rick is one hell of a player I dont personally know anyone who can crush a 56° that far out. my 56° ripstop just pops me out of a bunker right next to the hole
Rick, your excitement when Spencer dunked it shows your passion for the sport and your sportsmanship. Even though this was just for fun, your enthusiasm never waned. Would love to see an 18 hole match play between you and Spencer. Well done sir.
More Spencer videos, please. That kid is gonna be HUGE! At 15 he's already lighting it up, if he sticks with it I can't wait to see what amazing things he does. Well done!
I just want to say Rick, I haven’t played golf since I was about 7 years old, and I’m now 27 years old.... I started watching your channel a couple months ago and you have actually motivated me to go out and try and play. AND NOW IM HOOKED! Played 5 times in the last 2 months and I just shot my first 99 today. Thank you for putting out such great, well produced content that can motivate people like me to get out there and enjoy the incredible game of golf!
Spencer is a nice young man. He reminds me that golf is such a special game that builds character in young people. Not too many places a kid can go nowadays where this happens in the way it does at the golf course. I just love our game.
Spencer, well done. I remember Jack conceding a putt to Tony (last century) but here you just rattled it past to save Ricks blushes. You're a proper young gent playing in the true spirit of the game (take note Garcia and Kuch). Rick, I think he had you on toast. Love the videos - keep it up.
Wow. I just realized how old I am. I was 36 in 2002. I remember that year as my daughter was born. Wish I started playing back then. Love Rick and this channel.
That was pure Gold my friend !!! And I agree with some of the other comments in here. You should invite that kid once and a while...here is great. Love is attitude and composure
Great video! I remember when one of my golfing buddies bought that driver, it was ridiculously huge compared to what the rest of us played. We all dreamed of King Cobras throughout the bag with an Odyssey Two Ball putter
Nostalgia! - I had a Dodgy Set of Spalding Graphite Shafted Clubs. Driver to Putter. Then around the same time, I got a set of DCIs, stiff shafts. That was a revelation. Still have them to this day! Great to look back...
First driver - in 1976. A 2nd hand Precision Golf Forge (PGF) Australia 1 1/2 Wood (made of wood!!). This club well and truly predated the existence of the likes of TaylorMade, Cobra and Callaway. What I recall as a 16yo learner golfer it was an absolute "bugger" to hit. I have fond memories my 3 wood which was simply a beautiful rosewood work of art, finished in a ruby red colour. Hit this slightly better than the 1 1/2 job but....... Fun video Rick!!
@@tthdrummer Golfbidder seems overpriced to me, when you try to sell them a club, they offered me less than half the price they were charging. They just lack super cheap options. callaway pre owned also almost always has sales on, whereas golfbidder hardly ever does.
2nd Swing. I've bought several of my clubs from there. Really reasonable prices on used equipment, and everything is in really good shape. I had an issue with one order in the past and they took care of it straight away. Phenomenal customer service.
Hey Rick just wanted to let u know ur videos keep popping up for me and I love them. I’m probably at the lowest point in my life right now with really bad stomach pains but ur videos made and inspired me to play golf. I went to the range and hit the best balls of my life. Keep up the good work and have a nice day🤙
Bringing the memories back we must be similar ages i had big Bertha driver and Wilson graphite irons and cobra trusty rusty wedges . I had a ram zebra putter it was a classic, also played the professional 90 ball i remember them cutting up so easily as they were so soft . Great video, brought the memories back
Rick just made me feel really old. When I was 16 my clubs were from my dads bag when I was 15. Probably used top flite balls while he used titleist balata wound. I stopped playing for almost ten years after he died.
'#5' means 'number 5', not 'strong 5'. Back in the day, anything engineered and belonging in a numerical sequence or order was prefixed by a '#', long before its use was adopted by social media.
As the owner of a Biggest Big Bertha, I will admit that I hit that thing as good as my Big Bertha B21. Something about it with my swing, just no frills, no fuss, just a nice size block on a stick. Also, I was rocking the Steelhead III woods set last year until I upgraded due to my shopping addiction. They hold their usefulness very well.
I can’t even begin to tell you all the memories that were sparked by hearing that bright, crisp, “ping” that GBB made. I could almost smell the cheap vinyl seats of the school bus on the way to a match, while our driver/coach yelled at us to quite down and “visualize” our match. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!!
Rick. This got me thinking of what clubs I had in my first bag. How about an Orlimar Tri-metal comparison? Tight lies fairway woods?! (Still game my tight lies 7 wood). Remember the STX rubber faced putters?? Would love to see some slowmo footage of the ball roll off of one of those.
This video made me smile all through it.......thanks Rick !!! My last win of "long drive trophy" says Greneleaf Resort, Fla May 19th, 2001..........which I used my Callaway GBB 8* driver........one of 4, I won with that driver.......lol
To be fair the lofts were different. The war bird was an 8 degree and I imagine the rogue was anywhere from 9 - 10.5 but yeah there's not going to be a load of difference between the drivers. You can get more distance purely off changing balls easier than changing drivers. You have to give the Rogue credit though that it's far more forgiving than the war bird.
Certainly don't buy one every year...or even ever couple years...but I would certainly take the forgiveness of a modern driver over one 17 years ago. Heck I recently replaced a 8 or 9 year old model and have noticed tons more forgiveness.
I played the Mizuno T=Zoid Oversize from Mid 90s... still have them in the shed - they were a brilliant iron... great video down memory lane - what a great knowledge kid… Spencer has a future.. #slamdunk!
So I still have my Callaway GBB and I pulled it out the other day and just absolutely MASHED some balls. The thing I noticed, and remembered from when it was my everyday club, is just how straight it goes. Steel shaft, 9°... baby draw every single time. The only problem is that I got out my Cobra 11° right after and mashed the next few probably 20-30yds further. This time, little fades every time. I just like the way the GBB looks in the air. So pleasing to the eye. Great video as always. 👊
i think this may be my favorite video you’ve ever made. I mean the FSX, Golfbidder and reviews especially Driver vs Driver long drive as well are my favorites but this one took me back.
