Golf hacker plays Slazenger Bobby Locke blades & John Letters persimmon woods over four holes.

[@bcstones0000]

thank you...really needed the laughter over the "on & off".....great video, at least what I saw LOL

[@alpistor]

Gorgeous clubs and great bunker shot. Thanks.

[@ShallowPlane]

I like the big numbers on the club heads very retro

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

One of my favourite sets these, and I agree on the big numbers, they help with my poor eyesight too!

[@frro28]

Got the exact same set - Slazenger Bobby Locke 1,2,3,4 and 5 wood. Slazenger Bobby Locke Irons 1 - sw and putter. Collected and lovingly restored over a period of about 2 years. Of the four sets of blades I own, these are the most difficult to hit. The others being Titleist 681 and Mizuno MP33 and a George Nicoll which is in mint condition.

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

You've got the full complement there! I don't have the woods for this set unfortunately but do have a few Gradidge Bobby Locke woods.

[@geoffreyclark2805]

Great play on this video, those clubs are gamers. Beautiful irons, bunker play spot on. Thanks Nick.

[@julesdowner5585]

That was funny ! . thoroughly enjoyable , thankyou

[@mattbrooking2146]

Great work Nick, best play yet 👍🏼 those clubs are lovely!

[@deviusfeilds]

With that quality of Persimmon and iron on show, take a feaf from Led Zeppelin, Ramble On. What a lovely course to strike such incredible engineering.

[@robertsharp5863]

Lovely set of clubs secret to playing with older clubs swing easy and not to swing to hard as can have a tendency to spread the ball all over the shop

[@stevedriscoll2539]

Handsome set of Slazenger irons. I wonder that the construction of these clubs may be more substantial than my vintage American made clubs; I didn't notice any areas where chrome was flaking. I love the idea of that "quasi-rough" looking John Letters 1 wood. I have had similar experiences myself, and observed other golfers having a rough appearing, favorite performing club in their bag. Some really excellent golf over a beautiful, interesting golf venue. Strange, no track housing, strip malls, or concrete mega-freeways squeezing the soul out of that golf haven...like one sees here in "the States"

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

Thanks Steve. The Slazenger irons, like most UK made irons from the mid-1930s onwards, are made from stainless steel so that's why you can't see any chrome flaking away. These could even be cast heads, casting became the dominant method in the UK during the 1960s and I'll be covering that in detail in a future video. I'm very lucky to play at the course which is in a rural area away from any major development, with mostly just sheep to be seen if you look outside the course!

[@stevedriscoll2539]

@@ClassicGolfClubs yes Nick, happy for you! I had a dream long ago of playing in the U.K. It was not unlike the scenery in your video but a primitive layout (probably like the original Links). It was so vivid, and brought a peace to my soul.

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

@@stevedriscoll2539 A not very well manicured links course is one of my favourites to play, as you say it's closer to how golf began.

[@graemetaylor4149]

Great camera work! 🤣 Nice clubs, really like the look of those, especially the SW which looks very like a Hogan Sure Out - wonder if that is just coincidence given the tie up between them at that time? Just acquired as set of Letters Power Master woods from around that era - Profit shafts and "Oil o Matic". Not played yet but would be happy to hit them as well as you hit yours. Good play!

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

Very likely that design features were borrowed from the Sure Out, the Hogan deal was signed in 1957, a couple of years or so before these clubs were produced. The first Powermaster clubs came out in 1961 as far as I've been ale to find out, they ran for a few years with around half a dozen iron models, ending with the Mk III in 1984. Are they the straight edged sole plate or the butterfly type?

[@graemetaylor4149]

@@ClassicGolfClubs They have a sweptback soleplate and nice original leather grips. They look a little scruffy but are actually very sound and suspect have seen very little play. I will clean them up a bit but, like you, I will be reluctant to touch the paint for fear of loosing the decals. I have the irons 1, 3-SW which I assume are early '60's but not sure exactly which model. Of course I also have a Golden Goose (or two!) to complete the JL line up.

[@Alandale45]

When I saw the ferrules, Slazenger Ben Hogan irons came to mind. Great video and nice play, Nick.

[@rianvanzyl1423]

I got myself the same set, as it was a bargain. It came with a slazenger bag, which I doubt to be the bag released at the same year as the club. How would a person find out the date at which the bag was released?

