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[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Bought a Wilson JP Custom Grind SW, mainly to go with my Wilson Custom Grind irons I got recently (pictured below). Not sure of the vintage of this one, but I think it's mid to late Seventies? it has a Dynamic shaft, not Dynamic Gold. At 35.5", it's the perfect length for me, and blends well with the irons. I haven't swung it yet, but I'm interested to see how I get on with the E0 swing weight. It also weighs in at just over pound (491g), making it the heaviest wedge I have.

The Custom Grind irons (4-PW):

[dcopp7]

Picked up these two for 50 cents apiece. Anyone need? Hogan is 5 iron. Sounder Seve is a 6i with S300U.

[Stephen8802]

In what could be my last purchase for a while as my wife institutes austerity rules, I picked up some 5 screws. I love 5 screws, more than is logical or healthy. My primary 4 wood in my high school and college golf days was a 5 screw M75 and I've wanted to fill out that set since 1983. So I picked up a driver, and since it was there and I didn't want to leave it behind, I grabbed the 4 wood of that set also. Now I just need to find an M75 5 screw 3 wood in original condition. But, since the wife has shut down spending, probably in 2021.

The driver is large for an M75. The face is almost 1 3/4 inches and it weighs in at D6.5. It does have weight under the sole plate, but no back weight. It is definitely more substantial than my other M 75 and M75 variant drivers. It needs some work, and the chip on the face probably would have led me to pass on it if it had the other screw, but I like me some 5 screws and I just can't let them slip by.

The women I bought them from tried to get me to buy her random irons, but I passed on that. She sent them anyway, so now I have her butter knife collection, a 2 and a 3 iron.

I've never had M85 irons before. I always thought they looked really small, but it had to be an optical illusion. No, it isn't, they are really small. I can't imagine there are many mishits on these things because if you miss the sweet spot, you miss the whole club. I'll take the 3 iron out this week and give it a few hacks to see if I can hit it straight.

And two five irons also, a ladies club with faux hickory sheathing and mid-60s Hogan.

None of the irons are in great shape, but free is free. I'll probably keep the Demaret just because the shaft is cool but find a new home for the others if I can.

 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Pretty pleased to have picked this up.

[elwhippy]

Mizuno flex 8 is medium stiff. They went up to 11 (no Spinal Tap jokes honestly!!). The grain on that head is fabulous.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Thanks for the information on the shaft flex, good to know. I didn't know they went to 11. The highest I have seen is a 9. I've a Craft driver that has a 7 flex, and it's a bit too soft for me, and two other Mizuno persimmons with flex 8, which seems to work OK for me. 9 would probably be a nice fit, whereas 10 and 11 would best put to use with my tomato plants.

[deejaid]

That might be the most beautiful persimmon wood I’ve ever seen. It is perfect! Congrats!

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Thanks, deejaid. It really is a beauty!

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I have a set of those. Lovely!Played some of the best golf in my life with a 3-LW set of BECU ISI. Then they were stolen.Jealous.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I bought a sleeve of Royal Maxfli Balatas and they really make me appreciate what we are using now. They scuff after a few little chips. They are inconsistent. They have a strange weight to them. I'll take modern day Bridgestones and Prov1s.

[James the Hogan Fan]

 

Unhit. Simply glorious.

[RobotDoctor]

I picked this MacGregor up a couple/three months ago. It is being worked on by a friend who restores woods. The insert screws are wrong, wrong, wrong. The sole stamps were done horribly. Wrong shaft installed. But the price was next to nothing and this is a MacGregor custom department order so a rare bird. Worth an attempt to restore.

 

Here's a few pictures of the restoration process from John. The insert material is NOS MacGregor brick paper fiber material. So the insert will be period accurate.

John is going to install a pristine sole plate from an old M23 he had lying around.

He said the sole stamps will be much better when done. Also, he has a M85W shaft with two tone leather wrap he is going to install to be period appropriate, even though this driver originally had a chord grip. Being that this was a custom order it really doesn't matter.

[LeftyMac]

Beautiful job on that Mac. I am curious as to how he is going to find the original insert screw holes or whether he has filled them and will simply drill new ones. The work on the insert from from the original brick is just magnificent. I found some red paper resin online, waiting for it to arrive to see how close it is to the original stuff.

[Stephen8802]

If its a good match, can you send me a PM with the source? I'm looking for fiber in all three colors.

