Kekoa's Journey has ended.

[rymail00]

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How long has it been now. It's almost Halloween.
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Lol over 12 weeks now, but at least they shipped
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They're coming across the country by horse.
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I was thinking the same thing lol.

I'm very interested to see this new black finish, along with ferrules, paint fill etc.

[shakey]

Those older sets look amazing. Can't wait to see the finished product on the new set.

[gambit]

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[quote name='horty1388' timestamp='1410418977' post='10099749']
[quote name='kekoa' timestamp='1410415535' post='10099677']
[quote name='gambit' timestamp='1410408184' post='10099431']
How long has it been now. It's almost Halloween.
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Lol over 12 weeks now, but at least they shipped
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They're coming across the country by horse.
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I was thinking the same thing lol.

I'm very interested to see this new black finish, along with ferrules, paint fill etc.
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I think it might be coming by donkey. I hope the black finish doesn't fade by the time he gets them LOL...JK

This should be a killer set, even if a couple of holidays, major national and world events, announcement of iPhone 6 and watch, etc. have come and passed.

[horty1388]

[quote name='rymail00' timestamp='1410427220' post='10099859']
[quote name='horty1388' timestamp='1410418977' post='10099749']
[quote name='kekoa' timestamp='1410415535' post='10099677']
[quote name='gambit' timestamp='1410408184' post='10099431']
How long has it been now. It's almost Halloween.
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Lol over 12 weeks now, but at least they shipped
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They're coming across the country by horse.
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I was thinking the same thing lol.

I'm very interested to see this new black finish, along with ferrules, paint fill etc.
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Seriously though, they're coming via usp ground, a horse might be faster

[Dscvrr St Louis]

Can't wait to see these DW masterpiece's!! He is an artisan and understands how to make a golf club work...!!

At last count, I believe he had 16 majors on clubs he hand tooled for various players!! Most notably Jack, Ollie, and The Shark!!

That says ALOT!!

[Mikey Town]

I tracked your package, buddy. It's almost there. They even gave me a live photo update...

 

 

 

You will have your new irons by Christmas, for sure... probably. ;)

[Sniperman]

Dood! Spent all that money and they can't give you option to ship 2 day Priority? What's another $30?

That said I wanna hit the 3i off a bunker!

[rebby]

I'm beginning to think that this is a hoax. I can't find anything definitive on Snopes though. Mods, can you lock this up and ban Kekoa for toying with our emotions???



What say you Kekoa, can you defend your position? Perhaps with pictures? If not, I have a quality camera (Canon 5d3, 1dx and lots of L glass). Send the clubs to me and I'll clear your name. Photos will be up within an hour of receiving the clubs, return shipping will take some time however, possibly months, it's hard to say for sure. Maybe even a year since winter is fast approaching in the frozen tundra we call MN.

[Exactice808]

For anyone that knows me or follows my WITB at all, you may notice that things don't really change much. Sure there may have been a new driver here or new shaft there, but the core bag IMO (irons and wedges) have remained fairly constant. Like many of you, I had never heard of Scratch Golf or the legendary Don White before becoming introduced and then addicted to this crazy site sometime in 2008. The company name almost made me chuckle. I mean who names a golf company Scratch?? Once i started seeing the quality of product and pure customization available from Scratch- I immediately knew I had to have a set. I can't remember the exact date, but I believe it was sometime in 2009 when I first reached out to Patrick at Scratch about a set of custom TD set ground by DW himself. There was no way in hell I was going to buy a set sight unseen for $2,500 so our conversations ended fairly quickly, but the thought of the irons always stuck in the back of my mind. Fast forward a couple months and Patrick calls saying he had a mint set for sale at a fraction of new cost that he wanted to move. I jumped on this set and really never looked back.

 

Although things are a bit foggy, I want to say my last set of non Scratch irons were the Nike VR blades. From a profile and feel standpoint, these irons are probably in my top 5 favorites of all time and would eventually become the foundation for all my first fully custom Scratch set (See 10/26/10). Prior to the VR's, and in no particular order, I've dabbled with Miura BB's, Cally X-forged, Titleist Z forged, Original Nike blades, Hogans, Mizuno MP-29, 33's, and most recently EPONS. All these sets really helped me discern what I wanted in a perfect set.

 

Fast forward to 10/26/10. After about 100 e-mails and multiple texts with Patrick, I sent off the specs for my second Scratch set, but first fully customized. Here is the email verbatim.

 

 

3 iron - 5 iron (AR-1) - slight, slight offset (much less offset than retail model). Thinned top line to flow with SB-1's.

6 iron - pw (sb-1) - very, very slight to no offset

Shaft- DG tours (s-400). Shaft label turned down.

Paintfill- Everything white except for initials on toe. I would like that done in kelly green.

Ferrule- Black with two white smaller rings and slightly larger kelly green ring in the middles of the white.

Grips- White iomic sticky (logo down). Standard size with two wraps of tape (I'll supply these)

Finish- SATIN CHROME

Grind- Sweeper/slider in longer irons progessively to Driver/slider in mid to short irons.

Stamping- Normal 'S' on toe side of all irons (including the AR-1's) with initials skm in lower case, 'dancing' letters on heel side in smallish, clean font like RM in pic attached. I want initials to look discreet and clean

Swingweight- D4 in long irons progressively heavier to D5-D6 in 9-pw

Head shape- Squared toes in the shorter irons that get progressively more round (but still on the squared side) as they move into the longer irons (to keep the long irons from looking so short toe to heel).

