I have just started back playing after a layoof of 40 years. I am 59 now, and played a lot while I was growing up, and scored beween high 70's and low 80's consistently back then. I recently bought some clubs that were donated to a local charity for $40. these clubs included 1 thru 4 Arnold Palmer persimmon woods from the 50's or 60's..a set of 2 thru 10 Spalding tour pro irons from about the 70's and a manganese bronze Ping putter. (very sought after) the set also came with a Ben Hogan burner wood with speed grooves and a chipping, pitching and sand wedge.....Long story short, the driver is only about an 8 degree pitch, but using a soft ball such as the Titelist Solo, I can hit the driver about 275 perfectly straight...the 2 wood about 260, the 3 wood about 250 and the 4 wood about 240...using a harder ball like the Titleist nxt or Pro-VI you can easily lose control of the ball, but with a nice smooth swing (don't try to kill it) and a softer ball, you can really enjoy a good game. I find that the new metel drivers seem to correct your mistakes rather than let you work on correcting them. Have only been out twice with my nephew (he shoots in the 70's) sciored 108 my first round, 92 on my second. Just need to work on my chipping and putting now. IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME (INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR AN EASY FIX) PLAY PERSIMMONS!!!
