Besides me and ForgedRBest, who plays or collects classic clubs? I'm always interested in meeting other collectors. Perhaps if there are enough of us, we can get a category added to the board to share and discuss resources and information.
I have several sets of classic clubs. It's kind of like drivng an old car - yeah it gets you to where you want to go, just like a new car - but in a nastolgic kind of way.
i have a set of jimmy looper 1-PW blades, haha my grandpop played with these, best ball striker in the family, they are a prized possession, wouldnt take them to the course
Why do you actually play with them? Just curious.....
Several reasons. First, I just really appreciate the quality of the workmanship from clubs of this era. My clubs are up to 40 years old and they still look great and feel great. From a forging and finish stand point, nothing comes close to the clubs from this era. Second, I like them from an aesthetic design standpoint. The smaller heads, diamond terminated scoring lines, ringed hosels all appeal to me. Lastly, I get true satisfaction from playing with something of that vintage that still performs the way it was intended and performs well. I tried the cavity back, game improvement, forged cavity back thing, and I score better with these. I have come full circle, if you will.
That is probably why I also collect (and wear) vintage timepieces. It's not a watch unless it winds
Last edited by stevenmgrr : January 24th, 2007 at 07:38 PM.
I have a set of Wilson Sam Snead Super Power something or others - left handed blades. Got them brand new for $70 on eBay. Haven't really used them yet - I want to get them reshafted, but I have other golf needs first.
The funniest thing about them is that they are the complete opposite of my Nike Pro Combos. The lower Wilson irons, 8-PW, have a weird looking shape which is just weight moved down and back - exactly the opposite of my nikes. I know, you're saying they're not blades, well let me get some decent pics and I'll show you what I mean.
I'm told my Ping Eyes are considered a bit of a classic. ;)
I would consider Ping Eyes and Ping Eye 2 classics. Certainly an important club in golf history. They are certainly collectible, especially the BeCu ones. I was told by someone that they can't make BeCu clubs anymore for environmental reasons. Is that true?
I play an old forged 2 faced putter and it works real well for me I also have a couple other older putters I play too. I also have many classic clubs that I used to play or I got just to have and look at the beauty of.
So you play these irons all of the time? I bet it freaks people out when they see what's your bag. - he he he!
Yeah, all of the time. My previous set were Cleveland TA3s. It is funny how people react when they see these. One of the kids cleaning them freaked out when I told him how old they (65 set) were. I think he was surprised that I wasn't some senior citizen. At the range, younger guys always want to hit them. They are usually pleasantly surprised how they perform, especially compared to their modern clubs. I get a lot of the older guys stopping because they had a set or learned on a similar set. The manager at Carl's Golfland here used to be a rep for Wilson and he said their stuff back then was top of the line.
My playing partners...well let's just say they aren't laughing anymore.
Here's the pics. See how the shorter clubs have weight moved down? What was the designer thinking? Hahaha.
That is interesting Erik. Those look similar to the Wilson X-31's. But in the case of the X-31, all of the irons had the lower contour sole. I can't understand why they didn't include it on the longer clubs.
Not a collector, but one set I held onto for their beauty is a set of Wilson Staff "Gooseneck" irons.
Could probably still enjoy taking them "for a spin" if I removed the stiff shafts for regular, sensicore.
Also have a few hickory shafted clubs, one is a long iron Scottish made, circa 1902. Purchased years ago at Pinehurst.
January 24th, 2007, 02:55 PM
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