Obsolete clubs that would still cut the mustard in 2019

[rgk5]

Any Wilson Dynapower, or JP sand wedge, Ping Anser putters although light, MacGregor Greg Norman blades, 2005 TM RAC LT irons. Nothing is absolete if it still gives good results.

[dcopp7]

> @Puppetmaster said:

> I wonder how that generation of carbon fiber headed woods would do.

 

 

Horribly.

[jplroper]

Ping Eye 2 3-sw, Tommy Armour 845's, Callaway Steelhead fw. Any Ping putter

[Jiggered]

> @Puppetmaster said:

> I wonder how that generation of carbon fiber headed woods would do, Yamaha, Yonex, etc all had a line or two of those in the 1980s.

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> I still have Ping putters from the 1990s (the steel ones with black satin finish), a couple Bullseyes, and Maxfli Revolution irons, and none of them seem any worse than what we have today. Same with the Eye2 irons (both steel and BeCu), other than weaker lofts, which I use every few years when I visit my parents.

 

I have the Mizuno White Fang graphite woods.

While they're a great vintage wood to play, the smaller size means that you can't swing out your shoes at them like you can with the big-head modern drivers so I don't think they (or for that matter **any** older sized driver) can cut the mustard with modern stuff.

 

 

[elwhippy]

I shall add in a couple....RAC Lt version one. R7TP...looking at a used set for Winter play. Ping B60. Hogan FTX.

Ammo wise I loved the Strata Ace and Titleist Professional.

And whatever happened to luxurious double mercerised shirts? No matter what make these coolmax shirts look scream sportswear from a mile off.

[BIG STU]

> @rgk5 said:

> Any Wilson Dynapower, or JP sand wedge, Ping Anser putters although light, MacGregor Greg Norman blades, 2005 TM RAC LT irons. Nothing is absolete if it still gives good results.

 

I am fond of Wilson JP wedges----- LOL on another golf site that will remain anonymous ( rhymes with pie) I mentioned JP wedges. Someone informed me that they did not make JAMES PATRICK wedges then. I informed them about Joe Phillips and Wilson

[BIG STU]

> @Jiggered said:

> > @Puppetmaster said:

> > I wonder how that generation of carbon fiber headed woods would do, Yamaha, Yonex, etc all had a line or two of those in the 1980s.

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> > I still have Ping putters from the 1990s (the steel ones with black satin finish), a couple Bullseyes, and Maxfli Revolution irons, and none of them seem any worse than what we have today. Same with the Eye2 irons (both steel and BeCu), other than weaker lofts, which I use every few years when I visit my parents.

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> I have the Mizuno White Fang graphite woods.

> While they're a great vintage wood to play, the smaller size means that you can't swing out your shoes at them like you can with the big-head modern drivers so I don't think they (or for that matter **any** older sized driver) can cut the mustard with modern stuff.

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My wife has a smaller older Mizuno graphite driver. She saw it over at our shop and wanted it because it is "pretty and blue". It has a ladies graphite shaft in it and is very short because she is only 4ft 11. I have actually hit it . Back when I could swing I could hit a little high 190 yard draw off a tee with it. We were out playing one day and she wanted me to hit one off the ladies tee with her driver so I obliged. Liked it so much I hit 3 tee balls with it that day. And yes it got put in the bag for some events where I needed that distance on tight par 4s and one course where there was a long par 3. I actually won a side skins pot with that club off that par 3.

[Boricua Golf]

TM 300 forged, miss these irons so much, on the bigger side, but so forgiving and forged as well, super performers for me...

[FrankHall]

I just received a set of mid-sixties Walter Hagen Haig Ultra irons. I haven't played them yet, but I'm thinking they will be good to play. I already had a Haig Ultra 1-iron that I've hit a few times, and it hits pretty much like I would expect a 1-iron to hit...when hit by me.

[deetsal]

If you are talking blades there are many irons from the 60’s - 90’ that stack up. However game improvement clubs have come a long way.

