Forgotten Golf Manufacturers

[bdails]

>Sounders are pretty sweet - I have the SB IV 3-SW... The long irons are suberb, mid irons down are solids too.

>Dunlop/Maxfli made a long list of great irons - underrated as all hell, especially - http://golf.dunlop.c..._prm_dp201.html

>Founders 200 series might be the pinnacle of 1990s blades

>Daiwa was a great brand too, now it lives under a pretty fitting name ONOFF (just like my golf swing)

>The TNTs mentioned earlier were the first set I ever used. The gnarliest square grooves ever concieved. There are still a few clubs from that set in my dad's garage.

 

I came a little late to the party. Hard to think of any more worth mentioning...

 

I have a set of SBIV blades that I played for a few years. Great sticks.

Will likely list them on the BST for someone looking to give them a new lease on life (and possibly get them refinished)

 

Great thread, by the way!

 

Daiwa still makes golf clubs available in Japan check on Rakuten.

FYI

The SBIV blades I mentioned are Sounders.

Here's an image (not mine and I do not own it) from the web:

[MountainGoat]

Don't forget all those wonderful Natural Golf clubs that were going to change the game and make it easier for EVERYONE.

 

 

[maslie]

One of the best that forgotten.

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/15237-advanced-golf-technology-aurora/

[Tzoid]

Oh and Daiwa and Yamaha used to make clubs too back in the day....

 

Daiwa is owned by Globeride of Japan and they also own Fourteen and OnOff so they still kinda make Golf clubs and Yamaha still makes fantastic clubs that are only in the Japanese Market .

http://global.golf.yamaha.com/en/products/

[skraly]

Would love to see RAM make a comeback... I loved their clubs growing up

I still have a set of RAM Laser FX forged, 1-PW in mint condition. They stand up to anything made today if you consider the weaker lofts.

[theshadow1971]

Oh and Daiwa and Yamaha used to make clubs too back in the day....

 

Daiwa is owned by Globeride of Japan and they also own Fourteen and OnOff so they still kinda make Golf clubs and Yamaha still makes fantastic clubs that are only in the Japanese Market .

http://global.golf.y...om/en/products/

 

Daiwa actually make clubs still under the daiwa name.

[WidespreadPanic]

Golden Bear....my first set. Back when they were sold in actual golf stores, not Wal Mart.

[Londoner]

Powerbar by Vance. Dad had a set, great clubs.

[driverhead]

Jerry Barber Golden Touch SHANK PROOF irons,

 

Pacifica -Bamboo driver

 

Confidence - metal insert drivers and FWs.

 

LIL David Slinger irons, and Goliath Woods.

 

Faultless

 

Orilmar Persimmon DRivers.

 

 

Unique irons - Plastic filled cavity , wide soles

 

Stan Thompson Ginty woods, and irons

 

Zeider Long distance speciality drivers

[rawdog]

Ram, Lynx, Sonartec, Cubic Balance

 

I'm not sure if someone has already mentioned this but Lynx are making a comeback. They've recently reformed and are making some seriously good clubs! http://www.lynxgolf.co.uk/

 

Those #BB irons look sweet! Going to do some more research...

[erock9174]

Founders Club, Pal Joey

 

My first ever bag had Founders Club woods and Pal Joey eye2 knock off irons.

[nochct1]

Maybe already mentioned, but AJTech shafts had a good run for a while.

[V-Blade]

Porsche design. Saw a set of blades and they were really nice. Actually had a 9* with Brunswick wirld class eagle 7.0 I bought for cheap kicks. Looked like a 975D. I tried 4 hits with it and I think they maybe got 10’ off the ground.

[grm24]

Ram, Lynx, Sonartec, Cubic Balance

 

I'm not sure if someone has already mentioned this but Lynx are making a comeback. They've recently reformed and are making some seriously good clubs! http://www.lynxgolf.co.uk/

 

 

Lynx never left and are making great clubs for ages.

 

http://www.lynx-golf.jp

Lynx Golf is dead and gone in the USA. It died when Golfsmith did.

