No new acquistions...?

[scomac2002]

39 minutes ago, deejaid said:

 

Wow!  Beautiful set!  Great find there.

 

No kidding!!  😮

[deejaid]

Let’s add another clean set to the New Acquisitions thread.  A set of Sombreros, Lee Trevino Grind Spalding Top-Flites, new old stock.  I’ve looked for a set of these for three years.

 

 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

1 hour ago, deejaid said:

Let’s add another clean set to the New Acquisitions thread.  A set of Sombreros, Lee Trevino Grind Spalding Top-Flites, new old stock.  I’ve looked for a set of these for three years.

 

 

And another stunning set of irons😍

 

NOS? The only problem with NOS is bringing oneself to hit them. It took me months before I could bring myself round to hitting my NOS Muirfields.

Glad I did, though.

[hammergolf]

1 hour ago, deejaid said:

Let’s add another clean set to the New Acquisitions thread.  A set of Sombreros, Lee Trevino Grind Spalding Top-Flites, new old stock.  I’ve looked for a set of these for three years.

 

 

Only the 2nd set I’ve ever seen…

[Jiggered]

10 hours ago, Six Pints said:

I picked up a set of Wilson Staff Fluid Feel irons today, 2-PW plus matching SW. It also came with Wilson Tour Block 4300 laminated woods in 1,3,4,&5. 

They were covered in dirt and dust but had those crappy red iron covers on them and all were in a brown Palmer bag with molded divider holes. I don't normally even look at clubs like that, but the SW was uncovered and I started pulling covers off and noticed they didn't have any damage. 

The whole set was $20... and I spent a half hour washing them. Not yet sure what I'll do with them but the grips are starting to crack on a few of the irons...

 

 

 

Great irons, great find, ridiculous price!

[Six Pints]

14 hours ago, Six Pints said:

I picked up a set of Wilson Staff Fluid Feel irons today, 2-PW plus matching SW. It also came with Wilson Tour Block 4300 laminated woods in 1,3,4,&5. 

They were covered in dirt and dust but had those crappy red iron covers on them and all were in a brown Palmer bag with molded divider holes. I don't normally even look at clubs like that, but the SW was uncovered and I started pulling covers off and noticed they didn't have any damage. 

The whole set was $20... and I spent a half hour washing them. Not yet sure what I'll do with them but the grips are starting to crack on a few of the irons...

As a follow-up to these...

There was also a name band on each shaft and the owner was Roy M. (full name left out). Anyway I googled him and he had passed away in 2010 at the age of 90. So if these are the 1986 model... well you can do the math.  It may explain their limited use?

[deejaid]

15 hours ago, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

And another stunning set of irons😍

 

NOS? The only problem with NOS is bringing oneself to hit them. It took me months before I could bring myself round to hitting my NOS Muirfields.

Glad I did, though.

Yeah, that is always the problem.  Hit them and enjoy them or preserve the value by keeping them NOS.

 

The Tour Editions were +1/2” from the factory so it made sense to make those into gamers as I need an over length iron,  but I’m not so sure about the LT Grinds.

 

The LT Grinds are very similar to my 1980 Top-Flite Customs with very little bounce, although the LT’s have a cambered sole while the 80 Customs have a flat sole, so the LT’s should be a bit more playable.

[deejaid]

15 hours ago, hammergolf said:

Only the 2nd set I’ve ever seen…

Me too.  Someone else here on the forums has a set that got me searching some out, but it took 3 years to track a set down. 

[cold_war_era_golfer]

16 hours ago, deejaid said:

Let’s add another clean set to the New Acquisitions thread.  A set of Sombreros, Lee Trevino Grind Spalding Top-Flites, new old stock.  I’ve looked for a set of these for three years.

 

 

Very nice!  Top Flite made some beautiful irons.

[elwhippy]

Those Spaldings are gorgeous. Were they forged in Japan? 

[pymmdcp]

Pretty fun Tiger Shark 8802 style putter score at goodwill today. Even has the original grip but it is too far gone. 

