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Pics of Badds special grinds from Don White...
Small forged blades custom built for Aaron by Don White of MacGregor golf. Small heads with a big leading edge grind. Helps with Badds decending blow to the ball.

Also has a new 55* in the bag last week. Here are Pics only seen here...

3 iron...









7 iron...









PW...






55*






60*




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Can't help but notice how straight his right knee is in the first frame. Thanks for the AWESOME pics.

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I had one of those too, a la Seve at the time.

 

I think mine ended up groveless after 18 months' constant use as a kid...

 

Great wedge.

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I feel better now looking at my beat up gamers... I could give those a run for their money in the 'Most Careworn Iron' stakes..

 

I don't know what that leading edge grind is about though.

 

Each to their own I suppose.

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Great pics. I know they'd just waffle on about not having a market to sell too but MacGregor would probably sell a lot more clubs if they put a retail version of these into production, far nicer than those 'forgiving blades (M675s?)', i'd take a set of those over 695MBs or RAC TP blades anyday. If they could forge them as soft they'd be a real contendor with Mizuno. I think Olazabal has some really nice looking ones too.

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As a BIG Badds fan I am drooling over those pics. His "tour" irons sure look sweet, and the custom wedges look awesome!!!! It's interesting that he was seen in a pic talking to a TaylorMade rep. I heard he was getting paid big bucks each week to use a TM driver but he has swithced to a MACTEC. Also, anyone know if the putter is still a scotty, I'm sure it is but never know.

 

Thanks again for the best pics of Badds gear!!

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As a BIG Badds fan I am drooling over those pics. His "tour" irons sure look sweet, and the custom wedges look awesome!!!! It's interesting that he was seen in a pic talking to a TaylorMade rep. I heard he was getting paid big bucks each week to use a TM driver but he has swithced to a MACTEC. Also, anyone know if the putter is still a scotty, I'm sure it is but never know.

 

Thanks again for the best pics of Badds gear!!

 

 

The man with Badds is not a TM rep, it's one of his coaches!! My mistake.

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I agree with you Sandy. I think that there would still be a thriving market for MacGregor clubs if they abandoned some of the dodgy designs and started producing some good, forged irons for the purist.

 

The VIPs and the Muirfield 20ths were the epitome of desirable clubs when I was growing up; and they even did the forged player's cavity thing well too, with the JNPs.

 

With the current lineup, you won't see me with a MacGregor club in the bag any more than you'll see me winning this year's Open Championship. If they produced something like in the pics then I'd be interested.

 

MacGregor's marketing department need to take some history lessons and look at what made the company famous. The persimmon woods are obsolete now, but 'proper' irons certainly aren't.

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What's the benefit of the leading edge he has on his irons? It's got a grind I've not seen before

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Who is Don White? At The Players, I noticed Steve Elkington's irons had the DW initials. The looked like MP33 grinds, but had no stampings at all, except for the DW and EE initials.

 

MacGregor's most famous craftsman. Most of the pros over the years had Don White do their irons. Greg Norman (even though they said Cobra), Jack Nicklaus just to mention a couple. I've got three sets that were done by Don White but it costs big bucks through their custom program and you don't get him to work on your set unless you know someone (Barry S. or Jim B. would be a good start). Think at least $8,000 to start.

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I heard he was getting paid big bucks each week to use a TM driver but he has swithced to a MACTEC. Also, anyone know if the putter is still a scotty, I'm sure it is but never know.

 

Thanks again for the best pics of Badds gear!!

 

Olazabal has also put a MacTec in the bag (taken out his 905R). I think Macgregor will be making a big marketing push very soon. There's a tour section on their website that still says 'coming soon'. They've probably waited until these two put the Mactec in play before discussing what's in their bags.

 

Badds is still using the Scotty Newport Oil Can.

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Wow, I have a whole new ballstriking respect for that guy

 

 

I have to say, I think Badds is one of the purest looking ballstrikers on tour. Those iron pics look really good. I thought my TP blades were small, but those look to be about 1/2 the size of the TM's. Thanks for the shots and especailly the swing sequence. Looks like the new unorthodox swing published by Golf Digest is definitely working out for him.

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Man, that swing sequence is the shizit! If given the opportunity to choose any swing on Tour, I would take Badds'. S&T or not, he's always had a very compact, simple motion that I've admired.

 

If not for the leading edge grind on that 3 iron, you could clean it up a bit, throw some shaving cream on your face, and get a nice smooth shave. That thing is sick! I shanked a ball just looking at that club.

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