DonM Yep....flies in the face of everything we read about distance being the "end all" of everything on tour. Obviously, he's not going to win over a lot of converts, but I wish him well. I wish they had mentioned where he gets his wood heads (Louisville Golf???).

      fatshot It's like bringing a knife to a gunfight. If he truly feels like its "cheating", maybe they will let him play an extra hole than everyone else.

          I absolutely love this. I'm still attracted to the concept of playing hickory golf. Today's equipment is like cheating, but it does add to the fun.

          SMT It's like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

          Good comparison....!!! 😆

            I used steel shafted persimmon woods 3 and Ginty 7w when I first started playing 27 years ago and I loved them. Wonderful feel. I wish I had kept the Ginty and gotten it refinished.

            I did drive a 440 something yard par 4 with that 3 wood, but it was steeply downhill (the hole was built into a mountain side) and I probably got a cartpath bounce or 2 😁.....I also 3-jacked for the par 😡

              KCee I used steel shafted persimmon woods 3 and Ginty 7w when I first started playing

              I've always wondered about those Ginty woods.....didn't that "keel sole" cause problems on firm fairways? It
              looks like the sole almost comes to a point that would require PERFECT contact, otherwise wouldn't the club bounce into the ball??? For that matter, Callaway Warbird soleplates might have been the same way.....?

                  fatshot maybe but you rarely get a firm fairway in New England. I thought it was a great club until the face started chipping away.

                    fatshot wish they had mentioned where he gets his wood heads (Louisville Golf???).

                    Todd has a a huge amount of Persimmon blocks to work from. I have over 100 blocks I have gathered over the years. They used to be available but finding old growth 50's persimmon is hard to find. Here's Todd's business. https://www.todddemsey.com/

                    One could find good hard maple and glue up laminated blocks to form heads if they wanted.

                        sdandrea1 Best way IMO is use garage sales etc in your area and put together hickory sets. I have reworked some hickories for others that play hickory golf and that's the way to amass sets of hickories. The "new" hickories don't have the play ability and mystique of the "old" hickories.

                            scotts33 Best way IMO is use garage sales etc in your area and put together hickory sets. I have reworked some hickories for others that play hickory golf and that's the way to amass sets of hickories. The "new" hickories don't have the play ability and mystique of the "old" hickories.

                            You must have forgotten that I was in a hickory phase a few years back. I restored and reshafted and whipped/gripped a bunch of originals from thrift stores and played in a few hickory tournaments. Met and played with Tad Moore and bought one of his reproduction putters. It was an awesome esperience but very time/travel prohibitive to attend the events. It was a blast learning to turn shafts to fit hosels, remove pins and re-pin heads, refinish shafts. I even built my own whipping station. I still have whipping thread and the associated tools. 😉

                            P.S. There is a very SERIOUS debate ongoing in the hickory competitive world regarding originals versus reproductions.

                                sdandrea1 I knew that but I am saying forget about new stuff and finding the old is much more rewarding and cheaper. New stuff is just that only new but the old stuff was new at one point in time. Part of the issue with the hickory crowd is their elitism.

                                I am like Todd I'll play older clubs cuz I like the challenge and feel part of my bag/clubs and walk 9. Part of the Minimalist Golf I like to play and it's walking golf. All part and parcel, they go together.

                                    scotts33 I am like Todd I'll play older clubs cuz I like the challenge and feel part of my bag/clubs and walk 9. Part of the Minimalist Golf I like to play and it's walking golf. All part and parcel, they go together

                                    Amen👍

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                                      SMT It's like bringing a knife to a gunfight. If he truly feels like its "cheating", maybe they will let him play an extra hole than everyone else.

                                      Let’s see what it feels like when he looks at his 1099 the end of the year🙄🙄.

                                        Love a good persimmon, but never really play them at the course. Big props to Dempsey for going out and playing something he made.

                                        I should really take one of my deep face classics out this season...

                                          AdamMH Love a good persimmon

                                          I did too. Loved the feel of a top quality persimmon with a high compression balata ball. The closest I’ve liked since was Titleist 975D or 983K drivers with a high quality ball. 🏌️‍♂️