Who's playing MUCH older (10+ years) equipment with no impact to score?

[achappy]

For S&G I obtained a set of J33 Combos 4-PW over the summer. After adjusting for the loft differences, I shot 4 of my best rounds of the year.  They felt great and were pretty forgiving and extremely accurate just like I remember.  A few shots that I swore would've been dead ended up with birdie opportunities.  Given my then practice schedule, I really felt like there was nothing missing and I actually liked the lofts because it gave me a better gap with my 52*/58* wedges.

 

Then school started and I haven't been able to practice at all so I started looking for something more forgiving and found a set of R9 TPs.  Dropped some DG120s in them with a little bit of satin treatment and I'm impressed with these. They feel amazing for cast and the 4 and 5I are really forgiving.  I'll get out this weekend for 2 rounds but so far at the range they seem to be as accurate as the J33s but about half a club longer.

 

Wondering who else is playing MUCH older equipment (driver, 3W, irons)?  Maybe I'll find some non-common gems to start looking out for.

[RogerinNewZealand]

Damn!

I re bought J33 cb 3.pw in feb 2022 and loving them again.Faces as new one owner... Been fooolishly also looking at some Tourstage Mr23 blades for Xmas because why not. Had the Mr23 waffle pattern cbs years ago.. regret selling.Also seen a full set of 714Mb irons locally. Mp5 are now old and dead🤭 so im sure a set of these will appear for me in 2024. Old and as new isnt a problem for me.

 

[Pnwpingi210]

Put mp32s back in the bag after a 5 year break from them.  Per arccos I m gaining about 4 strokes per round over my previous set of irons (tcb). Cap dropped 5 points as well (I’m a terrible putter)

[PJE]

My friend has had a set of Tommy Armour 845 irons since 1988. He’s a good ball striker but only plays 6-10 times annually. He shoots in the mid 80s. His iron play is good but he hits the driver OB too often. 

 

[SEP1006]

4 minutes ago, PJE said:

My friend has had a set of Tommy Armour 845 irons since 1988. He’s a good ball striker but only plays 6-10 times annually. He shoots in the mid 80s. His iron play is good but he hits the driver OB too often. 

 

 

 

Those TA 845's were way ahead of there time. Played them when they first came out and probably had them for 10 years.

 

 

 

[st1800e]

Brought the Eye 2+‘s out of my basement golf room mid summer.  Reshafted with some Alta CB slate pullouts.  
Hitting them great. Index dropped from 10 to 7. Lowest in 3 years.   

There’s some fight left in the old dog yet!  

[cgasucks]

All my clubs in my gamer bag are 10+ years.  Most are 20+.  I play them mostly because of budgetary reasons (can't afford to spend $2K+ on new stuff every year) and because golf tech has plateaued for a long time.  Because of that, I have no choice but to play with what I got which makes me a better player in the end.

Edited October 20, 2023 by cgasucks

[Nickb333]

I played some of my best golf a couple years ago. My newest club at that time was an R11s driver. Since then I’ve replaced everything in the bag except for my Rossa Monza Spider. Can’t give that up…

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

My 4w (TM R9), 7w (TM V-steel), hybrid (Romaro ibrid), irons (Mizuno MP4), and putter (Ping BeCu Anser 2) are 10 years old or more. I recently bought a TM Stealth 5w and then a Ping 430 5w to try and kick out the R9 4w, but so far I keep going back to the older club.

 

I sometimes play even older clubs (persimmons and irons from the persimmon era). 

 

Although I rarely play especially long courses with persimmons, what I've found is that what affects scoring the most is swing and short game. I've been going through a really bad spell this year, and have had some stinking awful rounds with the modern stuff, then played persimmon, played equally badly, but scored better just because my short game and putting was on.

 

[MikeW2]

G30 irons I think are about 10 years old

Steelhead III 5 wood and Callaway Warbird 7 wood are both pretty old 

Ping Tour 60* is probably close to 10 years old

very happy with my clubs and scores as well.

[sheepdawg]

Ping Anser 3 wood.

Hogan Special SW, BeCu. (at the moment)

#2 putter is a 90s copper Kirk Currie.

#3 putter is an Odyssey, Two Ball blade, the original White Hot.

[rukahs]

R9 TP are some of my all time best irons. I will pick another set up if I find in mint condition. 

 

Age of clubs doesn't matter.

