Oldest Club in Your Bag

[Piz]

1 hour ago, Hoganman1 said:

Same here, I have my grandfather's clubs on display in my den too. They're all hickory shafted except the steel shafted Two Wood he used as a driver. I've never played them for fear of breaking the shafts, but I once played 18 with his putter. It's probably got 7* of loft.

7 degrees of loft.  That was back when the lawnmowers had four legs.

[BreaksLeft]

Orlimar "tight lies" 3-wood from the mid 90s.  My first metal wood.  Still played old school persimmon till then.

In case you are wondering, I also has a flip phone until a few years ago too.

Edited February 20, 2018 by BreaksLeft
wrong kind of wood cited for old clubs

[Dufferpauly]

Bandit by Confidence Golf SW...had it 40 years...dots instead of grooves...always gets the ball out...

[alleztom]

Ping G25 driver, bought second hand when I took up the game.

[jamo]

My putter is a Nike Unitized Tiempo, which is about a decade old.

[saevel25]

My Mizuno Irons at 4 years old this spring.

[Foot Wedge]

Oldest would be my Mizuno MX 23's.  I think they're about 12 years old. 

[RandyBobbitt]

I've got several Kasco hybrids that I believe are from the mid-1990s. I've tried a number of more modern hybrids (Adams, Callaway, TaylorMade) but haven't found any I like better. Also, most others are too short. I like the Kasco's because they're basically hybrid heads on fairway wood shafts, so they're 3 to 5 inches longer than most other hybrids. I started with two and now own five (13, 16, 19, 23 and 27 degrees). I usually carry only two at a time and switch them out based on the course. I'm afraid of carrying all five at once because that might look like an "old man bag," 

[ChevDog]

I recently retired my 1972 Ping Kushin, which my grandfather bought new and I inherited when he passed in 1980.  Now playing a TM Spyder and a complete set of 2017 M2's - so the oldest club still in my bag is about a year.

[dave s]

A Callaway #5 hybrid.  It's the X-Hot model from maybe 5 years back.

[joro]

Right now a set of 10 yr. old KZG Forged M-II Irons, and they are great.

[fever]

Alien DS9 3&5 woods from 2000 or 1999

[rehmwa]

The Ghost Spider Putter

[gjunkie57]

My cheap putter that I got from Play It Again Sports.  

[Patch]

Which bag? I have three right now. 

Oldest has to be one of the Karsten 1 Irons. Word is the set was built in 1969. I played them a few days ago. It was a truly "U.G.L.Y" experience. A collector gets these critters next week. 

If I wanted to go get them, my nephew is holding a bag full of OlimarTrimetals for me, should I ever visit him Utah. Not likely. 

However, in keeping with the spirit of the thread, it would be my M1 Heavy Putter. Although I just put it in my bag this year, I have had it in my possession for around 20+/-  years. My Zone 1 putter became unplayable. It would have been my oldest club too. The M1 replaced it

On another note, the clubs in my two other bags are pretty old too. Other than an ocassional "club find" here, or there, I have not purchased any new, real gamers in at least 10-15 years.

Edited December 4, 2018 by Patch

[ChetlovesMer]

There's this lady named Doris. She's like 98 or 99 years old. Shoots her age all the time... oh wait did you say "Oldest Club in My Bag" or "Oldest Bag in My Club"? 

[DrMJG]

I have two about the same age. An old putter I got from my father in law.  I was a promo from Canadian Club Whiskey made by , early 1970's.  Only in my bag every now and then.  Other is from late 1960s, my 8 iron from Northwestern.  Still use it off the tee and ground. In the bag for sentimental reasons (an ace early in my golf life and and an eagle as well), re--shafted to senior flex.

Edited December 4, 2018 by DrMJG

[Righty to Lefty]

My irons (Cleveland 588 Altitude), Putter ( Odyssey 2 Ball Tank), and my 2,3, &4 hybrid (Nickent 3DX Ironwood) have all been in the bag for 6 years now.  The irons and the putter will be in my bag until I cave the faces in on them which means forever!! The hybrids are from 2008, and I had them for 6 years before I put them in play, and they have hit literally thousands of shots apiece.  They proved their worth as I bought all three of them for 39 bucks total. Find what works for you and then beat the face off of that club is my motto!!