I'm the "Doc" Gels from the video... follow-up: I did put a new shaft in that club that he broke in the tournament, so it's good now. Eric ended up buying that bulldog wood club from me. He grew up playing at a course in New Jersey when he was a young boy, and when I researched that bulldog club, turns out it belonged to the head pro at that very same new jersey golf club back in the 1920's (his name was stamped on the clubhead)... so he had to have it. Well he took it back to California, played with it and the head developed some cracks. He sent it back to me and I used some epoxy and screws and sent it back to him, so it's back in action! Lot's of neat stories and history in hickory golf.
@@RandomGolfClubFilms I have a gem of a course you might like just outside of Central City Nebraska. Riverside Golf Club is a nine hole sand greens course. My dad has been keeping the club running for years now, it is his baby. We both love your show and would love to have you come check out our little slice of heaven. ( The $7 all day green fee is on me!)
I’ve been loving binge watching these seasons and lo and behold here’s an episode from my hometown, on the course I caddied on as a kid, with locals I know! Amazing!
I know I dont look like a golfer, but loved golf the very 1st time I played it, I just recently started buying some old hickory shafted putters that are just BEAUTIFUL, even if they aren't very rare. Just awsome to hang on a wall or put in a shadow box. Or even play with....much different than today's clubs. Especially when u are talking drivers, and putters. Fairways and greens gentlemen....and ladies.
I would suggest perusing Ebay, that's how I built my hickory playing set. Nice thing about hickory is you only need six clubs: A Brassie, a Mid Iron, a Mashie, a Mashie Niblick, a Niblick, and a Putter. Definitely lighter to tote than a modern 14 club set! There are other kinds you can add over time such as the bulldog, jigger, spoon, and cleek, but those basic six will serve you well to get started. Steer clear of the pricey collectible ones and they can be had fairly reasonably. Only started playing with hickories fairly recently, but I've been enjoying them a great deal. Definitely heavier than modern clubs, you really feel the impact with the ball, and they're not as forgiving as modern clubs. That said, if you lose the "grip it and rip it" mentality and deliver a nice slow even swing, dear lord, a good hickory shot is a thing of beauty to experience.
I have been watching this series for about 2 years now. By far the best golf experience of all time. You need to get some pros on here and bring them to the old times!
Dido 10 minutes was just a teaser. I switched to hitting persimmon woods and 20+ year old Mizuno's this past season just to relive my youth and haven't had this much fun golfing in years! Now I see this video and have quite possibly just found the next chapter in my golfing career. Thanks brother!
Beautiful and neat. Charlevoix is named after Father Charlevoix, a Catholic priest who was a missionary to lower Michigan in 1710. When I was like nine years old and went to summer camp, the camp had a miniature golf course in the middle with dirt greens and wooden handled putters.
I think i just found my new favorite youtube channel. Just watched the longest course in the world. Prison golf. Urban golf. Slum golf. Hole in one insurance and now this. I have to say eric very possibly has the best job in the entire world. Travel the world and play not only golf everywhere. But different styles of golf. This is amazing. Its 3:45 in the am. And tomorrow is monday (well today actually). And im pretty sure im not gonna be able to stop binging.
Very nice short movie sharing emotions and stories on the hickory world. The game has yet to offer a lot by the use of the old clubs. The soxring is second to the joy that hickory golf offers to any player. Try it and … you’ll enjoy it.
I’m seventeen and I was lucky enough to purchase a set of antique wooden shaft clubs. Their right when they say how much better it feels to hit them because there is nothing more satisfying then launching a ball with a wooden club
Those hickory clubs have such a nice sound. I use one sort of like the one Erik bought and that sound coming off the head never gets old I always love getting to use it.
I have an old hickory set in my attic that was my great grandfather's, but I've always been afraid to go hit them in case I break one... but maybe I should gamble on it now that I've seen this. Great video as always!
and again EAL ....out of the ballpark ....thank you for the class and respect for the game you produce so often through your episodes ....take it low brother
ALOHA!!I have been shopping for some nice knickers recently I already dress long sleeves and trousers! happy to see this video adding some confidence for showing up at my home course looking legit! I love old school golf! God bless you on your travels kine sir Aloha!
I recently started collecting any old clubs I could find. One of the sets I found a 9 iron with a hickory shaft and now I'm hooked. Great episode as always! Keep them coming!
