Spalding Cash In

[Pastit]

2 hours ago, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

 

I thought the whole of Bradford was a landfill site?

 

 

 

I'm only half-joking; until The Broadway shopping centre was finished, Bradford really did have a massive hole like a landfill in its city centre for about 10 years. At one point, there was talk of turning it into a lake. 

 

 

Completely wrong: it’s not a landfill site but it needs to be. Makes Gateshead and Murmansk look like Dubai in comparisons. 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

1 hour ago, The Aspidistra in the Hall said:

The original and viable multi-cultural centre of the UK. Much to celebrate about Bradford. I worked there in the late 70s early 80s.

 

I grew up there during the Seventies and Eighties. There are a lot of things to celebrate about Bradford, and yes, the curry is one of them. The Bradford League is another. And Cartwright Hall's all-too-fleeting appearance in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.  

 

But that hole in the city centre is not of them. I'm glad they've sorted it out, anyway, and the last time I was there, which was pre Corona, it seemed to be thriving.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

25 minutes ago, Pastit said:

Completely wrong: it’s not a landfill site but it needs to be. Makes Gateshead and Murmansk look like Dubai in comparisons. 

 

Gateshead I've not been to, but there are quite a lot of number of Northern towns that have seen better days.

 

I spent a delightful two hours in Middlesborough waiting for a train connection. Activities to enjoy around the station included avoiding the angry drunks and finding spots that did not smell of either urine or vomit. This was during the afternoon.

 

Rotherham only exists to make Doncaster look posh, and Birkenhead is an unfinished toilet. My abiding memory of the place is having a road cone thrown at me one Sunday by morning by a bloke was either very drunk or high on smack. Fortunately, he was so out of his gourd, he only succeeded in throwing the cone a couple of feet. It rather reminded me of my tee shot on the first hole on Captain's Day many years ago in front of the Pro (who was my instructor at the time).

[Pastit]

21 minutes ago, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

 

Gateshead I've not been to, but there are quite a lot of number of Northern towns that have seen better days.

 

I spent a delightful two hours in Middlesborough waiting for a train connection. Activities to enjoy around the station included avoiding the angry drunks and finding spots that did not smell of either urine or vomit. This was during the afternoon.

 

Rotherham only exists to make Doncaster look posh, and Birkenhead is an unfinished toilet. My abiding memory of the place is having a road cone thrown at me one Sunday by morning by a bloke was either very drunk or high on smack. Fortunately, he was so out of his gourd, he only succeeded in throwing the cone a couple of feet. It rather reminded me of my tee shot on the first hole on Captain's Day many years ago in front of the Pro (who was my instructor at the time).

Where there’s muck there’s money lad. Or there was. 
 

As a guest at Harrogate GC visitors’s day I topped my drive at the first when the ball hit a triangular tee marker on the LGU tee and split in half. One half landing amongst a group on the 18th green nearby and the other half going c 100 yds down our fairway. 
 

On asking if anyone knew the rule I was told to play both halves and divide the total score by two. 

Edited August 3, 2022 by Pastit

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

3 minutes ago, Pastit said:

Where there’s muck there’s money lad. Or there was. 
 

As a guest at Harrogate GC visitors’s day I topped my drive at the first when the ball hit a triangular tee marker on the LGU tee and split in half. One half landing amongst a group on the 18th green nearby and the other half going c 100 yds down our fairway. 
 

On asking if anyone knew the rule I was told to play both halves and divide the total score by two. 

Aye, where there's muck, there's brass. I think that was what brought my Dad "Oop North" from London. Anyway, he liked it well enough to stay.

 

I've not played the courses around Harrogate, but I've heard that Harrogate GC is very good, as is Pannal, though I'm not sure if that counts as a Leeds course or Harrogate course.

[Pastit]

8 minutes ago, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

Aye, where there's muck, there's brass. I think that was what brought my Dad "Oop North" from London. Anyway, he liked it well enough to stay.

 

I've not played the courses around Harrogate, but I've heard that Harrogate GC is very good, as is Pannal, though I'm not sure if that counts as a Leeds course or Harrogate course.

 I’ve been twice a member at Pannal in south Harrogate ( Harrogate Union ), firstly living in Wetherby. Second time travelling down as a country member when I retired. Pannal was on the old pro tour circuit at c 6600 yds in Alliss’s day. I was lucky to get in but made friends for life. It’s changed from an exclusive club to catering for the masses. 
 

If you were to play three courses, my preference would be, in order: Alwoodley, Moortown & Pannal. Cheers.

