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Hello everyone. I’m a new guy, so I reckon it’s proper for me to make an intro. My grandfather taught me to play golf before I can even remember, but despite that I’m not very good. I also have a thing for old-school Wilson irons, which maybe doesn’t make things easy for me. I’ve been lurking for a few weeks, reading some of the old threads about the old Wilsons, and figured I should finally join.


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Carry on my wayward drive

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Lay your weary wedge to rest

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Glad you joined. You’ll find all kinds of great stuff here. It’s the best place there is for golf talk, instruction and many other areas of interest. I remember the classic Wilson Staffs. My brother had an old set he used for quite some time. What set do you play now?

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Welcome to TST.  The classic Wilson irons are neat, I see why you like them.  I think my mother had such a set;  obviously not her current set, but she didn't get rid of them either.  

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"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

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8 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Glad you joined. You’ll find all kinds of great stuff here. It’s the best place there is for golf talk, instruction and many other areas of interest. I remember the classic Wilson Staffs. My brother had an old set he used for quite some time. What set do you play now?

Thanks, everyone, for the welcome.

 

I just picked up two sets. The first I got are, I think, 1966 Fluid Feels. I’m not certain though, because they don’t have the two diagonal marks on the rear of the club head, but otherwise look identical.

 

More recently I got a set of 73’s, with the screw-in weights. I love the Art Deco look to them, but the lengths are strange. The 7-9 irons are the same length as the ‘66 set, but the 6 iron is a bit shorter than the one in my older set, and the 3-5 are the same length as the next clubs down in my older set. So my ‘73 4-iron is the same length as my ‘66 5-iron. I’m probably going to end up reposting a lot of this info in the equipment forums and see if anyone can explain it


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16 minutes ago, FrivolouslyWasted said:

Thanks, everyone, for the welcome.

 

I just picked up two sets. The first I got are, I think, 1966 Fluid Feels. I’m not certain though, because they don’t have the two diagonal marks on the rear of the club head, but otherwise look identical.

 

More recently I got a set of 73’s, with the screw-in weights. I love the Art Deco look to them, but the lengths are strange. The 7-9 irons are the same length as the ‘66 set, but the 6 iron is a bit shorter than the one in my older set, and the 3-5 are the same length as the next clubs down in my older set. So my ‘73 4-iron is the same length as my ‘66 5-iron. I’m probably going to end up reposting a lot of this info in the equipment forums and see if anyone can explain it

I’m sure if you post the question there you’ll get an answer. There are some really knowledgeable people on this site in all kinds of areas. @WUTiger is one I’d give a mention to. 

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