Old School

**Jarro** · 25th October 2007 08:26 AM

Surely Jack would've had to have hit draws all the time to get such distances out of the old persimmon wouldn't he ??

**BrisVegas** · 25th October 2007 08:27 AM

Jack hit fades almost exclusively, which makes it all the more impressive. His was mostly carry distance!

**BrisVegas** · 25th October 2007 08:43 AM

come out on the friday pre-champs mate. I'll play the old school bag if you do!

**andylo** · 25th October 2007 08:50 AM

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

**BrisVegas** · 25th October 2007 09:05 AM

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!

**dc68** · 25th October 2007 09:12 AM

Sta-Puft..... Mmmmmmmmmmm

**markTHEblake** · 25th October 2007 09:29 AM

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** · 25th October 2007 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 25th October 2007 09:36 AM

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

**BrisVegas** · 27th January 2009 02:40 PM

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** · 18th September 2010 04:51 PM

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** · 18th September 2010 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by 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?

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

**Daves** · 4th May 2011 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by 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?

Originally Posted by Daves

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

We should get this outing back on the the agenda Ray.

I don't think I have posted any piccies of my vintage set in this thread yet. These were taken before they were reshafted, cleaned up and buffed.

P1000172.jpg

**PerryGroves** · 19th September 2010 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by 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?

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

http://trga.info/trgabasics.html

**BrisVegas** · 19th September 2010 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by 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?

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

**Ferrins** · 19th September 2010 08:45 AM

I'd play.

**MegaWatty** · 10th April 2011 07:16 PM

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** · 10th April 2011 08:01 PM

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** · 10th April 2011 08:15 PM

They look like the clubs Mum was using around 1980

**Marto65** · 10th April 2011 08:27 PM

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

**Dcanto** · 10th April 2011 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Marto65

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.

**MegaWatty** · 10th April 2011 08:33 PM

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.

**petethepilot** · 11th April 2011 01:01 AM

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** · 12th April 2011 05:59 PM

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** · 13th April 2011 07:18 PM

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.

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