Top 10 Persimmon Drivers on your collector's wish list

[BIG STU]

Well I finally got to hit the Jupiter Slugger today. I was anxious but had to discipline myself to properly warm up not to hurt myself. I had not hit balls since Thursday. But went through my routine and got loose. Man that thing hits great without any effort. I hit a mix of older Lady Precepts and Srixon Soft Feels with it. Hit it about mid traj with a baby cut about 180 or so carry but man it ran out even on a 1/2 wet range. Of course the whack of solid persimmon drew attention of the tourist golfers. The usual questions as in "why do you hit that thing?" Usual answer "because I still can" . I can hit it straight and get serviceable distance with absolutely no effort. I am looking forward to the Tourons going home and being able to play some vintage rounds again. I am playing in the St Pattys tournament Wednesday. I was asked by one of the owners to be a fill in because evidently some people went home early. Since I only carry 12 clubs as SOP I may put it into the bag to use on a couple of holes with severe dog legs. I have gotten to where I can hit it through the dog legs on both those holes with my Toyota on a stick Honma Driver. Since I have watched my food intake and hitting balls most days I have actually gained a little distance bit by bit. 

[mocokid]

On 3/14/2022 at 7:02 PM, BIG STU said:

Well I finally got to hit the Jupiter Slugger today. I was anxious but had to discipline myself to properly warm up not to hurt myself. I had not hit balls since Thursday. But went through my routine and got loose. Man that thing hits great without any effort. I hit a mix of older Lady Precepts and Srixon Soft Feels with it. Hit it about mid traj with a baby cut about 180 or so carry but man it ran out even on a 1/2 wet range. Of course the whack of solid persimmon drew attention of the tourist golfers. The usual questions as in "why do you hit that thing?" Usual answer "because I still can" . I can hit it straight and get serviceable distance with absolutely no effort. I am looking forward to the Tourons going home and being able to play some vintage rounds again. I am playing in the St Pattys tournament Wednesday. I was asked by one of the owners to be a fill in because evidently some people went home early. Since I only carry 12 clubs as SOP I may put it into the bag to use on a couple of holes with severe dog legs. I have gotten to where I can hit it through the dog legs on both those holes with my Toyota on a stick Honma Driver. Since I have watched my food intake and hitting balls most days I have actually gained a little distance bit by bit. 

Glad to hear you got it off the ground, I couldn't.  LoL 😆🤣

[LilSpeedline]

I want to get into persimmon clubs a little bit and I think a driver is the best place to start.  Does anyone have a recommendation for a relatively affordable club that has some street cred?  I see a lot of options on Ebay but I have very little knowledge when it comes to this sector if golf

[RobotDoctor]

34 minutes ago, LilSpeedline said:

I want to get into persimmon clubs a little bit and I think a driver is the best place to start.  Does anyone have a recommendation for a relatively affordable club that has some street cred?  I see a lot of options on Ebay but I have very little knowledge when it comes to this sector if golf

Cleveland Classics drivers are decent and can be had for a decent price.  If you’re looking to game one start there.  

[Stephen8802]

4 minutes ago, RobotDoctor said:

Cleveland Classics drivers are decent and can be had for a decent price.  If you’re looking to game one start there.  

I completely agree with this. I bought an RC 69 driver a few years ago just to try it out and I hit it as well as any club I've ever had. I have a bunch more now and love them all. You would be happy with any of them.

 

I'd also recommend the Palmer Peerless models, which are usually available at a decent price. I like all Palmers I have, but I've been enjoying my P61 lately because the 12* loft helps get modern balls up a bit.

 

A third cheap but good option is to find a 70s or 80s PowerBilt Citation. I didn't think I needed a Citation driver past my 1960 and 1966 drivers, but recently picked up a Citation 323 as a throw in with some 693s. My first thought was to flip it since I certainly didn't need another driver and I didn't pay for it, but it is a really nice club, so I re-gripped it and will put it into play this spring.

[tstephen]

Getting back to Toney Penna Juniper Slugger seller on eBay has tons of Pennas and 3 different toe stamp sluggers.

[Foozle]

On 2/1/2022 at 5:00 PM, Foozle said:

I have three Paul Gibson's, each of which I picked up for very little. Sadly they are a bit of a niche market as you need to be of a certain age to recall / know about them. That said there was one sold very recently which made it into three figures but I think it was sold as "new/unplayed" which is another market again.

Amongst those that know, they are popular and I would agree with Aspidistra that your best chance is something like the Persimmon Golf Society rather than more general interest sites.

I nicknamed this one "The Beast" as the shaft is 45" long and made of re-bar and the face has less loft than my putter!  As with most of Gibson's output, I am guessing a custom order.

Further to this post, I have found myself as the fortunate custodian of three more Paul Gibson's!

These are a set of 11/2, 3 & 5 obviously originally made for RW Gilmour and appear unplayed. 

This puts me the age old dilemma of play or not to play? I don't collect wall hangers and buy to play but they are only unhit once and I have other Gibson's I do play....

Unless Happy's initials were 'RW' I have no idea who the original customer / owner was? Given the 11/2 wood I am guessing a wealthy club golfer rather than Pro from Paul's impressive client list. 😁

The original headcovers are a nice touch.

[Hickory4ever]

13 hours ago, Foozle said:

Further to this post, I have found myself as the fortunate custodian of three more Paul Gibson's!

These are a set of 11/2, 3 & 5 obviously originally made for RW Gilmour and appear unplayed. 

