Vintage Irons
 

Anybody collect 'em? Which 'uns and why come?

I have been coveting some old irons on e-bay. There are some pretty specimines out there . . .

I once had a set of ben hogan personal irons those where nice. there are some nice older blades out there my favvorite are the 1951 macregor bantam irons. I can just think of hogan playing those during his 1953 campaign where he played 6 tournaments won 5 of them and the a second place in the 6th. And of course 3 of them where majors witch he won.

Gosh, Bucket
 

Bucket ole pal,

You may have to look a long time to find equipment as old as you are.

Actually I have a set of Wilson Bulletbacks about 1969 vintage that still feel

supersolid. You know, when you hit it pure you can feel it all the way from

your loins to your toenails. Think about that while you are sippin' your Grape

Nehi and munching on your moon pie.

UPP in way too cold to play Ohio

My bossman was coveting a set of new Mizunos today. The dude was in anal obsessive compulsive frenzy over these irons and trying to decide how many smackers to drop. Me not being one to egg something on was like . . .

Dude if you really owned a set . . . you'd by the custom stamped, grind, and finish Mizunos that START at $1200.

So after giving him a huge rash of sh... all day. I roll into his office and tell him . . . I couldn't stand you being a punk all day and not buying anything. So I bought some irons. He was flabergasted because bucket = cheapskate.

How much did you pay man!!!!!

I told him a purchased a set of primo blades . . . for $2.32.

Yep that's right . . . I got some Macgregor Tourney Colokrum's for $2.32 . . . it cost $19.95 to ship 'em . . . The look sweet too! I got bids on a set of circa 50 to 60 Armours too . . . right now going for $9.95.

I'm checkin' into the OLD SKOOL.

For anybody interested in some sweet looking vintage irons . . . checkout

http://www.houseofforged.com

It's cool to see just how much the looks of the clubs haven't changed. I understand that the design characteristics are different. Backindaday they had really long ferrels and COG was towards the heel evidently. Now they have redistributed the weight on blades and supposedly they are much easier to hit. We shall see.

Hooked on Hogan
 

I still play Hogan Directors from the 80's. Tried some of the new 2006 Apex irons. They are for sale on eBay as we speak. Nice irons, but the Directors are my babies. :)

Directors are Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice . . . Hi-5! I was looking at some "personal" Hogans they are sweet too! Lil'bitty thin soles.

Like these?
 

http://www.quickpicturehost.com/imag...1169347248.jpg :eyes:

Yes - i saw them on an auction site - nice - look like the Hogan model that was reissued rather than the original. I posted on another site (more equipment based site) asking for opinions on the design of early Hogan irons.

It interests me that their chief test pilot ( Ben) and their designer were obviously the 2 key minds involved in their products and one can see an evolution within their models... I just can't explain why they evolved that way!

http://www.benhogan.com/legacy/irontour.html

ANy thoughts? He seems to be taking mass away from the toe in varying different designs (personals are similar to MP29s/37... and then he has the powerthrust then apex designs)

Come the 80s The directors redistribute the mass differently too.

I enjoyed a lovely set of Hogan Apex BH grinds ( late 80s models) so sweet... until stolen from car!!!!!

I have a feeling that the older forgings were softer than modern ones. Old mizunos almost drip steel all over the ball... they are that soft - beyond butter!!

It could be the shafts were softer in the 80s? in the average set but i still think that the sweetspot of an old forging is so much better than a modern one!


Is it all a

oldies
 

I have a set of 57/58 Wilson Staff 2-pw, rechromed, reshafted.

Sweetspot location
 

I have felt that the sweet spot on the older irons is slightly closer to the hosel, rather than in the center of the face. Maybe that's why they don't feel the same to you.