Old School

[BrisVegas]

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.

[andylo]

Can't do the pre-champ. Used up all my holidays (sicky or not) Sigh....

[dc68]

To think that Jack could get 300 yards out of a persimmon driver is just amazing.

Yes and to think Greg used to get 300 metres out of one.



Not to mention they were hitting marshmallows.

[BrisVegas]

yeah i was using a (2-round old) ProV1 this morning and you could almost feel it sticking to the face. there were little bits of white plastic stuck to the screws on the face after a solid hit!

[Jarro]

Yes and to think Greg used to get 300 metres out of one.



Not to mention they were hitting marshmallows.

You're never going to lose the weight if you keep talking like this

[dc68]

Sta-Puft..... Mmmmmmmmmmm

[markTHEblake]

The old persimmon drivers go just as far as the modern titanium when hit in the sweet spot (IF the shaft length was the same)

A few of the older pro's have said this, Seve Ballesteros was one, he was one of the last guys to change to steel.

[BrisVegas]

The old persimmon drivers go just as far as the modern titanium when hit in the sweet spot (IF the shaft length was the same)

A few of the older pro's have said this, Seve Ballesteros was one, he was one of the last guys to change to steel.

Don't believe what you hear from Seve. Everyone knows he's a fruitloop. I bet the COR on a persimmon head is a long way short of 0.830.

[markTHEblake]

Ah, your right there, but he did say that long before COR was an improvement.

[BrisVegas]

Interestingly, Tiger Woods is meant to be playing in the San Francisco Persimmon Open this April. From threads on golfWRX, Tiger uses a persimmon driver in the off season for practice. Hope this tourney makes it to TV. I loooove the sound and feel of persimmon woods.

http://www.traditionalrulesofgolf.org/sfopen.html

[razaar]

Thought I would re-activeate this thread to see if we can organise an Oz golf outing playing retro equipment. It would be more of a social round on a shorter course. I would be up for it and I know Dion and Dave would be certain starters. Would Wolston Park GC be a suitable venue for such an event?

[Daves]

Thought I would re-activeate this thread to see if we can organise an Oz golf outing playing retro equipment. It would be more of a social round on a shorter course. I would be up for it and I know Dion and Dave would be certain starters. Would Wolston Park GC be a suitable venue for such an event?

Certainly would Ray. It is a touch under 5000m and you could play it without a driver quite easily.

[PerryGroves]

Thought I would re-activeate this thread to see if we can organise an Oz golf outing playing retro equipment. It would be more of a social round on a shorter course. I would be up for it and I know Dion and Dave would be certain starters. Would Wolston Park GC be a suitable venue for such an event?

Could try these rules that they use for the US "old school" event

http://trga.info/trgabasics.html

[Ferrins]

I'd play.

[BrisVegas]

Thought I would re-activeate this thread to see if we can organise an Oz golf outing playing retro equipment. It would be more of a social round on a shorter course. I would be up for it and I know Dion and Dave would be certain starters. Would Wolston Park GC be a suitable venue for such an event?

I'm actually playing Wolston Park this Sat, with oxy at 6.40am. Call the club if you want to join us.

[MegaWatty]

Enter Blakey...

Of what vintage are Keith Knox? These in particular.



I'm looking to put together a vintage'ish set of clubs for a bit of fun.

[razaar]

Those would be 1970's vintage. Didn't Keith Knox establish Prosimmon in the early 1980's. Pretty sure Peter Senior played Prosimmon clubs right up until the company folded in the 1990s. I have a set of Prosimmon woods (persimmon).

[markTHEblake]

They look like the clubs Mum was using around 1980

[Yossarian]

What's a Ziggy, dare I ask?

Hmmm.

[Marto65]

Might have to drop in to Cashies to see what I can pick up ...

[MegaWatty]

The Titleist Persimmon driver I got for 5 bucks is in pretty sweet condition. The Bulls Eye is a little dinged up with character marks.

[Dcanto]

Might have to drop in to Cashies to see what I can pick up ...

There is a Salvo's shop next door to our local Noodle-Box which has an old Daiwa golf bag near that front window that appears to have a lot of old odds & ends in it - including a couple of Hogan irons.

Might have to check it out.

[petethepilot]

The Keith Knox's date to 1973. In fact they may be my old set! They used to get it out at least 130 metres for me then!!!


Not much has changed.

Pete

[Beno]

Keen on this

Will need to start from scratch though with a set. I think the only thing i have is a cobra baffler - it is wooden though

Side note - I am in the ipswich area, so wolly park, gatton, toogoolawah anywhere like that is fine - and old lol

[razaar]

Belted a couple of 7 & 5-irons Wilson blades (circa 1965) today; the 7-iron averaged 115 metres and the 5-iron 130 metres. That means I would hit the 3-iron 150metres and the 2-iron 155 metres on a good day. I reckon one good session with these on the practice fairway and I wouldn't be able to hit balls for a fortnight. The new technology has turned me to mush.

[MegaWatty]

Sounds even more fun! I think.