I decided to hit mine the other day at the range - it has that scary loud hollow sound compared to newer driver. It is easy to hit for sure. The problem for me now as a better golfer is that when you see it next to a modern driver the face is so much more closed and thus over draws for me. My son loves it however for exactly that reason. I set up the weights with some modern knowledge to lower the spin and reduce the draw. I also have a really good tip stiff shaft in mine so it still feels very playable.
This video was a big nostalgia hit. Your set was a mix of clubs the friends i played with as a kid had (other than the putter), and we were also obsessed with trying to spin wedge shots. Loved it!
When I was 16, I used a Ben Hogan Wood Driver, Walter Hagen irons, which were older already. Still have them. A year later, I had MacGregor blades and persimmon woods - I wish I had kept those. Now I'm 55, and still use blades. Those cavity backs are like trying to use a tennis racket on the golf ball. Used Pinnacle and Top Flite balls back then, but occasionally would get a balata/wound ball. My shot shape was slice everything, including the putts.
Great video. Remember back then walking around the pro shop going straight to the War Bird thinking how MASSIVE the head was and loved the “ding” it made. I had the exact same Mizuno T Zoid irons from around 2002. I only just parted ways with them in 2019! They served me well.
How good is spencer, I hope to see him on the tour soon, very nice swing and ethics. Youre a great teacher coach rRick, I wish you were in Queensland Australia.
I believe these were the clubs I was using in 2002(20 years old at the time) Driver- Callaway C4/Hawkeye(Can't remember if I got the C4 in 02 or 03 but it was one of those 2) 3w - Callaway Steelhead 5W- Callaway Steelhead Irons 3-PW Taylor Made LCG SW and LW - Pure Spin "Diamond coated wedge". (They were a gimmick club I ordered off TV, extremely gullible at age 20.lol) Putter-Odyssey White Hot Interesting tidbit about my irons. I bought them at Golfsmith circa 99 or 00 and when I went to buy them Bruce Fleisher was actually there signing autographs earlier and promoting some new club. For those that don't know at this time he was probably the best player on the Senior Tour. Anyway when I was testing them he actually watched me and was talking to me along with the salesmen. The fact that I hit them so good infront of him was why I bought them.
Awesome.. It's funny because I've had the same set for about 20 years.. My Mom got me top clubs when I was about 13. VFT Hawkeye driver & 3wood. Same steelhead 5 as yours. Callaway X-14 steelhead irons with the old school ping stand bag.. Only set I've ever had. I use them all the time. Never really thought about how old they are.
Loved the teacher/student interaction. Blades were the real deal back in the ‘70s. John Letters Master model with laminated headed woods! Moved on to Dunlop Australian blades red dots with persimmon heads (True Temper steel shafts). Black dot then gold dot Aussie blades (as used by Sandy Lyle to win the ‘85 Open. My first ever steel headed driver was a Northwestern ( shaft had a thin taper 6 inches above the hosel!!!). Taylor Made Woods next (Pittsburgh persimmon I think!). Ram Tour Grind irons were replaced by the Mizuno TP9 blades (Olazábal made them famous when he started out). Saw Seve with the TP9 long irons in his bag at the Wentworth PGA!! Loved those blades. Teamed them up with the Callaway GBB follows by a 7 degree Biggest Big Bertha. The head looked MASSIVE!!! Dozens of drivers and fairway woods since. Mizuno irons ever since but had Ping Eye 2 in steel and Beryllium copper (currently rapped up in a blanket and in great nic) as spare clubs when I needed something to spice up my game. Still prefer Mizuno blades but although I’ve used Mizuno drivers have dumped them and all Taylor Made drivers and love Ping drivers and fairways to this day! Putters back in the day were Titleist Bullseye centre shaft putter then on to a Ray Cook mallet (used by Nancy Lopez) but onto the greatest putter/design of all time a Ping Anser! Had several models. Used Odyssey 2 Ball, Number7 Tank but always go back to Anser style putter. Dunlop 65 1.62 to start with. Also Penfold Aces, Slazenger Plus before going 1.68 Titleist Professional balata. (didn’t last long. Favourite balls of all time were Maxfli Balata and the incredible mega spinning Tour Edition blue that chewed back SO much it was banned. Used by Greg Norman but it cost him several Majors with all that backspin (watch the old video footage Rich!!). Love the game and still have many of my original clubs up in the loft. Biggest game changer for me was the Callaway Great Big Bertha. It was massive in comparison to anything on the market when launched. I remember the first one I saw with Ruger Titanium stamped on the sole. I believe it was stupid money on launch as much as a set of irons. Check out the full retail if you can Rick as I seem to remember you needed a personal loan to buy one!!! Great videos as always. More of the old club testing with Golfbidders help PLEASE.
This brings back memories. Basically, Rick had all the clubs that I wanted but couldn't afford lol. I had Howsen Derby 2 clubs (women's version as they were shorter) and a Hippo driver. I remember telling the pro in the club shop that I was interested in buying the big bertha driver, testing it on the range, and then telling him it was too big. Back then he obviously believed me.
When I was 16, (with long legs and T-Rex arms) I played to a 12, had custom-built all my clubs 1" over standard: Killer Bee Driver 230 CC head, 45" Aldila VX shaft, Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grips (on all but the putter) Golfsmith Tour Cavity Irons (2-LW), which had a beautiful blade-like set-up. Bronze-Age Heel-Toe balanced putter, and some Taylor Made 3 wood knock-off I can't remember... I miss when land was cheap and thus golf affordable.
