Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Nick, did you answer someone with an enquiry for a vintage club on ebay today? May have been me.
I didnt know the "speed slots" were on a Hogan driver from years ago, if it was.
Vintage Golf
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Nick, did you answer someone with an enquiry for a vintage club on ebay today? May have been me.
I didnt know the "speed slots" were on a Hogan driver from years ago, if it was.
Crow
Crow Person
I've not got anything for sale on ebay Pete but Hogan drivers and fairways had the speed slot years ago, although as it's in the toe I've no idea what it's supposed to do...
I've got a Slazenger Powerthrust 2 wood (Slazenger sold Hogan named clubs under licence for quite a few years) which features the same slot.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Ah right, his ebay moniker was Nicol5golf, and I thought.......Nic........Ol(d)........:rofl:
Crow
Crow Person
Fascinating look at a long drive competition here from 1984, around the time that persimmon/laminated drivers started to make way for metal woods and steel shafts were being replaced by graphite. The TaylorMade "Pittsburgh Persimmon" was introduced in 1979 and is generally accepted as being the first successful metal driver, although Pinseeker brought "The Bombshell" out three years earlier.
There's one metal wood in the 6 man final but the real star is the 60" driver used by Wedgy Winchester, I kid you not!
It's also great to see Payne Stewart in the final too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCGT06C2b6g
This was the same year that the first major was won using a metal wood, the PGA by Lee Trevino with a TaylorMade.
And out of interest the last major to be won using a persimmon driver was by Bernhard Langer at the 1993 Masters.
There's one metal wood in the 6 man final but the real star is the 60" driver used by Wedgy Winchester, I kid you not!
It's also great to see Payne Stewart in the final too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCGT06C2b6g
This was the same year that the first major was won using a metal wood, the PGA by Lee Trevino with a TaylorMade.
And out of interest the last major to be won using a persimmon driver was by Bernhard Langer at the 1993 Masters.
Crow
Crow Person
Delivered today, Slazenger Plus International, 3 to PW with Dynalite regular shafts. Dating from somewhere around the sixties at a guess.
Condition is superb, can't wait for the winter to end so I can get all my recently acquired iron sets out on the course!
One of the more expensive sets I've bought but still a steal at £40 delivered.
Condition is superb, can't wait for the winter to end so I can get all my recently acquired iron sets out on the course!
One of the more expensive sets I've bought but still a steal at £40 delivered.
3565
Journeyman Pro
Very nice, I like a good piece of persimmon. I got Ram Driver 3&5w persimmon that I used to use and kept. 👍🏻
Crow
Crow Person
Can't beat persimmon for enjoyment, do you ever take them out on the course for old times sake?
3565
Journeyman Pro
You know something I don't. I'm freightened that the head might fly off or shaft will snap (a little rusty) and you have to mess about with the binding or twine so I've consigned it to retirement. But always fancied getting one made tho, think there is a company that still builds them..
3565
Journeyman Pro
they look awesome.
Crow
Crow Person
They're not as fragile as you'd think, a few rust spots on the shaft are nothing to worry about, it's the inside that can be a problem but as long as they've been reasonably well stored you should be fine.
I've not had a shaft go yet, admittedly I don't have the fastest swing but I can get a good strike out to 250 with them. If you do decide to play them my advice would be to use a lower compression ball to prevent any unnecessary damage to the face.
Crow
Crow Person
Made a rare visit to the range this evening as one game a week is not sufficient to answer my golf cravings.
Took with me the Dunlop Peter Thomson irons plus four other 5 irons to see how they compared, shown below, top to bottom and left to right:
After a quick warm up with 8 and 6 irons where I had my usual attack of shanks I got into a nice groove and was mostly striking the 5 irons very nicely.
To compare;
The DynaPower, Peter Thomson and Aussie Blade all played similarly, good strikes felt great and off ones gave the feedback expected.
The Browning did what it was supposed to do and gave a high ball flight.
The Halley was the toughest to hit, mainly because the leather grip is pretty thin and the "grip" element is distinctly lacking so I was never too comfortable swinging it but when I did make a good contact it flew just as well as the first three.
Overall a very satisfying session and one I'm sure I'll be repeating during the dark winter nights.
