Wilson Staff Blades

[RainShadow]

[quote name='LYG' timestamp='1291596133' post='2825336']
These bring back great memories...think I will throw a new grip on a couple of my 1969 Staffs ("bullet backs") and see how they hit.

It was 25 or 30 degrees today in Atlanta with strong winds (felt like it) so I will wait a few days.
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I have a set of those as well. Do yours have an ultralight shaft?

[A V Twiss]

i had a set of these in the early 90s. I found them dreadfully difficult to hit. Mind you I was of a 24 handicap at the time.

[elwhippy]

I have a sand iron that matches your set, had it re-shafted with a Rifle Spinner. Great out of soft sand and the feel is amamzing. Also like all old Staff heads it is immune to rust. $21 well spent.

[78blades]

Yup, beautiful irons. I have a set of 78 Staff tour blades 1-pw and will put them in my bag when I'm play'n well or just for a change. I do enjoy playing those clubs. Not a Mizuno feel, but still very good and very solid.

Those are the old lofts so there should be about a 1 club difference between them and modern lofted iorns. Back then the pw was 50*.

[Mr.Rob]

I have a '72 button back 5 iron I picked up last summer in the $5 bin at my home course. Whenever I feel my swing going south, I take it out to the range and after a small bucket of hand stingers I get the groove back. You have to put a good move on these things for sure. It's been the best training tool I have ever had, not to mention the prettiest as well. Gratz on the nice find.

[tembolo1284]

What year are these guys?

[dpark]

I agree with the other posters that this is most likely a set of the reissues from the mid-80s. Below are photos of the set I sold about 2 years ago on the 'bay for $195. My ferrules are the same as in your photos. If you have a gold band ABOVE the DGS400 band, it is most definitely the reissue. The gold band had the serial number of the commemorative/reissue set. The Swing-Rite half-cords were also the original grips on the reissues.

[Shallowface]

[quote name='tembolo1284' timestamp='1324324866' post='3961377']
What year are these guys?
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Those are the 1984-85 model.

Different paint job than normal, as usually only the Wilson is red. I like it!

Are those satin chrome? Perhaps refinished/rechromed? They look great! I've often thought about trying that with some Staffs, as I am not a big fan of shiny chrome.

The 1984-85 is basically the same head as the 1967-68 model. One of the easiest to hit blades you'll find anywhere, IMHO.

[tembolo1284]

[quote name='Shallowface' timestamp='1324328815' post='3961699']
[quote name='tembolo1284' timestamp='1324324866' post='3961377']
What year are these guys?
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Those are the 1984-85 model.

Different paint job than normal, as usually only the Wilson is red. I like it!

Are those satin chrome? Perhaps refinished/rechromed? They look great! I've often thought about trying that with some Staffs, as I am not a big fan of shiny chrome.

The 1984-85 is basically the same head as the 1967-68 model. One of the easiest to hit blades you'll find anywhere, IMHO.
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re-done in satin yap..just got these babies refinished! Can't wait to shaft em up!

[Shallowface]

[quote name='tembolo1284' timestamp='1324478072' post='3970481']
[quote name='Shallowface' timestamp='1324328815' post='3961699']
[quote name='tembolo1284' timestamp='1324324866' post='3961377']
What year are these guys?
[/quote]

Those are the 1984-85 model.

Different paint job than normal, as usually only the Wilson is red. I like it!

Are those satin chrome? Perhaps refinished/rechromed? They look great! I've often thought about trying that with some Staffs, as I am not a big fan of shiny chrome.

The 1984-85 is basically the same head as the 1967-68 model. One of the easiest to hit blades you'll find anywhere, IMHO.
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re-done in satin yap..just got these babies refinished! Can't wait to shaft em up!
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Who did the refinishing for you?

[tembolo1284]

A fellow named Eric. Here is his ebay ad:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220692365524&category=115280&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619"]http://cgi.ebay.com/...d=p5197.c0.m619[/url]


he has done 10 odd sets for friends and myself.

Here's another one in the black finish that my friend loves.

[Shallowface]

[quote name='tembolo1284' timestamp='1324491088' post='3971417']
A fellow named Eric. Here is his ebay ad:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220692365524&category=115280&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619"]http://cgi.ebay.com/...d=p5197.c0.m619[/url]


he has done 10 odd sets for friends and myself.

Here's another one in the black finish that my friend loves.
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Those Scotch Blades are just gorgeous!

Still prefer the satin chrome on your 84 Staffs. If someone were to ask me, "what should an iron look like?" there's my answer.

[tembolo1284]

[quote name='Shallowface' timestamp='1324510275' post='3972835']
[quote name='tembolo1284' timestamp='1324491088' post='3971417']
A fellow named Eric. Here is his ebay ad:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220692365524&category=115280&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619"]http://cgi.ebay.com/...d=p5197.c0.m619[/url]


he has done 10 odd sets for friends and myself.

Here's another one in the black finish that my friend loves.
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Those Scotch Blades are just gorgeous!

Still prefer the satin chrome on your 84 Staffs. If someone were to ask me, "what should an iron look like?" there's my answer.
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I agree there...and that's why I like the satin chrome finish more!

[Mr.Rob]

Quick question here, I saw a set of Wilson blades yesterday and should have picked them up but didn't. I don't know how much help you all can be here as I will have to look at them more closely and check iron finder to see exactly what year they are but I was wondering about sweet spot location on W/S blades in general. I know most old blades with long hosels had the sweet spot closer to the heel but have read that some of the Wilsons were more centered. Is there a general year range of the old Wilson blades that had a more centered sweet spot? I am going to go back and pick up a set today of either MP-14's or the Wilsons to have as a range and nostalgia playing set and would like to pick whichever one has the more centered sweet spot as that will translate better to regular gamers S56's. I know the MP-14's are heel biased but not sure about Wilsons.

[Mr.Rob]

Well they turned out to be 76-77 blades. Loved them so bought them. Felt better than the 14's. I made another post with pics because they have unusual stampings and I wanted to catch some exposure to try to find out what the stamps might be. Probably just personalization but never know.