Sixteen bags in the van

[Aging Boomer]

When our golf league leaves for our late winter Florida golf outing, most of the guys fly; but two of us drive the van with the sixteen golf bags.  I just helped load the van, and in the process, did a little survey of the gear.

Now honestly, I know most of our guys aren’t the type of club ho s  that we meet on the internet golf forums and message boards.  Nevertheless, while loading the van, I literally saw stuff from the 1970s.   Hogan Directors.  Lynx Predators.  Spalding Executives.  I was somewhat disappointed that I couldn’t find any Browning 440s!   A set of Titleist DCI 962s seemed like state of the art.  I’m absolutely sure that my three-year-old set of Miura MC-102s were the newest irons in the van.

We did have some Callaway and TaylorMades in there, but I’m still talking X-12s and Burner LCGs.  But it reminded me of the days when Callaway and TaylorMade were unheard of.  MacGregor, Spalding, and Wilson--- then giants in the general sporting goods arena-- were the big three, while H&B; Citation, Hogan, Ram, First Flight, PGA, Dunlop, and similar brands all had a significant piece of the pie.   Who knew it was such a jungle out there?

[k-troop]

You're talking a road-trip golf vacation with a bunch of your buddies, and the best you have to talk about is their old, rusty sticks?

[lumpuckeroo]

If it's not broken don't fix it!

[1par2win]

Originally Posted by k-troop

You're talking a road-trip golf vacation with a bunch of your buddies, and the best you have to talk about is their old, rusty sticks?

I'm pretty sure the OP was just making an observation. I have noticed that the more time I spend on here the more I notice older equipment and how "out of place" it looks. Only goes to show how skewed ones perspective can get if one only hangs with club ho's!

[The Tin Man]

Thanks Aging Boomer for posting this. It confirms what I'm seeing on the courses I play.