NEW MACGREGOR IRON AND WEDGES

[Texsport]

Congratulations to MacGregor for Aaron Baddeley's win in the Australian Masters.

The first victory by a player using the new PRO-M blades.

Texsport

[lvillehusky]

Reid,

It is great to see the President of the Company out talking to consumers and promoting the product. It is a breath of fresh air to see that you take pride in your products and service.

I think the products look great,and I am ready for them to be in my bag. The wedges and irons make me want to get out there and play right now. The Pro M is the club of 2008!

To everyone else,
Lets help Reid out, lets show the retailers that Macgregor is a force to be reckoned with.

[freddiec]

I can't get enough of this thread. I can't wait to atleast put that new amazing looking wedge in my bag. I've been looking for something good looking to replace my CG10. MacGregor Tourney stuff was always the coolest stuff to play back in the day. Its great to see they are finally getting current. I can't wait till mid December rolls around to see the new Stuff. Thanks Reid!

[scottvw13]

With the custom grind package, do you have the option of going to Mac's headquarters for a fitting? I'd love to get recommendations for a grind from the people that understand exactly what affects each grind would have...

[SteveWillHicks]

What about Spencer Levin? Any news/plans in regards to his involvement with the re-birth of Macgregor Golf?

[Strange89]

Reid:

Would you possibly add some photos on any new offerings by Bobby Grace? Thanks.

Jason

[mr_divots]

[quote name='rnolan79' post='805730' date='Nov 28 2007, 03:16 PM']I just ordered my set of custom grinds from Macgregor and Don White is handgrinding them. Reid and Don and Scott from Macgregor have been amazing to work with. There custom grind program is unreal. Anything you can think of they will do. I will post pics when I get them in. In terms of customer service and quality I cannot think of another company that would go to these lengths for the general public.[/quote]
What model of heads are they grinding for you?

[rnolan79]

What model of heads are they grinding for you?
[/quote]


The new PRO-M.

[kingjjv]

Right now I've got the mactec 685 forged. I love them. Do they look as good in the bag as the new stuff? NO. Do they look great at address? yes

As beautiful as the new stuff looks, I can't see myself switching.

[gearhead]

[quote name='rnolan79' post='805730' date='Nov 28 2007, 04:16 PM']I just ordered my set of custom grinds from Macgregor and Don White is handgrinding them. Reid and Don and Scott from Macgregor have been amazing to work with. There custom grind program is unreal. Anything you can think of they will do. I will post pics when I get them in. In terms of customer service and quality I cannot think of another company that would go to these lengths for the general public.[/quote]



rnolan79- How much does this cost?

1. What grinds are they doing?
2. Do they start with a finished set of heads and grind them, or do they use a raw set and grind them?
3. Also will they refinish them after grinding?

It sounds great but someone said this cost 8k to do. For $8,000.00 I don't think so. But having Don White and the Mac guys do special grinds is a real treat if it is affordable.

[rnolan79]

Gearhead,
It is no longer 8000 for a set. That was for the factory visit where you would work hand in hand with Don on your set. The price is much more affordable and for what you are getting it is one hell of a bargain. I got to speak with Don yesterday and go over all the grinds at my disposal and we settled on a mixture of the basic shape of Elkingtons grind with a little more bounce (elk has 0 bounce on his irons) and then an aggresive anti dig leading edge. From speaking to Don he will be handgrinding these from a raw block and then refinishing in satin. It really is amazing what can be done and I can't thank everyone at Macgregor enough for making my dream come true.

[Spin Doctor]

[quote name='rnolan79' post='806820' date='Nov 29 2007, 10:46 AM']Gearhead,
It is no longer 8000 for a set. That was for the factory visit where you would work hand in hand with Don on your set. The price is much more affordable and for what you are getting it is one hell of a bargain. I got to speak with Don yesterday and go over all the grinds at my disposal and we settled on a mixture of the basic shape of Elkingtons grind with a little more bounce (elk has 0 bounce on his irons) and then an aggresive anti dig leading edge. From speaking to Don he will be handgrinding these from a raw block and then refinishing in satin. It really is amazing what can be done and I can't thank everyone at Macgregor enough for making my dream come true.[/quote]
The prospects and possibilities here are getting more exciting by the minute...
rnolan79, can you tell us if the custom grind you are getting are going to be lighter weight, or will they be the same swingweight as the stock MT PRO-M's? I like Don's leading edge grinds.

