Midpack
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So I lay off golf for about 20 years, and all the clubs change pretty radically!!!
I hope to tee off for the first time in about 20 years this week or next with a league, but they'll probably laugh me off the course.
My Taylor Made Burner Bubble driver has a 9.5 deg loft with a stiff shaft, but the heads on all my woods are about 1/3rd the volume of today's clubs. When I bought them in the mid-90's, the heads were considered HUGE!
My Wilson Staff RM Midsize Forged 2-PW irons have about the same loft as a 4-AW today, they've gotten about 5-6.5 deg stronger for each club until you get to wedges. Why on earth, they just renamed the clubs adding +2 to each iron. My SW is about the same as a modern SW. I've never used a LW. So it will appear that I hit 2 clubs shorter than others my age/ability - all because they renamed the clubs?
And hybrids were rescue clubs for really old folks when I last played. No one under the age of 110 would be caught dead with one in his bag. Now it appears a hybrid 3 and 4 are very common. I've never tried one.
And of course I had to take my metal spikes off, and replace them with Black Widow rubbers spike (old screw ins).
I assume golf balls are completely different nowadays too, but I haven't hit a new one yet.
If I last a few rounds without too much laughter and head shaking from the members, I guess I'll have to buy new clubs and shoes...maybe I'll be allowed to keep my bag.
I hope to tee off for the first time in about 20 years this week or next with a league, but they'll probably laugh me off the course.
My Taylor Made Burner Bubble driver has a 9.5 deg loft with a stiff shaft, but the heads on all my woods are about 1/3rd the volume of today's clubs. When I bought them in the mid-90's, the heads were considered HUGE!
My Wilson Staff RM Midsize Forged 2-PW irons have about the same loft as a 4-AW today, they've gotten about 5-6.5 deg stronger for each club until you get to wedges. Why on earth, they just renamed the clubs adding +2 to each iron. My SW is about the same as a modern SW. I've never used a LW. So it will appear that I hit 2 clubs shorter than others my age/ability - all because they renamed the clubs?
And hybrids were rescue clubs for really old folks when I last played. No one under the age of 110 would be caught dead with one in his bag. Now it appears a hybrid 3 and 4 are very common. I've never tried one.
And of course I had to take my metal spikes off, and replace them with Black Widow rubbers spike (old screw ins).
I assume golf balls are completely different nowadays too, but I haven't hit a new one yet.
If I last a few rounds without too much laughter and head shaking from the members, I guess I'll have to buy new clubs and shoes...maybe I'll be allowed to keep my bag.
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