Thrift Store Jackpot

[Rambler1277]

Picked this Kurr 01 putter up for $1. Any info on this beat up thing?

[weavej1]

On 9/16/2020 at 3:09 PM, NRJyzr said:

 

I play them.  

 

With irons, aside from the Pinhawk SL set i built on a lark, the newest set I have are the TP MC set from 2011.  Most of my main rotation are from the 90s or earlier, with 2005ish MP-37 in the mix.  I also score better with these classic blade sets, which some find counter-intuitive.  Have to admit, I do sometimes as well, which is part of why i have that TP MC set, or the single length set.  LOL 

 

With woods, it's to a lesser extent, but again, I buy them to play them.  Until this year, I could truthfully say my tee game was at least as good with persimmons as with more modern clubs, but that's been less true this year, for some reason.  It's especially ironic as I started the season exclusively playing persimmon at the top of the bag.  I don't know if my mid season improvement is related to switching to modern metal woods, or the usual working thru Minnesota off-season rust.

 

In any event, it's all about playing them.  ?

What were your thoughts on the single length ?

[NRJyzr]

43 minutes ago, weavej1 said:

What were your thoughts on the single length ?

 

I find Single Length an interesting idea.  I can see it would work for some folks, in whole or in part.  I'm undecided on how well it might work for me; my last couple rounds were not so hot, and switching back to my Rams gave me much better results.

 

I think the Dual Length concept, like Pinhawk has, might be a better setup.  IMHO of course.  ?

[Bigarch]

On 9/19/2020 at 6:01 PM, Rambler1277 said:

Picked this Kurr 01 putter up for $1. Any info on this beat up thing?

This is a total stab in the dark but the more I think about it, the more I think it is a putter by Kirk Currie.  Back in the late 90's, Slazenger was one of the first companies besides Henry Griffitts to go all-in on custom clubfitting.  And they hired Kirk Currie to design their putters.  You could make them custom for the customer  on the spot by bending the hosel to the correct amount of offset and to get the amount of toe hang or face balance that you wanted.  All of those bendable hosels looked just like yours.  He is still around making custom putters.  You might reach out to them and see what they say.  https://www.best-putter.com/kirk-currie-putter.html

Check out the hosels on the putters on his website.  They are just like yours.

Edited September 23, 2020 by Bigarch
spelling mistake

[Bigarch]

18 minutes ago, Bigarch said:

This is a total stab in the dark but the more I think about it, the more I think it is a putter by Kirk Currie.  Back in the late 90's, Slazenger was one of the first companies besides Henry Griffitts to go all-in on custom clubfitting.  And they hired Kirk Currie to design their putters.  You could make them custom for the customer  on the spot by bending the hosel to the correct amount of offset and to get the amount of toe hang or face balance that you wanted.  All of those bendable hosels looked just like yours.  He is still around making custom putters.  You might reach out to them and see what they say.  https://www.best-putter.com/kirk-currie-putter.html

Check out the hosels on the putters on his website.  They are just like yours.

 I just did some more digging and that's definitely what you have.  Check out this listing

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KURR-Kirk-Currie-Gunmetal-Putter-RH-35-KC02S-Steel-Shaft-Large-Tacki-mac-Grip/114166717869?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1a94ddddad:g:YZoAAOSwgQlehTSY&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACYBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickkAgU0umhwUTmgTFbE5cu7zfBq1ts6rdNZe38ioqgInxYuI8aW6WVNcPW0fJdgCl90KB%2BcZ16GaIWhXONKYTHvo9h83dyZA76RY%2By%2FPF11RynDMu%2Bkw6NvLyObSYDbP5o6%2FgRYLBLMQ%2BKVrIjrCxHeVajZod4ZImiY9586GC%2B2mPwifBB9LIYr1VhDrOTzY1OpPj4GAOn1ygW3GalJgGre9bFzPtOgRx8azMltQpc1KY3BpMlTSLOz67lgTuugCpFaW9buiT1%2F%2B32htqdiq4zPE845oW2bt%2BG20jn5vXNeD3tmoH0ZEkRqK85nh41a1B81EiOAlCeMMIlhfUSCzpTRho%2BWthwFax99dd6osL03qP0HkGJHMvhS1fuFc8zHQGGf9TW7W020bqF3mOXr9zFRkEZI%2FB1MGcD6ymvpUBwGCfktoPGJQxQqmYrQyNalv3UNEV0%2F%2BXAQGA1%2FQ%2FnXm%2B4tfU2VPgtoKghAgF5QGVwIs%2FiR95547hEZR4ZXiwBKVRAUGYddKXNT8C3kjyrRGCWYDSXxz1cACniI90cm3srn%2FEQ%2FTDnXDKmdqLVOi3L82hZQYH0gN5XXu2n0BN4RhqmTBiyAwXv9SgV%2BICvNFsMo1aiUKQrnpVrnAes874yCQoNidPJR24x%2BGorAnWnhYucjZjsewkZGQlSWK8l44BZ%2FoGZnjJzyvwG4YbEYXt2kGxzDElDRPL9DfBQq7MP%2BmWMhpMBJGLNL2dnZA%2FaR8%2FOswC%2BrSapcSrhxua7d%2BlkxL8ik|cksum%3A114166717869e4f6a97a68694d758922bc38cb66548b|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524