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

Nice work, these are one of my favourite sets of irons. As to the bag, they're very hard to date as they didn't change much over the years, the best you could do is try and find an old catalogue or golf magazine with pictures of bags.

[@jeffcline7689]

What brand/type of balls do you use with the persimmon clubs. I seem to have a time getting them in the air. Maybe I am just influenced about the talk that they do not work with modern balls. Have best luck with Pinnacle Rush and Soft. But not Noodle long and soft. I am all out of balata.

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

I use any of the soft balls, Callaway Supersoft, Srixon Softfeel, etc. But you're right that modern balls and wooden woods aren't made for each other. Modern balls are designed to reduce spin on full shots with driver etc. and modern clubs are designed to work with that low spinning ball. Persimmon drivers worked best with their contemporary ball; the wound ball, and if it had a balata cover even better. The driver ball flight with a wound ball used to start fairly low and then climb in a beautiful inverted arc. With modern balls it starts low and generally stays low, but on the plus side you will get a lot of run out! I've tried playing around with tee height but the danger if skying one then becomes an issue, another option is to use the once popular 2 wood, they can be found quite easily and at one time made up part of the typical set of woods.

[@jeffcline7689]

@@ClassicGolfClubs I totally agree with your statements. I have also tried to find balls similar to the old Pinnacle and Top Flights that seemed to work for me in the day. I hit Powerbilt Citation Persimmon from about 1978 till well into the 2000s. With a few metal woods in the mix as I was the last in my old group to go to metal. Teeing the ball high to catch it on the upswing is intrepid as you can easily leave sky marks. My old Powerbilt 2 wood works well (agreeing with everything you have said). My Ping Zing 2 and Ping Eye 2 laminate woods seem to digest any ball you can throw at them. I like the vintage clubs and my greatest pleasure is to play with strangers and at least keep up with them score wise. I also agree that if you put a little draw and a dry fairway the driver will roll out good. I only get to play maybe 9 holes once a week due to time and back issues. My clubs include 1964, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1981 Wilson Staff irons with a few sets of woods contemporary of them in both persimmon and laminated. Ping K1, K2, K3, original Eye and ISI irons. Only have the ISI but do not like the modern strong lofts. Hogan Medallion, Apex II, Radial and Apex Grind. Along with a set of Hogan Persimmon woods (1988). 1963 Powerbilt Citations, 1988 Powerbilt Citation forged and TPS. 1991 TPS Melonite, 1992 TPS Advanced and many Powerbilt Persimmon woods. 1991 Taylormade ICW 11 (bought new in 1991 and didn't like and bought my Hogan Medallions back) which probably haven't been hit 20 times in 30 years. And last but not least 1991 Titleist DCI Gold bought new and kept. My best rounds this year have been 39 for 9 using the Ping Eye iron and Eye2 woods. 39 with PB Melonite irons and Titleist 983K driver and 980 fairway. 2 41s with Titleist and before mentioned woods. And 40 with 1978 Wilson Staff Tour blades and Wilson Staff Persimmon. The starters always ask what in the world I am hitting that day when I show up. No problems with old irons at all.

[@jeffcline7689]

I forgot my newest find. Mac Gregor Colokrom. They have stiff shafts and will have to work through that. Going to try Mac Gregor woods with aluminum inserts and see how they do. Thank you for getting back with me. Jeff.

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

@@jeffcline7689 Sounds like you have a great collection of classics there! I'd love an original set of Colokroms but they're hard to find here in the UK. I've got a set of the 1983 M85 re-release irons but they're pretty worn.

[@jeffcline7689]

@@ClassicGolfClubs That is what I have. Looking forward to trying them out. They have a stiff shafts may be an issue. There were a few sets of decent 1950s one for sale. But new grips on these pushed me this way.

[@irishjj3623]

Watch mike Rees golf repair On youtube

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

I've watched that on John Erickson's channel, very good. My biggest problem is finding the time to repair all the tired woods I have!

[@irishjj3623]

Nick, Have you got an email I would like to suggest sending in pictures of our Retro sets. You could feature the pics and maybe comment on our sets. Save you buying so many🤣

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

@@irishjj3623 Good idea! email address is [e-mail]

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

@@irishjj3623 Good idea, but I can't promise to know details about all clubs! email address is [e-mail]