Forgotten Golf Manufacturers

[BC_]

I remember Slot-line putters. I still have a cool divot tool from them.

[WidespreadPanic]

STX

Ray Cook

[larryd3]

SMT and Accuflex shafts

[Lagthe4thputt]

Still have a set of Powerbilt Scotch Blade irons that I take out to laugh.... in the 1970's I could actually hit them well!

[shotmark]

Bristol and Sportsman.

 

Ajay

 

 

Had me some Bristol's. Nice!!

 

Can't beat a nice pair of Bristols!

[Guia]

They still make STX.

[garflys]

Browning!

 

ha remember those 440's i think they were called they were about the size of your finger

I had a full set of those and loved them 44o Browning low Profile. Still have the 2 iron.

[Lancj1]

Not sure who made them however I remember lusting after Tiger Shark irons

[dcopp7]

Not sure who made them however I remember lusting after Tiger Shark irons

Pat Simmons, Simmons Golf

[naval2006]

I remember the Slotline Inertial putter in the 80s. It was a novelty then

 

Penfold balls from England and Spalding Dot balls from Australia I guess And Hogan balls for the aspiring amateur.

 

True, some pros used to play Northwestern or Brown clubs. I think they looked kind of cheap compared to MacGregor, Wilson or Spalding.

 

Tiger Shark came up with the first thick putter grip in the 80s.

 

Hottest piece of equipment when I was a kid was the red Spalding Tour bag with shining Tour irons and woods and Tour Edition balls. Greg Norman’s material.

[ronnbee]

Bite golf shoes

[QuigleyDU]

there was this one company that made awesome stuff, man i wish i could remember the name. ..

[Octabogey]

I'll start with Sounder. Apparently made a nice forging. Seve used their blades.

Joey Powell and Wood Brothers!! I had both woods and irons from Wood Brothers and I'm sorry I don't still have them!

[Elite_Digger]

Didn't read completely through the thread, but a couple that I have or had clubs for:

Spalding - my first set of new irons, purchased at Dunhams sporting goods store back in the late 80's.

Langert - My first metal-headed driver (pre-titanium) was a Langert Lizard. Really cool looking shaft that was iridescent green...looked like lizard skin I guess. Still have this one in the garage... Head's about the size of a modern 5-wood, lol, should pull it out and give it a try some day.

[GOUFGO]

I still have two Tad Moore Dunlop fairway woods that I bought in LaGrange GA in the early 90's. I need to find those things, I remember them being cannons.

[zzyzxx33]

I have a set of Zevo Z-Blades, 1-SW with Sytem 11 shafts, in the bag quite often.

[jaworski]

Dave Pelz Golf Research and his Featherlite Irons

Otey Crisman putters

Acushnet Bullseye Putters

 

Started with a Northwestern Lee Trevino starter set from K-Mart- went to Dunlop Maxfli Australian blades to Yamaha ST30 irons and a Penna Driver

[The Pearl]

Bite golf shoes

 

They were awesome.

[The Pearl]

Imagine Golf.

 

They looked like mini-fairway woods that covered the lofts from a 2 iron through a 6 iron. They were beautiful dark blue in color. The most interesting concept is that they were all the same length and a bit shorter than stock irons. Way, way ahead of their time.

 

I played them for years. I never met anybody else that had them.

 

A local independent pro shop locally carried them for a couple of years and than they vanished.

[doctordwaynewilliams]

Tiger Shark

 

I remember lusting after a set of Tiger Shark or Spalding Executive irons

 

It was the back end of the '80s I think

 

It was ok....

 

Spalding Executive irons with the stipple pattern in the cavity and the shafts over the hosel were my first "good" set of clubs in 1982! Paired with Lynx Predator woods with the wood inlays in the crown and some pretty big offset. Replaced the woods with first or second generation Taylormade "Pittsburgh Persimmons". Replaced the irons with a set of Pal Joey's in 1988 as a grad school graduation present to myself. Back then "custom" meant 1/2" overlength... :-)

I hit with the Spalding Execs now sometimes. Love those clubs.

[tommg]

Hang ultra, penfold balls, Kro flight, teemee, star flight, British balls (the wee ones) acushnet balls, zebra putters. Man, I’m old!

[mukster]

These guys

[md1m]

Was not a high end manufacturer, but Pro Select.

 

Also Head, they briefly made clubs in addition to tennis raquets.

 

Tommy Armour

Nickent

 

I still have my Head set. Got them for $50 (irons and woods) when Head was exiting the golf industry and used them for about 15 years. They are great clubs.

[macedan]

I still have a set of Nicklaus Air Bear Offset irons 3 - PW. Sleek and smooth.

 

I also have a random 9 iron from Knight (???????) I can't even find any information on them other than sale posts on ebay or amazon.

[QuigleyDU]

I still have a set of Nicklaus Air Bear Offset irons 3 - PW. Sleek and smooth. I also have a random 9 iron from Knight (???????) I can't even find any information on them other than sale posts on ebay or amazon.

 

If i remember correctly Knight was Gary Players attempt into the club industry. Arnie had clubs, Jack had clubs, So he had to as well. you know, big 3 an' all.

[Hifade]

Remember the Basakward putters and the PowerPod driver? Anyone remember the dual face drivers that KZG first came out with...then Nicklaus Golf followed.

[strug'-a-ling]

Tom Wishon reminds me that Jerry Barber made these cool-looking clubs with shankless hosels.

 

Decades later, F2 made them without so much as a mention of Jerry Barber.

 

Worst ripoff since the Beach Boys plagiarized Chuck Berry

 

BTW, bendable fairway wood and driver hosels blow away adjustables, Tom.

 

Just you and Henry-Griffitts seem to have it right.

[Guia]

The "Pod" driver.

[Tampajoe3]

Sandvik titanium shafts

[tobybear]

Accuform.

 

Genuinely fantastic and well made clubs.