Crow
Crow Person
Their desirability rose quite a bit over the last year or so as new/returning golfers desperately hunted round for some clubs.
I just looked them up and they appear to be cavity backs.
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Their desirability rose quite a bit over the last year or so as new/returning golfers desperately hunted round for some clubs.
I just looked them up and they appear to be cavity backs.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
They are, not my look.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
As posted yesterday on "I Played Today and..." thread, I had my first vintage game with Crow.
I used a set of Slazenger JN 2000 dating from 1973/4. I purchased these on ebay earlier this year.
I had little trouble adjusting to the irons, but the woods will take a little more practice to get a more consistent centre of face hit and desirable ball flight. Nevertheless, I completed the front nine in two over par thanks to two birdie twos and some good chip-and-one-putt elsewhere. Back nine was dreadful scoring for me as I started trying-too-hard with the driver and did a couple of three-putts.
Anyway, completely hooked to the vintage golf vibe now.
I have a couple of other sets bought this year and I can't wait to try them out. Here are the ones used yesterday.
I used a set of Slazenger JN 2000 dating from 1973/4. I purchased these on ebay earlier this year.
I had little trouble adjusting to the irons, but the woods will take a little more practice to get a more consistent centre of face hit and desirable ball flight. Nevertheless, I completed the front nine in two over par thanks to two birdie twos and some good chip-and-one-putt elsewhere. Back nine was dreadful scoring for me as I started trying-too-hard with the driver and did a couple of three-putts.
Anyway, completely hooked to the vintage golf vibe now.
I have a couple of other sets bought this year and I can't wait to try them out. Here are the ones used yesterday.
Crow
Crow Person
Excellent!
Great to have another convert to vintage golf.
Great to have another convert to vintage golf.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Out of interest only...
...this is at Hansons auctions Derby.
...this is at Hansons auctions Derby.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
From today these are mine - oh yes - they belong to me. (1, 3, 5)
Crow
Crow Person
Very nice!
toyboy54
Challenge Tour Pro
VoyagerEMH...they look lovely ( Persimmon heads? ) !
Bet they are heavy compared to todays gear?!
Bet they are heavy compared to todays gear?!
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Yes, a bit of a heavy-head feel compared to modern clubs, but that is good, it is what they have to be.
They are what they are and to me they are Goldilocks clubs from their era.
Crow
Crow Person
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Came as a bonus with some early Dunlop Australian Blades 3-SW bought for peanuts.
Lovely burgundy coloured grips. One piece sole plate and face insert as described above.
Owner favoured the 3-wood - it would appear!
Lovely burgundy coloured grips. One piece sole plate and face insert as described above.
Owner favoured the 3-wood - it would appear!
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Dunlop Maxfli Australian Blades 3-SW circa 1978/9 bought with the above and cleaned up a bit today. Pictured the 3-iron and PW.
That's 12 clubs bought for an embarrassingly small amount of dosh. (Less than £1 per club! Again, I kid you not.)
Good ol' ebay!
That's 12 clubs bought for an embarrassingly small amount of dosh. (Less than £1 per club! Again, I kid you not.)
Good ol' ebay!
Crow
Crow Person
An Old School match featuring clubs from the 1950s though to the 1970s.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
As I mentioned earlier, I bought some Dunlop Maxfli Australian Blades recently for less than £1 a club. This was in an ebay auction, seller wanted collection in person and was 20 minutes away just outside Loughborough. I've touched up some of the red numbers and the red dots on the backs. These are an early version. Later versions have black numbers and dots.
I'm bragging a bit here about my bargain, but how do my earlier and rarer ones, in very good condition, compare with these?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124351221269?hash=item1cf3e90e15:g:y6oAAOSw6rxfbN2m
I did not buy mine to make a profit, I want to play with them. But turning £10 into £250 - it has got me thinking about having a zero cost hobby in playing vintage golf.
I'm bragging a bit here about my bargain, but how do my earlier and rarer ones, in very good condition, compare with these?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124351221269?hash=item1cf3e90e15:g:y6oAAOSw6rxfbN2m
I did not buy mine to make a profit, I want to play with them. But turning £10 into £250 - it has got me thinking about having a zero cost hobby in playing vintage golf.
