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    I'm putting together a set of retro clubs for a bit of a laugh and I thought it might be cool to get a few of us together who've got some old sticks and have a game. See how much tougher it is without the advantages of modern gear.

    I was chatting to Garry Calder at GCI the other day and he goes out occasionally and plays with the old hickory clubs. Now, I'm not that keen, but I reckon the 80's and prior was when the old school gear was at it's best.

    ie. no titanium, no graphite, no cavity-backs, no lob wedges, no hybrids, no metalwoods.


    Anyone else interested? Blakey - you could use your normal setup.


    Fyi, I've got some circa-70's Daiwa Chairman persimmon woods (1.5 & 4 with True Temper steel shafts) and my circa 1980 PGF Aristocrat Tour Blades 3 thru SW. I'm still looking for a suitable putter, but I'm keen on something like a Wilson 8802.
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    Blakey,

    It's the old model. The one that they used to sell 10+ years ago. Verplank used to play it when he was with Golfsmith.

    This one.



    I used to own a set and thought they were one of the best feeling blades I ever played. Of course I sold them cheap because the chrome was too shiny ... or something like that.

    When I saw a set of these heads on ebay, I knew it was destiny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jono View Post
    Now, as for the putter ... I've got my dad's Ping Zing from the early 80's. Does that count as old school?
    nup, the ping zing is too forgiving. use the bullseye.

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    Jono, they were still selling those recently, but yeah they were around a long time, and blades really havent changed much for a long time. Not a lot different between those and the Maxfli Australian blades.

    Obviously Golfsmith is one of those honest maufacturers that dont change the font on the logo every 6 months and call it a new product.

    Brisvegas, read the article in the October Australian Golf Digest, called "The Demise of Shot-making" by Jack Newton. Its pretty much what your on about but from a different angle.

    To take a leaf out of both yours and Jacks viewpoints, an 'old school' event may be more practical (and accessable) if we went along with something like this

    - no drivers (unless made from wood)
    - old balls
    - no hybrid irons
    - no lob wedges
    - max of 12 clubs
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    Why 12 clubs? Otherwise, I said basically the same thing in the first post.

    I don't think there's much availability of the old balls, so that could be a tough one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrisVegas View Post
    Why 12 clubs? Otherwise, I said basically the same thing in the first post.

    I don't think there's much availability of the old balls, so that could be a tough one.
    I've got a practise bag full of balls I haven't touched for 12 years! There's sure to be some beauties in there.

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    12 clubs - after you read the article you will understand better
    its about being more creative with shotmaking, which is an art lost in todays golf.

    when I first started playing most golfers only had 13 clubs. A normal set was 3 woods, and 9 irons ( 3 to 9 + W & SW) and a putter. Anyone that had a 14th was either some sort of chipping club or utility wood like a Little Slammer. Good golfers had a 2 iron.

    I figure most golfers will find it difficult to get a decent 1 Wood thats in good conditin and suits them without spending much money. Its going to be fairly labour intensive to reshaft a persimmon head, thats if the clubmaker knows how !. would be just as easy to make everyone use their normal 3 wood, distance should be about the same i think. Hence 12 clubs
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    got a link to the article blakey? I'm not a subscriber.

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    nah, sorry my webcam is broken.

    (I only got the mag for nix at the golf show)
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    Quote Originally Posted by golfer69 View Post
    I'd love to compete here but I have no old shit in my posession.
    Your swing counts

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    I'm back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by golfer69 View Post
    Call me after 3 x back operations and let me know how you're going !
    Anyone got an old School one of these?


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    Maybe need a smaller one of them Poidda!





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    Quote Originally Posted by golfer69 View Post
    Call me after 3 x back operations and let me know how you're going !
    See post #38 ^^^

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    While not old old school... still a good set of old style blades...

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    My mate has the oldest set of maxfli blades i've ever seen.

    If anyone is interested let me know - good nick (his old got them off a pro shop when they closed down many years ago!) when i'm there next i'll take a picture they are classics!
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikezone13 View Post
    While not old old school... still a good set of old style blades...

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TAYLOR-MADE-T...QQcmdZViewItem
    Coffs_Hacker has a set of those for sale actually. He was using them up til he got the CG2's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kpac View Post
    My mate has the oldest set of maxfli blades i've ever seen.
    The 'australian blade' is more australian than Dame Edna and Don Bradman combined.
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    are they DP 30's kpac?

    if so they're not that old, they just look old!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BrisVegas View Post
    I'm still looking for a suitable putter, but I'm keen on something like a Wilson 8802.
    You're a Titleist man Dion. Surely this is the putter for you. It even comes with the original leather wrap grip.

    I think I'll keep this one. It will go nicely with my Cobra baffler blades with their matching 1-1/2, 3 and 5 woods.

    Does anyone else think that the modern day hybrids look very similar to an old classic 5-wood?

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    Okay! Got myself a PGF 1/2 set consist with a 3 wood, 3, 5, 7, 9 iron + a bulleye putter!

    I hope this game will actually happen!

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    PGF what, there's hundreds of different models
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    Power Pact

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    good work andylo. My persimmons are in the post. Looking forward to it. Although I think I'll need to replace some 20 year old grips before I try and swing these things...

    senecio - yep, I've sourced a bullseye.

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    senecio: i've got that exact putter
    moe: yeah i better check - they sure look vintage - but it could have me fooled

    This round would need to take place on a traditional course aswell - no use putting this stone-age gear on some cocos-palm lined resort course....
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    Quote Originally Posted by kpac View Post
    This round would need to take place on a traditional course aswell -
    Gatton!
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