Playing golf with persimmon or other wood type golf clubs particularly 50s, 60s, 70s and early 80s potentially meeting. Persimmon golf produce some of the finest golf clubs, maintaining a tradition for the many thousands of persimmon fans who demand the experience and pleasure of playing with modern highperformance. We are located conveniently near i64hwy 40, less than 10 minutes from. To find clubs with significant value, you need to look back, definitely before world war ii and probably before 1930, the year steel shafts and matched sets became common in golf club manufacturing. I would love to see a comparison done with modern persimmon clubs basically louisville golf clubs nowadays. Persimmon wood head golf clubs for sale shop with afterpay. Old spalding wilson macgregor persimmon wood golf clubs set.
Louisville golf company is dedicated to crafting the highest quality. Has a brunswick golf precision microtaper steel shaft in mens regular flex. Persimmon wilson staff refinished golf clubs set driver 2 3 4. These hand made persimmon woods are the same type of golf club that were used from the early 1900s until the mid 1980s. Welcome to persimmon woods simply the best, most affordable private golf club in the st. Our meticulous golf club crafting process involves over 200 unique steps. Woods have longer shafts and larger, rounder heads than other club types, and are used to hit the ball longer distances than other types. Woods are mainly used for longdistance fairway or tee shots. Compared with the persimmon drivers and blade irons of old, there is now a real opportunity to get clubs that are completely dialed in for. True temper has discontinued manufacturing steel shafts for woods as of november. You are looking at a professionally refinished right handed mens mixed set of wilson staff golf. Golf clubs have all the bells and whistles these days.
True temper has discontinued manufacturing steel shafts for woods as of november 2017. A wood is a type of club used in the sport of golf. Condor golf sells top quality, affordable custom golf clubs. A brief history of the golf club popular mechanics. Hickory golf clubs, custom golf irons, and hand shaped persimmon drivers. New listing 6 persimmon woodstoney penna golf clubs driver 3 4 5 plus olimar driver and 5. The company decided to get out of the golf club manufacturing business and that is when elmore founded louisville golf. Persimmon golf produce some of the finest golf clubs, maintaining a tradition for the many thousands of persimmon fans who demand the experience and pleasure of playing with modern highperformance persimmon golf clubs. Louisville golf handcrafted, custom hickory and persimmon. Question, i understand that the test conducted used 1920 persimmon clubs, what about comparing these new titanium clubs to the new version of louisville golf persimmons drivers such as the thumper. Dustin johnson hits jack nicklauss persimmon driver. The golf digest bracket challenge picks the best club of all time. You are looking at a professionally refinished right handed mens set of old solid. Americas hickory trees get the shaft when robert forgan exports them to scotland to make golf clubs.
The group is hosted for those who enjoy all aspects of persimmon golf. Can a persimmon wood be reshafted by todays club repair man. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Nov 03, 2014 i would love to see a comparison done with modern persimmon clubs basically louisville golf clubs nowadays. Modern drivers offer much larger faces, which allows golfers to increase their ball speed and distance on offcenter strikes. Aug 30, 2018 while practicing at the exclusive bears club in jupiter, fla. Buy new and used taylormade pittsburgh persimmon driver from the best golf shop. When it comes to callaway golf persimmon headed drivers it doesnt get any better than this.
Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Theres something to be said for the focus that a tiny persimmon head commands. Therefore, our supplies of true temper steel shafts such as the dynamic gold and dynalite models are limited to our current stock. Louisvilles largest driver, the 300cc thumper max, i would think would provide more forgiveness and, perhaps, more average distance as a result. World long drive competitors face off using persimmon clubs of yesteryear at tranquilo golf club at four seasons resort orlando. Persimmon wilson staff refinished golf clubs set driver 2 3. Testing the performance of drivers of different eras miles. Taylormade pittsburgh persimmon driver 2nd swing golf. New listing 6 persimmon woodstoney penna golf clubsdriver 3 4 5 plus olimar driver and 5. Classic series oil hardended persimmon ccs87 headed driver with the utah graphite boron shaft wrapped with the golf pride classic cord gripalso offered in this auction as shown in the photos provided is the callaway oil hardened ccs87 persimmon 4 wood head. While practicing at the exclusive bears club in jupiter, fla. Or does it have to go to the seasoned persimmon expert. Harder persimmon wood is used for the club heads until drop forging allows for mass. You are looking at a professionally refinished right handed mens set of old solid persimmon wood woods.
