Richie3Jack
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Since we have some 'old school' golfers here and it's the holidays, I was curious to know what the board's favorite irons of all time are. Here's a list of mine:
Macgregor Custom - I didn't know Macgregor provided customized irons back in the day until a few days ago. Had a friend that had a set of MacGregor blades. They looked like the old Nicklaus Muirfield's, except a lot better looking blade. They didn't have the Muirfield stamp on the back of the club, just the Nicklaus signature. On the face, they didn't have diamonds on each side of the groove. The clubface was noticeably bigger than the standard Muirfield, but not too big, just a perfect looking club. He played with them for years and years and finally wore out the iron. I thought they were part of the regular Muirfield line, but I've never seen them before, so I've got to imagine they were a custom club. Great set of irons.
Titleist Acushnet - These were a set of irons that a friend let me borrow and I hit them so pure. They said Pinnacle Acushnet, but they completely surpassed my imagination. They were like a cast blade. Fantastic club.
Hogan Apex Redline - I always thought Hogan made a great looking iron, the problem was that back then there was little custom fitting and I'm 6'4" tall now and was 6'2" by the time I was 15 years old. About a month ago I was on the range and started talking to a stranger who had a set of these and I hit a few shots with the 9-iron. I had a hard time making sweetspot contact with them as he's about 5'7", but then a caught a couple crisp and it was excellent. Fantastic set of irons.
Taylor Made ICW 5 - I used these in HS and just hit them really, really well. I was deadly back then because I obliterated the 2-iron off the deck or on the tee. Get me on a very tight par-4 and I could just step up with the 2-iron, knock it about 230 off the tee (which was very long back then with balata golf balls) and dead straight down the middle. Struggled with the 9-iron and PW, but I think that was more due to some QC issues with the club. If we had the technology we have today, I could've been hitting them just as pure spending no more than $50.
3JACK
Macgregor Custom - I didn't know Macgregor provided customized irons back in the day until a few days ago. Had a friend that had a set of MacGregor blades. They looked like the old Nicklaus Muirfield's, except a lot better looking blade. They didn't have the Muirfield stamp on the back of the club, just the Nicklaus signature. On the face, they didn't have diamonds on each side of the groove. The clubface was noticeably bigger than the standard Muirfield, but not too big, just a perfect looking club. He played with them for years and years and finally wore out the iron. I thought they were part of the regular Muirfield line, but I've never seen them before, so I've got to imagine they were a custom club. Great set of irons.
Titleist Acushnet - These were a set of irons that a friend let me borrow and I hit them so pure. They said Pinnacle Acushnet, but they completely surpassed my imagination. They were like a cast blade. Fantastic club.
Hogan Apex Redline - I always thought Hogan made a great looking iron, the problem was that back then there was little custom fitting and I'm 6'4" tall now and was 6'2" by the time I was 15 years old. About a month ago I was on the range and started talking to a stranger who had a set of these and I hit a few shots with the 9-iron. I had a hard time making sweetspot contact with them as he's about 5'7", but then a caught a couple crisp and it was excellent. Fantastic set of irons.
Taylor Made ICW 5 - I used these in HS and just hit them really, really well. I was deadly back then because I obliterated the 2-iron off the deck or on the tee. Get me on a very tight par-4 and I could just step up with the 2-iron, knock it about 230 off the tee (which was very long back then with balata golf balls) and dead straight down the middle. Struggled with the 9-iron and PW, but I think that was more due to some QC issues with the club. If we had the technology we have today, I could've been hitting them just as pure spending no more than $50.
3JACK
But for me it would be the sticks I used in college. Titleist Tour Pros circa 88...had a sweet spot the size of a dime but damn, were they pure. The whole set, 2-PW. I'd be playing them today if I hadnt worn them out. 
