Iron Sets to match my Age - Wilson Staff Tour Blade FG-17 etc

[MMcG]

I came across a neat concept while perusing this forum doing some research on a set of Wilson STaff Tour Blade FG-17 irons I saw on ebay and it got me to thinking.........what were some good blade sets that would date back to my birth year of 1968 that I could look for to have an age appropriate set of irons to use from time to time? How would I be able to identify the model year of something like a Tour Blad FG-17 etc. etc.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Mark in CT

[Fellaheen51]

Ironfinder.com A fairly comprehensive source for dating old(er) irons from a variety of manufacturers. Pick your implement. For example [Wilson Staff FG-17](https://www.ironfinder.com/Individual-Irons/wilson/staff_fg-17_tour_blade-81.htm "Wilson Staff FG-17").

 

FWIW. Not particularly enamored with the idea of ball'n irons from my birth year (1951). I'll just fib and go with the '71 Staff "Buttonbacks". If I can get away with it.

[MMcG]

Thanks for that link - pretty neat. One problem I face - I'm a Lefty!

[rwc356]

 

Interesting idea - like another poster, not sure I would like my birth year clubs (1952) but would be interesting to see what was the "hot" club back then.

[TommyRam]

This year I've inadvertently wandered into this. Caught the vintage/thrift bug, and I have acquired 3 sets of irons that were out around my birth year of 78. Good fun for cheap if your getting a bit...Older?

[rex235]

MMcG-

"Thanks for that link - pretty neat. One problem I face - I'm a Lefty!"

It's really not a problem. You just have to choose which ones you want.

[57Staff]

I think the bullets were before the buttonbacks. Also, Macs had the MT Tourney TR "split soles" around that time. Not sure what the Hogans were - +1s maybe?

[James the Hogan Fan]

1996 was a bad year to be born...

 

 

[Nessism]

> @"James the Hogan Fan" said:

> 1996 was a bad year to be born...

>

 

Incorrect. If you don't understand, wait a few decades.

 

 

[BIG STU]

Lets see I have one set of my birth year ( 1957) That is a set of Diamondback Macgregors. Fella I think I have a set from around your birthday. Remember back when we done some research on those Macgregor Bob Toski Mighty Mite irons? I think we came up with 51 or 52

[pahogan]

I play my 83 hogan decades from time to time. Probably my go to club from my same year

[mocokid]

> @Nessism said:

> > @"James the Hogan Fan" said:

> > 1996 was a bad year to be born...

> >

>

> Incorrect. If you don't understand, wait a few decades.

>

>

 

Ain't that the truth !!!

[James the Hogan Fan]

> @Nessism said:

> > @"James the Hogan Fan" said:

> > 1996 was a bad year to be born...

> >

>

> Incorrect. If you don't understand, wait a few decades.

>

>

 

_Within the context of the OP_ my birth year is mostly associated with really ugly oversized cast GI clubs. I am not looking forward to losing the youth though.

[deejaid]

1976 for me. The Macgregor’s that year are hideous, Hogan had the Producer? Ugly. Wilson looked pretty nice with the bulletback Staff or even the X/31 cavity back. Of course Ping Karsten l’s would work.

[scruffynick]

Born in 1977....got some ping karsten iii irons from the same year. Great sticks even in today's market

[BIG STU]

> @deejaid said:

> 1976 for me. The Macgregor’s that year are hideous, Hogan had the Producer? Ugly. Wilson looked pretty nice with the bulletback Staff or even the X/31 cavity back. Of course Ping Karsten l’s would work.

 

Gotta agree Mac had those hideous Syncro Lites---- Spalding completely ruined the Elite and Top Flite irons

[NRJyzr]

For me, it's 1963. I think some of those love Wilson Staff Turfriders might be a lovely choice