Top 10 Golf Clubs From The 1950's - The Vintage Golfer

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[@graemetaylor4149]

Others have already corrected you on the Hogan history, Precision irons came first with the Saber or Starburst irons of '58/'59 being a mild refinement of the design - reduced toe height being the most obvious change. There is great mystery around the fate of the discarded first batch. The issue was the hosel drilling - my suspicion being either too wide a tolerance for neat shaft fit or poor alignment affecting loft / lie angle. Some say these heads lay about Ft Worth for years, some say they were molten down and reforged. There are rumours of sale to Japan! Guess we will never know! The fate of the woods is known - they were cut through the neck - many by Mr Hogan himself! The cost of that loss estimated at $100k is what lost Mr Hogan his initial business partners / investors and left him in sole ownership albeit briefly.
In respect of your list, no Spalding? Spalding of that era were top line - '53 Synchro Dyned spring immediately to mind and would make my list.

[@TheVintageGolfer]

Thanks, pinned

[@kirkclements4893]

I have the 56 and 65 Dynos, 59 CF Macgregors and VFQ pyramid faced; and 8 sets of old Hogans. They all get played regularly.

[@hillbilly4christ638]

The Muirfield MacGregor clubs were top of the line. The persimmon woods were the best of the best. I think the persimmon in the muirfields was select quality. I have played MacGregors exclusively and yes I am biased, but when you hit them well there is no comparison. I played VIP’s and the seventies micro stepped clubs were choice. Yes, a bullseye putter is the standard of this era. Jack won a tournament with one of these as a replacement because he was having trouble putting. The bullseye solved his problem.

[@craig3775]

Excellent choices
Miura released their timeless blades in 1957 and this began a working relationship with MacGregor and Mr Nicklaus which lasted decades, worth mentioning imho

[@TheVintageGolfer]

Wasn't even on my radar, they are now!

[@njbeerguy5501]

Great list. All great clubs. My favorite 50s era irons that I own are Spalding Syncro-Dyned Robert T Jones models with green label (stiff) Rocket shafts. True butter knife blades. If you don’t hit them perfectly, you know it.

[@Paul-cm7ie]

Great video. Really enjoyed seeing these amazing clubs and some history around them. Well done

[@16pennynails]

Good list! A shout out to Viktor Hovland, he didn't just win but shot the lights out on Sunday! Incredible round of 61. I liked the fact two of the frontrunners that day were using older Ping irons, Hovland with the I210's and Fitzpatrick still carrying S55's from the 6 iron down, both modern classics, especially the S55's.

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

Your enthusiasm for the clubs sold them to me, although my own top 10 would be different. 😉
My understanding of the first Ben Hogan irons is that the Precision came first, without Ben Hogan's signature, in 1955, the 1956-57 model included Ben Hogan's signature and what is referred to as the Saber followed in 1958-59. The differences in design are subtle but cosmetically the word "PRECISION" is dropped in favour of a BH in a star logo and the red and blue lines are slightly longer.

[@TheVintageGolfer]

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[@robertakerson7186]

Mr. Vintage- This is a fun list, and I hope you continue on with the following decades too. Bob

[@Harleyforever20]

I had a set of woods when I was a teenager, I was wondering if you could help me with when Wilson put the Johnny Miller Signature, please?

[@acb7528]

Love persimmon woods !
Just wish I could hit them consistently Lolol

[@jeffnahass8373]

Nice list.

[@mikedminter3777]

I also have par win irons but no signature and I can not find them online?

[@mikedminter3777]

I have a 433 Macgregor driver and 3 wood. What year where these made?

[@bcstones0000]

ahh, Ben Hogan 1st run of clubs didn't meet his standards so he destroyed them, it was only that one time....not batches and batches. The next set were the Precision (lookig at that chart of Hogan irons - there is a '55 Precision & a '57 Precision, (had Hogan's signature) the Saber's you're talking about was the next in line '58-'59 Saber & had the "Star/Sun burst" & purported to be an improvement of the Precisions.
I would love to have a set of the Saber's - that would be my #2...
As for #1 - "57/'58 Hillerich & Bradsby Grand Slam Mars 70 (general line, but my first set ever) set of woods & irons.
#3 would be "54 MacGregor Chieftain woods.
#4 as I think the most underrated Company is H&B/PowerBilt - so the '52 Bomber deep faced driver sounds interesting.
#5 MacGregor Ben Hogan Bantam woods
#6 perhaps some John Letters clubs from the '50 (UK made)
#7 Wilson Mickey Babe Didrickerson irons '52
#8 MacGregor Toney Penna '54 WWT (white glaze) driver
#9 H&B '50 Grand Slam Olin Dutra woods & irons
#10 MacGregor '54 Chieftain irons
Some of these desires are in the general/retail line, but I'm an old coot duffer & can rarely tell the difference. This more of a list of desires, than ranking.....
so a '60s would also be fun.....and maybe consider a pyratone/painted shaft era, basically '40s but began in '30s & pretty much ended in the '50s

[@TheVintageGolfer]

Thanks for the good info!

[@tomhorne6172]

Ray Cook putters

[@dronespace]

❤ your videos

[@ryanmartin456]

Once again the Ben Hogan Personal irons came out in 1982, not 1984

[@TheVintageGolfer]

Thanks, got it

[@user-fq6lh1fm7q]

Hello
My name is Pierre and i have som irons i want to now more about?
Irons name Pong aristocrat i just love them but want to now more.
Pleas help me