 degree (late 90s)
3 wood: Titleist PT 3 wood 14.5 degree(late 90s)
Irons: Mizuno TP9 (mid 80s)
Sand Iron: Ben Sayers blade (early 80s)
Putter: Ping Zing 2 (early 90s model)

Bag: Green Jaguar leather bag

May have to give it all a go the club heads are tiny on all of them...
 

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So having looked through my garage on the back of this thread.. I can put together a bag of the following..

Driver: Titleist DCI starship 10.5 degree (late 90s)
3 wood: Titleist PT 3 wood 14.5 degree(late 90s)
Irons: Mizuno TP9 (mid 80s)
Sand Iron: Ben Sayers blade (early 80s)
Putter: Ping Zing 2 (early 90s model)

Bag: Green Jaguar leather bag

May have to give it all a go the club heads are tiny on all of them...

Do it!

The first steel head drivers were smaller than persimmon due to their weight, see below.

Driver comp'son soles.jpgDriver comp'son top view.jpg
 

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I've still got a quid Homer gave me in 1988. Probably about as rare as a penny black.
Certainly wouldn't be legal tender anymore. I must have been drunk.

I definitely remember the Ford event and use to look forward to it and getting a nice bag tag (I use to collect them from events/clubs I played at and had them all on the bag) and other goodies. Never did too well in it though. The oldest thing I've still got is my Anser 2 putter from c 1982
 
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