Okay, so who's "playing" with the oldest irons set here??

[golfware]

Okay, so I'm hitting the new Srixon 701's and just LOVING them. Wow, what a great set of irons.

 

Then it had me thinking, as I look at my gamer's, and think... am I playing the oldest set of irons out there. Mind you, I don't think I'm playing the oldest set against some of the people that I've seen at the course... because I've seen some OLD sets of irons out there...

 

But how long have you been playing your irons?

 

My X-16 Pro Series have been in the bag since June 2004!! Man, 3+ years!!

 

Try as I might, I haven't been successful in knocking them out of the bag. I played the Adams Idea Pro Forged combo set for a month last winter, but decided I wanted to have more forgiveness.

 

So, are my irons the oldest "gamers" here??

 

I can't say the same for ANY of my other clubs. My wedges aren't old, my putter's only 2 months old, my driver is only about 4 months old.. etc... etc...

 

But with the new Srixon 701's... my X-16 Pro Series are starting to look over their shoulder... ha-ha-ha....

[MCDavis]

I just put my high school set back in the bag...late 70's Wilson X-31's "Custom Forged". Had them regripped with GPTV's and plan to play them through the winter into next spring.

 

My beach set are newly shafted Toski Perfect Match with Nippon 950's. I've had those since the Burner Bubble shafts were popular because they had a knock off set of those originally...not sure how old that is, but I'm thinking 15+ years.

 

The MX-23's in my sig are probably heading out the door soon.

[stevenlpn]

Ping eye 2 becu 6-LW

My favorites: Titleist Tour Model 3-PW

Both are from the 80's

[heybrady]

Normally I wouldnt have a second thought that my irons are oldest, but knowing this board.....

 

TaylorMade 200's that I got in 2003. I think they came out in 2001, so that makes them 7 seasons old.

[cmusic]

I'm still playing my Eye2s I got in 1988. That's 19 years playing with them, though I have changed shafts and grips.

[DoglegRight]

On behalf of my brother who is not a member of this site, he plays my dad's old Ping Eye's, (not Eye 2's), circa 1980.

 

I think it's worth mentioning that my dad played the Eyes until 1996 when he switched to a set of Nicklaus irons with graphite shafts. He then played that set until this summer when I found a great deal on some Callaway X Tours. So.... I've been through more irons in 4 years than he has in almost 30. :russian_roulette:

[rosskoss]

Up until I purchased my Srixon I-302 (which are UNBELIEVABLE!) irons on ebay earlier this year, I'd been playing with a set of Titleist DCI oversize + irons from 1997.

 

[samuel ryder]

1976 Hogan Apex..although the lofts have been "modernized"..

[MightyMark]

Mizzy TP-9 Tour Proven Blades. Just love them!

[Wilson1]

My dad still uses his Tommy Armour Silver Scot's that are about 20 years old. He just regrips them every couple of years. Also he keeps on saying someday he'll get new irons.

[shanx]

I have an old set of MP29's that keep finding their way back into the bag..

[Jameson]

TM 300's since 2003, never want to change either. Maybe to a set of Macgregor 1025m's or cm's w/ the same shaft, if I can find them for $120 or lower. I paid $110 for my sticks and they were 9/10 condition. Now it seems everyone wants top dollar for used clubs, back then they just wanted to get rid of them because they were collecting dust.

 

If I had a set that was collecting dust, I would RATHER see someone play well with them than to keep them myself holding out for an extra $50 - unless I was centimental or collecting/displaying.

 

 

 

JC

[MOJO14]

I am on my 3rd set of Hogan GCD's with the VFP gray steel shafts. I think they were sold from 94-97. The first set was replaced for one season with Ping I3's and then I went back to the GCD's (2nd set). That set was stolen along with the rest of my clubs when my car was stolen last October. Now I am on my 3rd set.

[hoganfan924]

I don't play any old stuff, but a guy in my golf league this year was playing an old set of Powerbuilt Scotch blades and they were mint! Gotta love it!