[nickosbad]

I have a Ping Scottsdale Anser BeNi that I get out when I'm falling out with my Spider X, think it was from 1997

 

I also have a 19' and 22' Talyormade Rescue 09 TP (from 2009) that are just amazing still and at least one of them is always in the bag, tried many times to replace them but they give me a perfect yardage and high flight

[Flyers99]

I currently still game the PING G30’s and still have 2 older hybrids.  I have tried countless irons the last few years and nothing can kick them out of the bag.  Loft for loft they are just as long (+/- 2/3 yards), accurate, forgiving, consistent for me as all the new irons. No reason to change.  Same with hybrids nothing newer has seen anything to kick them out.  I probably am

in the minority here. I only play maybe 25 or so times a year and don’t swap clubs a lot.  I’ll test often but only switch if something is better.   

[Sir-Shanks-A-Lot]

See my signature. My entire bag dates from around 2008. Since I am a firm believer in the concept of the archer vs. the arrow, I see no reason to throw good money (that I don't even have!) at my bag to replace perfectly good gear that I just need to learn how to use better. That said, if anyone is fool enough to offer me an equipment sponsorship, I certainly won't say no ...! 😂

Edited October 20, 2023 by Sir-Shanks-A-Lot

[Ger21]

Put a 10 year old Z745 driver in the bag earlier this year, and it's changed my game.
Just put some 8 year old irons in the bag last week.

 

And my putter is 25 years old. Bought it new, and have never touched another since.

Edited October 20, 2023 by Ger21

[Kmagnuss]

These never come out of the bag:

-1967'ish Ping Anser putter

-Cleveland REG588 wedges (maybe from the 90's?)

 

These are sometimes in the bag:

-TM Rocketballz 5w (2012)

-1986 Titleist Tour Model irons

-Nike VR TW irons (2009)

-Mizuno MP33's (1999)

-Wilson Staff CB's (2021)

 

My scores typically don't change between irons, on average.

[jah7838]

My 2 oldest clubs are both Adams hybrids.  The Super 9031 in 23* loft is my 4 hybrid.  I've changed out the shafts over time.  It originally had a steel s300 shaft initially, but it currently has a Recoil 110 F4 Utility iron shaft in it.  I have an XTD Super Hybrid in 19* loft in the closet that might be going back in the bag soon.  I'm using a 21* Callaway UW, but my shots with it on the course are not as consistent as the Super Hybrid have been in the past.  

[miles2go]

2 sets for me.
Usually play Ping Rapture J specs. 

Once in awhile I play original Callaway X-Forged. From 2007 I think. They are sweet. 
Can’t find any new clubs that work any better. 

 

 

Edited October 20, 2023 by miles2go

[phizzy30]

Tour issue rescue 11 hybrid and a 2008 Newport 2 still in the bag.  Hybrid tech hasn't changed much over the years.  Putter is ole' reliable. 

Edited October 20, 2023 by phizzy30

[Phabs]

My two lowest rounds this year are with 11 year old Nike VR Pro Blades.   Some of my worst rounds this year are also with the Nikes.... Depends what swing I show up with 🤣

Edited October 20, 2023 by Phabs

[Santiago Golf]

i play a raw set of NIKE VR Pro CBs from 2009. Great clubs

[boggyman]

W/S FG17s for me. They ALWAYS wind back up in the bag. Why I spend who knows what on irons is beyond me. 

[dashanks]

All of my clubs are from the last century.   Tried new stuff and it didn't make much difference.  Except maybe that my OB drives were a little further OB with titanium and graphite.

[kwcsports]

My irons are from 92, my 5 wood from 03, my Ping eye 2 SW I've had in the bag since the 80's. Yeah I play some old stuff. 

[Binson]

My best rounds this year have been with the Zing 2 Irons from 1994 in the bag. And my putter(s) are pretty old as well. 

[jetro110]

I still mix in my Callaway X20's from time to time, doesn't really effect my game.

[Ger21]

3 hours ago, Phabs said:

My two lowest rounds this year are with 11 year old Nike VR Pro Blades. 

My best rounds ever were with VR Pro blades..... And then I sold them. 😪

[Pepperturbo]

My 2003 MacGregor blades, 2004 Titleist 670 MB blades and 2019 620 blades or today's T100 irons are, IME, similar.  The differences are T100 are Players, 1' stronger and different shafts but my SC putter is 2012.  IMO, old or new equipment, the nature of our swing makes the scoring difference. 

[dashanks]

4 hours ago, boggyman said:

W/S FG17s for me. They ALWAYS wind back up in the bag. Why I spend who knows what on irons is beyond me. 

Nice!  Line-over Tour Blades for me.  No way I'm good enough to be hitting them, but they look so pretty in the bag!