Edited August 3, 2022 by Pastit

[The Aspidistra in the Hall]

25 minutes ago, Pastit said:

 I’ve been twice a member at Pannal in south Harrogate ( Harrogate Union ), firstly living in Wetherby. Second time travelling down as a country member when I retired. Pannal was on the old pro tour circuit at c 6600 yds in Alliss’s day. I was lucky to get in but made friends for life. It’s changed from an exclusive club to catering for the masses. 
 

If you were to play three courses, my preference would be, in order: Alwoodley, Moortown & Pannal. Cheers.

Ah, Peter Alliss, Bryon Hutchinson and Murray Burgess, happy days. And George Duncan's lad was at Alwoodley.

Edited August 3, 2022 by The Aspidistra in the Hall

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

30 minutes ago, Pastit said:

 I’ve been twice a member at Pannal in south Harrogate ( Harrogate Union ), firstly living in Wetherby. Second time travelling down as a country member when I retired. Pannal was on the old pro tour circuit at c 6600 yds in Alliss’s day. I was lucky to get in but made friends for life. It’s changed from an exclusive club to catering for the masses. 
 

If you were to play three courses, my preference would be, in order: Alwoodley, Moortown & Pannal. Cheers.

 

Good choices. I knew a member at Alwoodley who offered to play with me when I was back in the UK, but by the time I was back in the UK and ready to play, he was no longer in good health. Isn't that the first course Alistair MacKenzie had a hand in designing? 

 

Pannal similarly I once had an offer to play at with a member, but it never panned out. I think a girl was involved....

[Pastit]

6 minutes ago, The Aspidistra in the Hall said:

Ah, Peter Alliss, Bryon Hutchinson and Murray Burgess, happy days. And George Duncan's lad was at Alwoodley.

I forgot Platts ( Lionel was it ) - didn’t know Duncan.

 

Committee dumped Murray who is still there as he got free membership as compen. We used to give him 6 handicap to get a decent game in members v captain and pro for club funds. 

[Pastit]

14 minutes ago, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

 

Good choices. I knew a member at Alwoodley who offered to play with me when I was back in the UK, but by the time I was back in the UK and ready to play, he was no longer in good health. Isn't that the first course Alistair MacKenzie had a hand in designing? 

 

Pannal similarly I once had an offer to play at with a member, but it never panned out. I think a girl was involved....

I hope it wasn’t that barmaid I’m thinking about.

 

Alwoodley is unchanged I believe but they built a massive castle in lieu of the old cricket pavilion of the 1980’s. I believe it was Braid or AM.  Used to love the old team matches v these clubs and we won the Harrogate Union in one of the years I was selected to play. Moor Allerton, as one of the first “ new clubs “, wasn’t popular with us. Pros were lucky to break 80 around it. 

[The Aspidistra in the Hall]

21 minutes ago, Pastit said:

I forgot Platts ( Lionel was it ) - didn’t know Duncan.

 

Committee dumped Murray who is still there as he got free membership as compen. We used to give him 6 handicap to get a decent game in members v captain and pro for club funds. 

Yes, Lionel and his pal from Roundhay, Hedley Muscroft. Big money team.

[The Aspidistra in the Hall]

36 minutes ago, Pastit said:

I hope it wasn’t that barmaid I’m thinking about.

 

Alwoodley is unchanged I believe but they built a massive castle in lieu of the old cricket pavilion of the 1980’s. I believe it was Braid or AM.  Used to love the old team matches v these clubs and we won the Harrogate Union in one of the years I was selected to play. Moor Allerton, as one of the first “ new clubs “, wasn’t popular with us. Pros were lucky to break 80 around it. 

Colt/MacKenzie.

Moortown was the first MacKenzie designed off his own bat.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

1 hour ago, Pastit said:

I hope it wasn’t that barmaid I’m thinking about.

 

I also hope it wasn't! The details are best left to the fog of time, because, like the promised round at Pannal, things didn't pan out between us!

[cold_war_era_golfer]

Nice to see this thread kicking and also nice to see the 1955 ferrule discussion I have seen a set of those irons locally with those ferrules and I assumed they were ladies due to the "blue".

Anyway, I've used my Spalding Cash-In Special for a majority of this season.  When the greens got really fast I was thrown and went back to my Iron Master but I find it easier to find the sweet spot on the Cash-in and it's now back in the bag.  

[Brian1862]

3 hours ago, cold_war_era_golfer said:

... I have seen a set of those [1955] irons locally with those ferrules ...