The 5 wood Callaway big Bertha steelhead plus is what I'm rocking in my bag now! I'm 24 using, it was a handmedown from my uncle and I love it. That putter is gorgeous! I need one
I had the warbird driver and 3 wood, loved both of them. Titleist DCI 962 was my 2nd set of irons, can’t remember the first set. Used a Wilson blade putter. Still have the DCI 962s.
Still using Mizuno. I loved my T-Zoid Pros for many many years. Loved my Steelhead did a presentation in College with my clubs than. Remember showing the Steelhead Plus off. Trusty Rusty is a classic wedge and I loved the Newport Two.
I still have my original Callaway Hawkeye driver and steelhead plus 5 wood from when I was a junior. Still sometimes take them to the range for nostalgia sake.
So I am similar in age to Rick, (a little younger it would seem) and I remember these Scotty Cameron's and the Studio Design Series in particular. The finish on these Tei3s and the Studio Design had those old school lines that amazing finish with the unmistakable Yellow Dancing Cameron on the top. That's when I realized that golf clubs could be a work of art, some clubs are just beautiful.
So I have what I consider 3 first drivers, the first driver I was given by my father (a long with a set of old clubs with wooden heads and Spalding irons, which had a "Driver" in it, but some might call it a 1 Wood), then in the early 2000s I remember my father and I getting more into golf, he got me my first "real" club which was this Adam's driver (in my mind if it wasnt from one of the larger brands at the time I thought of the club as somehow unplayable by a "real" golfer, not realizing a "real" golfer, especially a pretty good one can take what you give him and do well enough), and he got fit for a beautiful set of Mizuno irons that he uses to this day, they are gorgeous and still feel great. I also got like the most adult version of the junior set of irons the little shop had. But it was an old Adams Tight Lies Driver with the funkiest headshape you have ever seen on a club head, and I was also allowed an Odyssey putter I adored for years (I wanted a Studio Design Scotty Cameron so bad, those putters were mesmerizing they were so beautiful to me and a close friend had one, and I used to just love to look at it, I became a Cameron Crazy that day I just didn't know it yet, plus didn't have any money, and my father was not about to spend as much on a putter as essentially what he paid for the rest of my set), but I was very content and appreciative of my new set. I finally felt like a true golfer that could actually play with my friends who were good, and not feel embarrassed about my "equipment" even though they never said anything about what I had before, and paid about as much attention to my new equipment, in my mind I felt so much more at home, like I belonged on a golf course. It was all my own little self doubt telling me that I needed a "true golfers" set of clubs, so I guess the Adam's Driver and Odyssey Putter were the first clubs that made me feel like a "real" golfer. All my golf friends were very impressive strong young golfers. The did a lot of playing the Junior Masters (a big junior tournament that was basically invite only) and eventually picked up golf scholarships to smaller golf schools. So playing with them was already intimidating, but pulling out a wooden headed club made me feel less than some how? Not any more! I used to see all their amazing clubs, they all used Ping Drivers which stood out so much at the time, and ping I3 irons and of course they all had just the most beautiful Scotty Cameron Studio Design putters, and used to think, that's what a true golfer looks like and the equipment they play with, only the best! So I would just spend most of my time begging them to let me look at the SD Scotty Cameron putters they had. The lines and color of those pieces of equipment were breathtaking. Each putter seemed to have it's own personality even if it was an identifical clubhead shape and finish, that combined with those old school lines, man so good. I knew just as well then, as a young stupid kid, that these Scotty Cameron putters were something special. I never forgot my friends' Scotty Cameron putters, and when I really got "serious" into golf a few years back and worked my way to a single digit handicap, I always knew my first big purchased would be, a gorgeous Scotty Cameron putter. I finally bought the first one, and the Cameron Crazy in me came out and I began to collect, and all it took was a few glimpses of a truly gorgeous putter to instill that in me. I didn't get "serious" in golf for almost another 14-15 years after seeing my friend's putter, but the impact the putter made on me was still there, and it was the first thing I looked at and eventually purchased for my first truly custom golf clubs. But the first time I bought a Driver for myself. (I didn't have much say on the first two, I wasnt a fan of the Adam's driver, but the salesman who owned the store and did certified fittings was good and he told my father, it's not pretty, but your kid will play better and learn more if he starts here with this type club that will forgive him a little (read as a LOT, and he was right), and the more interest he takes and when he finishes growing, he can be fit into a morr proper set like we did for you (my dad) if hes still serious. So my first two drivers were decided for me. But, I bought my next one, and it was an old KING COBRA (this is back in the Day before Cobra had dropped the King bit of its name) driver with a Speeder Shaft (I had no idea at the time about the differences in what was made OEM for these company's product and what the "true" aftermarket product performed like) but I was smitten with it. I didnt get fit for it (didnt listen to my father's advice) and I ended up purchasing a King Cobra SS (the number 427 is coming to mind for some reason), I cant remember exactly which year this was, I want to say around 2003-2004, but I it could be a year or two later, but I loved that thing. So after that long story no one will read, I count the King Cobra SS as my first driver, and I loved it so. It won me a couple long drive side games (when they have long drive holes in tournaments) back in the day, playing mostly scramble style foursomes when we played a lot then, and just cranking one deep on the long drive hole was what I came to do and loved. So I really enjoyed that driver a lot. Have had a few over the years now. It's still one of my favorites because of the memories, but I played my best golf and was winning little 2 man money tournaments when I got fit for a Ping G15 back in the day, and man I just felt like I couldn't miss with that thing. Even bad shots would be salvageable. Good times. Fun events. Good memories. This video brought all those memories rushing back. Fun video guys and I enjoyed both of y'all's demeanor. Good stuff.
Believe it or not, I’ve just replaced my T-Zoid Comp CT irons with graphite shafts for a set of P790s. Fell in love with the Mizuno’s as soon as I picked them up.
