Old clubs? Anyone still gaming 10+ yr old stuff

[lil'mike]

Not sure of age but I have a newer baf and a second older bag.  I have a set of Ping i3 O-size that I just regripped today, a Titliet 913H 3 hybrid , a Ping Rapture 4H and a Ping Karsten Ally putter.

 

A friend of mine still uses R5 driver. Mizuno 50 fairway and some X-20 irons.

 

[cgasucks]

2 hours ago, beckk10 said:

Does it make me a bad person to play illegal grooves when my friends arent?

 

Not in wedges but in irons. Currently finishing a resurrection of TM Rac TP MBs from 2006. 

 

I feel a little dirt playing clubs with non conforming grooves...

 

The spin rate between pre-2010 clubs and post 2010 clubs are equal when hit off of clean lies, but offer a few more hundred RPMs when hitting out of the rough with the non-conforming clubs.  Me personally I think it's a stupid rule and you should play clubs that you want.

Edited June 30, 2021 by cgasucks

[wfallon]

still using mizuno mp57s from 2005?6 and see no reason to upgrade

[Jifmoli]

Read an article once which asked the question how often to replace clubs. Main point there were wedges are the first to be replaced if the grooves wear out and you lose spin. Putter never needs to be replaced if you put well with them, irons rarely I think (though the grooves issue is there a bit too but less than wedges) and woods only if they are so old that newer generation is more forgiving (distance is about a yard more per year according to a bunch of comparison tests I have seen).

 

So, if it still works, then no issues. I have some old clubs in my bags as well but they stay as they work: old late 80s putter (I think), late 90s PW, 10 year old driver (though I don't like drivers in general, this works as well (or as badly) as any more recent I played with), old hybrid (2007-ish I think).

[grm24]

9 hours ago, beckk10 said:

Does it make me a bad person to play illegal grooves when my friends arent?

 

Not in wedges but in irons. Currently finishing a resurrection of TM Rac TP MBs from 2006. 

 

I feel a little dirt playing clubs with non conforming grooves...

Unless you are playing golf at a professional level, elite level amateur competitions or events where Model Local Rule G2 is in effect your grooves are considered legal until the start of 2024.

[Tanner25]

Yes, Wilson D100 R driver (the right light) and HB3 irons. 

[mvhoffman]

Decided a little over a month ago to go vintage.  Find the irons(2006 model) that I once had and loved the look of and put them into play.  The 3 wood (2014) was a pleasant surprise as I found it for $10 on ebay and it worked out great.  

 

I'm playing some of my best golf right now with these "Vintage" clubs

 

[FreeWilly613]

Titelist DCI irons 20+years old iirc.

New putter 

Woods range from 8years to new

Old vokey raw wedges with the non confirming grooves 

 

I will be regriping the whole bag next season.  I love the fresh grips on old clubs.

[beckk10]

6 hours ago, grm24 said:

Unless you are playing golf at a professional level, elite level amateur competitions or events where Model Local Rule G2 is in effect your grooves are considered legal until the start of 2024.

Yep no tournaments with these clubs, they're more for fun. Thanks for letting me know I didn't know this!

[beckk10]

13 hours ago, cgasucks said:

 

The spin rate between pre-2010 clubs and post 2010 clubs are equal when hit off of clean lies, but offer a few more hundred RPMs when hitting out of the rough with the non-conforming clubs.  Me personally I think it's a stupid rule and you should play clubs that you want.

I completely agree.

[rt_charger]

My current irons are from 1988, I guess that counts lol

[iknowbagu]

R11 driver still in play, though if I'm being honest I've been trying to replace it for 3 years now.

 

Overhauled my entire bag last year.  Up until then, almost every club in my bag was 10+ years old.  I know this opinion doesn't fly around here, but I believe you generally do more harm than good constantly swapping out clubs.

[Jilla]

I’m gaming Titleist 841 irons (1984) and a bullseye putter, the only other irons I’m looking to purchase and put in the bag that would be considered newer are Titleist box blades which came out in 87’.

I have a newer ping driver and hybrid but everything else in the bag is a classic. They just don’t make forged blades like they used to. By the way if anyone knows where I could find a set of box blades? that would be much appreciated.

[TomRUtah]

Until late 2019 I was still playing Golden Bear irons I bought new in 1988.  Last year I replaced my TaylorMade System 2 driver.  This year I replaced my Ping Anser bought new in 1988.