[Doc420]

Didn't the same company that made (makes?) the Louisville Slugger bats also make some golf clubs for a short time?

 

Louisville Golf, still around.

yes

[Davewn]

Didn't the same company that made (makes?) the Louisville Slugger bats also make some golf clubs for a short time?

 

Louisville Golf, still around.

yes

 

Hillerich and Bradsby (mfr. of Louisville Slugger baseball bats) made the Power Bilt line of clubs back in the day. Louisville golf made a lot of the persimmon heads for various companies on a contract basis in the persimmon era, as well as component persimmon heads with their own label.

[elwhippy]

Friend of mine still has an Orlimar persimmon driver. Superb club and a match for anything MacGregor or Penna were making the time.

[theshadow1971]

still there are some persimmon manufactures out there. http://www.persimmongolfclubs.com/index.html

[jmasselli22]

ram, walter hagen, slazenger.......rip nike

[Doc420]

Didn't the same company that made (makes?) the Louisville Slugger bats also make some golf clubs for a short time?

 

Louisville Golf, still around.

yes

 

Hillerich and Bradsby (mfr. of Louisville Slugger baseball bats) made the Power Bilt line of clubs back in the day. Louisville golf made a lot of the persimmon heads for various companies on a contract basis in the persimmon era, as well as component persimmon heads with their own label.

I was just responding to Louisville Golf still being around. Being from Ky. you really didn't have many options other than Powerbilt when you were a junior. Scotch blades were my first full size set of irons. They were very easy to hit. :swoon:

[Dpavs]

Didn't the same company that made (makes?) the Louisville Slugger bats also make some golf clubs for a short time?

 

Louisville Golf, still around.

yes

 

Hillerich and Bradsby (mfr. of Louisville Slugger baseball bats) made the Power Bilt line of clubs back in the day. Louisville golf made a lot of the persimmon heads for various companies on a contract basis in the persimmon era, as well as component persimmon heads with their own label.

I was just responding to Louisville Golf still being around. Being from Ky. you really didn't have many options other than Powerbilt when you were a junior. Scotch blades were my first full size set of irons. They were very easy to hit. :swoon:

 

I think this was already clarified in this thread earlier but I believe that Louisville Golf is not and never has been part of H & B... they are two completely different companies.

[Salazar]

Saw a few mentions of Nickent. Got a steel shafted 5 wood as part of my first set of clubs and now it's in my dad's bag. Still hit it occasionally for fun. It was one of my more reliable clubs when I started.

[games]

I remember my local golf chain selling clubs from Prince, better known for tennis gear.

[rex235]

Head Golf..

 

Larry Mize had them in his bag for one Memorial Tournament.

[OsnolaKinnard]

Porsche design. Saw a set of blades and they were really nice. Actually had a 9* with Brunswick wirld class eagle 7.0 I bought for cheap kicks. Looked like a 975D. I tried 4 hits with it and I think they maybe got 10' off the ground.

 

I had that Fenwick World Class Eagle 6.0 shaft in a 9* Great Big Bertha (original) at 45.5" long, and it was a FANTASTIC stick. That combo plus Maxfli Revolution 90 golf balls was a magical combination.

 

I'd buy that shaft again if it were available.

[z18]

Delacruz golf

 

Dick Delacruz - callaway, Bobby jones putters, insert wedges, putters, first to CNC mill, fairway cruzer woods with brass plates...........

Still play a Delacruz CP-2 putter. It has a permanent spot in my bag.

[Uncle T]

What does anybody know about Pederson Clubs?

[dhen9]

My fondest memories as a Jr golfer is striping drives with my Wood Bros. Corker.

[Guia]

I had the irons and the persimmon woods. The irons were forged muscle and very nice. I had some problems with the persimmon woods, they were shipped to me still green and I went through 2 sets (D, 3, 5). That was in the 70s.

[augustgolf]

What does anybody know about Pederson Clubs?

Pedersen made some respectable clubs BITD. Their Pinseeker irons came out as cast & perimeter weighted but unfortunately had to compete against Ping as Ping was growing exponentially.