Makes me think of the sets I owned over the years. 1995: Titleist accu-flo irons, TM Burner Driver 1998: Ping Eye 2 (red dot), Big Bertha Driver 2003: Cleveland TA-2, Mizuno MP 001 Driver Loved those TA’2 irons...had those for over 10 years. Those Accu-flo irons were harsh haha! Anything off center stung.
The steelhead plus were also my first woods. Can't remember the irons. My first big upgrade was my birthday 2006 when I finally got my hands on an R7 driver. Good times.
Spencer Class act, great attitude, beautiful stroke. Hope we'll be watching him on TV soon. You just happen to run into your best student? Fun to watch! My 1st Driver was a Wooden Ping hand me down.
I started off with my Grandfathers Dunlop Warwick clubs and then bought my own Maxfli clubs. Joined a golf club and then bought Ping Zing 2 irons and King Cobra Driver and 3 wood and went from 5 to 3 handicap. Was able to hit the ball 2 clubs further with Ping Zing 2 irons.
I still have my first set, which was a hand-me-down set of Ping Zing 2's. Added to them was the Taylormade 360 Ti, which was a monster in its day. Still bring those puppies out sometimes.
Get this putter back in the bag Rick! It looks awesome and i bet you'd break 75 every round especially if you got the wedges under control 🤣. Amazing job on the 150mile walk mate! You should be so proud of yourself!! 👍👍
I remember my set of clubs when I was 16 back in 1980. They were my dads old set. They were Ben Hogan Magnum persimmon Woods, Haig Ultra Irons 3-SW and a Bullseye Putter. They fell so good compared to the old Wilson Half set that I had beforehand!!! Lol. How things have changed!!!!
That's so funny you did a video like this, I was just looking online for use big berthas not that long ago because they were like the best club when I was like 10 years old give or take.
My dad got me my first set when I was 8. Wilson customs, which I'd never heard of, but I still have that set along with the bag in my garage. I might take a trip to the range after work tomorrow and give them a whack lol thanks for the inspiration Rick!
What’s the first driver you ever owned?
2nd hand TP burner right now, love it
Rick Shiels Golf Cleveland launcher. Gold shaft n all! 😂🙈
Some random Dunlop thing
Rick Shiels Golf nuke vr i think
Taylormade R 7 SuperQuad
6:46 Chris Finch, definitely worth checking out
*tosses headcover in bunker*
Chris Finch Golf...probably did the refurbish of the putter for Rick.
@@garybrumley3519 bloody good rep
Yeet
I was about to type that and then saw this 😂😂😂
Rick if he is your student you must be one hell of a coach. Cheers. This kid is good!
Nah Spencer’s a chopper mate I play union with him 😉🤣🤣
rick is one hell of a player I dont personally know anyone who can crush a 56° that far out. my 56° ripstop just pops me out of a bunker right next to the hole
6:47 😂 I love how he just throws the head cover😂
TimmyVision straight into the bunker!!
Gavin Zanella haha it flew like 30 yards
"just had this refurbished, this looks class....". YEET!
Thomas Matthewson 😂😂😂👌🏽
in the bynker
Two things: 1. Love 16-year-old Rick’s hair
2. Spencer is a VERY classy young man with a VERY bright future.
Rick, your excitement when Spencer dunked it shows your passion for the sport and your sportsmanship. Even though this was just for fun, your enthusiasm never waned. Would love to see an 18 hole match play between you and Spencer. Well done sir.
I was disappointed that it wasn't a video of you from 16 year old
What a lovely lad, golf is in good hands . A credit to his parents and himself.
IF more kids played golf, we'd have a healthier and probably smarter nation.
When Rick asked Spencer if he was free for a 3 hole match, Spencer should've just said "no..." and walked off camera. I would've died laughing.
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Should have played him for the putter😂
Or virginity. Oy vey! Its not like rick doesnt bat for both teams.
Quattro 4 nice
@@quattro4468 wtf lol
@@scottwalker6257 wtf is right that kid is 15!
Nobody. Rick throws headcover in bunker
That putter looks amazing. Much better than today's Scotty Camerons.
L. Gyger I feel like he has just mailed in the designs lately. I’d love a new Coronado design.
I have one for sale. I moved to a 2 ball Odyssey a while back
Brent Robert how much you looking for mate
@@harrisonswift1432 I'd take $400 for it
Brent Robert where are you based
More Spencer videos, please. That kid is gonna be HUGE! At 15 he's already lighting it up, if he sticks with it I can't wait to see what amazing things he does. Well done!
I just want to say Rick, I haven’t played golf since I was about 7 years old, and I’m now 27 years old.... I started watching your channel a couple months ago and you have actually motivated me to go out and try and play. AND NOW IM HOOKED! Played 5 times in the last 2 months and I just shot my first 99 today. Thank you for putting out such great, well produced content that can motivate people like me to get out there and enjoy the incredible game of golf!
I hope Rick sees this comment
spencer has a great swing, one to keep any eye out for in the coming years
Rick: says literally anything
15 year old kid: " yeah definitely"
100 percent! 🤣
Ah now to be fair he did throw in a "definitely not" in there somewhere.
Fs, give the lad a break!
Rick: Should we kill this guy
Kid: ...
The kid was nice enough to throw that last putt to give Rick the draw...😂
Makes me feel old. 16 years ago was just the other day.
Spencer is a nice young man. He reminds me that golf is such a special game that builds character in young people. Not too many places a kid can go nowadays where this happens in the way it does at the golf course. I just love our game.
I"ve watched so many of Ricks videos, I caught myself talking out loud on the course in a British accent!
Dude I do that all the time to my wife.
“Duffed it”
@@koryjiskra5063 “Doofed et”
Chris Finch. Bloody good rep!
Spencer, well done. I remember Jack conceding a putt to Tony (last century) but here you just rattled it past to save Ricks blushes. You're a proper young gent playing in the true spirit of the game (take note Garcia and Kuch).