[raggal62]

Why did you choose to replace the insert? I understand replacing the screws due to someone sawing through them. But it appears in the photo that the insert was solid, possibly just needing reset.

[RobotDoctor]

The screws in the original insert were too large in size. Those were the size used for the sole plate. You have to counter sink the holes on the insert it fit the screw flush. If correct size screws were used then there would be a lack of coverage from the head of the correct screws.

I'm a collector as well as someone who occasionally take pieces of my collection out to hit (with balata balls). I want my pieces in my collection to be right and look like they were just made. That's my preference, my expectation. I'm fortunate to know a couple of people who are gifted in the craft.

Here is an example of my 693 driver. This is the look what I'm seeking for all the woods in my collection.

[russad]

What a beauty!

[LeftyMac]

Stephen,

I have black at the moment, but won't know how well it works until I cut and sand the surface of it a little. At the moment the surface is a little shiny. I just went looking for paper resin phenolic and bought a small 6mm by 100mm by 200mm slab to see how it went. I am waiting for the red to arrive. No luck with finding white to date. Might be that it isn't suitable so I'll try it in a couple of old woods I'm not fussed about and see how it goes.

[Richard 77]

Just got these yesterday and cleaned them up today. 1953 Spalding Top Flite.

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[LeftyMac]

 

Synchrodyne legend.

[Swingingk]

That's a nice little piece of info. Thanks Lefty!

[Richard 77]

do you how to read the registration numbers and the letter a few spaces over? Thanks for you posted info.

[ASak10]

Been looking for a Bulldog to add to my hickory set. Finally tracked one down through a buddy. It's a P. Hendrie Special, 22* loft, D2 swing weight. Don't know much else about it. Can't wait to play it!

 

[Stephen8802]

My wife asked me to fill up the minivan with gas. There is a Goodwill next to the gas station. My wallet is $30 lighter. Please, someone stop me before I hurt myself.

I also picked up an Orlimar driver for $4. I don't really need an Orlimar driver, but I'm desperate for shafts and I'll take a Dynamic Stiff driver shaft any day.

[NRJyzr]

Guess I didn't look far enough in my search, here it is.

 

Thanks to @Gxgolfer for digging this up    ?

[wade_coney]

Hey folks picked up this set today. Macgregor AT2, Tommy Armour VFQ’s I looked them up but haven’t found much info on them yet. 2-9 iron and an 11 iron. Grips are surprisingly decent and shaft bands are all intact. And a forged Denny Shute putter. They were in such good condition for their age and almost free so I had to get them. Any information? Thanks!

[Stephen8802]

They look like 1961 Very Fine Quality Armour irons...for the discriminating golfers. Those are pretty irons, it's a good thing you took them home. I've always liked the pyramid scoring, it certainly is unique. The AT2 came with a propel 2 shaft and burgundy leather grips. Tell us how they play when you get them out on the course.

 

I don't recognize the putter, but it looks a lot more like the '30s than the '60s to me. What is the shaft in that?

[Richard 77]

On 8/11/2014 at 6:50 PM, ScooterMcTavish said:

All I can find is crap Spalding, Northwestern, and Campbell "department store junk". Not even close to full sets either.

Damn thrifty Canadian golfers.....

Please smile when youmalign Spalding! The real Spalding was far from junk. Scroll back see my 53 TopFlites!

 

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by Richard 77
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[wade_coney]

Hey Stephen. The putter shaft has a speck of a band left. I’ll post a pic. I love the look of the diamond groves! Yeah these were in a big bin at a Good Will store , pay buy the pound, thing . They caught my eye for sure. Yes I will comment on how they play. Also the grips on the irons aren’t burgundy but black wraps with gold thread. The bottom 3 pics are of the putter. Any info is much appreciated! 

[Stephen8802]

I can't find that putter, so I only have guesses. He played is best golf in the 30s, won back to back PGAs as well as other majors, so he was a good player. I can find some Wilson Danny Shute clubs, but not in the catalog. I found a picture of a 1940 Danny Shute wood online that has a Wilson sole plate but no Wilson branding. Wilson also didn't make clubs in '43, '44, 'and '45 according to Kaplan, so I'd guess '42 or earlier. So, without direct evidence, I'm going to guess made by Wilson, perhaps a store line club, perhaps just not in the catalog, sometime just before the war or at the very beginning. 

 

Tracking down stuff like this is fun; let us know if you find something.