You know you're an Old Golfer when...

[596]

On 6/29/2022 at 9:53 AM, BIG STU said:

I am getting to that point slowly. What the delimma is at this time besides whether the WC insurance or medicare is going to pay for it is whether it is a structual problem itself or an issue of the permanant nerve damage in my back. My neurosurgeon who took care of me from the get go thinks it will be because of permant nerve damage. It for me can vary from day to day. Sometimes I can go a month and no problems then all of a sudden wham. Now used to be I could tell you when it was going to rain without listening to the WC. It is raining now and did yesterday too. Honestly except for the fact it is raining I am pain free and could play 18 or more riding. I do have a test scheduled in July to help determine if it is nerve or structural and my Neuro Doc and my regular Doc ( who is a golf bud) will be involved in the tests. 

Had both my hips replaced. One 6 years ago and one 3 years ago.  Best thing I ever did.  I can do things I haven't been able to do since I was a teenager.  The sooner you have it done the better.  It gets harder to recover the older you get.

 

I walk 9 twice a week. Walk 18 once a week. I cycle 3 days a week for a total of 60 miles.  The off day is a day at the range.

 

[BIG STU]

16 minutes ago, 596 said:

Had both my hips replaced. One 6 years ago and one 3 years ago.  Best thing I ever did.  I can do things I haven't been able to do since I was a teenager.  The sooner you have it done the better.  It gets harder to recover the older you get.

 

I walk 9 twice a week. Walk 18 once a week. I cycle 3 days a week for a total of 60 miles.  The off day is a day at the range.

 

Yep they gotta see first if it is structural related or nerve related due to the permanant nerve damage in my back from an accident

[woodriff]

I’m waiting for a hip.

But for the original post, 

Bullseye putters

Callaway bubble shafts

and I’ve still got a steel shafted Taylormade driver with a head that looks like a thimble. I hit it so well back in the day. 

Edited July 2, 2022 by woodriff

[JimmyC59]

1 hour ago, woodriff said:

I’m waiting for a hip.

But for the original post, 

Bullseye putters

Callaway bubble shafts

and I’ve still got a steel shafted Taylormade driver with a head that looks like a thimble. I hit it so we’ll back in the day. 

I still have a Bullseye.

[zonadub]

You know you’re an old golfer when…

 

my first new set was a 2 wood, and 3, 5, 7 and 9 Bruce Wood

 

my first set of laminated woods was 1 - 2 - 3

 

i have never owned a 5 wood. Went straight from a 4 wood to Callaway War Bird Heaven Wood.

 

a Stinger with the Sam Snead Blue Ridges had a whole different meaning

 

not exactly sure, but I think the ball I used to play was a Tiger (this was before Eldrick was born)

 

i had a White Fang putter (Jack Nicklaus signature)

Edited July 26, 2022 by zonadub

[Dinosaur]

when I freely admit that "I was a has been that never was"

 

[zonadub]

A new problem…

 

I was closer to the green with a 3 wood from the blue tee than I am now with a driver from the white tee

[SnowbirdTom]

Them aerial bombs I used to hit?  More like mortar shells now.  Straight up and down at close range. 😉

[NCLancer]

On 6/29/2022 at 10:24 AM, DavePelz4 said:

When you realize on the 3rd tee that one of your socks is black and the other navy blue.

 

And then you find another pair at home.

The question is:  Were you wearing shorts or long pants? 😉

[alittleoverpar]

21 hours ago, zonadub said:

 

 

a Stinger with the Sam Snead Blue Ridges had a whole different meaning

 

 

 I love this!

Edited July 27, 2022 by alittleoverpar

[Chazb]

Spiked golf shoes which seemed to weigh a ton and irons if you hit them wrong sent vibration’s all thru your hands.

Edited August 23, 2022 by Chazb
a change

[JimmyC59]

3 minutes ago, Chazb said:

Spiked golf shoes which seemed to weigh a ton and irons if you hit them wrong sent vibration’s all thru your hands.

Especially a long iron on a cold morning.

[sharkiesj]

You know you’re an old golfer when you don’t club up for downhill par 3’s. You hit the same club for whatever yardage it is.  

[Klubster]

On 6/19/2022 at 10:48 AM, Whereismydivot said:

You know you're an old golfer when...

 

The clubs I used had flat sided leather grips.

 

Wilson Reminder grips.  Worst idea ever.  Made it impossible to change your grip.

[Motoboss]

You know your old when you play your favorite course and remember when you could easily cut the dogleg over the trees.

 

Now the trees are to tall and you drive is to short.

[elwhippy]

When you contemplate a number six hybrid. 

[Wonder Bread]

I feel old

 

Im 39 and started golfing in the late 80s.  Truthfully it was already the "post blade" era as everyone and I mean everyone was using Ping Eye 2s.  The 845s were popular, and the Lynx Parallax and DCIs etc.  Everyone was playing the first gen metal woods.  I really only recall seeing persimmon fairway woods in some bags or obscure trouble woods like the Cobra baffler and hogan 7 woods. Bags were naugahyde and had color coordinated head covers chained together. 

 

Walkers and tournament players all used the Ping L8

Back then everyone played either the Tour Balata or the DT Wound and a little later the Tour Professional.  Slazenger balatas were also very popular at our club.  Top Flights were absolute trash and only used by women, kids or cheapskates. 

 

We all used metal spikes and i miss them dearly.  Soft spikes are absolute garbage and proof that humans are too stupid to walk properly. Golf shoes were not water proof and it seemed like my feet were always wet before i left the first tee box from the dew on the ground.

