What was in your bag 30 years ago.

[scomac2002]

I share your sentiment regarding the VAS irons in a kind of "Land of Misfit Toys" sort of way. I have never seen a set of Brownings first hand, but I do recall the various postings on the board with their advertising material. I guess it all comes down to what one's design sensibilities are and what appeals to you. There have been lots of examples of unique looking clubs over the years whose design tenants were ease of use.

[Fellaheen51]

Yet another contribution to the ever growing VAS lovefest. Who started this? <finger pointed at Blade Junkie> Thank you for at least having the decency to not post pics of said clubs. Still to early for such viewing here in the States N.A. (Edit - respect for our Canadian brethren). Scruffy, perhaps your contribution will earn you an invitation to the "VAS Cup" shootout being arranged by the esteemed contributors B-J and B-S. BYOC.

 

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

[scomac2002]

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

 

Sounds like an opportunity for an enterprising individual! ;)

 

Oh yes and let's not get too carried away with this notion of a VAS lovefest. It is too early in the morning!

[scruffynick]

Yet another contribution to the ever growing VAS lovefest. Who started this? <finger pointed at Blade Junkie> Thank you for at least having the decency to not post pics of said clubs. Still to early for such viewing here in the States N.A. (Edit - respect for our Canadian brethren). Scruffy, perhaps your contribution will earn you an invitation to the "VAS Cup" shootout being arranged by the esteemed contributors B-J and B-S. BYOC.

 

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

May I add that I like the original nike slingshot too.....Just had a look on the vas on eBay and there's 2 sets going at present time! Still look good to me ha ha

[BIG STU]

Yet another contribution to the ever growing VAS lovefest. Who started this? <finger pointed at Blade Junkie> Thank you for at least having the decency to not post pics of said clubs. Still to early for such viewing here in the States N.A. (Edit - respect for our Canadian brethren). Scruffy, perhaps your contribution will earn you an invitation to the "VAS Cup" shootout being arranged by the esteemed contributors B-J and B-S. BYOC.

 

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

LOl one of the guys I played with yesterday plays a set of VAS irons and loves them. Been playing them for a while. We were messing around a while and he asked me if I wanted to hit one? I told him I did not want to look at them much less hit one.

[BIG STU]

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

 

Sounds like an opportunity for an enterprising individual! ;)

 

Oh yes and let's not get too carried away with this notion of a VAS lovefest. It is too early in the morning!

VAS lovefest you say----- OHHHHH the humanity of it

[BREWMASTER95060]

Metal d 3w

Ping eye 2

[BIG STU]

Yet another contribution to the ever growing VAS lovefest. Who started this? <finger pointed at Blade Junkie> Thank you for at least having the decency to not post pics of said clubs. Still to early for such viewing here in the States N.A. (Edit - respect for our Canadian brethren). Scruffy, perhaps your contribution will earn you an invitation to the "VAS Cup" shootout being arranged by the esteemed contributors B-J and B-S. BYOC.

 

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

May I add that I like the original nike slingshot too.....Just had a look on the vas on eBay and there's 2 sets going at present time! Still look good to me ha ha

Yet another contribution to the ever growing VAS lovefest. Who started this? <finger pointed at Blade Junkie> Thank you for at least having the decency to not post pics of said clubs. Still to early for such viewing here in the States N.A. (Edit - respect for our Canadian brethren). Scruffy, perhaps your contribution will earn you an invitation to the "VAS Cup" shootout being arranged by the esteemed contributors B-J and B-S. BYOC.

 

There has been a local CL listing running for a month of more for a set of TS irons. Price keeps dropping, still no takers I assume. Maybe if it gets to $10? They sure look.......interesting.

May I add that I like the original nike slingshot too.....Just had a look on the vas on eBay and there's 2 sets going at present time! Still look good to me ha ha

I was playing golf with a guy one time and he had a set of clone Slingshots. He hit like the 7 iron I think it was and the club made a funny zinging sound and something came flying off on the follow through. We looked and it was that piece of metal that gave it the Slingshot effect I reckon. It went zinging like shrapnel. We were rolling on the ground laughing. Some time later he told me that the same piece came off several of those clubs. Now I will say again and point out these were CLONES and cheap ones at that. Actually they were cheap heads with decent shafts (TT-Lites) I ended up getting him a set of Infiniti Assure heads and built him a decent set cheap with the existing shafts from his clones

[kwcsports]

Ping Eye 2 woods

Ping Eye 2 irons

Ram Tom Watson wedges

Ping Zing putter

[3woodvt]

Fox bat irons

McGregor 11* driver

ping zing

[3woodvt]

Fox bat irons

McGregor 11* driver

ping zing

Forgot about the Molitor golf ball....A rich doctor played them so I thought they were like this super expensive great ball and I relished finding them in the woods and showing my friends...we thought they were gold back then....