[kthomas]

My driver is a Ping G30, so that's around ~9 years old now?

 

Irons are the original Ping Raptures, which came out in the early 2000's.

 

Putter is an OG Odyssey white hot tour #1, not sure exactly how old but I believe over 10 years old.

 

Don't really have any reason to change any of it.

[me05501]

I recently put my oldest set of irons back in the bag. Srixon i-506's on NV Pro graphite shafts. 

 

I've tried various other sets over the last five years but these just fit me well. When I decided I needed to go back to graphite it was like coming home. I did have the lofts adjusted to match the more recent Srixon iron lofts, but that's it. 

[scruffynick]

My eye 2s are from 1986 I think..... Putter is older than me, ping y blade. 5 wood is a callaway war bird... That's well over 20 years old.... Oh dear I do keep hold of stuff 

[storm319]

Still gaming Titleist 690.CBs (released in 2003, new to me in 2008 and I have no plans to replace unless a shaft breaks).

[jroc34]

I rock some Wilson System 45s from the mid 90s, a TaylorMade R7 from the mid 2000s, a TaylorMade rescue 19 degree from probably 09, and a Scotty Laguna from the late 90s. I shoot mid 80s. Could I shave off some strokes with newer stuff? Probably. Aside from my Scotty I'm in the market to replace most of it with stuff from the 2010s .

[84425]

🙋‍♂️
 

putter: 20 years old

irons: 30 years old

sw: 40 years old

driver: 70 years old

[mattwood]

Bridgestone J40 DPC's .  My driver is really knew though, like 2016 or so.

[RobotDoctor]

Currently no.  I do have a set of irons (backups, Ben Hogan 1999 Apex bladed ) and have a couple Titleist 905 drivers (T and S, from 2005) available just in case my current irons and driver go haywire.

[JShaw]

Mizuno mp-29 irons from around 99.

Mizuno T-zoid sand and gap wedges

Hogan Special 60

Sometimes a Titleist 905R driver when my 917 D2 is acting up

[14max]

PING K15 driver (2010)

Callaway GBB Hawk Eye 5 wood (1998)

Callaway Big Bertha Warbird 7 & 9 woods (1998)

PING ISI-S irons (1998)

PING Anser X putter (1998 ?)

[bogeyk]

I’m still using the G15 hybrids.  I can’t find a reason to use anything else even though I have tried to replace them. 

[EDWARDSR]

I know they aren’t 10 years old but hear me out! 

For me being a typical Wrx’er who’s always trying to find the latest and greatest, I’m proud that I have some clubs in the bag that are older than 5 years old lol.
 

I game a Nike Engage raw wedge set 50,55,60 (continue to try and find greener grass with newer wedges and haven’t found anything). 
 

I also game the GOAT 3 wood (in my humble opinion) a tour issue 2016 M2! 

Edited July 3, 2021 by EDWARDSR

[clinkinfo]

On 6/29/2021 at 3:44 PM, Sportfishingguy said:

I’m still gaming 962 irons (2-W), an i15 driver and an old Adam’s tight lies tour 17 FW. I shoot low 70s on average and just haven’t liked much (if any) of the new stuff..

 

Anyone else in the same boat? Just haven’t seen anything that’s that drastic of a performance enhancement to replace my old stuff… 

 

so In better player irons, the only thing that’s really changed is loft.  So it’s not a surprise you don’t see much that performs better.  Fairway woods, and wedges, frankly haven’t changed a ton either.   And putters are just preference anyway.

 

the one that surprises me a little bit is the driver.  It’s very hard to ignore that newer drivers are more forgiving on miss hits.  They retain much better ball speed and launch conditions.   The only club I personally think you should reconsider is the driver. Newer drivers are definitely far better on mishits than your i15.

[Fairway14]

My driver was produced in 2010.

Iron set produced in 2010.

Putter produced in 1994.

[Kentendo]

I'm back playing Ping G15 irons this year after sending them to Ping for a refurb over the winter.  I still believe the G15 is one of their best designs of all time.  Mine were cast by Ping in AZ, so I'll never get rid of them. My GIR % went up after putting them in the bag. 

[Devildawg67]

07 X forged PXG fitting next week they better be good to pry these sticks out of my hands