[mcpingist]

I have been playing Ping Eye 2s since '82. Also, unlike some, these are and have been the only irons I have used since I bought them. I also still use as my only fairways, the Ping wooden (real wood) woods that came with the Eye 2s. When was the last time you saw someone using wood fairways exclusively? Although I hated to, because of distance and forgiveness issues, I did give in to a metal driver about 10 years ago. I think the fact that I grew up hitting ash (real wood again, for the youngsters) baseball bats may have something to do with my stubborness to change. I'm 55 years old and they didn't have aluminum bats when I played ball. I never liked the feel or sound of aluminum bats. I also started golfing with wooden woods and found that I didn't like the sound or feel of metal woods either. There is just something pure about the sound and feel of real wood, whether it is hitting a baseball or a golf ball. I understand the compromises, but up until now they just weren't worth what I was giving up. For you young guys who have never done so, I strongly recommend spending some time with both a nice ash bat and some real wooden woods. I don't expect anyone to change to the old technology, but I promise you will be rewarded for your time. You will come away with two valuable gifts. The first is a beautiful, almost sensual feeling that originates in your fingers, hands and ears and moves like butter through your entire body, finally ending in your toes. The second gift is an appreciation of where the games we all love came from, at least from the prior generation or two. I guess the real oldtimers would tell me to try some gutta percha balls and wooden shafted clubs, but I think I'll leave it here.

 

Alas, with the passage of time (and longer courses) I have decided to give in to technology and get fitted for all new clubs., either this fall, before rotator cuff surgery, or in the spring, after rehab. I'm sure I'll add a good bit of distance and some forgiveness with the new fairways. I haven't lost much if any distance yet, but at my age it becomes inevitable at some point. The main reason for new irons is that I am becoming concerned that I may be losing some bite from groove wear, although I haven't noticed any. I also understand that the newer irons are longer because of, among other things, stronger lofts, although this is less important to me than the added length of the fairway metals. I love these old irons so much, I have resisted the change for years. I'm sure though, with new technology I'll be able to find clubs just as sweet or sweeter.

 

I'm finally taking this road that I have resisted for so long, albeit kicking , screaming and a little sad. I'm sure I'll love the new clubs, but I'll always have a soft spot for the old Pings, the first set I ever bought.

[mat562]

Not me.

 

But a friend still plays a set of 'V' groove Eye 2s that are getting on for 25 years old.

 

He also has a Ram Tom Watson sand wedge in beryllium that must be nigh on 20 years old and still going strong.

[Johnny]

Mine are from 1987

[bwkst2]

Up until 2 weeks ago I was playing my grandfathers old Walter Hagen Ultradyne 2's, the shafts in these are the patented twist by true temper. They played extremely well for me and my grandfather both, for a long time at that. Great set that really never were obsolete. Enjoyed every second of them.

[mat562]

Mine are from 1987

 

:russian_roulette:

[rover]

10th season with my Top Flite Tour irons. The first set I was fit for (others were off the shelf) and when my swing is on, they are wonderful. I wish my tee game was as well as my iron play.

[coco]

Not me, but my good buddy Andy is styling my old set of Hogan Radials. (Yikes!)

My brother plays a set of Cobra CXI's

[golfware]

My GOODNESS!

 

Guess it looks like mine are still pretty new... ha-ha..

 

I wonder who's playing the newest set... ha-ha-ha...

[skennedy]

1972 Hogan Apex. Bought used in 1979 (for my high-school graduation).

 

Played for a while with some TMs in the mid-80's, then went back and re-shafted , fitted my Hogans. It might be time to retire them for something easier to hit, or maybe just play more.

[j2nielsen]

I just have to let you know that I played last summer with irons that are older than me. I played my Dad's Wilson FG-17 blades for 3 months before I got mey CG2s. I had Rifle 7.0 in them. They are awsome! I just don't want to play them becasue they are more of a dad/son gift than clubs, but I felt I had to play them for at least a few months. But, I know he bought them before I was born.

[MightyMark]

I played the FG-17's after a 30 year layoff. They were a set my Dad had, but didn't play. They were too much for my comeback. I sold them and traded irons in several times. I am happy with my Mizzy TP-9's, but I wish I held on to those FG-17's.

[Bowie8]

I have a good friend who is playing some old Spaldings that were given to him by the late Harvey Ward after he won the U.S and British Amateurs with them. Yes my friend is old but can still shoot in the low 70's.

[reebus]

I'm on my second set of EYE2 BECU's. I wore out the grooves of the short irons on my

old set. I've only had these a year, but I've played EYE2's since 1995 or so. Pings since

late 80's....

[gwtdmdms]

I am still playing a circa 73-74 Australian blade iron that Spalding converted into the Top-Flite Professional Shark grind for Greg Norman. One of the purest looking irons you will even see.

I basically used these irons in college in the late eighties/early nineties. They have been reshafted once and tweaked on the loft/lie over the years. The loft and lies are still standard (traditional).

[fletch]

Mine are from 1987

 

 

I have a set from 87 too...

 

I just love my collection of old irons... PCB, 29's, 87's and VIP's

[jkloster]

Ping Zing 2s here.... Continuous and exclusive use since 1994 (13 years)