Hickory experience

[birdie_man]

That sounds deadly man....I'd love to give that a shot....see what golf was like for the old timers.

I seriously want to try this.

So...

What do you feel then about not being able to use a "modern swing" like a lot of ppl say?

Did u try to swing smoother?

[metallion]

What do you feel then about not being able to use a "modern swing" like a lot of ppl say?

Did u try to swing smoother?

I felt I was close to my normal swing. I did not swing that much smoother. but tried to give it more of a lash off the tee at one time. The result was a high hook.

I never even thought of Hitting or punching - even though its probably possible to punch some.

I'd say swingspeeds up to 100 mph is ok, but over that you risk wrecking the clubs or lose a lot of precision.

One thing i liked is that bunkers became MUCH more of a hazard than with modern equipment - bringing strats & course mgmt into play.

And I think that playing hickory every now and then is beneficial to your game. A good hickory player will be smokin' on steel.

[birdie_man]

I wonder why it's so hard outta the bunkers....?

The shaft doesn't has too much give when it hits the sand??

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I bet the heads are pretty unforgiving eh?

Low trajectory?

[metallion]

I wonder why it's so hard outta the bunkers....?

The shaft doesn't has too much give when it hits the sand??

The reason is that the club(head)s had very little bounce. Basically nought. Sandwedges were not invented in the 20's.

Again: The game becomes much more interesting when the bunkers are REALLY hazards.

I bet the heads are pretty unforgiving eh?

Low trajectory?

My ballstriking was good that day and I did not have any problems. Even though the face of the spoon was about half my normal one.

The pro said low trajectory shots were recommended, but we all played a bit of everything.