[Rambler1277]

26 minutes ago, Bigarch said:

 I just did some more digging and that's definitely what you have.  Check out this listing

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KURR-Kirk-Currie-Gunmetal-Putter-RH-35-KC02S-Steel-Shaft-Large-Tacki-mac-Grip/114166717869?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1a94ddddad:g:YZoAAOSwgQlehTSY&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACYBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickkAgU0umhwUTmgTFbE5cu7zfBq1ts6rdNZe38ioqgInxYuI8aW6WVNcPW0fJdgCl90KB%2BcZ16GaIWhXONKYTHvo9h83dyZA76RY%2By%2FPF11RynDMu%2Bkw6NvLyObSYDbP5o6%2FgRYLBLMQ%2BKVrIjrCxHeVajZod4ZImiY9586GC%2B2mPwifBB9LIYr1VhDrOTzY1OpPj4GAOn1ygW3GalJgGre9bFzPtOgRx8azMltQpc1KY3BpMlTSLOz67lgTuugCpFaW9buiT1%2F%2B32htqdiq4zPE845oW2bt%2BG20jn5vXNeD3tmoH0ZEkRqK85nh41a1B81EiOAlCeMMIlhfUSCzpTRho%2BWthwFax99dd6osL03qP0HkGJHMvhS1fuFc8zHQGGf9TW7W020bqF3mOXr9zFRkEZI%2FB1MGcD6ymvpUBwGCfktoPGJQxQqmYrQyNalv3UNEV0%2F%2BXAQGA1%2FQ%2FnXm%2B4tfU2VPgtoKghAgF5QGVwIs%2FiR95547hEZR4ZXiwBKVRAUGYddKXNT8C3kjyrRGCWYDSXxz1cACniI90cm3srn%2FEQ%2FTDnXDKmdqLVOi3L82hZQYH0gN5XXu2n0BN4RhqmTBiyAwXv9SgV%2BICvNFsMo1aiUKQrnpVrnAes874yCQoNidPJR24x%2BGorAnWnhYucjZjsewkZGQlSWK8l44BZ%2FoGZnjJzyvwG4YbEYXt2kGxzDElDRPL9DfBQq7MP%2BmWMhpMBJGLNL2dnZA%2FaR8%2FOswC%2BrSapcSrhxua7d%2BlkxL8ik|cksum%3A114166717869e4f6a97a68694d758922bc38cb66548b|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2334524

Awesome, thanks a lot for the info.

[Bigarch]

51 minutes ago, Rambler1277 said:

Awesome, thanks a lot for the info.

You're welcome.  Here is some more context on the guy.  He made custom putters for some pretty big names.  https://www.chron.com/sports/golf/article/Currie-has-putting-covered-from-start-to-finish-1593254.php

His home was apparently the TPC at The Woodlands so the face stamp on yours totally makes sense.

 

I actually have 3 of his putters...2 by Slazenger and 1 when he was making putters for the Ben Hogan company.    Here is a one of those original Hogans that I found in a thrift store, cleaned up, torched it blue and paint filled it.  Notice the similar hosel to yours?  I think mine turned out good.

Edited September 23, 2020 by Bigarch
Updated info

[Emmett]

After reading success stories I decided to stop in local Goodwill. Only had one bag of clubs and most were junk. Bag not bad and noticed it was heavy so checked inside. Found what looked like brand new Nike golf shoes!  Bummer-size 9 I think. Good find for someone at $19 for all. Good luck to all. 

[Drainey15]

Not from thrift store but some recent clubs I’ve collected.

The MacGregor nicklaus set is missing the 4 iron but I’m left handed anyway

Edited October 1, 2020 by Drainey15

[dcopp7]

love the Hogan clones.  I saw a set go for $35 on Facebook recently.  I missed a set of Hogan Radials for $5.  I scored another set for $30 though and sold em on ebay for $163

[HappyGilmoresBoots]

 

 

 

Found this...for less than the price of a Taco Bell meal.

Edited October 2, 2020 by HappyGilmoresBoots

[BIG STU]

2 hours ago, HappyGilmoresBoots said:

 

 

 

Found this...for less than the price of a Taco Bell meal.

Stunning in immaculate shape real leather real metal zippers

[HappyGilmoresBoots]

6 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Stunning in immaculate shape real leather real metal zippers

Needs a wee little bit of cleaning on the canvas, and perhaps some conditioner on the leather.  If I can find a completed eBay listing for a bag like this, I might see about turning it into trade bait of some sort...apparently Ghurka bags (if authenticated) are worth a pretty penny.