 

There were two types of putters i would see commonly.  Pings and Pings. 

 

In my lifetime the two biggest equipment changes have been the ball and the waterproof shoe.  The balatas would not fly straight.  You had to shape them or else they would shape themselves.  Modern balls can fly dead straight. I also never thought it possible to have low spin on the driver and high spin on the irons.  Thank you universe.  You can get that for less than 2 bucks per ball at costco lol 

The shoes speak for themselves. 

 

Edited September 8, 2022 by Wonder Bread

[mjtoal]

Others have probably said these already, but, you know you are an old golfer when you:

 

- remember playing the 'small' ball, the 1.62" and thought the big ball 1.68" was something of a novelty

 

- still think graphite is a bit suspicious because you remember the early ones that you had to really wait on

 

- tell younger golfers that your persimmon headed driver was about the same size as their hybrid, and had a heavy steel shaft as well. 

[alittleoverpar]

You forget your score from the 1st hold on your way to the 2nd tee and then you forget which hole you're currently playing.

[Pete O'Tube]

You can remember when you bought a Penfold Ace golf ball because you couldn't afford a Dunlop Warwick, let alone a Dunlop 65. 

You had a pair of rubber golf shoes with spikes and a thin nylon rain jacket with a broken zip.

 

Edited October 2, 2022 by Pete O'Tube
Failing Memory!

[BIG STU]

On 8/25/2022 at 4:22 PM, Motoboss said:

You know your old when you play your favorite course and remember when you could easily cut the dogleg over the trees.

 

Now the trees are to tall and you drive is to short.

You know trees get taller and our swings get shorter with age. Yep with reduced distance even from the proper tees makes you think and replot your game

[BIG STU]

On 8/23/2022 at 7:47 AM, Chazb said:

Spiked golf shoes which seemed to weigh a ton and irons if you hit them wrong sent vibration’s all thru your hands.

I have said this before--- We have now raised 2 generation of golfers that will never know the sting or vibration of a bladed pure blade 2 iron on a crisp cool morning

[@_the_crook]

when the rage was a set of Ping E2 woods.

'thwack'

 

upthread was a mention of Titleist DT Wound balls. found one on the back nine last weekend.

wondered who went that deep in their bag to unearth that. and sprayed it far right. 

 

 

 

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, @_the_crook said:

when the rage was a set of Ping E2 woods.

'thwack'

 

upthread was a mention of Titleist DT Wound balls. found one on the back nine last weekend.

wondered who went that deep in their bag to unearth that. and sprayed it far right. 

 

 

 

I actually found a Balata Pro 90 in the range balls last week and it was in decent shape--- And yes I scarfed it up--- I do hit a lot of balls I find into the range and they become range balls. Last week I found a 5 gallon bucket of balls in the inner bowels of my other building. Threw them in the car and hit some down the range. Got a key and dumped the rest into the dispenser. A lot of us members do this keeps range costs down. Full members like myself have unlimited range balls free. But we still do little things to keep costs down

[jomatty]

8 hours ago, @_the_crook said:

when the rage was a set of Ping E2 woods.

'thwack'

 

upthread was a mention of Titleist DT Wound balls. found one on the back nine last weekend.

wondered who went that deep in their bag to unearth that. and sprayed it far right. 

 

 

 

A buddy found a tour balata 100 in the woods during our round the other day.  It was in shockingly good condition.  He knows I have a soft spot for balata and gave it to me. I hit a few shots with the one my buddy found and it was fun.  I’m so used to playing high compression balls now that I didn’t enjoy the feel as much as I remembered or expected though.  The explosive feeling of a ProV1x has changed my feels but it was still a fun walk down memory lane.
 My dad would not let me play balata, so I had to pilfer them from him, and we were constantly arguing about it lol.  I remember him giving me two sleeves before a high school match and explaining how to rotate them as the round progressed.  It was a really happy moment that he thought enough of my game to buy me “balatas”. So funny to think about now.  Good memories.  

[@_the_crook]

13 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Last week I found a 5 gallon bucket of balls in the inner bowels of my other building

A decent Hollywood screenwriter could do something with that starter.

 

[rd1959]

On 6/14/2022 at 6:40 PM, jimb6golf said:

Seeing Wilson Staff blades and thinking they were the best looking iron ever.  And let's not forget the sansabelt polyester pants too.

I think that every time Wilson Staff debuts a new blade model. They haven't let me down yet. 

[rd1959]

On 9/16/2022 at 4:05 PM, BIG STU said:

I have said this before--- We have now raised 2 generation of golfers that will never know the sting or vibration of a bladed pure blade 2 iron on a crisp cool morning

I had no choice but to hit the like button. They don't have a "send shivers up my spine" emoji.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

On 9/17/2022 at 11:01 AM, @_the_crook said:

when the rage was a set of Ping E2 woods.

'thwack'

 

upthread was a mention of Titleist DT Wound balls. found one on the back nine last weekend.

wondered who went that deep in their bag to unearth that. and sprayed it far right. 

 

 

 

I've a decent collection of DT Wound. When I was a Junior, I couldn't usually afford balata balls, so  I only played them on very special occasions, like the city junior open.

The DT Wound balls are OK, but I find them to play on the less spinny side of the wound balls I have. I like the wound Maxfli DDH balls, and the Maxfli Elite is pretty good, too.

[SnowbirdTom]