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I went and played Monday with a neighbor and his 11 year old son. Since it wasn't going to be a stellar round, playing with a kid, my neighbor that golfs once a year, and on a holiday packed course guaranteeing a sloooow round, I packed up a vintage set of Wilson Goose Necks. I'm not sure when they're from, maybe the '40's? Anyways, although losing about 40 yards per club over my Adams MB2's with PXI shafts, I actually played really well and ended up 2 over for 9 holes due to a last hole double.

 

The thing I really liked about the clubs were the grips, they have a flat spot where the palm rests, kind of a predecessor to todays reminder grips but I found this style more consistent. Honestly, I was practically throwing darts on many shots. My question, if anybody knows, does anybody still make a grip like that?

 

 

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While I haven't looked up the rules specifically, I did read this when searching for an answer:

 

putters are an exception. Other clubs must be generally circular

in cross-section, but putters may have a flat spot. See Appendix II of

The Rules of Golf, specifically Item 3. Grip.

 

Drag, I really thought I was onto something.

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I learned to play on my mom's old Wilson Mickey Wright irons from the early 60s, and they had that flat spot on the grip.

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I went and played Monday with a neighbor and his 11 year old son. Since it wasn't going to be a stellar round, playing with a kid, my neighbor that golfs once a year, and on a holiday packed course guaranteeing a sloooow round, I packed up a vintage set of Wilson Goose Necks. I'm not sure when they're from, maybe the '40's? Anyways, although losing about 40 yards per club over my Adams MB2's with PXI shafts, I actually played really well and ended up 2 over for 9 holes due to a last hole double.

 

The thing I really liked about the clubs were the grips, they have a flat spot where the palm rests, kind of a predecessor to todays reminder grips but I found this style more consistent. Honestly, I was practically throwing darts on many shots. My question, if anybody knows, does anybody still make a grip like that?

 

 

 

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I went and played Monday with a neighbor and his 11 year old son. Since it wasn't going to be a stellar round, playing with a kid, my neighbor that golfs once a year, and on a holiday packed course guaranteeing a sloooow round, I packed up a vintage set of Wilson Goose Necks. I'm not sure when they're from, maybe the '40's? Anyways, although losing about 40 yards per club over my Adams MB2's with PXI shafts, I actually played really well and ended up 2 over for 9 holes due to a last hole double.

 

The thing I really liked about the clubs were the grips, they have a flat spot where the palm rests, kind of a predecessor to todays reminder grips but I found this style more consistent. Honestly, I was practically throwing darts on many shots. My question, if anybody knows, does anybody still make a grip like that?

 

 

Yes, that type of grip was common even into the 60's but they were ruled non-conforming sometime in the 70's I believe. My first real set of irons, 1967 Wilson Sam Snead Blue Ridge, had that type of leather grip on them.

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