This puts me the age old dilemma of play or not to play? I don't collect wall hangers and buy to play but they are only unhit once and I have other Gibson's I do play....

Unless Happy's initials were 'RW' I have no idea who the original customer / owner was? Given the 11/2 wood I am guessing a wealthy club golfer rather than Pro from Paul's impressive client list. 😁

The original headcovers are a nice touch.

Set them free. Resistance is futile, a club must be played.

[Jiggered]

16 hours ago, Foozle said:

Further to this post, I have found myself as the fortunate custodian of three more Paul Gibson's!

These are a set of 11/2, 3 & 5 obviously originally made for RW Gilmour and appear unplayed. 

This puts me the age old dilemma of play or not to play? I don't collect wall hangers and buy to play but they are only unhit once and I have other Gibson's I do play....

Unless Happy's initials were 'RW' I have no idea who the original customer / owner was? Given the 11/2 wood I am guessing a wealthy club golfer rather than Pro from Paul's impressive client list. 😁

The original headcovers are a nice touch.

 

What a fantastic find, they look stunning!

And the head covers are the icing on the cake. 😃

[NRJyzr]

On 12/19/2020 at 11:07 AM, Foozle said:

Massively indebted NRJyzr, fabulous Ramfest! 😍

Having got our attention, i can't wait for the close ups....🙂

 

Was thinking about this a few minutes ago as I typed a post.  Thought I'd run downstairs and snap a few pics.  I'm only 23 months late.  

 

Ram TW801,  TW802, and TW805 drivers.  Sorry, they're a little dusty, I didn't think to wipe them off before snapping pics.  LOL at me  

 

 

This one is TW801 on left, TW802 in middle, TW805 on the right

 

And face pics.  TW805 on the left, it's not obvious, but that's a graphite insert.  TW801 in the middle, and the deep faced TW802 on the right.

 

Edited November 24, 2022 by NRJyzr

[Swingingk]

I'm really liking that TW802.  It looks like a real beast.  Nice grain too.  Ram sure did make some great equipment!

[tstephen]

LFFs and Olimars are my favorite along with M85s. My perfect hybrid of the first 2.

 

Great news Todd Demsey has now hooked up with LinkSoul Golf and will have 4 models of persimmons.

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Edited April 15, 2023 by tstephen

[cold_war_era_golfer]

Hard to beat the 50s-60s Spalding persimmons.   

[tstephen]

Just edited my OrLFFmar from Todd Demsey super great persimmon driver. Here is the link to his new models with https://linksoul.com/collections/linksouldier-todd-demsey. The 4 models are shown towards bottom of article.

Edited April 15, 2023 by tstephen

[tstephen]

I had just 2 things left on my wishlist: 1952 LFF M09 all original and 1954 driver & 3 945W. Now my wishlist is down to 1. I already have a 945 driver 3 wood with C shafts that are nice gamers and 2 other drivers but these 2 have the original grips with silver band shafts in great condition. Nim is one restoring them for me.

[mocokid]

2 hours ago, tstephen said:

I had just 2 things left on my wishlist: 1952 LFF M09 all original and 1954 driver & 3 945W. Now my wishlist is down to 1. I already have a 945 driver 3 wood with C shafts that are nice gamers and 2 other drivers but these 2 have the original grips with silver band shafts in great condition. Nim is one restoring them for me.

Who is nim? I need my 50 Hogan tourney driver restored and Dave Wood won't do it.

[tstephen]

Nim Brann golf

[LeftyMac]

On 6/11/2023 at 12:25 AM, tstephen said:

I had just 2 things left on my wishlist: 1952 LFF M09 all original and 1954 driver & 3 945W. Now my wishlist is down to 1. I already have a 945 driver 3 wood with C shafts that are nice gamers and 2 other drivers but these 2 have the original grips with silver band shafts in great condition. Nim is one restoring them for me.

Nice deep stampings and an unusual grain pattern.

[tstephen]

Yes I mentioned the deep stampings to Nim and the unusual grain on driver crown but check out the circular grain on the back of the neck.

[bcstones]

as to the original question - the top 10 Persimmon driver....only have 4 woods - the original 1926ish MacGregor Chieftan woods...just the complete set, anything else is just #2

[tstephen]

945s are done will be interesting to see with their original shafts & grips.

 

 

[freddiec]

TStephen, your 945 came out great.. So clean.  

[tstephen]

There going out today and can’t wait to see them up close.

[RMach]

Pretty happy with my brand new condition Powerbilt. Pretty as a picture. I would love ANY feed back or information someone may have. Also, can I use this?

On 11/4/2016 at 3:26 PM, pattg said:

 

That's good to hear, thanks. I was surprised there were 60 degree wedges back in the 80s. It is in the best condition of all the clubs which, again is unusual for a wedge.

 

[Stephen8802]

It’s a 1987 Citation Plus. It’s just a little bigger than the Citation of that year and has the black insert instead of the red on the standard Citation. I have them both in unhit condition and will likely be keeping the Plus and selling the standard.

 

You absolutely can, and should, use that club. It’s a great driver.

[sheepdawg]

No love for Bert Dargie persimmon drivers?

[Dws5565]

What about a Tommy Armour,  Ben Hogan model driver?

[bcstones]

32 minutes ago, Dws5565 said:

What about a Tommy Armour,  Ben Hogan model driver?

hopefully you can delete that other posting....and again - do you have pictures