This is great. My dad had some old hickorys and gutta percha balls and they were just impossible. So hard to hit well. After playing with those things I came to the conclusion Bobby Jones had to be the greatest golfer of them all and not by a little but by A LOT. Idea for a future show....do one on disc/frisbee golf. Contact a pro named Simon Lizotte. A funny/goofy guy and the fan's favorite. Do a challenge, perhaps. 9 holes of trad golf, 9 holes of disc golf. Trust me on this, get Simon and you'll have a good episode with more views than usual. I promise.
Erik, you are in my back yard (well technically my front yard) here. Next time in the area you got to let me know, I can give you the low down of beers from the area. Such a fun course. Way to give er!
I had a similar club to that of the "bulldog" he used when I first started to play (I have no idea where it came from). The difference is that the shaft was some sort of metal, but the head was entirely made from wood. Funnily enough it was my go to club if I had to hit a fairway.
I love your channel man. I can't believe that you fly under the radar. I can't wait till this channel takes off, I'm going to have hella hipster points
I started out with antiques i found in the trash. I threw them away eventually but as my game grew but now I wish I had them. Good thing is though someone picked them out of our trash too lol.
I found one time a putter that was not hickory shaft but Bamboo from 1912 in a thrift store. when I went back to buy it after getting money for it, the putter was gone. Sad as some companies also made Bamboo Shaft as well using old style Resin for the strengthening and protection.
Really need to use old balls to make this 100%. OK, not featheries or gutta-percha balls, but balata. Fabulous fun here, thank you for a great golf vlog.
Hickory golf is a growing in the U.S. & Europe. Here at the Metropolitan Hickory Society, we play with hickory shafted clubs (authentic antiques crafted before 1935 and/or replicas). We host hickory tournaments throughout the NY metropolitan region at historic courses generally designed & built by prominent architects during the golden age (1900-1939). We welcome all that appreciate the rich history and traditions of golf.
A beautifully made film, capturing everything that we love about this beautiful game... Don’t ever stop EAL..... Was the bulldog the club you used in the Isle of Man 🇮🇲?
I'm the "Doc" Gels from the video... follow-up: I did put a new shaft in that club that he broke in the tournament, so it's good now.
Eric ended up buying that bulldog wood club from me. He grew up playing at a course in New Jersey when he was a young boy, and when I researched that bulldog club, turns out it belonged to the head pro at that very same new jersey golf club back in the 1920's (his name was stamped on the clubhead)... so he had to have it. Well he took it back to California, played with it and the head developed some cracks. He sent it back to me and I used some epoxy and screws and sent it back to him, so it's back in action!
Lot's of neat stories and history in hickory golf.
Liar
Fairway to Heaven * prove *
Says the clipboard guy with 14 subscribers
Wish this was true - guys name is Ganon Baker. Not Doc Gels
@@maximus3511 No it's me... Ganon Baker imitating Doc Gels, now that's funny!
"You just can't use any mechanical devices"... he says from his golf cart haha
Hahahahahahha
So you're talking about this?
Pulls out range finder 😂
Silas VanSky those are model t carts
Yeah I was thinking all they need are some caddies
I thought that but in fairness they are all 70 years old lol
Hands down best series on TH-cam, don't even @ me
Amen
don't @ me either!
I was just about to comment that
@@RandomGolfClubFilms I have a gem of a course you might like just outside of Central City Nebraska. Riverside Golf Club is a nine hole sand greens course. My dad has been keeping the club running for years now, it is his baby. We both love your show and would love to have you come check out our little slice of heaven. ( The $7 all day green fee is on me!)
100th like on this
The sound of the driver is a thing of magic
10 minutes is just not long enough.. Love it!
I’ve been loving binge watching these seasons and lo and behold here’s an episode from my hometown, on the course I caddied on as a kid, with locals I know! Amazing!
I have been saying for years that the pros should do a whole tournament like this. This is now in my bucket list.
I cannot help but agree.
I know I dont look like a golfer, but loved golf the very 1st time I played it, I just recently started buying some old hickory shafted putters that are just BEAUTIFUL, even if they aren't very rare. Just awsome to hang on a wall or put in a shadow box. Or even play with....much different than today's clubs. Especially when u are talking drivers, and putters. Fairways and greens gentlemen....and ladies.
Would love to give Hickory golf a go one day, have only ever played with modern clubs
they feel so heavy when you swing! LOL
Geoff Vicas I want to play in that open
Hit your local thrift/charity shops and look for some old persimmon clubs. It's not hickory, but the sweet spots are tiny and they're heavy as.
I would suggest perusing Ebay, that's how I built my hickory playing set. Nice thing about hickory is you only need six clubs: A Brassie, a Mid Iron, a Mashie, a Mashie Niblick, a Niblick, and a Putter. Definitely lighter to tote than a modern 14 club set!