[dcopp7]

Ping Laminates

And

693 MacG Tommy Armour woods 1-2-4 refinished flawless

 

Edited August 14, 2022 by dcopp7
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[No_Catchy_Nickname]

3 hours ago, dcopp7 said:

Ping Laminates

And

693 MacG Tommy Armour woods 1-2-4 refinished flawless

 

 

Great pick-up. The Tommy Armours look gorgeous, and the Pings are, well, Pings! I think I see an EYE2 7w in there, which would be a great club to have in the bag for vintage rounds. Ideal rescue club👍

[scomac2002]

4 hours ago, dcopp7 said:

Ping Laminates

 

Any of the RH models with graphite shafts?  Wouldn't mind a red dot 1W and a 4W.

[bcstones]

another find...totally forgot I had these. I do love PowerBilt's. I'm guessing, based on the black finish, they are '91 version (wish Maltby's had pictures)..the 2 thu 9 have the red band & the same reg# 9995RS, while the PW has "the standard" (not sure how/what that means, except another model in same year???). Don't know much about the TPS series....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  PW is at top, no red band & there might be TPS on some of the rest 

 

 

  again, PW is at top & no # on the silver band

 

 

  PW back

Edited August 14, 2022 by bcstones

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, dcopp7 said:

Ping Laminates

And

693 MacG Tommy Armour woods 1-2-4 refinished flawless

 

Are those the Ping woods I saw for sale on either PGS or the Ping site on FB?

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, bcstones said:

another find...totally forgot I had these. I do love PowerBilt's. I'm guessing, based on the black finish, they are '91 version (wish Maltby's had pictures)..the 2 thu 9 have the red band & the same reg# 9995RS, while the PW has "the standard" (not sure how/what that means, except another model in same year???). Don't know much about the TPS series....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  PW is at top, no red band & there might be TPS on some of the rest 

 

 

  again, PW is at top & no # on the silver band

 

 

  PW back

A fellow that plays arounf my course in the Saturday Shootout some still plays a set of those. In fact I just sold him a Orange PB staff bag for them

[Boney]

On 8/14/2022 at 3:10 PM, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

I think I see an EYE2 7w in there, which would be a great club to have in the bag for vintage rounds. Ideal rescue club👍

I have an Eye2 7-wood, it measures 29° of loft!

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

5 hours ago, Boney said:

I have an Eye2 7-wood, it measures 29° of loft!

 

As much as that? I would have guessed at around 25~26 degrees. It must play like a long-range pitch wedge!

[chazpet]

Found my first restoration project! Very excited and been doing a lot of reading, all advice is always welcome and I’ll surely be asking for more

[bcstones]

visited my storage place, looking for some persimmon woods & putters, found this Beauty in a barrel dedicated to beryllium copper....have no idea when it was made....thought even if not persimmon, it's gotta be a classic....

 

Toney Penna Driver w/a Toney Penna Alda HM-40 shaft (lots of bag blemishes but still quite playable) and a Golf Pride Velvet Cord grip (in a not too bad shape, again, I'm thinkin' playable). Oh yeah, a plain black ferrule with no reg #.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 27, 2022 by bcstones

[raggal62]

10 hours ago, bcstones said:

visited my storage place, looking for some persimmon woods & putters, found this Beauty in a barrel dedicated to beryllium copper....have no idea when it was made....thought even if not persimmon, it's gotta be a classic....

 

Toney Penna Driver w/a Toney Penna Alda HM-40 shaft (lots of bag blemishes but still quite playable) and a Golf Pride Velvet Cord grip (in a not too bad shape, again, I'm thinkin' playable). Oh yeah, a plain black ferrule with no reg #.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think I have one of those in storage too. I recall the head being very small.

[bcstones]

4 hours ago, raggal62 said:

I think I have one of those in storage too. I recall the head being very small.

Yup, it is quite small....

[cold_war_era_golfer]

Found these on FB Market Place for 25 bucks.  I think there’s still life left in them.  
 

I believe they are pro model.  I have these shafts in 1960,61,62,63, and 64 clubs.  
 

Can’t pin point the exact year but I like those shafts an awful lot on my other clubs so I’m going to give them a go.