Rick, I think he had you on toast.
Love the videos - keep it up.
Wow. I just realized how old I am. I was 36 in 2002. I remember that year as my daughter was born. Wish I started playing back then. Love Rick and this channel.
Spencer with the slam dunk! Future UA-cam star! You've taught him well Rick!
That was pure Gold my friend !!!
And I agree with some of the other comments in here. You should invite that kid once and a while...here is great. Love is attitude and composure
Rick is suuuuuper protective over that club. Lol. Lots of "woah!" And "hey!"
I'm 28 and I'm still use most of the club's I had when I was 16/17.
I use my dads Wilson Staff blades that he got when I was about 16, if that counts
Great video! I remember when one of my golfing buddies bought that driver, it was ridiculously huge compared to what the rest of us played. We all dreamed of King Cobras throughout the bag with an Odyssey Two Ball putter
Nostalgia! - I had a Dodgy Set of Spalding Graphite Shafted Clubs. Driver to Putter. Then around the same time, I got a set of DCIs, stiff shafts. That was a revelation. Still have them to this day! Great to look back...
I could watch Spencer's golf swing all day. What a class guy with a good head on his shoulders.
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First driver - in 1976. A 2nd hand Precision Golf Forge (PGF) Australia 1 1/2 Wood (made of wood!!). This club well and truly predated the existence of the likes of TaylorMade, Cobra and Callaway. What I recall as a 16yo learner golfer it was an absolute "bugger" to hit. I have fond memories my 3 wood which was simply a beautiful rosewood work of art, finished in a ruby red colour. Hit this slightly better than the 1 1/2 job but....... Fun video Rick!!
Bro get spencer on some more videos please!
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LWfishing spencer is my friend
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We really need a Golfbidder in the US!
Check out callaway pre owned, altho they r called callaway, they sell all clubs
@@andreasmetzger5002 Yeah, there are a ton of sites that are similar, but none quite as decently done as Golfbidder, it seems.
@@tthdrummer Golfbidder seems overpriced to me, when you try to sell them a club, they offered me less than half the price they were charging. They just lack super cheap options. callaway pre owned also almost always has sales on, whereas golfbidder hardly ever does.
@@andreasmetzger5002 most golf shops in the U.S. pay very little for trade-ins. E-Bay may be the best way to sell clubs to get a better price.
2nd Swing. I've bought several of my clubs from there. Really reasonable prices on used equipment, and everything is in really good shape. I had an issue with one order in the past and they took care of it straight away. Phenomenal customer service.
Rick, that was really interesting, well done my friend. Great work Spencer. Classic.
Hey Rick just wanted to let u know ur videos keep popping up for me and I love them. I’m probably at the lowest point in my life right now with really bad stomach pains but ur videos made and inspired me to play golf. I went to the range and hit the best balls of my life. Keep up the good work and have a nice day🤙
Spencer's swing and follow through look so much like Spieth. Even the way he stands over the ball. Crazy!
Fun video. Most of my clubs I use today are older than those in the video. Still play ok.
Bringing the memories back we must be similar ages i had big Bertha driver and Wilson graphite irons and cobra trusty rusty wedges . I had a ram zebra putter it was a classic, also played the professional 90 ball i remember them cutting up so easily as they were so soft . Great video, brought the memories back
Had my first custom set of irons in 1987. Mizuno TP9, still use same spec today
Rick just made me feel really old.
When I was 16 my clubs were from my dads bag when I was 15. Probably used top flite balls while he used titleist balata wound.
I stopped playing for almost ten years after he died.
Seriously, who voted that down???? What's wrong with you people? Such a fun video! Good lad Spencer!
It's such a pleasure to watch Rick's videos. Good golfer, good soul. You can tell.
Thanks for watching!
'#5' means 'number 5', not 'strong 5'. Back in the day, anything engineered and belonging in a numerical sequence or order was prefixed by a '#', long before its use was adopted by social media.
the stronger models were marked with + sign
As the owner of a Biggest Big Bertha, I will admit that I hit that thing as good as my Big Bertha B21. Something about it with my swing, just no frills, no fuss, just a nice size block on a stick.
Also, I was rocking the Steelhead III woods set last year until I upgraded due to my shopping addiction. They hold their usefulness very well.
no body:
rick: CAREFUL OF THE PUTTER!!
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That thing looks _better_ than new, and it probably cost as much as a new putter to get it looking that way. He's just protecting his investment.
Funny as hell !!! Made me laugh hearing Rick say that on each green hahaha
I can’t even begin to tell you all the memories that were sparked by hearing that bright, crisp, “ping” that GBB made. I could almost smell the cheap vinyl seats of the school bus on the way to a match, while our driver/coach yelled at us to quite down and “visualize” our match. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!!
Rick. This got me thinking of what clubs I had in my first bag. How about an Orlimar Tri-metal comparison? Tight lies fairway woods?! (Still game my tight lies 7 wood). Remember the STX rubber faced putters?? Would love to see some slowmo footage of the ball roll off of one of those.
I'm still using the same irons from when I was 16 and I'm 33. Want to change them but scared to
This video made me smile all through it.......thanks Rick !!! My last win of "long drive trophy" says Greneleaf Resort, Fla May 19th, 2001..........which I used my Callaway GBB 8* driver........one of 4, I won with that driver.......lol
The rogue was only like 10 yards longer and 17 years newer... don’t buy a new driver every year folks.
Esteban Knorr also the callaway was larger cc😂
To be fair the lofts were different. The war bird was an 8 degree and I imagine the rogue was anywhere from 9 - 10.5 but yeah there's not going to be a load of difference between the drivers. You can get more distance purely off changing balls easier than changing drivers. You have to give the Rogue credit though that it's far more forgiving than the war bird.