[BIG STU]

Fox bat irons

McGregor 11* driver

ping zing

Forgot about the Molitor golf ball....A rich doctor played them so I thought they were like this super expensive great ball and I relished finding them in the woods and showing my friends...we thought they were gold back then....

OMG what a rock especially on a cold morning mishit with a blade 2 or 3 iron--- thoughts on that makes my hands hurt now :taunt:

[3woodvt]

Fox bat irons

McGregor 11* driver

ping zing

Forgot about the Molitor golf ball....A rich doctor played them so I thought they were like this super expensive great ball and I relished finding them in the woods and showing my friends...we thought they were gold back then....

OMG what a rock especially on a cold morning mishit with a blade 2 or 3 iron--- thoughts on that makes my hands hurt now :taunt:

Too True...nice photo on the pick up truck...my kinda golfer.

[scomac2002]

Forgot about the Molitor golf ball....A rich doctor played them so I thought they were like this super expensive great ball and I relished finding them in the woods and showing my friends...we thought they were gold back then....

 

Those bring back memories! We used to be joined by the brother-in-law of my regular weekend playing partner. At the time, we played Monday mornings -- EARLY! This fellow was retired in his late 60's I'd guess and played a minimalist bag of sorts; bits and bobs that centered around an old WS Pro Staff set.

3W off the tee exclusively. 5W for all shots from 150-180. A high lofted hybrid for under 150 and then maybe a 7 iron and a couple of wedges plus a putter.

 

He was always in the fairway and could chip and putt well. The rest of his game, not so much; couldn't elevate a ball that wasn't on a tee. He only played the one course and if not with us, alone. He was always right around 90, + or -. He played Molitors exclusively. I had never seen them before and asked where he got them. I think he told me that he had bought them by the bag at Wal-Mart.

 

This guy would be the definition of speed golf. If we weren't done walking 18 in 3 hours, he'd be p*ssed! He used to get so mad at his BIL for wasting time searching for balls that I'm sure that's why he quit playing with us!

[Shallowface]

Fox bat irons

McGregor 11* driver

ping zing

Forgot about the Molitor golf ball....A rich doctor played them so I thought they were like this super expensive great ball and I relished finding them in the woods and showing my friends...we thought they were gold back then....

OMG what a rock especially on a cold morning mishit with a blade 2 or 3 iron--- thoughts on that makes my hands hurt now :taunt:

 

The original Molitor was intended to be a premium product, retailing for $24 a dozen when Top-Flite and Dot retailed for $16.

 

 

 

This version was in the catalog until 1985. Sometime after that, it was just another of the million names Spalding used on department store balls, and was used even after Callaway bought Spalding's golf business.

 

But yes it was a very hard ball. I remember reading somewhere that the original Top Flite was 110 compression, and I'm sure the Molitor was every bit of that if not a little more.

[BIG STU]

Fox bat irons

McGregor 11* driver

ping zing

Forgot about the Molitor golf ball....A rich doctor played them so I thought they were like this super expensive great ball and I relished finding them in the woods and showing my friends...we thought they were gold back then....

OMG what a rock especially on a cold morning mishit with a blade 2 or 3 iron--- thoughts on that makes my hands hurt now :taunt:

Too True...nice photo on the pick up truck...my kinda golfer.

Thanks It is called the MIni Bulldog because I have a genuine Mack Bulldog on the hood. Put two and two together that part in my signature about when the tailgate drops and you have it. The Bulldog has credibility it came of a 1961 B-60 that I used to drive and I drive a Mack in my real job now

[billh17]

If your not in politics you missed your calling. I have seen you all over wrx and if anyone toots their own horn more than you, i've not found them.

well Eidolon,as you will find out in life,some horns make much better music and they deserve to be heard more often .

[Pete O'Tube]

In 1985 I bought a set of Lynx USA irons to go with my Mizuno woods and my first ever Ping putter..

 

Mizuno D, 3W

 

Lynx USA 1-SW

 

Ping Anser putter

 

(still got the putter in the loft)