[farmer]

Ping Eye 2 SW and LW. Kind of ugly, but they perform. The sole grind on the SW is the best I've ever played. Mine has the "S" nearly worn away.

[tdeutmeyer]

Ping ISIs with my favorite shaft, ZZ-65. I have a full set coming Tuesday that I plan on using next season. Hopefully replacing my 919 forged....

[Dr. Block]

I would put the Yonex LTB600 Boron graphite iron shafts (the gold colored ones Phil Mickelson played early in his career) up against anything similar made today. Those shafts were incredibly good.

[bellview17]

Ping Eye 2 irons. The home boss still uses her's. And, any putter is still useable.

[Signman150]

Ping Zing 2 irons are ugly but so easy to hit. When I take my set out for a round, I always wonder why I don’t play them everyday!

[BIG STU]

> @farmer said:

> Ping Eye 2 SW and LW. Kind of ugly, but they perform. The sole grind on the SW is the best I've ever played. Mine has the "S" nearly worn away.

 

Gotta agree with you there old buddy--- A while back I found a dirty Zing LW on the pile at work. Liked the sole grind and the way it sat. Took it home and cleaned it up that thing was pristine. Put it in the bag. All I can say is that thing works for any kind of lie in any trap and any kind of sand. The only drawback is it does not work well for me off a fairway lie. However I do like it on a shot I call a chop pop in this thick dormant Bermuda grass we have here this time of year. Trust me it looks pretty dammed odd in a bag full of Macgregor blades but it is there. I have been playing it about 6 weeks now and have had 2 blast ins from traps and quite a few par saves. I will say it is fugly but it performs

[LeoLeo99]

> @Zengolfer36 said:

> Id put my Titleist DCI 981s up against any modern iron. Honestly, if the grooves on them were still legal, Id still be playing them today.

 

Unless you're playing elite events, the grooves are still legal until at least 2024.

[Nomad Golfer]

> @"Nomad Golfer" said:

> > @Zengolfer36 said:

> > Id put my Titleist DCI 981s up against any modern iron. Honestly, if the grooves on them were still legal, Id still be playing them today.

> Same here with Titleist DCI Oversize+ black

 

Same here. My DCI's have the fat Lamkin grips. Also the Hogan Apex+ E series irons

 

 

[Zen_Golfer]

> @LeoLeo99 said:

> > @Zengolfer36 said:

> > Id put my Titleist DCI 981s up against any modern iron. Honestly, if the grooves on them were still legal, Id still be playing them today.

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> Unless you're playing elite events, the grooves are still legal until at least 2024.

 

and even then, who cares what the USGA says? As someone who just plays for fun, I'll probably still keep playing them.

[juggernaut0629]

I'm still gaming the mizuno mpt4 wedges & Callaway x2hot hybrid.

[Scully13]

Good morning fellas,

 

I really enjoy reading these threads. A testament to the great manufacturing days of the past.

 

I wanted to chime in with some forgotten clubs that have recently resurfaced in my bag and my playing partner's bags.

 

I played with a gentlemen recently who was a retired high school teacher. He played from the forward tees but it was simply divine watching him score and shoot an incredible 78 on a half decent albeit aerated greens.

 

In his bag:

 

Irons: Accuform PTMS 2-PW- these are stainless steel blades, made in Canada by former aeronautical engineers who once did the testing of the square grooves for Karsten Solheim during the "groovy days".

 

wedges: Ram Tom Watson tour grinds

 

Woods: Cally Steelhead Plus/III

 

Putter: Spalding TPM

 

I was so impressed with his iron accuracy that I needed to try these fabled irons. Picked up a set from local buy sell up here in Canada. Incredibly balanced and soft for a blade. Took off some of the original shafts and discovered that they all had lead weights on the tips.

 

Pics to come.

