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Forum Thread of the Day: “Oldest club that you game?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from uwhockey14, who asks fellow GolfWRX members for the oldest club that they still use out on the course. Despite the latest technologies continually leading to new and improved equipment, this thread shows that for many of our members, there will always be a place in the bag for that certain trusty older club.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- leo the lion: “Odyssey Dual Force 56 degree wedge which is about 20 years old. These wedges have what I believe are called Stronomic inserts in the face. The inserts are made of a very hard material and still look new. I have not found a wedge that gives more spin and control than these wedges. Ping Eye and ISI’s come close but the Dual Forces can almost stop on a dime. I also have a 52 degree that I will use together with the 56 on shorter courses.”
- NRJyzr: “Playing Golden Ram Tour Grinds right now, they’re approximately 38 years old.”
- Moonlightgrm: “My Ping ISI irons are 18-years old. Nothing can move them out of my bag. Easy to hit and very forgiving. I tried a set of Mizuno JPX900 forged this year, and they lasted exactly 3-rounds.”
- sneaky_pete: “18* Mizuno Fli Hi II Driving Iron from around 2006/2007. This will never leave the bag! Also still rocking my Adams Speedline Super S 3 wood from 2012.”
- dpb5031: “Arnold Palmer AP30r blade putter – ~50 years old. Kasco K2K #33 (sorta between a 2 hybrid & 5 wood) – 18 years old.”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Richard Tucker
Nov 18, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Ping Pal 4 BECU 1992 still in the bag one grip change will never change it
Burnett Leonard
Nov 18, 2018 at 12:54 am
Titleist 975f 16*
s
Nov 17, 2018 at 3:55 pm
MP-14 2 iron. Still saving me escaping from thick woods under the trees (100-150 yds). Hardly for full shots but I use it as much as (if not more) my 60 deg wedge. The only other club I can hit as low is my driver (175+ yds)
Zac
Nov 17, 2018 at 10:56 am
Tour edge XCG7 3 wood with a nunchuk in it. On my second head now since the first one cracked after about 4 years.
Eb
Nov 16, 2018 at 10:37 am
The putter doesn’t count……….
and anybody with older clubs beyond the groove rules, I will call you out on it every time and penalize you for the round and not allow you to post your score.
lmao
B. Ferguson
Nov 15, 2018 at 8:46 pm
KZG Gemini driver, 3, 5 and 7 woods, circa 2006 I believe.
Big Jomes
Nov 15, 2018 at 8:14 pm
8802 circa 1970
Speedy
Nov 15, 2018 at 7:48 pm
Fairway woods, about 9 years old. Thanks for asking.
Distance Compression Dude
Nov 15, 2018 at 5:13 pm
It’s gotta be my “deep faced” 3 wood because I can’t hit a driver to save my life.
allan
Nov 15, 2018 at 7:04 pm
You da dude… da smart dude… keep on truckin’ with yer deep faced 3 wood with low MOI but high trajectory… straight trajectory.
Tom
Nov 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm
“Oldest club that you game”? yo yo yo, like I’m all up in that, you know wha I be sayinz?
reggie
Nov 15, 2018 at 11:58 am
PXG irons…. gotta get rid of those old dogs….!
allan
Nov 15, 2018 at 7:05 pm
You can sell them fast on eBay… $500 for the bunch… 😮