There are other kinds you can add over time such as the bulldog, jigger, spoon, and cleek, but those basic six will serve you well to get started. Steer clear of the pricey collectible ones and they can be had fairly reasonably.
Only started playing with hickories fairly recently, but I've been enjoying them a great deal. Definitely heavier than modern clubs, you really feel the impact with the ball, and they're not as forgiving as modern clubs. That said, if you lose the "grip it and rip it" mentality and deliver a nice slow even swing, dear lord, a good hickory shot is a thing of beauty to experience.
I have been watching this series for about 2 years now. By far the best golf experience of all time. You need to get some pros on here and bring them to the old times!
They should use a hill of sand on the tee, not a tee-stick
From Michigan and played this course this past summer! It is an outstanding pure golf course! Thanks for showing a small bit of Michigan’s golf!
There is nothing like the feedback and feel that a hickory shafted persimmon driver provides!
Dido 10 minutes was just a teaser. I switched to hitting persimmon woods and 20+ year old Mizuno's this past season just to relive my youth and haven't had this much fun golfing in years! Now I see this video and have quite possibly just found the next chapter in my golfing career. Thanks brother!
Well I guess it's time to start looking around for some old clubs.
Beautiful and neat. Charlevoix is named after Father Charlevoix, a Catholic priest who was a missionary to lower Michigan in 1710. When I was like nine years old and went to summer camp, the camp had a miniature golf course in the middle with dirt greens and wooden handled putters.
I think i just found my new favorite youtube channel. Just watched the longest course in the world. Prison golf. Urban golf. Slum golf. Hole in one insurance and now this. I have to say eric very possibly has the best job in the entire world. Travel the world and play not only golf everywhere. But different styles of golf. This is amazing. Its 3:45 in the am. And tomorrow is monday (well today actually). And im pretty sure im not gonna be able to stop binging.
Such high production value in these. Always so well done!
Left with things way better than a trophy. Love this series and especially this one. Love golf history so would absolutely love this
Can’t dink about most rewarding and enchanting way of creating golf memories than this!
Keep it up Erik !!
Without doubt Erik has the best channel on TH-cam. Awesome.
Very nice short movie sharing emotions and stories on the hickory world. The game has yet to offer a lot by the use of the old clubs. The soxring is second to the joy that hickory golf offers to any player. Try it and … you’ll enjoy it.
Seeing this video first in my recommended section is the best birthday gift I could’ve asked for
I’m seventeen and I was lucky enough to purchase a set of antique wooden shaft clubs. Their right when they say how much better it feels to hit them because there is nothing more satisfying then launching a ball with a wooden club
Those hickory clubs have such a nice sound. I use one sort of like the one Erik bought and that sound coming off the head never gets old I always love getting to use it.
Best series on youtube, should be 1 hour episodes on the golf or travel but for now I'll watch this amazing show for free!!
Every episode this series gets better and better!!!!
So this is what inspired you to get the hickory club you had in your set when you played with Rick Shiels? Awesome!
Best one this season!!! And I agree 10 min is just not long enough.
this looks like an incredible amount of fun
the thunder roll over erik slow motion smash was very bagger vance moment 5:38
By far my favourite video in the series!!!!
thats been something on my bucket list for a long time.
I have an old hickory set in my attic that was my great grandfather's, but I've always been afraid to go hit them in case I break one... but maybe I should gamble on it now that I've seen this. Great video as always!
and again EAL ....out of the ballpark ....thank you for the class and respect for the game you produce so often through your episodes ....take it low brother
Charlevoix is a great city. Right on lake Michigan
6:50 legend has it that he has never gotten that high five
ALOHA!!I have been shopping for some nice knickers recently I already dress long sleeves and trousers! happy to see this video adding some confidence for showing up at my home course looking legit! I love old school golf! God bless you on your travels kine sir Aloha!
I recently started collecting any old clubs I could find. One of the sets I found a 9 iron with a hickory shaft and now I'm hooked. Great episode as always! Keep them coming!
So cool! Sure you heard some epic stories out there! Love playing with the older dudes!! Great video!!
Tad Moore makes some amazing hickory clubs
This shit gets no views. So sad this is amazing series
Connor Goodwin It's tough to compete with cats falling off furniture.
I watched this whole video smiling. Job well done.
I love the Adventures in Golf series! 👏🏻
I love your videos. This is one series that I can't pick a favorite video. You just keep out doing yourself. Hats off
This show is fabulous! Look forward to more episodes.
