What was your first set of sticks?

[JoeF]

OK so we go back a few years. What was the first set of clubs you had. (assuming you can still remember that far back) :)I had a set of Spaulding Tee Flites. Driver and 3 wood made out of some kinda of plastic/nylon material and the 3,5,7,9 irons and putter that came with this plaid bag. Soon graduated to a set of Northwesterns with laminated woods. I am amused at how we now complain because this ball or that ball get's scuffed by the groves on our irons. Back then when we mishit the ball it would have that big ole smile on it and the ball was toast. But honestly does any ball today feel as good an an old balata ball did?

[Swingtheclub]

Sears Roebucks signature 5.00 a club i got the 3 5 7 9 and Dual Wedge for Christmas

I eventually got the 3 6 and 8 and bought a McGregor tourney two iron from a boy for two dollars

my first woods Sam Snead Blue Ridge 1 2 3 4

[fish]

SLOTLINE CAVITY BACKS and Woods and irons and a knock off anser style putter.

Eric

[mat562]

Speaking of Slotline; does anyone remember that mid 80s putter they did? Black, with big gold inserts in the heel and toe bumpers. Sort of a 'son of MacGregor Response ZT and a Ping Anser.'

And the irons they did? Again, a bit of a black and gold colour scheme... sort of a high-tech, glitzy Ping Eye...

What happened to Slotline?

[Skaffa77]

I got a free hand-me-down - Illusions irons (no name brand). Then I bought for $50 a component driver someone built for me (275cc) and followed it with a "No Problems" Dunlop putter.

I moved on to Cobra CXI's, Ping ISI, MacGregor 1025M's, etc..., etc...

I have since then given my first set to a friend who is trying to learn golf...

[primetimer006]

Wilson G.E. (Gear Effect) 1200

[madi05]

some old cast founders clubs (irons) bought for me brand new about or over 20 years ago, lol i used my brothers driver which was a beat up wood ping driver and 3 wood with still shafts , they actually hit good, lol and a friend gave me his old b-60 ping putter and his old wilson sw and i was set , lol

madi05

[idrive]

My first set...

was a Spaulding jr. set. 3-5-7-9 iron, 1 wood and a 3 wood. 1962ish...

I remember almost killing my brother when I took a swing and the head of the 7 iron
came flying off. What's strange is I cant remember my second set...
My first real set was 1971, Wilson X-31's. I still have them...

[wkuo3]

PowerBuilt set, those that you could mix and match from. 3-PW and 1-3-5 hardwood driver 3 wood, 5 wood.
A toe heel balanced cast iron Green Killer putter.

[Swingtheclub]

[quote name='madi05' post='824329' date='Dec 14 2007, 12:35 PM']some old cast founders clubs (irons) bought for me brand new about or over 20 years ago, lol i used my brothers driver which was a beat up wood ping driver and 3 wood with still shafts , they actually hit good, lol and a friend gave me his old b-60 ping putter and his old wilson sw and i was set , lol

madi05[/quote]


Founders club was established in 1991 so I am afraid they could not be twenty years old.

[rony]

When I was a youngster we lived right next to the 14th fairway of the Country Club. I used to sneak my Dad's clubs out of the house and whack balls around the fairway when no golfers were in sight. Can't tell you what they were. In my teens and early 20's, any time I played golf, (Baseball was my game), I borrowed from friends & family, mix & match clubs. My first set was PinSeeker cavity backs,(Great Irons) with Mix & Match Woods, then Titleist blades and Woods when I started to get serious about the game, and now I just bought Ping G10 Irons and Hybrid. May just go the whole route with Ping. Great Clubs!

[CyFan]

As a kid, I had a Jr set from Northwestern - Chi Chi Rodriguez autograph.

But they were too light once I reall started playing, so in 7th grade I got a used set of Ben Hogan Bounce Sole 1+ irons (3-E) with 1, 3, 4, 5 persimmon woods. My grandmother got them at her country club, so I thought they were pretty hot stuff since I played at a public course. Not very playable by todays standards.

Jim

[fish]

[quote]Speaking of Slotline; does anyone remember that mid 80s putter they did? Black, with big gold inserts in the heel and toe bumpers. Sort of a 'son of MacGregor Response ZT and a Ping Anser.'

And the irons they did? Again, a bit of a black and gold colour scheme... sort of a high-tech, glitzy Ping Eye...

What happened to Slotline?[/quote]

here is an article from 01 about the founder of slotline...

[url="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,147380,00.html"]http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...,147380,00.html[/url]



My irons hat the gold inserts with black writing on them and they looked pretty sleek....


Eric

[dlygrisse]

Wilson Custom starter set
laminated driver and 3W
3,5,7,9 iron
putter

[TheCapedAvenger]

cut down macgregor vip set and wilson patty berg woods. I remember vividly because my dad showed me how to use a pipe cutter to cut them to size

God those things were hard to hit. Still are.

First new clubs: The adams "tom watson" wedge three pack.

[pickerjohn]

Walter Hagen by Wilson, 1,3,4 woods 2-pw irons, hogan SW and bullseye putter, all in a genuine canvas stick bag.
Year was 1958 and that was approx 100 sets ago. Got them from the Pro at the Country Club who was on the
Wilson staff. Got his new ones and sold me those for $95.00.

[RWK]

Wilson Sam Snead, hard to imagine how many of us started with these irons, and John Letters Lee Travino, made in those days in Scotland ( anyone remember them?). A long way from my Srixon 506s with NP Pro shafts of today.