[rnolan79]

They are going to be a D4 swingweight.



Ryan

[gearhead]

Gearhead,

It is no longer 8000 for a set. That was for the factory visit where you would work hand in hand with Don on your set. The price is much more affordable and for what you are getting it is one hell of a bargain. I got to speak with Don yesterday and go over all the grinds at my disposal and we settled on a mixture of the basic shape of Elkingtons grind with a little more bounce (elk has 0 bounce on his irons) and then an aggresive anti dig leading edge. From speaking to Don he will be handgrinding these from a raw block and then refinishing in satin. It really is amazing what can be done and I can't thank everyone at Macgregor enough for making my dream come true.

 

Man that is so cool. Cant believe you got this set up like that. He can set the bounce, leading edge, etc??? The grinds elk has looked square toed also. Aside from that the leading edge grinds that are agressive are like Bads right? Here is Bads DW grinds...

 

[Spin Doctor]

Thanks Ryan,
So I'm guessing that also answers Mr. Divots question too, regarding Don being able to do the leading edge grind from the forging blanks and having enough material to work with to maintain a healthy swingweight without having to compensate by adding weight down the shaft into the hosel, keeping the COG optimal.

[rnolan79]

That is exactly right. I have a really steep swing and tend to dig so I thought that would help quite a bit. Elks toe is a semi-square toe that is between Macgregors standard and square toe.

[rnolan79]

Spindoctor,
That is correct. I actually had a set of DW grinds made for a tour pro that the short irons were ground so that the COG was higher without having to bend the lofts. Don is a magician and can do anything you can think of.

[gearhead]

here is elk's grind and then the badds grind- They both look way more squared off than the new MT's.

 

Here is elks grind

 

elks witb from another post

 

 

here is Badds grind-

 

baddswitb from another post

 

 

new MT-

 

[phelps22]

With exception to the radius grind on Badds irons they are pretty much the same shape as the old Macgregor PMB's.

[slicktry]

For $8k to get a chance to be THERE while Don grinds your irons? That is worth WAAAY more than $8k. To get Bobka grinds from Titleist you are looking at least $15k. For the full experience $50k plus.

God Bless
Jer

[El Crab]

Wow, those are some sexy blades! Good to see MacGregor going back to the basics. When I first decided I needed something closer to a player's club, I bought some Macs.

[mozgolf]

A bit of thread jack I know............... I see on the boards CHIII has just been released at his own request by Callaway..... Is he the new face for McGregor if Badds is on the move

[phelps22]

[quote name='arfrizzell' post='807707' date='Nov 30 2007, 02:08 AM']A bit of thread jack I know............... I see on the boards CHIII has just been released at his own request by Callaway..... Is he the new face for McGregor if Badds is on the move[/quote]


According to Golfweek CHIII is being courted by Nike. I believe Mac would be a good fit for him, but I don't know if they are willing to spend the money to compete with Nike if this is in fact the case.

[alucard655]

I just heard a MacGregor rep say its all supposed to be shipping March 1, 2008.

[Konklifer]

[quote name='alucard655' post='808155' date='Nov 30 2007, 02:20 PM']I just heard a MacGregor rep say its all supposed to be shipping March 1, 2008.[/quote]

Well, the prez says otherwise.

[Spin Doctor]

Circa 1924

[ijustgolf]

Does MacGregor have anything left in Dayton or have they moved everything? Are they in Georgia?

[kitsoasis]

would the MT be comparable to the i-701s??
the description of the iron seemed to suggest this is the case
if so then i think i may have a dilemma for my new irons!

[gearhead]

Is Aaron's new proto MT m's chrome or satin?

[D Rock]

Wow those are amazing I bet they feel awesome!