Yet another great, interesting, video from the world of golf. Great seeing all the great swings with the hickory clubs too.
What a great mini documentary
These are criminally underwatched
I absolutely love this channel as a golf fanatic
Bucket list addition!! So awesome
That was fantastic. I would love to do something like that.
5:05 Crazy!! that's Mr. Chris.....not seen him in 10 years. Super nice guy!
This is great. My dad had some old hickorys and gutta percha balls
and they were just impossible. So hard to hit well. After playing with
those things I came to the conclusion Bobby Jones had to be the
greatest golfer of them all and not by a little but by A LOT.
Idea for a future show....do one on disc/frisbee golf. Contact a pro
named Simon Lizotte. A funny/goofy guy and the fan's favorite. Do
a challenge, perhaps. 9 holes of trad golf, 9 holes of disc golf. Trust
me on this, get Simon and you'll have a good episode with more
views than usual. I promise.
Erik, you are in my back yard (well technically my front yard) here. Next time in the area you got to let me know, I can give you the low down of beers from the area. Such a fun course. Way to give er!
That line of merch for Mike Mega? I'm digging "Broken Shaft" as a brand. Dr. Gels is another great character to honor!
I had a similar club to that of the "bulldog" he used when I first started to play (I have no idea where it came from). The difference is that the shaft was some sort of metal, but the head was entirely made from wood. Funnily enough it was my go to club if I had to hit a fairway.
This put a smile on my face
A new thing on my bucket list.
This channel is amazing! Could watch for hours
One of the best in the show. Loved this !
So cool you went to michigan to play! Hope you liked it here!
EAL making the magic happen!
Always does!
Fantastic! Another great episode!! So glad your back for another season!
FINALLY a video with great music !
Bucket list for sure. Loved this!
I love your channel man. I can't believe that you fly under the radar. I can't wait till this channel takes off, I'm going to have hella hipster points
I started out with antiques i found in the trash. I threw them away eventually but as my game grew but now I wish I had them. Good thing is though someone picked them out of our trash too lol.
Love the soundtrack! Well done
Still as awesome as every other episode!
Please tell me you didn’t wear Tom Watson’s shoes 😂
Man I wish I knew you were in Michigan!!! Would’ve loved to say hi! But now I know this event goes on, I’ll be heading up to it! Too cool!
I found one time a putter that was not hickory shaft but Bamboo from 1912 in a thrift store. when I went back to buy it after getting money for it, the putter was gone. Sad as some companies also made Bamboo Shaft as well using old style Resin for the strengthening and protection.
Really need to use old balls to make this 100%. OK, not featheries or gutta-percha balls, but balata. Fabulous fun here, thank you for a great golf vlog.
Hickory golf is a growing in the U.S. & Europe. Here at the Metropolitan Hickory Society, we play with hickory shafted clubs (authentic antiques crafted before 1935 and/or replicas). We host hickory tournaments throughout the NY metropolitan region at historic courses generally designed & built by prominent architects during the golden age (1900-1939). We welcome all that appreciate the rich history and traditions of golf.
Immediately looking into getting these clubs and finding the tournaments.
Golf carts!? Come on hickory golfers! Still love this series!
A beautifully made film, capturing everything that we love about this beautiful game... Don’t ever stop EAL..... Was the bulldog the club you used in the Isle of Man 🇮🇲?
Buying a set for Christmas. Awesome video
Dude, you have an awesome golf shot. Clean ball striker. 👌
Some of these clubs are the same vintage as me, in fact I still have my hickory shaft mashie niblic and my putter
Love this new episode ! Best web series on TH-cam so far !!
I would love to try and hit an old hickory club!!🏌️⛳️
A new level of EAL AIG cool. Outstanding!
West Michigan Represent!? Hit like for WM!
My new favorite show
Looking sharp Erik!
Wonderfully creative, genuine, and delightful online content. Cheers to eric, the editors, producers and crew. :)
this guy has a beautiful swing
This frickin guy is the best.
So unbelievably cool.
This was awesome and I now want a set!
Need hickory in California! Love it Eric!!!!
What a beautiful way to enjoy the game! I think I will be taking my wooden wood out with me tomorrow!
This is amazing. This series, this channel, everything. The amount of editing and perfecting is noticeable as well. Really fun to watch
Most underrated series and most underrated channel. Gotta get you guys to 100,000 subs at least.
I ABSOLUTELY enjoyed this. Thank you.
Very nostalgic, loved the video
Some nice looking swings there. You gotta be consistent to hit those things.
Awesome series
Keep up the great work guys