Crow
Crow Person
Yours are better, but neither are worth £250.
That seller has an inflated idea of club worth, he has several similarly priced sets that have been on eBay for months and haven't sold yet and aren't likely to.
Yours were a great bargain but a 3 to SW set of Australian Blades will sell for around £50 to £75, not £250.
That seller has an inflated idea of club worth, he has several similarly priced sets that have been on eBay for months and haven't sold yet and aren't likely to.
Yours were a great bargain but a 3 to SW set of Australian Blades will sell for around £50 to £75, not £250.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Ah, just clicked on seller to see all his/her other stuff - ridiculous prices!
These end tomorrow and will probably give a better indication of what buyers are prepared to pay...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133847370478?hash=item1f29eccaee:g:Y4QAAOSwksZhDQxS
These end tomorrow and will probably give a better indication of what buyers are prepared to pay...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133847370478?hash=item1f29eccaee:g:Y4QAAOSwksZhDQxS
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Had a game with @Crow yesterday at my home club.
I used the woods from post #671 and the irons from post #636.
I used the putter I bought second hand in 1977 for £5. This was my only putter from then until 1989 when I bought my first brand new putter for £25, which is the one I still use today.
I got round in three over par. Thanks mainly to 3 birdies and only 26 putts in total.
If anyone would like to own this exceptional putter, there is the exact same one on ebay right now. It has the original grip, just like mine.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265225767147?hash=item3dc0b008eb:g:5wAAAOSwuclg6bHt
I used the woods from post #671 and the irons from post #636.
I used the putter I bought second hand in 1977 for £5. This was my only putter from then until 1989 when I bought my first brand new putter for £25, which is the one I still use today.
I got round in three over par. Thanks mainly to 3 birdies and only 26 putts in total.
If anyone would like to own this exceptional putter, there is the exact same one on ebay right now. It has the original grip, just like mine.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265225767147?hash=item3dc0b008eb:g:5wAAAOSwuclg6bHt
Crow
Crow Person
Thanks for the game @Voyager EMH , most enjoyable and I was again very impressed with your play using the vintage clubs.
(I scored 3 over par too,,,, on at least two holes
)
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2gN5LktnW9TDzq67cGh8QxTm5OvMYn0/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DPnzjtjmvwpM9tu5t1xjbG-cH_cE1Wv-/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jVU_fzzp1u3VJ5msAgWC3D7ECbHLj0AH/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/135wpoCAX7ZmciOjWNWc3_cnZzZTOUPQi/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DPnzjtjmvwpM9tu5t1xjbG-cH_cE1Wv-/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jVU_fzzp1u3VJ5msAgWC3D7ECbHLj0AH/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/135wpoCAX7ZmciOjWNWc3_cnZzZTOUPQi/view?usp=drivesdk
Crow
Crow Person
A coupler of nice but tired woods.
The "0" is actually what's left of the "Hand of Friendship" cleek mark used by George Nicoll, the club would have had a decal on the toe telling you what number it was, see example in pictures below.
The shaft does look beyond hope and a re-shaft would be needed, having said that though the cost of getting it done would far outweigh the cost of finding a similar, but better condition, wood on ebay.
The 2 wood here is an example, it's persimmon which yours appears to be (most of the later Nicoll woods were laminated), the Pro-Fit shaft would date it to the 1960s.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284279469386?hash=item423060754a:g:wIEAAOSwmCxfvLZU
The 4 wood was built for a lady, the small "L" stamped on the sole indicates this. Still playable but might be a bit shorter and lighter than ideal.
The "0" is actually what's left of the "Hand of Friendship" cleek mark used by George Nicoll, the club would have had a decal on the toe telling you what number it was, see example in pictures below.
The shaft does look beyond hope and a re-shaft would be needed, having said that though the cost of getting it done would far outweigh the cost of finding a similar, but better condition, wood on ebay.
The 2 wood here is an example, it's persimmon which yours appears to be (most of the later Nicoll woods were laminated), the Pro-Fit shaft would date it to the 1960s.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284279469386?hash=item423060754a:g:wIEAAOSwmCxfvLZU
The 4 wood was built for a lady, the small "L" stamped on the sole indicates this. Still playable but might be a bit shorter and lighter than ideal.
