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Does anyone here play with vintage clubs. Like old blades and wooden drivers????

 

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 :ping-small:G400 Strength 3 wood 12* W/ UST V2 94-gram S-shaft

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Have them and every now and then a group I play with play a round where we have to use old clubs just for fun. We even try to use old balls. I still have a dozen Balata Z - not that old-old but still makes a difference. Love the feel of blades and the old Wilson Persimmon Woods.

Callaway Epic Flash 9 Degree

Callaway Epic Flash 3 wood 15 Degree

Callaway Apex 21 Hybrid 19 Degree

Callaway Steelhead Pro 4-AW Irons

Cleveland 54 Degree Wedge Steel Shaft

Recoil Graphite Shafts in all Callaway

Cobra Vintage Series Stingray 40

Preferred ball - Seed 001

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Looking to do it as enjoyment and a challenge.

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 :ping-small:G410 LST 7* W/ UST V2 84-gram S-shaft

 :ping-small:G400 Strength 3 wood 12* W/ UST V2 94-gram S-shaft

 :tour-edge: EXS PRO Hybrid 19* & 22* W/ 6.0 SMOKE 80g

:srixon-small: Z585 5-PW MODUS Tour S-105 / May switch out to S400's in the future

 :cleveland-small:CBX FULL FACE 56* & Smart Sole 4 G/W 50*

 :cleveland-small:Cleveland Classic Collection HB 2 Black Pearl putter

:Snell:MTB-X Yellow

:titelist-small: Bag

:Arccos:

 

 

 

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I do from time to time.  Its fun to break out the persimmons and the blades.  IMO, the persimmons don't work as well with today's golf balls because they don't spin enough but they still work.

"I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans

Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag?

Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* 

Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H

Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons

Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper

Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02

Ball: Maxfli Tour X

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39 minutes ago, Zen Snake said:

Looking to do it as enjoyment and a challenge.

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You should really give it a try, I think you might enjoy it. I bought my older bladed irons at a thrift store for $18 and that got me a set of Wilson Staff Fluid Feel 2-PW. I'm going to say I got super lucky to find them and they were in great condition after some cleaning up. My persimmons I got from @deejaid and still need to get out with them some more to get used to them. 

As for balls, I've heard Wilson Zips are good for use with persimmons and I have a double dozen of them in the car. I also believe that the Bridgestone for balls can work well with them, I think I might have read that on the Powered by Persimmon blog that deejaid runs. 

All I can say is go for it! 

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I'll check it out thanks..

You should really give it a try, I think you might enjoy it. I bought my older bladed irons at a thrift store for $18 and that got me a set of Wilson Staff Fluid Feel 2-PW. I'm going to say I got super lucky to find them and they were in great condition after some cleaning up. My persimmons I got from [mention=56773]deejaid[/mention] and still need to get out with them some more to get used to them. 
As for balls, I've heard Wilson Zips are good for use with persimmons and I have a double dozen of them in the car. I also believe that the Bridgestone for balls can work well with them, I think I might have read that on the Powered by Persimmon blog that deejaid runs. 
All I can say is go for it! 


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 :ping-small:G410 LST 7* W/ UST V2 84-gram S-shaft

 :ping-small:G400 Strength 3 wood 12* W/ UST V2 94-gram S-shaft

 :tour-edge: EXS PRO Hybrid 19* & 22* W/ 6.0 SMOKE 80g

:srixon-small: Z585 5-PW MODUS Tour S-105 / May switch out to S400's in the future

 :cleveland-small:CBX FULL FACE 56* & Smart Sole 4 G/W 50*

 :cleveland-small:Cleveland Classic Collection HB 2 Black Pearl putter

:Snell:MTB-X Yellow

:titelist-small: Bag

:Arccos:

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Zen Snake said:

 

Does anyone here play with vintage clubs. Like old blades and wooden drivers????

 

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Absolutely quite a bit--- See my signature my front line set with modern metals and hybrids I still am playing 1980 Mac blades and late 80s Cleveland wedges

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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@Zen Snake I actually do! I play these guys 20-40 years older than me so, to even the field a bit I bring out some vintage equipment. 

Ping Eye2 driver + 7w

Ping ISI Tour 3w

Ping Anser Putter (manganese slotted model)

Hickory Shafted 7 iron plays like a 9i. 

Doug Sanders Radar Chipper

Copper Ping Eye clone sand wedge. 

Orlimar Sunday pitch-n-putt  Stand bag

Makes a fun round at a local 9 hole executive course par 29, 1729 yards. 

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Golf is simple - people are complicated.

