Women’s Persimmon Heads Same as Mens?

[deejaid]

I’m just curious, in the 1950’s were women’s persimmon club heads the same size and weight as men’s heads? Were they smaller or lighter? Was the only real difference the shafts?

 

I just ask as I saw a nice looking women’s set of woods that would really look superb with a blonde refinish and an updated set of stiff steel shafts.

[dcopp7]

Shaft length & flex

[xgolfx]

length,loft,shaft,grip,lie,weight.and size were all not same as men's models on MacGregor ladies

clubs. The clubs playability would be destroyed by altering the shafts ,weight and length

 

 

CHARLEY PENNA

[deejaid]

Thanks for the reply guys. I found a similar set in the Macgregor catalog History book and it states “...because the compact heads are easy to handle”, so I assume they are smaller than a man’s set.

[freddiec]

Freddie Couples played a Louise Suggs (MacGregor ) driver when he was around 18 thru the beginning of his college days because he liked the head so much... he said this in a recent interview

[rex235]

Deejaid-

 

At one time, just before the '84 Masters, Ben Crenshaw had his eye on a particular MacGregor Louise Suggs "signature" Persimmon wood.

 

In Louise Suggs book, "And That's That!" she commented the following on meeting Paul Azinger-

 

"The first thing he (Azinger) said to me was his first full set of golf clubs he had were MacGregor Louise Suggs."

 

To my knowledge, all of her MacGregor club models were RH Only.

[xgolfx]

Suggs woods models included 235,610,615,642,712,727,780w,s4w,s4tw,velocitized,and super-eye-o-magic. Less than half of these models were “pro only”.I have never seen a Suggs wood on any most desired list. There was usually one model each year that was top of the line. The others were store clubs.

Louise Suggs name appeared on the top model because she was the best player on the MacGregor staff.

 

CHARLEY PENNA

[majic]

I played Louise Suggs woods growing up. My mom was a huge fan. I hit my moms woods a brothers irons - MacGregor. Early 50’s clubs and great. In Later years I played a custom shop set if 985’s and 945 driver. I played these from 1963 to 1975

[deejaid]

Yes, the ones I saw were a nice looking four club set of Macgregor 780w with the Super Eye-O-Matic insert. I really like the blonde finished woods and these would look pretty nice finished, but ai think I’ll pass.