YIKES! Hogan sets

[bcstones]

Rearragning garage area....making room to get the Hogan's out of the house into garage - 18 complete sets:

'63 IPT,

'65 PC5 (I think),

'69 Slazenger Bounce Sole 1+,

'71 Bounce Sole, '73 Apex (on sole),

'73 Apex (frosted back, also 1 extra set),

'74 Saber,

'74 Director (also 2 extra sets),

'75 Producer (also 1 extra set),

'78 Copper Medallion,  

'84 PC,

'87 Radial,

'88 Redline,

'89 Edged Forged (1 Legend graphite, 1 steel, 1 Silver graphite),

'91 Magnum Plus,

'95 Medallion.

 

Also a 1949 (?) starter set (3,5,7,&9) of MacGregor Ben Hogan ParMaker.

I wonder if I'll stay functional long enough to play all of them 🤣  (not counting the H&B sets, the 845s & the 855s....oh my - almost forget the hickories 😂)

Edited January 29 by bcstones

[Maine Golfer]

Pictures of this garage? 

[bcstones]

4 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

Pictures of this garage? 

🤣 really?! 😂...right now, approx 1/3 out in front of garage - while I'm trying to reconfigure the space of a 1 vehicle garage into working space for golf work, fishing rod building, bicycle refurbishing AND woodworking...slow business at best. 

My interest in the fishing aspect is to refurbish bamboo rods & also to build custom rods (especially fly & ultra-light), the golf side hopefully to refurbish vintage clubs (especially hickory)...eventually the garage will just be the place for my Hogan & other sets I want to play, especially refurbished hickory (to play), same w/the fishing side & I'm also a trained bicycle mechanic...So no pics now of what the garage looks like.
 

[bcstones]

@Maine Golfer however, in storage - this is what it looks likes...especially wedges & putters (something Odell Trueblood told me - putters never go out of "style" & wedges aren't far behind)....I do have a large number of Hogan "orphan" clubs. 
So, if you're looking for a specific wedge or putter...let me know

[Hickory4ever]

Nice to see someone with more than I have. It looks like you have a few Otey Crisman putters. How many hickory clubs do you have. I noticed a few in the one bag and I thought I saw a Mills putter sticking up.

[bcstones]

13 minutes ago, Hickory4ever said:

Nice to see someone with more than I have. It looks like you have a few Otey Crisman putters. How many hickory clubs do you have. I noticed a few in the one bag and I thought I saw a Mills putter sticking up.

😂 Oh my...I do have a number of Crisman putters, also Hogan, Crisman, Ray Cook (the originals) & others. I'm not exactly sure just how many hickory clubs I have - probalby in the 40 to 60 range. Wouldn't surprise me that there is a Mills putter somewhere in there. I also have a partial barrel of weird clubs, you know - the stand alone putters, a few that were shaped like major business concerns - oddball putters 😂...nothing as oddball as the NCC🤣-1701 U.S.S. Enterprise putter (designed by Jeff Sheets & accepted by USGA for tour play.

Edited January 30 by bcstones
Captain Kirk forgive me for the lower case "c"...

[Mr. Clean]

@bcstones I will be right over to impart everything I have learned with hickory iron refurbishment, then I will come back a bit later for the woods 👌🏼👍🏼👏🏼🤣 Iffff you even need any help 👈🏼

Edited January 30 by Mr. Clean

[Hickory4ever]

@bcstones, I have lots of hickory clubs including around 15 pre1900, at least 20 original woods, probably 100-120 irons, all are restored for play with the odd exception.

 

In classic woods, I have a few Hogan woods, lots of MacGregor, some Wilson and Powerbuilt and a few odds and ends.  I have traded away a couple sets of irons, I am more partial to Wilson. I also have a couple sets of pyratone.

 

You still have me beat.

[bcstones]

8 minutes ago, Hickory4ever said:

In classic woods, I have a few Hogan woods, lots of MacGregor, some Wilson and Powerbuilt and a few odds and ends.  I have traded away a couple sets of irons, I am more partial to Wilson. I also have a couple sets of pyratone.

 

I'll have to go look into the storage to figure out what vintage woods there are - I concentrated on persimmon woods rather than laminated, I know there are quite a number that may never be played again - maybe

[Hickory4ever]

1 minute ago, bcstones said:

I'll have to go look into the storage to figure out what vintage woods there are - I concentrated on persimmon woods rather than laminated, I know there are quite a number that may never be played again - maybe

I have mostly persimmon but a few good laminates as well. I don’t keep any projects that need restoration with classic woods because I can find good clubs for so cheap, not worth my effort. I will get a good hickory wood cleaned up as long as it has play potential, especially brassies, spoons, and cleeks which are harder to find. 

[TCJ]

4 hours ago, bcstones said:

So, if you're looking for a specific wedge or putter...let me know

I don’t suppose you have any LH Apex sand wedges?

[bcstones]

On 1/29/2024 at 11:16 PM, TCJ said:

I don’t suppose you have any LH Apex sand wedges?

No Sir, I don't have any LH clubs.....well, only a couple of sets but no Hogan LH sets or singles

Edited January 31 by bcstones

[Orchardist]

Man, I didn't need to see that.  Hogan Beryllium Copper wedges...........

[elwhippy]

BeCu Hogans were awesome. And shredded balls for fun. Could skin a Top Flite as easily as a balata. 

[Mr. Clean]

These are nice, I still prefer my Cleveland BeCu’s.

[Maine Golfer]

I want to be like bcstones when I grow up! 

[bcstones]

1 hour ago, Maine Golfer said:

I want to be like bcstones when I grow up! 