Question, i understand that the test conducted used 1920 persimmon clubs, what about comparing these new titanium clubs to the new version of louisville golf persimmons drivers such as the thumper max or 2010 smart accumax persimmon driver. Jun 29, 2015 overall, the dispersion from the 2000s and modern drivers was better than that of the 1990s and persimmon clubs, but some of our testers showed great accuracy with the older clubs. Our team consists of skilled club makers producing persimmon drivers, fairway woods and putters. The old adage on persimmon drivers was that you had to hit it on the screws, which requires a bit of precision since the faces of the club are so much smaller. Persimmon woods is a fullservice club offering fine and casual dining, professionally managed locker facilities for men and women, a new fleet of clubcar golf carts, oncourse food and drink, state of the art practice facility, and a fullservice golf shop staffed by five fulltime pga professionals available to help members appreciate the. A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Persimmon wood head golf clubs 1,227 items found from ebay international sellers ben hogan 1953 1 driver persimmon wood 43. At globalgolf, we offer both new and used golf drivers from the top manufacturers of golf equipment, including drivers by taylormade, callaway, titleist, and more. More than 100 steps go into manufacturing these clubs. World long drivers compete with persimmon clubs golf channel. Elmore worked for hillerich and bradsby powerbilt golf clubs and louisville slugger bats making persimmon woods in the 60s. The production of our heads involve craftsmen who walk every head through more than 100. Driver club heads today are typically made from a metal alloy or other advanced materials and are also larger than their persimmon wood counterparts of yesteryear. Golf club restoration and persimmon refinishing reconstruction part 3.
There are literally hundreds of shaft options, massive driver heads, counterbalanced putters. Before that time, shafts were made of hickory, all iron heads were forged steel and woods were handcarved from a single piece of persimmon. Persimmon woods is a fullservice club offering fine and casual dining, professionally managed locker facilities for men and women, a new fleet of clubcar golf carts, oncourse food and drink, state of the. These are the last players to win a major with persimmon. It is in excellent shape for its age, but not reconditioned. Until persimmon golf it was virtually impossible to acquire a new persimmon driver or fairway wood in uk or europe. Classic series oil hardended persimmon ccs87 headed driver with. Also, will using todays harder golf ball slowly destroy the. Get the best deal for persimmon wood golf clubs from the largest online selection at.
Driver golf clubs persimmon wood head for sale ebay. Harder persimmon wood is used for the club heads until drop forging allows for. Length is 43 grip to heel, according to my measurments. The company decided to get out of the golf club manufacturing. Genuine original persimmon woods custom made for every golfer. Callaway did some tests three years ago with a persimmon driver and a ball from the 1990s, comparing it to an hx tour ball and modern driver. This entry was posted in ball speed, classic swing, modern driver, modern swing, persimmon driver, pga tour, rickie fowler and tagged ball speed, classic golf swing, dj watts, modern. The production of our heads involve craftsmen who walk every head through more than 100 hand operations, and no major golf club manufacturer would want to invest in the skills and materials needed to manufacture persimmon woods on. Woods are so called because, traditionally, they had a.
Buy driver golf clubs persimmon wood head and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Callaway persimmon driver vintage golf driver golf pride. Manufacturers have hired top engineering talent and invested massively in research and development in an effort to win over consumers. Mar 14, 2018 golf club restoration and persimmon refinishing reconstruction part 3. Golf equipment has changed dramatically over the past several decades. You havent experienced golf to the fullest unless you have played the game with these persimmon woods. Can a persimmon wood be reshafted by the normal club repair man. Apr 22, 2019 golf clubs have all the bells and whistles these days.
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