Great Irons & Woods Pre 1990. Those sticks you liked or had

[Hatchman]

Which one of these Coldtopper?

The Custom Made?
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or Custom Crafted
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[Stuart]

My first full set (mid 1980s) was the PGF Status Mk-III, but the really good players in the club were all rocking either the PGF Aristocrat or the Prosimmon Hallmark.

I actually found the old PGFs in the shed at my parents house recently - the grips are almost totally gone now, but the heads still look pretty good. I hit a couple with the 7-iron (best remaining grip) and they still go pretty well with the Maxfli HT Tour Balatas that were also in the bag .....

[Coldtopper]

Maxfli Royal only mark on them was the dot and the circle. Most of royal stuff was just pure. Heaps of Japanese tour pros played Dunlop back then including IBF.
Lenny the pro at KH was a little different he would have used the coin for the punt. That Vic Open was unreal plenty of funny stuff a massive argument between The Dog DG and the cheat Stanley missed put on the 3rd during the masters almost came to a fist fight on on the tee during the pro am. Faldo's and Norman's women, Mckays alby, Newbies having a smoke. Ogle's dummy spit so massive he threw his clubs away. Yeah plenty of great and not so great equipment. It was the start of the transition to the modern golf clubs of today!

[Coldtopper]

Which one of these Coldtopper?

The Custom Made?
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or Custom Crafted
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His set didn't have much stamping with the bird - ball being the most prominent feature from memory. I bet Norman still has most of his clubs! I suppose I could ask and see if I get a reply!

[Coldtopper]

The Tour Blade's form 1978-80
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or the Tour Blade FG-17 from 1981-83
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They are so cool Hatchy my brother had a 2 iron that he shanked on the first hole at Heidelberg GC in the early 80's in front of 100+ people. I feel for him I dont think he eber recovered from that shank!

[spanner039]

Good memories there at the Heath CT

No mention of the pornos playing in the proshop workshop!!!!

[markTHEblake]

My first full set (mid 1980s) was the PGF Status Mk-III,

The MK III's were already ancient by the mid 80"s the Mk V's were released by about 77-78

[Stuart]

The MK III's were already ancient by the mid 80"s the Mk V's were released by about 77-78

They were a "hand-me-down" set from a friend - they weren't in great nick! Which is probably why I looked at the Aristocrats and Hallmarks with such envy

Mind you, I played with them for a fair while, and my next set was the Status Mk V so I can't have hated them too much.

[Stuart]

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[Coldtopper]

Good memories there at the Heath CT

No mention of the pornos playing in the proshop workshop!!!!

As the first year trainee I spent most of my time buffing clubs 5 days a week! Buffed plenty of amazing irons and dipped heaps of great woods during my time there. Occasionally was let out to play with the members bloody funny stuff! Had to leave the Heath after getting caught with a Lacey Underall on the course.

[Coldtopper]

Good memories there at the Heath CT

No mention of the pornos playing in the proshop workshop!!!!

As the first year trainee I spent most of my time buffing clubs 5 days a week! Buffed plenty of amazing irons and dipped heaps of great woods during my time there. Occasionally was let out to play with the members bloody funny stuff! Had to leave the Heath after getting caught with a Lacey Underall on the course.

[MegaWatty]

As the first year trainee I spent most of my time buffing clubs 5 days a week! Buffed plenty of amazing irons and dipped heaps of great woods during my time there. Occasionally was let out to play with the members bloody funny stuff! Had to leave the Heath after getting caught with a Lacey Underall on the course.

This needs more explanation. The last sentence that is.

[Hatchman]

It's code for something and does need some translation.

[dc68]

Maxfli DP30 and Brosnan TCs get my vote.

[Coldtopper]

This needs more explanation. The last sentence that is.

A committee members daughter! It was an instant dismissal but so much fun

We would read the obituarys first thing each moring to see if any member had passed so we could get a new set! This funded many a trainee through their time!

[Coldtopper]

Maxfli DP30 and Brosnan TCs get my vote.

Didn't the dp 30's get released after 92 when Australian Blades finished being distributed in oz?

[dc68]

Does it really matter? Same tech.

[markTHEblake]

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Sorry Stuart, didn't know you were a lady. Very nice clubs.

[Webster]

Didn't the dp 30's get released after 92 when Australian Blades finished being distributed in oz?

No, they were around in the late 80's for sure.

[Steve]

My first set of pricey (lol) clubs that I had was a set of Keith Knox, very much like these
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[Coldtopper]

No, they were around in the late 80's for sure.

Some of Australian Blades should be rating here? Some models looked great! Found this.

However, the first american models were not available until 1976....if you find a set they're stamped with the old school Maxfli dot on the heel and I think "made in australia" next to it....they made a model retooling in 77 and used the same die until 83 with minor cosmetic changes (77-78 was Maxfli in script on the muscle with a dot next to it, 78-81 was MAXFLI stamped on the muscle (if you've bought Maxfli balls recently, it's the same font), 81-83 was Maxfli in another script on the toe).

The line line sort of faded off and on after that. Maxfli released a line of musclebacks called "Pro Special" that replaced the Australian Blades from around '85 to '89 and then the DP-30s showed up. The DPs (DP stood for "Dunlop Performance" and there are a myriad of other DP models offered overseas) were a very popular overseas model that has a very Japanese look in compairson to other Australian Blade models, the toe is fatter towards the bottom and transitions into a sharply pointed toe...also has a pretty high heel.

In '92 Maxfli had Tad Moore on their design team and he designed the TM92s, which were the last actual forged Australian Blades. Those were around for a handful of years and the line again disappeared until the MCT-97s (designed by Maltby) were released. They were followed by the last iteration of the line in 2000-2001.

[Webster]

Agreed, they were all great clubs.

Honma's deserve a mention too as they emerged during the late 80's. The 737 blades were incredible:

[Hatchman]

Agreed, they were all great clubs.

Honma's deserve a mention too as they emerged during the late 80's. The 737 blades were incredible:

Very nice.

[Stuart]

Sorry Stuart, didn't know you were a lady. Very nice clubs.

And you haven't even seen me swing a club

It was the nearest image I could find.

[Coldtopper]

Agreed, they were all great clubs.

Honma's deserve a

Agree got my old Honma driver in the shed from the day. But the irons oh yeah baby horny blades!