[Irishman1979]

> @Nard_S said:

> From Hogan: 99 Apex, '88 Redlines but my dark horse favorites are '94 Fort Worth's

> From Titleist: 681's/ T-stamp, 962B's

> From Maruman: Conductor Pro's from 1990-2000

> From TM: R510 TP (best ever I've bagged), RAC TP MB (inverted T muscle done great)

> From Cobra: King Cobra DF metals (still use#5W), Mac-Cobra's aka G.N. Signatures

> Honorables: Maxfli Revolution Black, (major **** for cast CB's),

>

 

> @Nard_S said:

> From Hogan: 99 Apex, '88 Redlines but my dark horse favorites are '94 Fort Worth's

> From Titleist: 681's/ T-stamp, 962B's

> From Maruman: Conductor Pro's from 1990-2000

> From TM: R510 TP (best ever I've bagged), RAC TP MB (inverted T muscle done great)

> From Cobra: King Cobra DF metals (still use#5W), Mac-Cobra's aka G.N. Signatures

> Honorables: Maxfli Revolution Black, (major **** for cast CB's),

>

 

The Maruman conductors are the best blade ever created.

[theothertwo]

cleveland ta 588 wedges

[BIG STU]

> @Zengolfer36 said:

> > @LeoLeo99 said:

> > > @Zengolfer36 said:

> > > Id put my Titleist DCI 981s up against any modern iron. Honestly, if the grooves on them were still legal, Id still be playing them today.

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> > Unless you're playing elite events, the grooves are still legal until at least 2024.

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> and even then, who cares what the USGA says? As someone who just plays for fun, I'll probably still keep playing them.

 

I feel exactly the same way---- I do not play comp anymore or keep a stipulated handicap--- And none of the groups I play in give 2 hoots either what someone plays--- I play what I darn well please

[Nard_S]

 

 

> @Irishman1979 said:

 

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> The Maruman conductors are the best blade ever created.

 

I've pretty much been playing them for last two seasons. They are top shelf.

 

 

[Irishman1979]

> @Nard_S said:

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> > The Maruman conductors are the best blade ever created.

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> I've pretty much been playing them for last two seasons. They are top shelf.

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My swing coach shot 66 at Butler with them back in the early 90s.

[Nard_S]

> @Irishman1979 said:

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> > > The Maruman conductors are the best blade ever created.

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> > I've pretty much been playing them for last two seasons. They are top shelf.

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> My swing coach shot 66 at Butler with them back in the early 90s.

 

I have 3 sets, the baggers are sidelined right now due to epoxy breakdown, I have a mint set of CS-1's with shafts that do not fit me and a set of heads that are tour issue CX-41's. I have averaged play of 15 rounds a year for last four. Shot a personal best, gross 78 with baggers, hit 14 greens that day this Spring. Maruman's of that vintage are ridiculously good.

[Langlands]

I still use a Callaway 20° heavenwood with the stock Uniflex steel shaft that I bought brand new in 2006. Tried many other hybrids since but nothing comes close to this club in terms of flexibility and consistency. For bump and run shots from just off the green alone it is worth it's weight in gold.

 

I also have a Ping Eye2 becu 4 iron that sometimes makes the bag - fantastic club, I used a full set of steel Eye2s for many years.

[Irishman1979]

> @Nard_S said:

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> > > I've pretty much been playing them for last two seasons. They are top shelf.

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> > My swing coach shot 66 at Butler with them back in the early 90s.

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> I have 3 sets, the baggers are sidelined right now due to epoxy breakdown, I have a mint set of CS-1's with shafts that do not fit me and a set of heads that are tour issue CX-41's. I have averaged play of 15 rounds a year for last four. Shot a personal best, gross 78 with baggers, hit 14 greens that day this Spring. Maruman's of that vintage are ridiculously good.

 

Those clubs allow him to work the ball better than any other set he has. Its just amazing to see the difference.

[mocokid]

The game changing BB driver with memphis 10 shaft, half cord grip (early 1990s?). For average Joe this meant 10%+ more distance, especially with off center hits. The orignal TM Pittsburgh persimmon were no real improvement IMHO except hitting it off the fairway. Callaway really revolutionized the driver market. Happy to return to that size head, no need for today's softball size dirvers.