Certainly don't buy one every year...or even ever couple years...but I would certainly take the forgiveness of a modern driver over one 17 years ago. Heck I recently replaced a 8 or 9 year old model and have noticed tons more forgiveness.
@James S Blacktail
That's probably a useful metric: don't change your gear until you can actually tell the difference.
Gotta factor in forgiveness though
I played the Mizuno T=Zoid Oversize from Mid 90s... still have them in the shed - they were a brilliant iron... great video down memory lane - what a great knowledge kid… Spencer has a future.. #slamdunk!
I don’t play golf, don’t even know how to swing a club but damnit this is good content 😂😂
So I still have my Callaway GBB and I pulled it out the other day and just absolutely MASHED some balls. The thing I noticed, and remembered from when it was my everyday club, is just how straight it goes. Steel shaft, 9°... baby draw every single time. The only problem is that I got out my Cobra 11° right after and mashed the next few probably 20-30yds further. This time, little fades every time. I just like the way the GBB looks in the air. So pleasing to the eye. Great video as always. 👊
Ping prodi g driver first and the one I still use today iv had it for 4 years
i think this may be my favorite video you’ve ever made. I mean the FSX, Golfbidder and reviews especially Driver vs Driver long drive as well are my favorites but this one took me back.
My favorite driver I ever owned was a Taylormade R 7 SuperQuad
Got one of gumtree last week for 15 pound . hitting it great....
I decided to hit mine the other day at the range - it has that scary loud hollow sound compared to newer driver. It is easy to hit for sure. The problem for me now as a better golfer is that when you see it next to a modern driver the face is so much more closed and thus over draws for me. My son loves it however for exactly that reason. I set up the weights with some modern knowledge to lower the spin and reduce the draw. I also have a really good tip stiff shaft in mine so it still feels very playable.
Paul O'Neil mine is a stiff shaft and I can hit it around 234 yards I set the weights to the draw setting and works great
Very bulky though !
Rick seems like such a genuinely happy teacher. Like loves seeing his students success. Like when Spencer hit that swoosh
Spencer looks like Jordan Spieth’s clone. Fun video
This video was a big nostalgia hit. Your set was a mix of clubs the friends i played with as a kid had (other than the putter), and we were also obsessed with trying to spin wedge shots. Loved it!
Rick: talks to spencer
Spencer: definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely definitely
😂
When I was 16, I used a Ben Hogan Wood Driver, Walter Hagen irons, which were older already. Still have them. A year later, I had MacGregor blades and persimmon woods - I wish I had kept those. Now I'm 55, and still use blades. Those cavity backs are like trying to use a tennis racket on the golf ball. Used Pinnacle and Top Flite balls back then, but occasionally would get a balata/wound ball. My shot shape was slice everything, including the putts.
I'm still playing my set from when I was 16 and I'm 26 now. Burner 2.0!
That kid is going to be a force to recon with cant wait to see him play pro in a few years time. Please put him in more videos asap!!!!
When’s Spencer starting a channel - he’s really entertaining! Great vid
Mungo 1967 definitely! lol
Great video. Remember back then walking around the pro shop going straight to the War Bird thinking how MASSIVE the head was and loved the “ding” it made.
I had the exact same Mizuno T Zoid irons from around 2002. I only just parted ways with them in 2019! They served me well.
Omg I was born in 2002 and I'm 16 now 😂😂 first driver was a Cleveland
Found a Pro 90 in my practice bucket and played it this morning. Such good memories of that ball.
I hope Chris doesn’t see you throwing one of his headcovers in the bunker 😂
How good is spencer, I hope to see him on the tour soon, very nice swing and ethics. Youre a great teacher coach rRick, I wish you were in Queensland Australia.
Your younger than me! I always assumed rick was in his 40’s!
Me too
he revealed his youth back when he cut that Titleist open and was actually surprised it had a liquid core :)
This was an awesome dynamic to watch. student and teacher is so cool. you should do more videos with your students.
Can't believe the GBB was only 250cc ... I remember it as massive!
Yep, then the Biggest big Bertha came out and I laughed at the size of it....😂
@@izzyboss6875 hearing the young lad say it's tiny, try a joe Powell or a tp9 1 iron 🙂
I believe these were the clubs I was using in 2002(20 years old at the time)
Driver- Callaway C4/Hawkeye(Can't remember if I got the C4 in 02 or 03 but it was one of those 2)
3w - Callaway Steelhead
5W- Callaway Steelhead
Irons 3-PW Taylor Made LCG
SW and LW - Pure Spin "Diamond coated wedge". (They were a gimmick club I ordered off TV, extremely gullible at age 20.lol)
Putter-Odyssey White Hot
Interesting tidbit about my irons. I bought them at Golfsmith circa 99 or 00 and when I went to buy them Bruce Fleisher was actually there signing autographs earlier and promoting some new club. For those that don't know at this time he was probably the best player on the Senior Tour. Anyway when I was testing them he actually watched me and was talking to me along with the salesmen. The fact that I hit them so good infront of him was why I bought them.
Is that the student who beat you in your own series? #break75 😂😂
Yeah, it was!
Very interesting Rick Sheils !!! Very cool to see the old clubs you used to play with. Well done!!! It was a gift to see this. Spider Dubiel
Wilson Fatshaft. P.S - anyone shat themselves on course before? What did you use to wipe yourself with?
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my favorite pair of Walter Hagen golf socks.....
Sycamore leaves🤔🤔
Borrow a towel from your playing partner but don't tell him why!
Had a thousand close calls but last year had no choice but to have my first shit on a golf course, wiped arse with golf towel & binned it.
Not sure I answered the question as I didn’t actually shit myself but it was close enough.
Awesome.. It's funny because I've had the same set for about 20 years.. My Mom got me top clubs when I was about 13. VFT Hawkeye driver & 3wood. Same steelhead 5 as yours. Callaway X-14 steelhead irons with the old school ping stand bag.. Only set I've ever had. I use them all the time. Never really thought about how old they are.