[Brewski_golfs]

From Craigslist not a thrift shop, but only paid $25 for a full set (3-w) of macgregor tourney PT1  colorkrom with a set of macgregor tourney cw2 woods.  The persimmons are in rough shape, one is nearly cracked in half and the others show signs of poor repairs, but the irons are in great shape.  Original shaft labels and I think original grips.  Gonna clean them this winter and try them in the spring.  

[Stephen8802]

I have a set of those PT1s, great score. Soak the faces in white vinegar and scrub clean (cloth, 0000 steel wool if necessary), and they will gleam. Those are the original grips, the same as my set. I changed the yellow paint fill to a metallic copper paint and they really pop. Have fun with those, they are a nice set.

[Brewski_golfs]

Cant wait to get them cleaned up!  Just curious what paint you used on the inlays?  I have used Testers in the past but have heard plenty of other suggestions.

[Stephen8802]

I used this paint that I bought at a Michael's and just used it on some of the paint fill on the back. The faces were a soak and scrub.  Also, here are the before and after faces and the copper paint fill on the back. The are about as pretty a set of irons as I've ever held.

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by Stephen8802

[Brewski_golfs]

Look great can’t wait to get mine cleaned up.  

[HappyGilmoresBoots]

My putter game has been on fire!

 

Whats on the other end of this Super Stroke Grip?

https://imgur.com/PTpwym4

An Odyssey White Hot head!  A little dirty, but in fantastic shape!  I've been thinking about saving up for a new Odyssey over the winter, but this will suffice.

https://imgur.com/8bn7mHy

Got it from the same shop as the Ghurka bag above.

 

What's on the other end of this Golf Pride Tour Classic?

https://imgur.com/g1SFz83

A damn near brand new Ray Cook Gyro!

https://imgur.com/4GQP1lE

 

And this little guy is on the business end of a belly putter:

https://imgur.com/BMvkSN3

I'm loosely thinking of either cutting this silly boy down or re-shafting the whole thing.  Who knows?

 

It's getting time to take all of these to the putting green and seeing which ones work best for me.  I'm generally drawn towards more traditional blade shapes (when it comes to putters), but heck, when each one cost less than a Pepsi and a candy bar, why not try out as many as I can in real-world scenarios on natural turf...as opposed to the little carpeted putting greens inside the stores.

[HappyGilmoresBoots]

My putter game has been on fire!

 

Whats on the other end of this Super Stroke Grip?

An Odyssey White Hot head!  A little dirty, but in fantastic shape!  I've been thinking about saving up for a new Odyssey over the winter, but this will suffice.

Got it from the same shop as the Ghurka bag above.

 

What's on the other end of this Golf Pride Tour Classic?

A damn near brand new Ray Cook Gyro!

 

And this little guy is on the business end of a belly putter:

I'm loosely thinking of either cutting this silly boy down or re-shafting the whole thing.  Who knows?

 

It's getting time to take all of these to the putting green and seeing which ones work best for me.  I'm generally drawn towards more traditional blade shapes (when it comes to putters), but heck, when each one cost less than a Pepsi and a candy bar, why not try out as many as I can in real-world scenarios on natural turf...as opposed to the little carpeted putting greens inside the stores.

Edited October 17, 2020 by HappyGilmoresBoots

[dcopp7]

Scored a set of 61-62 Spalding Top Flite Professionals today for $8. (2i-9i) with stiff shafts and blue GP Victory grips.  They are in a vinegar soak right now for cleanup before I list them on eBay.  What a sweet looking iron though.  Here: https://www.ironfinder.com/Individual-Irons/spalding/top_flite_synchro-dyned_professional-61.htm

[dcopp7]

[dcopp7]

Sold these for $80 yesterday ^^^

[Joe S]

On 10/9/2020 at 4:38 PM, dcopp7 said:

I picked up a set of these last year.  I think they have a copper underlay.  The nine iron was worn down enough that I could begin to see it.  That's a nice find, and sale price.

[disco111]

In a sea of total dryness for the last 6 months or more, a gift from the golf higher plains..................Goodwill finally comes through...

 

Cost for each was $1.00 @

[dcopp7]

Scored a set of 3-PW 1967-68 Wilson Staff Dyna Power Reg flex for $13 that was missing the 8 iron.  I nabbed one off ebay for $21 shipped when I got home.  I will be regripping the set and listing it on eBay soon.  They are sweet and they should fetch me some good $$$ too looking at closed auctions!

[HappyGilmoresBoots]

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Found a cool den caddy today for $5.

That's right - the den caddy cost more than that Ghurka bag I shared above.

[dcopp7]

Picked up today for a few bucks.

 

[topoftheline89]

Recent find: Scotty Cameron Bulls Eye. Tommy armour tourney colokroms with super eye o matic woods. Nike OG blades( missing 7&9) 3-p. Also a set of Mizuno Mp 14's not pictured. Super rare Odyssey Complete set, putter through driver. I haven't been able to find any info on the internet about these odysseys.

[Foozle]

Loving the Tommy Armour woods and irons! Great find. Look in good order - any pictures of those copper faces?

Mp14's almost as sweet as the Hogan Precision's they copy. 🙂 Both can fetch good prices.