Other Details: Numbers on soles are to be towards toe and welded over and handstamped in new smaller number style (not italic). DW had stamp towards heel as normal.

 

L/L/L based on Nike VR blades.

 

length / loft / lie

3i 39 21 60

4i 38.5 24 60.5

5i 38 27 61

6i 37.5 31 62

7i 37 35 62.5

8i 36.5 39 63

9i 36 43 63.5

pw 35.75 47 64

 

 

A little less then 8 weeks later, these show up at the door and it was pretty much love at first sight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure what happened, but almost a year later on 10/6/11 and another 100 or so texts and e=mails I came up with this set and sent the order to Patrick.

 

 

3 & 4 irons (TD EZ-1) - No offset. Thin/Thin top line to flow with flat-backs.

5 iron - pw (sb-1 flat-back) - No offset. Thinned top-line (Refer to attached pic for flat-back shape I want). I would like the channels a little less deep though.

* I would like the COG to start lower in the low irons and move progressively up in the high irons.

* Slight fade biass if possible. smooth muscle transition from heel to toe.

 

Shaft- DG tours (s-400). Shaft label turned down.

Paintfill- TBD

Ferrule- TBD

Grips- No1 Grip- 50 series (I'll supply these)

Finish- SATIN CHROME

Grind- Sweeper/slider in longer irons progessively to Driver/slider in mid to short irons.

Stamping- Largest 'S' on the lowest toe side of all irons (including the EZ-1's) with initials skm, 'dancing' letters on heel side in smallest font available. I would like the letters very close & almost squished together if possible.

Swingweight- D4 in long irons progressively heavier to D5-D6 in 9-pw

Head shape- Squared toes throughout. Slightly sharpened edges.

Other Details: Numbers on soles are to be towards toe and welded over and handstamped in new smaller number style (not italic). DW had stamp towards heel as normal.

- Maybe want small Scratch 'S' symbol stamped mid-way up on the extreme toe of each iron if possible. TBD.

 

length

3i 39

4i 38.5

5i 38

6i 37.5

7i 37

8i 36.5

9i 36

pw 35.75

 

Lofts- 1* strong

Lie- Standard

 

 

Once again about 8 weeks later these show up. Aside from these being double muscles and conforming, I also asked that Don make some minor changes to the head shape and move the COG around a bit. Needless to say, they turned out perfect-Again. These have been my primary gamer set for a few years now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now

 

 

 

 

There was no way I could keep the annual order thing up, but since my last set in 2011, my mind was churning about what I wanted in my next set if there ever was one. I would be more than happy playing the DB's for a very very long time. There was one muscle design that always caught my eye, but I couldn't get myself to pull the trigger. Well, thanks again to Patrick it happened and on 6/9/14 my best and hopefully final order went in. Since Don is now grinding in TN with the main shop being in MI, progress pics are a bit hard to come by. Here is the latest shot Patrick sent me. I'm not sure what to think. I'll keep updating as I can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow just wow!!!!!!

[kekoa]

[quote name='rebby' timestamp='1410563618' post='10108987']
I'm beginning to think that this is a hoax. I can't find anything definitive on Snopes though. Mods, can you lock this up and ban Kekoa for toying with our emotions???



What say you Kekoa, can you defend your position? Perhaps with pictures? If not, I have a quality camera (Canon 5d3, 1dx and lots of L glass). Send the clubs to me and I'll clear your name. Photos will be up within an hour of receiving the clubs, return shipping will take some time however, possibly months, it's hard to say for sure. Maybe even a year since winter is fast approaching in the frozen tundra we call MN.
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Thanks for the support reb. I feel like banning myself for jumping the gun on starting this thread by a month or two.

[rebby]

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[quote name='rebby' timestamp='1410563618' post='10108987']
I'm beginning to think that this is a hoax. I can't find anything definitive on Snopes though. Mods, can you lock this up and ban Kekoa for toying with our emotions???



What say you Kekoa, can you defend your position? Perhaps with pictures? If not, I have a quality camera (Canon 5d3, 1dx and lots of L glass). Send the clubs to me and I'll clear your name. Photos will be up within an hour of receiving the clubs, return shipping will take some time however, possibly months, it's hard to say for sure. Maybe even a year since winter is fast approaching in the frozen tundra we call MN.
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Thanks for the support reb. I feel like banning myself for jumping the gun on starting this thread by a month or two.
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No problem. I'll send you an IM with my address and we'll get this all straightened out in no time.

[kekoa]

mods pls lock this one up.

thanks

[rebby]

[quote name='kekoa' timestamp='1410841771' post='10124623']
mods pls lock this one up.

thanks
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Is there another thread that I can't find??? Can't wait to see pics!

[swizbeatz]

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[quote name='kekoa' timestamp='1410841771' post='10124623']
mods pls lock this one up.

thanks
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Is there another thread that I can't find??? Can't wait to see pics!
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Seconded, I've only been checking here for pics for a month lol. Hope they turned out great.

[horty1388]

Don't feel left out guys he won't even let his wife look at them

http://youtu.be/L6j6wg59Llw

[SheriffBooth]

Locked at OP's request.