Took with me the Dunlop Peter Thomson irons plus four other 5 irons to see how they compared, shown below, top to bottom and left to right:
- Wilson DynaPower
- Browning 440 (could be described as GI irons although the low profile can be off-putting.)
- Dunlop Peter Thomson
- Dunlop Maxfli Australian Blade
- JB Halley Tournament (the oldest of the bunch)
After a quick warm up with 8 and 6 irons where I had my usual attack of shanks I got into a nice groove and was mostly striking the 5 irons very nicely.
To compare;
The DynaPower, Peter Thomson and Aussie Blade all played similarly, good strikes felt great and off ones gave the feedback expected.
The Browning did what it was supposed to do and gave a high ball flight.
The Halley was the toughest to hit, mainly because the leather grip is pretty thin and the "grip" element is distinctly lacking so I was never too comfortable swinging it but when I did make a good contact it flew just as well as the first three.
Overall a very satisfying session and one I'm sure I'll be repeating during the dark winter nights.
Crow
Crow Person
The driver used by John Daly to win the 1991 USPGA is up for auction, a 6.5 degree Cobra Ultramid with cream coloured Kevlar head and titanium shaft.
2 days remaining if you want to put in a bid, although it looks like he's skied one.
https://greenjacketauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=22766
And here's some footage of the big man using it, his distances aren't anything too special now but at the time.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dla7sdOTO8k
2 days remaining if you want to put in a bid, although it looks like he's skied one.
https://greenjacketauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=22766
And here's some footage of the big man using it, his distances aren't anything too special now but at the time.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dla7sdOTO8k
Crow
Crow Person
Reading an old book by Ted Ray I won on ebay recently and of many interesting snippets a couple are worth a post but first the cover picture, from simpler times.
I can imagine it now; "That's right Ted, line up your clubs against that handy wall there, grand. Oh, and while you're at it lean your bag against that old drain pipe, perfect! - Click"
Firstly, as we know there's nothing new in golf and a few pages are devoted to the argument raging at the time over limiting the distance that the ball is travelling, this book was written in 1922, around 20 years after the Haskell ball had been introduced and accepted.
The other bit concerns the "instruction" on offer which is quite difficult to follow. The section on driving (Ted Ray was a renowned long hitter of the time) illustrates this well, especially the paragraph below:
I can imagine it now; "That's right Ted, line up your clubs against that handy wall there, grand. Oh, and while you're at it lean your bag against that old drain pipe, perfect! - Click"
Firstly, as we know there's nothing new in golf and a few pages are devoted to the argument raging at the time over limiting the distance that the ball is travelling, this book was written in 1922, around 20 years after the Haskell ball had been introduced and accepted.
The other bit concerns the "instruction" on offer which is quite difficult to follow. The section on driving (Ted Ray was a renowned long hitter of the time) illustrates this well, especially the paragraph below:
Bigfoot
Tour Rookie
Video seems a little easier to understand
Crow
Crow Person
Played a vintage round today with an old Greban bag containing:
Had my best scoring round of the year for a 5 over par, 77 gross net 65, for 43 points Stableford. 27 putts with quite a few shots just missing the green leaving easy chip and single putts.
Just trying to swing easy and hit the sweet spot, a couple of good breaks as typical in a good round, 5 bogeys and no doubles.
- Cypress Point "Long-Flite" plastic 1, 3 & 4 woods, ideal for when it's damp and you don't want to get your proper woods wet.
- John Letters "Gary Player" Master Model irons 3 to 10 with a Dunlop Peter Thomson SW
- And first time out for a JB Halley Model 100 putter.
Had my best scoring round of the year for a 5 over par, 77 gross net 65, for 43 points Stableford. 27 putts with quite a few shots just missing the green leaving easy chip and single putts.
Just trying to swing easy and hit the sweet spot, a couple of good breaks as typical in a good round, 5 bogeys and no doubles.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
well played lad. you must be grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Crow
Crow Person
Bigfoot
Tour Rookie
Great score . Well played.
Slime
Tour Winner
Well played, but tell me, do you guess your yardages for a while before you feel confident?
Crow
Crow Person
For the irons most of the clubs from this date (1960s/70s) are a club shorter than today's so I just go up a club, at my level of accuracy that's near enough.
For driver I just swing easy and take what I get.