[Brewski_golfs]

On 9/1/2022 at 6:05 PM, cold_war_era_golfer said:

Found these on FB Market Place for 25 bucks.  I think there’s still life left in them.  
 

I believe they are pro model.  I have these shafts in 1960,61,62,63, and 64 clubs.  
 

Can’t pin point the exact year but I like those shafts an awful lot on my other clubs so I’m going to give them a go.

I have a set of Model 86's with a black finish, along with a set of Model 78's with a rosewood style finish, both with the same insert.   I also have a another model 86 driver with the same style insert but it's white over black with a red chevron.  Unfortunately that one has some damage on the face, it's disassembled at the moment and hopefully I will get it restored some time this fall.  According to the Golfworks book the "chevron" inserts date to 1961 and would be pro model.   These are probably my favorite insert style in my collection, they really stand out. 

[cold_war_era_golfer]

10 hours ago, Brewski_golfs said:

I have a set of Model 86's with a black finish, along with a set of Model 78's with a rosewood style finish, both with the same insert.   I also have a another model 86 driver with the same style insert but it's white over black with a red chevron.  Unfortunately that one has some damage on the face, it's disassembled at the moment and hopefully I will get it restored some time this fall.  According to the Golfworks book the "chevron" inserts date to 1961 and would be pro model.   These are probably my favorite insert style in my collection, they really stand out. 

1961 would totally make sense.  I have 1960,64,65, and 66 catalogs.  These are not in there.  Thanks for the info.

[pymmdcp]

Was so happy to rescue this beauty. 

[bcstones]

again, found this set of irons, 2 thru 9, in storage while looking for something else...MacGregor TP VIP w/66 "above" the triangle near the sole. I couldn't find much info, Maltby's & Kaplan's don't have a listing at all. The only reference I found was in "American Golf Classics, Golf Club Collectors Handbook"...there was a pic, description & the years '65 thru '67. So I'm guessing that the "66" might be the year made. The shafts that still have the banding say "Tourney Action" over "MacGregor & #1 stiffness (whatever that means - stiff?". The grips are Velvet Cord, worn but seem to be playable.

Anyone know anything about these beauties (well, they'll be beauties when I finish cleaning the faces).

 

 

Edited September 11, 2022 by bcstones

[Swingingk]

I've been playing a stainless Anser 2 for years and I love it but I've always wanted to try a bronze one so I picked this one up today.  The ad said it was about 36" in length so I was doubly interested as that's the same length as my regular putter.  Upon inspection it turns out it's more like 38", which strikes me as odd as I've never come across another putter that long.  It does have a lame old Winn grip that needs to be replaced so I would imagine that I'll find an extension under it.  I also noticed that beside the Anser stamp on the bumper there appears to be a "3" so there's that.  I'll clean it up and give it a try.

 

So an odd thing happened with the purchase of this club.  About 8 years ago I bought an Anser 2 from a Fireman and had picked it up down at my local Fire Hall, which was kind of neat.  I've played only that putter ever since.  So where do I meet the seller today?  Yep - the same Fire Hall.  How weird is that?!  No it wasn't the same seller as the first time years ago but he was a nice fellow just the same.  We had a chuckle over the whole thing and proceeded to talk equipment for a few minutes.  Turns out he likes old blades and is busy shafting up a set of Hogan Medallions.  Kind of a first for me meeting a fellow vintage golf fan in the flesh.  I recently mentioned in another thread how I'd never met anyone else (other than you wacky funsters!) who was interested in classic golf, so this was pretty cool.  Life is great.

 

  

 

 

 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

I had a bronze Anser 3 for a while. I'm not entirely sure what makes it so different from an Anser or Anser 2. Anser 4 has the short slant neck (I don't know the proper term for that), but the Anser, Anser 2, and Anser 3 all have the plumber's neck, don't they?

 

Are the blade lengths different from heel to toe?

 

Edit: Forgot to add that 38" for a putter is crazy! Was the previous owner a Tyrannosaurus Rex?

Edited September 14, 2022 by No_Catchy_Nickname