5w Taylormade SLDR S 19* - 220yd, Ping G2 5-U - 190-105, Maltby M+ 54* & MG 60* - 95-75, Evnroll ER8, Titleist 816 H1 4h 21*, Maltby 4 Hybrid Iron 24* - 210-200, Callaway XR16 8* - 235 carry

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I play nearly modern, 70-80"s vintage and hickory shafted clubs from the 30's. Have to admit the vintage and hickory clubs bring the biggest smiles to my face. Key to enjoyment (at least for me) is to make sure to select tees that match the appropriate distance for these clubs as well as older traditional courses where the game is more along the ground as compared to newer courses which require high shots carried over hazards.

 

Just an older guy with 8 or 9 clubs and a MacKenzie Walker bag.

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4 hours ago, nofives said:

Raises hand. My current gamers are AP 2's but I sometimes play with MP 14s. Come to think of it, are they even vintage? 

Well I think the AP2's came out around 2008... and MP 14's (1994-1998). Maybe the MP 14's?  Call me antique 😀 but my idea of vintage is 70's/80's (when I learned to play).............. I guess it shows my age. I can see how some would call AP2's vintage. Wow, I am am old. 

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They are finally here and ready for my Sunday funday rounds. MacGregor 2-sw and woods too.....20200930_131706~2.jpeg20200930_131654~2.jpeg20200930_131634~2.jpeg20200930_131845~2.jpeg20200930_131857.jpeg20200930_131839.jpeg

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 :ping-small:G410 LST 7* W/ UST V2 84-gram S-shaft

 :ping-small:G400 Strength 3 wood 12* W/ UST V2 94-gram S-shaft

 :tour-edge: EXS PRO Hybrid 19* & 22* W/ 6.0 SMOKE 80g

:srixon-small: Z585 5-PW MODUS Tour S-105 / May switch out to S400's in the future

 :cleveland-small:CBX FULL FACE 56* & Smart Sole 4 G/W 50*

 :cleveland-small:Cleveland Classic Collection HB 2 Black Pearl putter

:Snell:MTB-X Yellow

:titelist-small: Bag

:Arccos:

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Zen Snake said:

They are finally here and ready for my Sunday funday rounds. MacGregor 2-sw and woods too.....20200930_131706~2.jpeg20200930_131654~2.jpeg20200930_131634~2.jpeg20200930_131845~2.jpeg20200930_131857.jpeg20200930_131839.jpeg

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Those look like hours of fun!

Golf is simple - people are complicated.

5w Taylormade SLDR S 19* - 220yd, Ping G2 5-U - 190-105, Maltby M+ 54* & MG 60* - 95-75, Evnroll ER8, Titleist 816 H1 4h 21*, Maltby 4 Hybrid Iron 24* - 210-200, Callaway XR16 8* - 235 carry

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OMG why do I even need a $400 driver when I hit this thing a country mile.... It was a fun night out with these beautiful babies. Just wow. What a fun 9 hole round

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 :ping-small:G410 LST 7* W/ UST V2 84-gram S-shaft

 :ping-small:G400 Strength 3 wood 12* W/ UST V2 94-gram S-shaft

 :tour-edge: EXS PRO Hybrid 19* & 22* W/ 6.0 SMOKE 80g

:srixon-small: Z585 5-PW MODUS Tour S-105 / May switch out to S400's in the future

 :cleveland-small:CBX FULL FACE 56* & Smart Sole 4 G/W 50*

 :cleveland-small:Cleveland Classic Collection HB 2 Black Pearl putter

:Snell:MTB-X Yellow

:titelist-small: Bag

:Arccos:

 

 

 

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On 9/18/2020 at 8:31 PM, aerospace_ray said:

Well I think the AP2's came out around 2008... and MP 14's (1994-1998). Maybe the MP 14's?  Call me antique 😀 but my idea of vintage is 70's/80's (when I learned to play).............. I guess it shows my age. I can see how some would call AP2's vintage. Wow, I am am old. 

You're right. I was reffering to the 14's as sort-of Vintage. We're in trouble when AP's are considered vintage. Gulp  

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Titliest TSi 3

Sub 70 3 Tour

Titliest Ap2

Cameron Newport 2 @ 2008 model. 

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I still play a callaway steelhead driver 9° Thinking of going back to my ping eye 2 bc irons. Still use a two ball putter. 

I hit my steelhead 275 carry and can shape it anyway I want to. Bigger/ Modern drivers I can't keep straight. I leave the face way open and the ball will slice onto the next fairway to the right. Don't have the speed for my mizuno or nike blades anymore. Trying to figure out weather I sell them and get some modern cleveland launcher hb clubs with graphite shafts or just fit graphite to my old ping eye 2's. Returning to golf after a 4 year recovery from auto accident. 

steelhead 9°, rbz 5w, ping awr 2 bc irons, isi irons, or nike vapor irons, cleveland 52°, 58°, 64° 2 ball putter.

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