Wood Bros Texan

[freddiec]

Tour issue

I just received this awesome beauty. The sellers business partner taught Brad Faxon and became good friends with him and was given this Texan from Brad. The head shape is amazing, reminds me of some of the best deep face MacGregors I've seen that set up real square with no face progression. Its got an Apex 5 shaft. The brass sole plate was used when the player wanted a lower cent of gravity and not many made it out on Tour. Great to own a club owned by a fellow New Englander and a classy player like Brad.

[Bella Woods]

freddiec:

Love the stain color, club color combinations and grain.

Nice club!

[tkacer]

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I just received this awesome beauty. The sellers business partner taught Brad Faxon and became good friends with him and was given this Texan from Brad. The head shape is amazing, reminds me of some of the best deep face MacGregors I've seen that set up real square with no face progression. Its got an Apex 5 shaft. The brass sole plate was used when the player wanted a lower cent of gravity and not many made it out on Tour. Great to own a club owned by a fellow New Englander and a classy player like Brad.
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I could've sworn I saw one of those in LH mid-eighties - remember just staring at it, stunning. If I was dreaming, so be it - if not, should've bought it right there and then! Thanks for the pics and the stroll down memory lane!

[rex235]

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[quote name='freddiec' timestamp='1315575769' post='3552838']
I just received this awesome beauty. The sellers business partner taught Brad Faxon and became good friends with him and was given this Texan from Brad. The head shape is amazing, reminds me of some of the best deep face MacGregors I've seen that set up real square with no face progression. Its got an Apex 5 shaft. The brass sole plate was used when the player wanted a lower cent of gravity and not many made it out on Tour. Great to own a club owned by a fellow New Englander and a classy player like Brad.
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[i][u]I could've sworn I saw one of those in LH mid-eighties[/u][/i] - remember just staring at it, stunning. If I was dreaming, so be it - if not, should've bought it right there and then! Thanks for the pics and the stroll down memory lane!
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tkacer-
No...you weren't dreaming.....trust me.....

[rex235]

[quote name='freddiec' timestamp='1315575769' post='3552838']
I just received this awesome beauty. The sellers business partner taught Brad Faxon and became good friends with him and was given this Texan from Brad. The head shape is amazing, reminds me of some of the best deep face MacGregors I've seen that set up real square with no face progression. Its got an Apex 5 shaft. The brass sole plate was used when the player wanted a lower cent of gravity and not many made it out on Tour. Great to own a club owned by a fellow New Englander and a classy player like Brad.
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Freddie-

[i]It came today......

Thanks again.[/i]

[astamm8]

I was wondering who had the Apex 5... Great club, and a real beautie. I love the brass soleplate on mine. Happy hitting!

[Nspiel58]

Love the colour of the stain. Another unique wood Freddie. Thanks for the pics.

[richard t]

Beautiful club! Took mine down off the wall the other day. My god, it looked like a hybrid compared to today's clubs. I loved that club. They knew how to make them.

[PreppySlapCut]

Absolutely gorgeous. Love it.

[freddiec]

I'm glad you guys liked the pics. I also like the color combo on this club. The stain is more of a cherry-mahogany, which I haven't seen on other Texans. Reminds me of a real nice 945 I had once. Its a sweet club. When my back heals (currently got a sore disc) I'm going to give it a whirl.

[drewspin]

I love this club.. and the Apex 5... sweetness.

[RyanDavid]

WOW...What a beaut. And a big +1 for a Faxon owned club...sweetness all around!

[teevons]

[Artistic beauty,


A Wood Bros sold on Ebay this week for over 200

Have fun hitting it

[hultis]

It's an absolute beauty. I saw it on Ebay but couldn't really make up my mind since there was some kind of discoloration on the sole. Looks amazing, though. Congratulations to a great purchase!

[freddiec]

Drew, it is a sweet looking club. I have never seen one that looks better at address. Hultis, the sole plate is Brass, which is pretty rare for a texan. Most were Aluminum. There is also some dark spots near the toe side bottom which I believe are natural carbon spots in the wood. There is also some substance that appears to be the result of perhaps some lead tape that might have been on the bottom of the plate. Not positive about that, but thats what it looks like to me. I'm not going to attempt to rub it off, thats for sure.

[freddiec]

I hit the links tonight about 40 min before sun down, with 6 or 7 Titleist Prestige wound balls and had a blast hitting this. As usual I had a few thoughts during the process. Its been a long time since I swung one of these. Its amazing how much heavier and unforgiving these clubs are, but a good swing rewards a shot you can only feel with a nice persimmon. The Apex 5 shaft is an awesome stiff shaft. 1st time I ever hit an apex 5 in a driver. Its definitely more suited for a guy who probably played the tour in the 80s, but I managed to get a few solid nice flighted ropes. Not bad after sitting in a chair all day. Its always a ride down memory lane walking up the fairway with one of these clubs and hitting one flush. There's nothing like it. The golf course looks and feels so different to me.

[rex235]

Freddie-

[i]It truly is a joy to hit a Wood Bros Texan....[/i].