Not wearing the 16 year old clothes. Re record the video!!
Loved the teacher/student interaction. Blades were the real deal back in the ‘70s. John Letters Master model with laminated headed woods! Moved on to Dunlop Australian blades red dots with persimmon heads (True Temper steel shafts). Black dot then gold dot Aussie blades (as used by Sandy Lyle to win the ‘85 Open. My first ever steel headed driver was a Northwestern ( shaft had a thin taper 6 inches above the hosel!!!). Taylor Made Woods next (Pittsburgh persimmon I think!). Ram Tour Grind irons were replaced by the Mizuno TP9 blades (Olazábal made them famous when he started out). Saw Seve with the TP9 long irons in his bag at the Wentworth PGA!! Loved those blades. Teamed them up with the Callaway GBB follows by a 7 degree Biggest Big Bertha. The head looked MASSIVE!!! Dozens of drivers and fairway woods since. Mizuno irons ever since but had Ping Eye 2 in steel and Beryllium copper (currently rapped up in a blanket and in great nic) as spare clubs when I needed something to spice up my game. Still prefer Mizuno blades but although I’ve used Mizuno drivers have dumped them and all Taylor Made drivers and love Ping drivers and fairways to this day! Putters back in the day were Titleist Bullseye centre shaft putter then on to a Ray Cook mallet (used by Nancy Lopez) but onto the greatest putter/design of all time a Ping Anser! Had several models. Used Odyssey 2 Ball, Number7 Tank but always go back to Anser style putter. Dunlop 65 1.62 to start with. Also Penfold Aces, Slazenger Plus before going 1.68 Titleist Professional balata. (didn’t last long. Favourite balls of all time were Maxfli Balata and the incredible mega spinning Tour Edition blue that chewed back SO much it was banned. Used by Greg Norman but it cost him several Majors with all that backspin (watch the old video footage Rich!!). Love the game and still have many of my original clubs up in the loft. Biggest game changer for me was the Callaway Great Big Bertha. It was massive in comparison to anything on the market when launched. I remember the first one I saw with Ruger Titanium stamped on the sole. I believe it was stupid money on launch as much as a set of irons. Check out the full retail if you can Rick as I seem to remember you needed a personal loan to buy one!!! Great videos as always. More of the old club testing with Golfbidders help PLEASE.
Why does spencer look exactly like Jordan Spieth
This brings back memories. Basically, Rick had all the clubs that I wanted but couldn't afford lol. I had Howsen Derby 2 clubs (women's version as they were shorter) and a Hippo driver. I remember telling the pro in the club shop that I was interested in buying the big bertha driver, testing it on the range, and then telling him it was too big. Back then he obviously believed me.
I remember that Driver. In '99 that driver was out and a friend had it. It was huge club during that time and felt great out of the middle.
When I was 16, (with long legs and T-Rex arms) I played to a 12, had custom-built all my clubs 1" over standard: Killer Bee Driver 230 CC head, 45" Aldila VX shaft, Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grips (on all but the putter) Golfsmith Tour Cavity Irons (2-LW), which had a beautiful blade-like set-up. Bronze-Age Heel-Toe balanced putter, and some Taylor Made 3 wood knock-off I can't remember... I miss when land was cheap and thus golf affordable.
First driver 975D from Titleist. 275cc but loved the feel. Great video and that lad has a beautiful swing.
The 5 wood Callaway big Bertha steelhead plus is what I'm rocking in my bag now! I'm 24 using, it was a handmedown from my uncle and I love it.
That putter is gorgeous! I need one
I still use my steelhead III from time to time. Have had it for about 20 years and it still gets the job done.
I had the warbird driver and 3 wood, loved both of them. Titleist DCI 962 was my 2nd set of irons, can’t remember the first set. Used a Wilson blade putter. Still have the DCI 962s.
Still using Mizuno. I loved my T-Zoid Pros for many many years. Loved my Steelhead did a presentation in College with my clubs than. Remember showing the Steelhead Plus off. Trusty Rusty is a classic wedge and I loved the Newport Two.
I still have my original Callaway Hawkeye driver and steelhead plus 5 wood from when I was a junior. Still sometimes take them to the range for nostalgia sake.
So I am similar in age to Rick, (a little younger it would seem) and I remember these Scotty Cameron's and the Studio Design Series in particular. The finish on these Tei3s and the Studio Design had those old school lines that amazing finish with the unmistakable Yellow Dancing Cameron on the top. That's when I realized that golf clubs could be a work of art, some clubs are just beautiful.
So I have what I consider 3 first drivers, the first driver I was given by my father (a long with a set of old clubs with wooden heads and Spalding irons, which had a "Driver" in it, but some might call it a 1 Wood), then in the early 2000s I remember my father and I getting more into golf, he got me my first "real" club which was this Adam's driver (in my mind if it wasnt from one of the larger brands at the time I thought of the club as somehow unplayable by a "real" golfer, not realizing a "real" golfer, especially a pretty good one can take what you give him and do well enough), and he got fit for a beautiful set of Mizuno irons that he uses to this day, they are gorgeous and still feel great. I also got like the most adult version of the junior set of irons the little shop had. But it was an old Adams Tight Lies Driver with the funkiest headshape you have ever seen on a club head, and I was also allowed an Odyssey putter I adored for years (I wanted a Studio Design Scotty Cameron so bad, those putters were mesmerizing they were so beautiful to me and a close friend had one, and I used to just love to look at it, I became a Cameron Crazy that day I just didn't know it yet, plus didn't have any money, and my father was not about to spend as much on a putter as essentially what he paid for the rest of my set), but I was very content and appreciative of my new set. I finally felt like a true golfer that could actually play with my friends who were good, and not feel embarrassed about my "equipment" even though they never said anything about what I had before, and paid about as much attention to my new equipment, in my mind I felt so much more at home, like I belonged on a golf course. It was all my own little self doubt telling me that I needed a "true golfers" set of clubs, so I guess the Adam's Driver and Odyssey Putter were the first clubs that made me feel like a "real" golfer.
