Vintage Golf

[patricks148]

When we were kids we had some old hickory clubs that we messed around with in the garden.
My brother told me a while back that he still had the putter and did I want it, of course I did!

Looking at it in more detail I decided that it was actually a cleek or driving iron that someone had cut down at some stage in its life, probably to give to their kids as a putter.

Anyway, I bought a new blank shaft and have just finished fitting it and this evening re-gripped. I hope to have a few hits with it tomorrow evening but the weather looks a bit iffy so it'll most likely be christened in a hickory match I'm playing in on Saturday, hope the head doesn't fly off!

Below are pictures of;

• Before with 35" length shaft.
• Head ready to fit to new shaft.
• Completed club at 39" length.

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was it a completly new shaft or an old one out of another club?

Ive a couple of heads from clubs ive broken and would be great to get them reshafted, but never seen new shafts or even old ones that would be good enough to use still

 

[Crow]

was it a completly new shaft or an old one out of another club?

Ive a couple of heads from clubs ive broken and would be great to get them reshafted, but never seen new shafts or even old ones that would be good enough to use still

New shaft, they come from the USA I believe.

 

[Crow]

Saturday just gone and first shot with the re-shafted hickory cleek was from the fairway and I caught it well, not hugely long but I was concentrating on a good strike.

Second shot was on the par 3 next hole, 200 yards, not as good a strike but it went straight, into the front right bunker.

On the day I'd been stupid enough to believe the weather forecast and hadn't taken any rain gear with me, rain started on the 10th and by the 13th it was hammering it down, by which time I was soaked and cold and we all agreed to walk in.

 

[Crow]

I've been so excited waiting for these to be delivered as they've been on my wanted list for quite a while.

Slazenger Tournament Model, 2 to 9 irons.
They date from the mid 1950s, a page from the 1956/1957 PGCA Catalogue attached.

(Also included were a Slazenger Peter Alliss wedge and a Gradidge Bobby Locke sandmaster.)

 

[Crow]

Our Winter League started today, 4BBB matchplay.

I was playing Mizuno White Fang Graphites (wet course) from the mid 1980s, Ben Sayers Silver Crest irons from the late 1970s and a John Letters "Special" putter from the 1960s? Everyone else was playing moderns.

Me and my partner were three down after 8 but I hit a lovely 3 iron to the par 3 9th and made birdie (nice one for the 2s pot!) which set us on a run of 7 holes on the trot to end as comfortable 4 and 3 winners, a very strange match.

 

[Crow]

 

[patricks148]

Looks like a C&A ad from the 60's

 

[garyinderry]

Our Winter League started today, 4BBB matchplay.

I was playing Mizuno White Fang Graphites (wet course) from the mid 1980s, Ben Sayers Silver Crest irons from the late 1970s and a John Letters "Special" putter from the 1960s? Everyone else was playing moderns.

Me and my partner were three down after 8 but I hit a lovely 3 iron to the par 3 9th and made birdie (nice one for the 2s pot!) which set us on a run of 7 holes on the trot to end as comfortable 4 and 3 winners, a very strange match.

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Very cool bag.




Any tips on how to remove 25 year old grips which are near welded to the shaft?

 

[Crow]

Very cool bag.

Any tips on how to remove 25 year old grips which are near welded to the shaft?

Let me guess, Victory green?
I hate replacing those grips with a vengeance!

I use the standard method of a hooked Stanley blade but rather than just one cut down the length I cut four sides and then peel/break it away as best I can.

 

[garyinderry]

Let me guess, Victory green?
I hate replacing those grips with a vengeance!

I use the standard method of a hooked Stanley blade but rather than just one cut down the length I cut four sides and then peel/break it away as best I can.

Victory green. The very ones.

I left them with a pro and he said he would have to charge me £80 as it would take hours to get them off.


I will have to work at them myself when I get time.

 

[Crow]

Victory green. The very ones.

I left them with a pro and he said he would have to charge me £80 as it would take hours to get them off.


I will have to work at them myself when I get time.

It doesn't take that long, I used a blunt knife to help peel them away.
If you have a hot air gun that can also help but don't overdo it!

 

[garyinderry]

It doesn't take that long, I used a blunt knife to help peel them away.
If you have a hot air gun that can also help but don't overdo it!

I'll let u know how I get on. Cheers

 

[Crow]

I recently extended my collection of old golf magazines so thought it might be a treat for all you vintage fans out there to post something of interest from a magazine and maybe repeat once a week.
To set the ball rolling I thought a look at fashion would be good, dress codes are always a popular topic here! So from Golf World, November 1969:

And for the post decimalisation among you, 1s = 5p so the Peter Scott cardigan below (nice) cost £12.10, the copy of Golf World in question sold for 3/6 or 17.5p

 

[Dando]

I recently extended my collection of old golf magazines so thought it might be a treat for all you vintage fans out there to post something of interest from a magazine and maybe repeat once a week.
To set the ball rolling I thought a look at fashion would be good, dress codes are always a popular topic here! So from Golf World, November 1969:

And for the post decimalisation among you, 1s = 5p so the Peter Scott cardigan below (nice) cost £12.10, the copy of Golf World in question sold for 3/6 or 17.5p

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Those photos could’ve been taken at the old farts meet 😂

 

[Crow]

Golf Monthly April 1987 this time and a look at the offerings from Dunlop in the equipment listings for that year.

Prices shown are per iron first and per wood second. Out of interest, in the listing for Karsten Ping, Eye 2 irons were £58 each and Eye 2 laminated woods were £93 each .

And below that pictures of some of the irons listed.




Maxfli Pro Special



Maxfli Australian Blade



Deltic (hollow head technology)



Max 357



Diamond Max



Powerpoint

 

[Crow]

This week from Golf World, March 1980 we have the tale of the one and only Maurice Flitcroft.

 

[Crow]

An independent review of vintage golf from Golf Monthly's Technical Editor Joel Tadman.

 

[Crow]

Sometimes when you're buying vintage clubs you don't always get a full set and so are always on the look out for missing clubs.
One of my favourite sets are some Dunlop Peter Thomson irons dating to 1957, they're 3 to wedge so I'm missing a sand wedge but recently saw and won on ebay a 2 iron to go with them, well it was delivered today and to say I'm delighted would be an understatement.

There are usually slight differences when buying a club to complete a set but this is such a good match that it's uncanny, and condition wise it's better than the rest. Even the ferrule number is the same (which I'm assuming means that it's not a serial number but maybe a batch number?) The shaft is the same True Temper Pro-Fit Regular and the grip is the same leather wrap.

Pictures below of the new 2 iron and the 3 & 4 from the set I already had, the 2 iron is on the top in all pictures apart from the ferrule where it's at the bottom.

 

[Bigfoot]

I'm drooling at present !!

 

[Crow]

From Golf World, December 1988 issue, a short article about Ken Bousfield, senior Professional at Coombe Hill.