[tina]

power built scotch blade.. dam those things were hard to hit

[rl4673]

Spaulding Executives.. how I don't miss them,

[jcigars]

Ram Acubars

[dalehead]

[quote name='kenk7us2002' post='824463' date='Dec 14 2007, 02:29 PM'][quote name='madi05' post='824329' date='Dec 14 2007, 12:35 PM']some old cast founders clubs (irons) bought for me brand new about or over 20 years ago, lol i used my brothers driver which was a beat up wood ping driver and 3 wood with still shafts , they actually hit good, lol and a friend gave me his old b-60 ping putter and his old wilson sw and i was set , lol

madi05[/quote]


Founders club was established in 1991 so I am afraid they could not be twenty years old.
[/quote]


Might want to check that. I remember very seriously considering buying a set of Founders Club irons when I moved to Florida, and that was in 1988.

[pingman1]

Kroydon Joe Campbell signature series, woods and irons, wilson putter

[Swingtheclub]

[quote name='pickerjohn' post='824751' date='Dec 14 2007, 06:50 PM']Walter Hagen by Wilson, 1,3,4 woods 2-pw irons, hogan SW and bullseye putter, all in a genuine canvas stick bag.
Year was 1958 and that was approx 100 sets ago. Got them from the Pro at the Country Club who was on the
Wilson staff. Got his new ones and sold me those for $95.00.[/quote]


[quote name='RWK' post='831514' date='Dec 20 2007, 01:01 PM']Wilson Sam Snead, hard to imagine how many of us started with these irons, and John Letters Lee Travino, made in those days in Scotland ( anyone remember them?). A long way from my Srixon 506s with NP Pro shafts of today.[/quote]

I had a John Letters putter for years that I loved and someone stole it I think

[teespoon]

[quote name='kenk7us2002' post='831598' date='Dec 20 2007, 02:30 PM'][quote name='pickerjohn' post='824751' date='Dec 14 2007, 06:50 PM']Walter Hagen by Wilson, 1,3,4 woods 2-pw irons, hogan SW and bullseye putter, all in a genuine canvas stick bag.
Year was 1958 and that was approx 100 sets ago. Got them from the Pro at the Country Club who was on the
Wilson staff. Got his new ones and sold me those for $95.00.[/quote]


[quote name='RWK' post='831514' date='Dec 20 2007, 01:01 PM']Wilson Sam Snead, hard to imagine how many of us started with these irons, and John Letters Lee Travino, made in those days in Scotland ( anyone remember them?). A long way from my Srixon 506s with NP Pro shafts of today.[/quote]

I had a John Letters putter for years that I loved and someone stole it I think
[/quote]

I still use my Father's old John Letters 'Golden Goose', brass flanged putter, now and then, along with his 'Bullseye' brass. I like the 'Goose' better than the Acushnet Bullseye blade. Both are keepers!

[teespoon]

[quote name='teespoon' post='831611' date='Dec 20 2007, 02:41 PM'][quote name='kenk7us2002' post='831598' date='Dec 20 2007, 02:30 PM'][quote name='pickerjohn' post='824751' date='Dec 14 2007, 06:50 PM']Walter Hagen by Wilson, 1,3,4 woods 2-pw irons, hogan SW and bullseye putter, all in a genuine canvas stick bag.
Year was 1958 and that was approx 100 sets ago. Got them from the Pro at the Country Club who was on the
Wilson staff. Got his new ones and sold me those for $95.00.[/quote]


[quote name='RWK' post='831514' date='Dec 20 2007, 01:01 PM']Wilson Sam Snead, hard to imagine how many of us started with these irons, and John Letters Lee Travino, made in those days in Scotland ( anyone remember them?). A long way from my Srixon 506s with NP Pro shafts of today.[/quote]

I had a John Letters putter for years that I loved and someone stole it I think
[/quote]

I still use my Father's old John Letters 'Golden Goose', brass flanged putter, now and then, along with his 'Bullseye' brass. I like the 'Goose' better than the Acushnet Bullseye blade. Both are keepers!
[/quote]

Forgot to add that I still play Kosar blades from about 1962 that Emil Kosar made for me. Hope to get a pic of them and post it.

teespoon

[oldpalchamp]

Wow! I can't remember my first set. It was probably some 3,5,7,9 starter set. I got my first "real" set of clubs in 1974. They were the old Powerbuilt Thoroughbreds with the shaft over the hosel. I think I had some Haig Ultra laminated woods.

Just for kicks, back in 2001, I took out an old set of Hogan PCs with Hogan "Speed Slot" persimon woods and started playing a round at my club. After 9 holes, I went into the bag room and got my regular clubs and realized it really is the technology!

[RWK]

Don't let the Golden Goose go, they are becoming very rare and later models are a poor copy of the originals.

[NicholasP]

1993 Northwestern Nancy Lopez woods and irons (I was too short for mens clubs) $99.99 from K-Mart.

[Adk Jake]

First set were hand me down MacGregors from my father, not sure how old they were, but the irons (2,5,7,9) had dimples instead of grooves, and although steel shafted, the shafts were colored reddish brown. Woods were driver, 2, 3. I remember the 2 wood head was quite big for the period they were made.

Then for HS graduation in 1970 he bought me a set of Wilson George Archer models, 1,3,4 woods, 2 - 9 irons.

Still have both sets

[krgolf]

First Complete set: Spalding Shelly Mayfields