Me too.....🤣

[Orchardist]

5 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

I want to be like bcstones when I grow up! 

 

A hoarder?  Clearly this man needs intervention!

[@_the_crook]

@bcstones,

your photos made my accumulation of gear look measly in comparison.

 

when I showed them to 'she-who-must-be-obeyed", and told her that many other golfers have much larger collections.

it got her all nervous thinking I'm going to try and catch up.

 

😁

[cold_war_era_golfer]

I love this! Makes me not feel so bad about what I've collected the past couple of years.

Most of mine is neatly tucked away in boxes in my crawl space because my garage gets too cold in the winter.  

[Hickory4ever]

I don’t have the SWMBO issue but since moving into my new refurbished apartment, I have less space and keeping a storage locker is worth more than the clubs long term. I am trying to reach a good balance and thin the herd a little. The objective is to sell more than I acquire which sounds good but harder to put into practice.

 

But thanks to @bcstones and others, I don’t feel too bad. Still, many of my friends’ wives forbid their husbands to look at my stash for fear of giving them ideas 😀.

 

I am feeling good at the moment but will be attending the Toronto Golf and Travel Show this weekend and four of our collectors have booths with some cool stuff. I am donating 6 hickory putters to our GHSC membership promotion. That means if I come back with less than 6 new acquisitions that I will be ahead. I would not bet on it.

 

I may take a few pictures of some cool stuff at the show and post it later.

[bcstones]

56 minutes ago, Hickory4ever said:

I may take a few pictures of some cool stuff at the show and post it later.

Please do...

[bcstones]

3 hours ago, Orchardist said:

Clearly this man needs intervention!

ok....come to West Central Texas to my storage & intervene....I've got a barrel of so-so putters & another of wedges (an Alien or two, I think...I have a set of Lovett wedges that make more sense than those) that need to find homes - more probably they will end up at my favorite thrift store....

[Orchardist]

24 minutes ago, bcstones said:

- more probably they will end up at my favorite thrift store....

 

Wait......you're not the thrift store? 

 

I couldn't make a dent in that ...collection with my car.  Even Moe Norman's trunk had its limits!

 

 

[Hickory4ever]

39 minutes ago, Orchardist said:

 

Wait......you're not the thrift store? 

 

I couldn't make a dent in that ...collection with my car.  Even Moe Norman's trunk had its limits!

 

 

@bcstones would not have had to worry about Moe Norman, I did not see any Titlests in his stash.

[bcstones]

3 hours ago, Hickory4ever said:

@bcstones would not have had to worry about Moe Norman, I did not see any Titlests in his stash.

The only Titlest I have is a nice bag I picked up awhile back...don't even use their balls...

[sheepdawg]

On 1/30/2024 at 8:36 PM, Orchardist said:

Man, I didn't need to see that.  Hogan Beryllium Copper wedges...........

Got one like new in the bag right now and it's backup is on the wall. Great wedge.

[cold_war_era_golfer]

16 hours ago, Hickory4ever said:

I don’t have the SWMBO issue but since moving into my new refurbished apartment, I have less space and keeping a storage locker is worth more than the clubs long term. I am trying to reach a good balance and thin the herd a little. The objective is to sell more than I acquire which sounds good but harder to put into practice.

 

But thanks to @bcstones and others, I don’t feel too bad. Still, many of my friends’ wives forbid their husbands to look at my stash for fear of giving them ideas 😀.

 

I am feeling good at the moment but will be attending the Toronto Golf and Travel Show this weekend and four of our collectors have booths with some cool stuff. I am donating 6 hickory putters to our GHSC membership promotion. That means if I come back with less than 6 new acquisitions that I will be ahead. I would not bet on it.

 

I may take a few pictures of some cool stuff at the show and post it later.

Selling stuff has been difficult lately.  I have a few sets up for sale currently some I'm practically giving away that any less I might as well just take to the goodwill donation center.  It's certainly easier to acquire the mid century stuff than it is to sell.  Not sure if that holds true for the hickory gear. 

[Hickory4ever]

2 minutes ago, cold_war_era_golfer said:

Selling stuff has been difficult lately.  I have a few sets up for sale currently some I'm practically giving away that any less I might as well just take to the goodwill donation center.  It's certainly easier to acquire the mid century stuff than it is to sell.  Not sure if that holds true for the hickory gear. 

There is more demand for good hickory clubs because there is a slowly growing group of players but I would not describe it as a hot market. Classic clubs are not really in demand at all which is sad. It is very easy to buy classic clubs cheaply if you know where to look. Selling can be a challenge as you have indicated. 
 

To put things in perspective, it is not hard (at least here) to set up hickory events. Classic events are almost impossible given little interest. We are trying to revive some interest but beyond casual play by a small group of us have been unsuccessful.

 

It is very easy to accumulate a lot of old clubs, a huge headache if forced to liquidate. We get a distorted perception because on a forum like this we find like minded folks but when you get down to it, we are spread out. 

[bcstones]

On 1/30/2024 at 7:36 PM, Orchardist said:

Man, I didn't need to see that.  Hogan Beryllium Copper wedges...........

Here are the becu Hogan wedges I have:

top is a "Special LW" in red, 60* w/Beryllium impressed in hosel, shaft band saya "Hogan Apex & no # in cirlcle (regripped w/Golf Pride Tour Grip in ok shape);

middle is a "Special SI" in red, w/Beryllium impressed in hosel, shaft band is almost gone so can't tell flex (regripped w/Pro Only grip in decent shape);

bottom is a "Special SI" in red, w/Beryllium impressed in hosel, no shaft band, (regripped w/Golf Pride corded in barely playable shape).
 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 1 by bcstones