All my golf friends were very impressive strong young golfers. The did a lot of playing the Junior Masters (a big junior tournament that was basically invite only) and eventually picked up golf scholarships to smaller golf schools.
So playing with them was already intimidating, but pulling out a wooden headed club made me feel less than some how? Not any more!
I used to see all their amazing clubs, they all used Ping Drivers which stood out so much at the time, and ping I3 irons and of course they all had just the most beautiful Scotty Cameron Studio Design putters, and used to think, that's what a true golfer looks like and the equipment they play with, only the best!
So I would just spend most of my time begging them to let me look at the SD Scotty Cameron putters they had. The lines and color of those pieces of equipment were breathtaking. Each putter seemed to have it's own personality even if it was an identifical clubhead shape and finish, that combined with those old school lines, man so good.
I knew just as well then, as a young stupid kid, that these Scotty Cameron putters were something special. I never forgot my friends' Scotty Cameron putters, and when I really got "serious" into golf a few years back and worked my way to a single digit handicap, I always knew my first big purchased would be, a gorgeous Scotty Cameron putter. I finally bought the first one, and the Cameron Crazy in me came out and I began to collect, and all it took was a few glimpses of a truly gorgeous putter to instill that in me. I didn't get "serious" in golf for almost another 14-15 years after seeing my friend's putter, but the impact the putter made on me was still there, and it was the first thing I looked at and eventually purchased for my first truly custom golf clubs.
But the first time I bought a Driver for myself. (I didn't have much say on the first two, I wasnt a fan of the Adam's driver, but the salesman who owned the store and did certified fittings was good and he told my father, it's not pretty, but your kid will play better and learn more if he starts here with this type club that will forgive him a little (read as a LOT, and he was right), and the more interest he takes and when he finishes growing, he can be fit into a morr proper set like we did for you (my dad) if hes still serious. So my first two drivers were decided for me.
But, I bought my next one, and it was an old KING COBRA (this is back in the Day before Cobra had dropped the King bit of its name) driver with a Speeder Shaft (I had no idea at the time about the differences in what was made OEM for these company's product and what the "true" aftermarket product performed like) but I was smitten with it. I didnt get fit for it (didnt listen to my father's advice) and I ended up purchasing a King Cobra SS (the number 427 is coming to mind for some reason), I cant remember exactly which year this was, I want to say around 2003-2004, but I it could be a year or two later, but I loved that thing.
So after that long story no one will read, I count the King Cobra SS as my first driver, and I loved it so. It won me a couple long drive side games (when they have long drive holes in tournaments) back in the day, playing mostly scramble style foursomes when we played a lot then, and just cranking one deep on the long drive hole was what I came to do and loved. So I really enjoyed that driver a lot.
Have had a few over the years now. It's still one of my favorites because of the memories, but I played my best golf and was winning little 2 man money tournaments when I got fit for a Ping G15 back in the day, and man I just felt like I couldn't miss with that thing. Even bad shots would be salvageable. Good times. Fun events. Good memories.
This video brought all those memories rushing back. Fun video guys and I enjoyed both of y'all's demeanor. Good stuff.
bought my first proper golf clubs 12 years ago aged 27. got the t-zoid from an independent pro shop second hand and loved them.
Believe it or not, I’ve just replaced my T-Zoid Comp CT irons with graphite shafts for a set of P790s. Fell in love with the Mizuno’s as soon as I picked them up.
Makes me think of the sets I owned over the years.
1995: Titleist accu-flo irons, TM Burner Driver
1998: Ping Eye 2 (red dot), Big Bertha Driver
2003: Cleveland TA-2, Mizuno MP 001 Driver
Loved those TA’2 irons...had those for over 10 years. Those Accu-flo irons were harsh haha! Anything off center stung.
One of the best things I have seen in a long time. Thanks for doing this vid!
The steelhead plus were also my first woods. Can't remember the irons. My first big upgrade was my birthday 2006 when I finally got my hands on an R7 driver. Good times.
Spencer Class act, great attitude, beautiful stroke. Hope we'll be watching him on TV soon. You just happen to run into your best student? Fun to watch! My 1st Driver was a Wooden Ping hand me down.
I started off with my Grandfathers Dunlop Warwick clubs and then bought my own Maxfli clubs. Joined a golf club and then bought Ping Zing 2 irons and King Cobra Driver and 3 wood and went from 5 to 3 handicap. Was able to hit the ball 2 clubs further with Ping Zing 2 irons.
I still have my first set, which was a hand-me-down set of Ping Zing 2's. Added to them was the Taylormade 360 Ti, which was a monster in its day. Still bring those puppies out sometimes.
Get this putter back in the bag Rick! It looks awesome and i bet you'd break 75 every round especially if you got the wedges under control 🤣.
Amazing job on the 150mile walk mate! You should be so proud of yourself!! 👍👍
I remember my set of clubs when I was 16 back in 1980. They were my dads old set. They were Ben Hogan Magnum persimmon Woods, Haig Ultra Irons 3-SW and a Bullseye Putter. They fell so good compared to the old Wilson Half set that I had beforehand!!! Lol. How things have changed!!!!
That's so funny you did a video like this, I was just looking online for use big berthas not that long ago because they were like the best club when I was like 10 years old give or take.
I got both rusty's I still use! Found them at a local shop used. 55 degree for sand and layup. Best all around wedge! Cheers Rick!👍
My dad got me my first set when I was 8. Wilson customs, which I'd never heard of, but I still have that set along with the bag in my garage. I might take a trip to the range after work tomorrow and give them a whack lol thanks for the inspiration Rick!