I have one marked clarkson brothers special. Does that mean they used it? Or they just endorsed it and sold them in shops with there name. Thanks, great stuff
I’m on the road right now until next week and can’t check my resource book, but I can probably tell you more about your club and the maker when I’m back home late next week. Please email me at thehickoryhacker@gmail.com and send a photo of your club when you get a chance. Thanks!
Thanks! Very happy to hear you’re getting some useful info from them. This was a fun one to pull together. I really enjoy finding clubs that have a story to tell or at least offer a learning opportunity for a beginner.
Fun video Christian. I've been using the Skidmore's Restoration Cream that I got from you and I REALLY like it. This is the best product I've used for hard, dry, and tired leather grips. Thanks for the tip.
I really like where this series is going! Do you have a set of modern clubs? If yes, I think I would like to hear your take on why you prefer hickory over modern etc. Keep up the great work!
I'm someone looking to get into hickory, but my play set currently is a vintage cart bag, muscleback blades, persimmon woods(D,3,5,7), and a hickory shafted putter. I have a modern set(still wit musclebacks) but I play vintage for the enjoyment of it. Is it as easy? No, but you have to learn to hit your clubs and try different shots just like hickory clubs. If I score a 90 with old clubs on today's longer courses, it feels a lot better than if I shoot a 90 with clubs that are supposed to make things "easier". The feel of hitting a good shot is also different, and you know when you did it right because you can feel it through the club.
I sold my most modern set a couple years ago when I decided I wanted to play hickories full-time, but I’ve since acquired a set of Mizuno MP-57’s that I’ve started playing when I want to change things up. Now that I’m using the single-plane swing, switching between eras is easy because I use the sand swing for everything now. I’ll be doing a hickory vs. modern match play against myself soon where I play the same 9 holes with hickories and then again with moderns, and I’ll cover the many reasons why I prefer hickories in that video.
@@patrickhenry236 Yeah, the satisfaction from hitting a good shot with hickories is hard to beat. You expect to hit good shots with modern tech, but you realize it’s more skill than tech when you do it with hickories.
@@TheHickoryHacker yes, just like the persimmons and knife edge irons I use now, only it will be a further step. Instead of golfing with 1960's Era it will take me back another 4 decades and will likely necessitate a change in my swing (single plane is hard for me due to damage from a car accident). Thank you so much for the reply, and I will be looking forward to watching more on your channel.
Very interesting! This question is kind of off topic but what is your favorite club that you have collected? I know hickory golf clubs can sometimes get pretty odd so I wanted to see what you find to be the coolest!
Man, that's a tough question! A lot of my favorite clubs are favorites because they remind me of a particularly memorable find - like the 90 clubs I bought from a storage unit in New Hampshire early in my collecting career. If I have to pick one, though, I'll say it's the circa-1898 Willie Dunn one-piece brassie I found in a CT flea market a couple years ago. Not only is it an amazing club being made from one single piece of wood, but it spurred me to do some fascinating research into the maker. I actually wrote about that experience on my website: www.hickoryhacker.com/blog/willie-dunn-and-the-one-piece-brassie-in-a-barrel
looking to get into doing hickory golf. any tips on what to look for when antiquing ??? also can you get replacement shafts anywhere im a taller guy and will most likely need more length.
I made a video a while back on what to look for and what to avoid when antiquing for clubs: ua-cam.com/video/gZ48qyJKgms/v-deo.html A lot of the clubs you’ll come across will be too short and/or too light for play as-is. For new replacement shafts, I recommend Louisville Golf, but generally speaking I suggest sourcing vintage shafts from cheap heads. Most of the time, you can find cheap clubs for shaft salvage for less than the price of a new shaft, and as nice as LG’s shafts are, they’re still not as old or strong as a vintage hickory shaft if it’s still straight and in good shape.
@@TheHickoryHacker cool thanks for the info. I think im going to start with finding a putter and getting that in good shape. Then work from there replacing stuff in my bag
I have one marked clarkson brothers special. Does that mean they used it? Or they just endorsed it and sold them in shops with there name. Thanks, great stuff
I’m on the road right now until next week and can’t check my resource book, but I can probably tell you more about your club and the maker when I’m back home late next week. Please email me at thehickoryhacker@gmail.com and send a photo of your club when you get a chance. Thanks!
So enjoying the vids. I feel like a sponge!
