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

[Baller]

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.

 

 

Yeah, sounds like a girl I was with last night. Anyhoo; I have a set of Northwesterns 2-PW has to be from the sixties, can't think of the name. I only use them when I am groove my swing after a long winters nap. Take them to the range for two weeks and hit them really bad, put the Pings bag 2 wks later, and Boom Baby! I call them them, "The Magic Sticks"

[rama5]

Dad died early spring so mom gave me his set of Wilson Foremaster's which he bought in the army around '68. THought no harm in taking them for a round, I got lots of laughs in the foursome, yet eveyone wanted to try at least one shot. Score was a few strokes higher but the memories. THe first set dad bought me were Titliest AC100, spend a "couple" hundred back early 70's so maybe next weekend......

[buckyweet]

Until I found this site accidentally and replaced all my clubs (except 3 wood), started golf and played Lynx Parallax irons since '93 with no intentions of changing. Still playing an S2H2 3 wood made somewhere between 1988-1994. Would never give this club up

[kwcsports]

I am still playing my Lynx Parallax from 1994. I have not found a set that I hit better than these.

[lab1dobie]

I play the original Hogan Edge irons. I plan on replacing them next year. I will seriously consider the new MacGregor MT.

[jcjr34]

Just replaced my Cally BB 1996 irons this year.

[dlygrisse]

Ping I-3, been in my bag since January of 2000. I keep looking at the new stuff but I just cant justify it since these are great clubs, custom fit, and still in good shape. You will notice that a lot of Ping players keep thier clubs in the bag a long time because of custom fitting, quality and durability.

[buckyweet]

I am still playing my Lynx Parallax from 1994. I have not found a set that I hit better than these.

 

OMG, another Parallax user. From the same year. Great irons, except I wish there was less offset. Actually, I got a set of Bridgestone J33CB's a few months ago but still contemplating whether I should keep them or not

[Adk Jake]

If I'm up at the family lake cottage and didn't bring my regular set, but want to out for a round, I pull out the clubs my Dad bought me for HS graduation in 1970, Wilson George Archer model irons, the 2 iron still has the original "grip reminder" small flat spot grip on it. There's something about the feel of a well struck shot with these clubs. Plus the memories!!

 

My regular set of irons are Titleist DCIs, bought probably 12 -15 yrs ago, can't remember. Just really like them. And the SW is a Wilson X-51, grabbed out of a bragain barrel on a golf trip to Ireland in 1985. Love this club, but man are the grooves getting worn. But, can't find a replacement that I like. Not even sure what the loft is on it, mayber 52 degrees.

[hollabachgt]

I've been playing my cleveland TA1's for the past 5 years, but the season before I picked them up I played with a set of original Silver Scotts from 1948. Fantastic feel but the grooves were almost a quarter inch appart and hurt like hell when you didn't hit the sweet spot.

[billybaroo]

I have my DCI 962 irons from ~1996-7 as my only set of irons. They are likely to be replaced soon as I am realizing club technology has advanced to the point I can make an occasional so-so swing and get away with it. :good:

[iteachgolf]

i have a set of TN-87's, MP14's, and MP9's all are fairly old but rarely see any action anymore

[wjmfour1]

Still using a set of MIZUNO Grad MP's - have a ton of lead tape on them and hit a pretty reliable cut with them. Haven't even tried hitting anything else.

[vhawk12]

I am still playing my Lynx Parallax from 1994. I have not found a set that I hit better than these.

A third and fourth for the Lynx Parallax...I don't even know how old mine are and my brother has a set two, we don't even know which are newer or older because our uncle scored them for us from a couple doctors...I've had them for at least 7 years and they weren't new when I got 'em. Hopefully picking up a set of MP-60s or MP-57s in the spring. Anybody want to buy a set of Lynx Parallax? 3,5-PW (4 iron busted, the doc was just going to throw them away, my uncle actually caught him at the dumpster at their country club ha ha)

[SccrMan13]

King Cobra II oversize here. I got them used 7 years ago so that means they are prolly a fair deal older than even that.

[dab36]

Hogan Medallions, 1982. Picked them up for 20 bucks off ebay. The ball goes and goes.....

[withdrew]

Mid/Late-1990's PING ISI-S

Not really that old, but certainly not new. Sent them to PING for a makeover, and they came out SWEET!

IMO, better than anything else out there..(For me)

[rb83993]

A friend of mine is playing the Ping Karsten I, 25+ years old. Trying to tell him that it's hard to hold a green when your missing the bottom 3 grooves on your irons!

[juststeve]

I still have the first new set of iron I ever bought, 67 McGregor VIP by Nicklaus. Once or twice a year I put them in the bag and play a round with them.

 

Steve

[MCDavis]

probably some of the most fun rounds you have each year, juststeve. I know they are when I play my old blades.

[press007]

Well I`m not really playing them but I do take them out once and a while, my Hogan Apex II`s form the 70`s the 3 iron looks like surgens scapel. I must have had a better 3 iron swing back then because I sure dont have it now.........Jim

[johndaly07]

dad has a wilson fg blades maybe 1969 ?

[DaveyH]

atm im using a set of tp-9s used by david llewelyn at the world cup of golf in the 80's!

these things are pureeee

[texasdave]

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.

 

Nothing wrong with that I'm doing the same thing, original PAT PEND 845s. I have an extra set in my garage as well.

[golfer_smeth]

i got tm 320's had them since 2001 neva want to get rid either, there awsome

[MCCA]

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.

 

 

I use the black DCI irons, and I don't really see too many other iron sets from this era. Usually I see people playing either more contemporary stuff, or else much older equipment from the 80's and earlier. But I like the Titleists myself, I'm always confident they can hit the shot I'm looking for.

 

 

 

One of the Doc's that play's in our skins group has theses he kills them.

 

mcca

[golf9596]

It must be me I just took off the rappers tonight of my new set of MP32s, LOL. Does a set of Dawia Advisors about 14 years old that still get into my bag for a period every year.

[duckhook]

I switch back and forth between my 1999 Apex Plus and my 1979 Titleist Tour Models. I mainly use the Titleists for practice since the sweet spot is little, and that assumes there's even one there. Typically play with the Apexs

[parpar41]

Standing near the first tee of a private course in Montreal today around Noon, I noticed a guy who still had a set of the very first Ping cavity back cast irons in his bag; predate even the Ping eye ; probably came out in the 70's. Did not see him tee-off; don't know if he was a good golfer or not.

[aussiehack]

Played with a guy a few weeks ago that had a set of MacGregor Doctor irons from the early 90's. Wow were they weird looking things!! PING ZING looking from behind but not bad from above. He was a 20 something handicap and was deadly with the short irons with them.

 

What was it about the early 90's and irons?? The Doctor from MacGregor, Cleveland VAS 792, PING ZING - those were some real bad times for golf equipment.