Wood Brothers Driver

[DCCarpenter]

Kind of an odd request but I’d love to pickup one of these as a gamer. All I am seeing on eBay is collector’s level ones and restoration.
 

Anywhere I could find a scuffed up , beat up one if I wasn’t looking to spend much ? If it was something that needed repair to be usable I am a cabinetmaker so could do what was needed. 

[golfunderpar18]

On 11/17/2023 at 5:37 PM, DCCarpenter said:

Kind of an odd request but I’d love to pickup one of these as a gamer. All I am seeing on eBay is collector’s level ones and restoration.
 

Anywhere I could find a scuffed up , beat up one if I wasn’t looking to spend much ? If it was something that needed repair to be usable I am a cabinetmaker so could do what was needed. 

Beat up ones are hard to come by but they do come up infrequently.  The beat up ones still run $200-250.

[Coletrain]

On 5/6/2023 at 8:12 PM, Texsport said:

Hal Sutton’s deep faced Texan driver. 
 

 

 

 

On 5/4/2023 at 10:49 AM, Texsport said:

The recent Golf magazine feature on Wood Bros describes Jackie Burke Jr’s inspiration for creating the great Wood Bros persimmon clubs. 
 

Here is a Texan built for Mr Burke by Dave Wood.

 

 

 

Do you think We could get a set of calipers hooked on the depth of that face of Suttons and pick of the face profile of Burkes?

Edited December 6, 2023 by Coletrain

[freddiec]

Here is a pic of the face on the Jackie Burke Texan. I owned this club about 10 years, bought it from Dave Wood. 

[Coletrain]

That is a beautiful club. Did you talk to Dave about how long Burke played this club? Who refinished it?

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

On 11/18/2023 at 7:37 AM, DCCarpenter said:

Kind of an odd request but I’d love to pickup one of these as a gamer. All I am seeing on eBay is collector’s level ones and restoration.
 

Anywhere I could find a scuffed up , beat up one if I wasn’t looking to spend much ? If it was something that needed repair to be usable I am a cabinetmaker so could do what was needed. 

 

Mine are definitely players rather than collectibles. One even has a bit of a sky mark on the top of the insert (it wasn't me! It was like that when I bought it...which probably explains why I got it for less that $100).

You could look for a Corker or Kool Kat, which are usually a bit cheaper. The first Wood Bros I got was a Corker (first pic), and it's a lot of fun to play.

[freddiec]

Coletrain, Dave made the club for Mr. Burke, but he rejected it saying it sat too square and he decided he wanted on with a little more loft and a tad closed so he could hit a good draw. This was around 1993-94. Dave made him another one which he accepted and kept. When I got the club it was mint, really never played....

 

 

No Catchy name, yours are truly amazing. and I've never seen those before.  What shafts are in those? white insert model.... 

[freddiec]

Also... could you post a picture of the white insert Texan's crown, showing grain. Thanks

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

21 hours ago, freddiec said:

No Catchy name, yours are truly amazing. and I've never seen those before.  What shafts are in those? white insert model.... 

 

Based on the answer I'm about to give, that's an extremely perspicacious question.

 

It has a Honma Boron SP-VIO shaft, either S-1 or S-2 (the number is missing from the label). I don't think Honma ever sold their shafts separately, so I assume it's been reshafted at some point, with the owner taking the shaft from a Honma driver. 

 

I was in the market for a Wood Bros (who isn't?), but the shaft was a nice bonus as I have it in a Honma driver and like it.

 

Here's the crown, and skirt.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

This may be a better one of the crown.

 

[JungleJimbo]

16 minutes ago, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

 

Based on the answer I'm about to give, that's an extremely perspicacious question.

 

It has a Honma Boron SP-VIO shaft, either S-1 or S-2 (the number is missing from the label). I don't think Honma ever sold their shafts separately, so I assume it's been reshafted at some point, with the owner taking the shaft from a Honma driver. 

 

I was in the market for a Wood Bros (who isn't?), but the shaft was a nice bonus as I have it in a Honma driver and like it.

 

Here's the crown, and skirt.

 

i had to google "perspicacious"!

 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

1 hour ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

i had to google "perspicacious"!

 

 

It's a $10 word...which isn't really a good thing. It just sort of popped into my head, but I'll be honest: I had to check to see if I was using it correctly😅

[freddiec]

Nice grain ! Thats a super looking Wood Bros. Thanks

[Choclab]

This thread is amazing!  Surprised I hadn't seen it before.

 

Question:  Has anyone seen that "extended insert" (as I'd describe it) on the face-side sole of the club before?  I used to be a persimmon fan -- had at least a dozen different ones from the late 80s to early 90s and used them well into the metal age -- and have never seen that before on any other club.  I assume it's for purely practical reasons, to protect the leading edge from wear?

[freddiec]

Choclab, yes, Wood Bros referred to it as the "slip".  Some very old MacGregor woods from the early 40s had something similar. 

[freddiec]

Here is one of my favorite heads.  It is a custom Wood Bros I acquired back in early 2013. Its very close to 100 percent mint. X100 shaft, D3 swing weight. The head shape and face very similar to a 945 EOM.  Sits absolutely perfect.  I am willing to be the best in the game in the 1980s would have fought over this club. The insert is a tad thicker than most Texans.  About 6 summers ago I took it out one night and hit the best drives with it. Its as good as it gets. 

Edited December 8, 2023 by freddiec

[elwhippy]

What a magnificent looking driver. 

[golftech]

On 5/4/2023 at 8:26 AM, Texsport said:

LeftyMac

 

It turns out, Wood Bros did make a very limited number of left handed drivers.

It isn’t widely known, but when Phil Mickelson won the PGA Tour Phoenix Open, as an amateur,  he was playing a lefty Texan delivered to him by Dave Wood, who drove to Phoenix from Houston to get it there in time for the tournament. 
 

Here are 2 of each - Texans, Corkers, and Kool Cats.

 

brings back memories!  I loved my cool cat in the early 90’s.  It was corked and just went for miles!!