Thanks! Very happy to hear you’re getting some useful info from them. This was a fun one to pull together. I really enjoy finding clubs that have a story to tell or at least offer a learning opportunity for a beginner.
I love your videos Christian. Do you have a video where you replace a broken Hickory driver shaft?
Thanks, Richard! I don’t have a video on that yet but I will. It’s a project I’m planning on doing for a future Fix-It Friday video.
Thank you Christian.
Fun video Christian. I've been using the Skidmore's Restoration Cream that I got from you and I REALLY like it. This is the best product I've used for hard, dry, and tired leather grips. Thanks for the tip.
My pleasure! Glad it’s working for you, too. I’m excited to see how it works on the golf bag I have in mind to restore in a future vid.
I really like where this series is going! Do you have a set of modern clubs? If yes, I think I would like to hear your take on why you prefer hickory over modern etc. Keep up the great work!
I'm someone looking to get into hickory, but my play set currently is a vintage cart bag, muscleback blades, persimmon woods(D,3,5,7), and a hickory shafted putter.
I have a modern set(still wit musclebacks) but I play vintage for the enjoyment of it. Is it as easy? No, but you have to learn to hit your clubs and try different shots just like hickory clubs. If I score a 90 with old clubs on today's longer courses, it feels a lot better than if I shoot a 90 with clubs that are supposed to make things "easier". The feel of hitting a good shot is also different, and you know when you did it right because you can feel it through the club.
I sold my most modern set a couple years ago when I decided I wanted to play hickories full-time, but I’ve since acquired a set of Mizuno MP-57’s that I’ve started playing when I want to change things up. Now that I’m using the single-plane swing, switching between eras is easy because I use the sand swing for everything now.
I’ll be doing a hickory vs. modern match play against myself soon where I play the same 9 holes with hickories and then again with moderns, and I’ll cover the many reasons why I prefer hickories in that video.
@@patrickhenry236 Yeah, the satisfaction from hitting a good shot with hickories is hard to beat. You expect to hit good shots with modern tech, but you realize it’s more skill than tech when you do it with hickories.
@@TheHickoryHacker yes, just like the persimmons and knife edge irons I use now, only it will be a further step. Instead of golfing with 1960's Era it will take me back another 4 decades and will likely necessitate a change in my swing (single plane is hard for me due to damage from a car accident).
Thank you so much for the reply, and I will be looking forward to watching more on your channel.
Very interesting! This question is kind of off topic but what is your favorite club that you have collected? I know hickory golf clubs can sometimes get pretty odd so I wanted to see what you find to be the coolest!
Man, that's a tough question! A lot of my favorite clubs are favorites because they remind me of a particularly memorable find - like the 90 clubs I bought from a storage unit in New Hampshire early in my collecting career. If I have to pick one, though, I'll say it's the circa-1898 Willie Dunn one-piece brassie I found in a CT flea market a couple years ago. Not only is it an amazing club being made from one single piece of wood, but it spurred me to do some fascinating research into the maker. I actually wrote about that experience on my website: www.hickoryhacker.com/blog/willie-dunn-and-the-one-piece-brassie-in-a-barrel
@@TheHickoryHacker cool! I definitely gotta look at that tonight
looking to get into doing hickory golf. any tips on what to look for when antiquing ??? also can you get replacement shafts anywhere im a taller guy and will most likely need more length.
I made a video a while back on what to look for and what to avoid when antiquing for clubs:
ua-cam.com/video/gZ48qyJKgms/v-deo.html
A lot of the clubs you’ll come across will be too short and/or too light for play as-is. For new replacement shafts, I recommend Louisville Golf, but generally speaking I suggest sourcing vintage shafts from cheap heads. Most of the time, you can find cheap clubs for shaft salvage for less than the price of a new shaft, and as nice as LG’s shafts are, they’re still not as old or strong as a vintage hickory shaft if it’s still straight and in good shape.
@@TheHickoryHacker cool thanks for the info. I think im going to start with finding a putter and getting that in good shape. Then work from there replacing stuff in my bag
@@Corrupted-by-Capitalism Sounds good! Feel free to reach out by email if you’re ever looking for something specific.
Great finds Christian, congrats...though it looks like you've made yourself a lot of work. lol
😂 I always do!
I gotta know where you got that shirt!! What brand is it??
Ebbets Field Flannels - 1947 Topeka Owls.