Hireko Forum

ddavidd@xs4all.nl

Recently I bougt a set of Power Play system Q's, driver and woods. Played several rounds with them an even posted a review on the Hireko website. But the statement in that review has been reversed.

Not that the clubs (with Apollo shadow grahite shaft in the woods and FK Fiber PE in the driver) are bad clubs but the old ones are back in the bag.

I have been playing with JackarooII's for a few years and I cannot seem to say goodbye to them. I tried a lot of different (also OEM) clubs, but nothing compares to the combination of the JackarooII's with the ACD UL shaft. Good solid feel, high launch angle and good distance and most of all I hit them with confidence.

Same with the PC3's.
I love building clubs - better addicted to that than other things - but seem to build them for the attick (or try to sell a few). I cannot find those new clubs that give that little extra over my old sticks.

Am I the only one or are there more players that find their old clubs the most playable.

Greetings from the windmill country

ron@faulkner.net · Joined: Jan 11, 2006 Messages: 22 Offline

I'm not sure it's simply a matter of old vs. new.

The fact is that the PC3s and the JIIs were possibly among the most universally loved Dynacraft clubheads. I don't know if they were huge sellers, but I do know that among people who have used them, the overwhelming majority couldn't say enough good things about them. So indeed, you're not alone.

I read alot of clubmaking forums, and these two models are still in plenty of bags--The JIIs are still in mine. Both are tough to find used.

Every component manufacturer comes up with some gems and some duds. These were both gems.

--Ron

viceman1959@yahoo.com · Joined: Jun 17, 2007 Messages: 26 Offline

~Sigh~
Don't have a real answer for you... but I hear you.
I am not really a club whore myself. I tend to play my clubs (especially my irons) for several years. Sometimes as many as 5 before even looking for myself. I will try a new driver once a year or so though. Sometimes it stays and sometimes it goes.
The biggest thing I have found personaly is giving a new club a fair chance. I don't just play it once and make a decission. I played my current driver 5 rounds of 9 before I really got a feel for it. Up to that 5th round I was thinking it was going to get sold. However, I finally meshed with it and my drives have never been more consistantly in the fairway. It made the bag and I sold my old driver.
Bottom line? Make sure you give a new club a fair chance. But, newer isn't always better. I never buy a full set to try something out. With Irons I will build a 5 or 7 iron only to begin with. I may even try a few different shaft combinations in it before decideing if I am going to try the rest of the set or not.
Fairways & Greens,
Tim

dluher@Lycos.com · Joined: Apr 30, 2006 Messages: 11 Offline

>>Am I the only one or are there more players that find their old clubs the >>most playable.
No, I'm playing:
3-4-5 Dynacraft Black Shadow
6-7-8 Dynacraft Copperhead Tour CB
9-P-A Dynacraft Copperhead Tour Blade (54 SW bent to 52)
These are all from 4 or 5 years back. It seems many of the
new advances/features in irons are oriented to the 10+ handicap
golfers. My other set is a Macgregor forged M685 which play about
equally well to the Copperhead Tour. The Copperhead is not forged
but has a softer feel and about 5 more yards distance. I have hit too
many good shots to remember with the Black Shadow 4-iron.
My SW is also fairly old, a Dunlop Tad Moore TM5612.
D.L.

gary@condorgolf.com · Joined: Feb 3, 2006 Messages: 70 Offline

Yes, it is true that most new designs are for 10+ handicap players. That's because 99% of all golfers are 10+ handicap players. In fact, a majority (51%) of golfers score 100 or more. Therefore, both OEM's and component companies generally cater to this level of player. Historically, it has been this way (at least for the past 35 years when "game improvement" clubs were introduced). So that is just how life runs in the golf industry! Reshaft the "older" clubs and they will keep you happy for the rest of your life, or at least until you need "game improvement" clubs!