I hope you'll let me know if you see any of these again and for sale - I'm looking to replace my lost 7i.  😎

[cold_war_era_golfer]

9 minutes ago, Brian1862 said:

I hope you'll let me know if you see any of these again and for sale - I'm looking to replace my lost 7i.  😎

Will do.  

Love your signature.  I've been bitten by the Spalding bug the last few months and it's hard to look at anything else.

I've got a set of '54 irons with stiff rocket shafts(which I'm yet to play)

'59-60 Synchro Dyneds

'61-62 Synchro Dyneds

'63-64 Synchro Dyneds

'65 Professionals

'66 Elites

[The Aspidistra in the Hall]

13 hours ago, cold_war_era_golfer said:

Will do.  

Love your signature.  I've been bitten by the Spalding bug the last few months and it's hard to look at anything else.

I've got a set of '54 irons with stiff rocket shafts(which I'm yet to play)

'59-60 Synchro Dyneds

'61-62 Synchro Dyneds

'63-64 Synchro Dyneds

'65 Professionals

'66 Elites

Thes are on Ebay currently. I believed that these were 'store line' clubs but I've reason to doubt it. There are a number of these identically patterned clubs around with different Pro names, always well known ones. Could it be that this was a design Spalding used for personalising clubs to their Staff players or top customers.

They look great. Instead of having the 'spade' framing they have a 'clubs' framing, which I find interesting.

What do you think?

[cold_war_era_golfer]

3 hours ago, The Aspidistra in the Hall said:

Thes are on Ebay currently. I believed that these were 'store line' clubs but I've reason to doubt it. There are a number of these identically patterned clubs around with different Pro names, always well known ones. Could it be that this was a design Spalding used for personalising clubs to their Staff players or top customers.

They look great. Instead of having the 'spade' framing they have a 'clubs' framing, which I find interesting.

What do you think?

Need a link or photo.

[The Aspidistra in the Hall]

8 hours ago, cold_war_era_golfer said:

Need a link or photo.

Oops, sorry.

[cold_war_era_golfer]

20 minutes ago, The Aspidistra in the Hall said:

Oops, sorry.

I think its a store line model.  They look very similar to the 1961-62 which was Synchro Dyned.  

Now I'm still "new" to the Spalding line but I think the pro models would have had said "pro model" or "professional" on them.  Or at least "Synchro Dyned" which seemed to disappear in 1965.

I have a few of the catalogs.  1959, '64, '65, '66, and '67. In one of those there is a Jay Hebert model and it's cheaper than the pro models but looks rather identical to the '63-64s down to having the Spade face framing.  

 

However, that said.  Chi-Chi had a store line model I believe and here is a picture of him in the mid 60s.  I doubt these are the store line but rather a customized set like you were theorizing Saplding may have made for some of their pros.  

 

 

These are currently on Mercari.  

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2022 by cold_war_era_golfer

[Jiggered]

On 8/4/2022 at 9:29 PM, The Aspidistra in the Hall said:

Oops, sorry.

 

I suspect that they're American, nice clubs.

 

I saw this model advertised in Golf Monthly 1964 which I, therefore, suspect might have been made in their Northern Ireland factory.

 

[el_caporal]

H/t @Swingingk for sharing this thread, some great detail for a Spalding/ vintage noob. My first Cash-In is in the mail… look forward to learning (and collecting) more!

 

 

[BIG STU]

On 8/4/2022 at 4:58 AM, The Aspidistra in the Hall said:

Thes are on Ebay currently. I believed that these were 'store line' clubs but I've reason to doubt it. There are a number of these identically patterned clubs around with different Pro names, always well known ones. Could it be that this was a design Spalding used for personalising clubs to their Staff players or top customers.

They look great. Instead of having the 'spade' framing they have a 'clubs' framing, which I find interesting.

What do you think?

I do know Spalding in those days had an extensive custom  department. Those may very well be pro line with those stampings. To tell you how extensive they were. One of the Old Mans cronies would play nothing but 53 Top Flites. He had my old man call up who ever he knew at Spalding and this was in the early 70s. And yes they still had blank 53 Top Flite forgings. My old Mans friend ordered 2 sets of heads 53s with 67 Bird on the ball stampings. The guy said no problem what shaft did he want? The old man said ship them with no shafts because the guy used only Hogan Apex shafts. He said the guy at Spalding chuckled and said "ahh one of the Carolina Conversion guys" Ok no problem will be there in 6 to 8 weeks