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Li'l David Slingers
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, Nov 23 2008 09:10 AM
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 12:20 AM
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 09:41 AM
rex235, on 01 April 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:
To answer your question on Lil' David-
Lil' David Slingers irons were the creation of Jim Flood. I believe Flood also pushed the design envelope with the Power Pod Driver, and the Basakwerd putter.
(Extra points for strange if you had all three Flood creations in your bag at one time.)
The Slinger irons featured a square top line for alignment. Their ads showed the difference between traditional irons.
The Slinger irons may have been used by Lee Elder at the 1975 Masters, but I have not been able to confirm.
(The Sports Illustrated photos "A Magnificent Masters" were mostly about Jack Nicklaus' 5th Masters win against Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller, who both missed putts on the 18th to tie him. SI did include a photo of Elder, but he did miss the cut, and the Slingers didn't gain any traction among the Tour players.)
Miller also used a Basakwerd putter in one of those PGA Arizona Tournaments, but lost as part of a 4 man playoff to Bob Gilder.
Lil' David Slingers irons were the creation of Jim Flood. I believe Flood also pushed the design envelope with the Power Pod Driver, and the Basakwerd putter.
(Extra points for strange if you had all three Flood creations in your bag at one time.)
The Slinger irons featured a square top line for alignment. Their ads showed the difference between traditional irons.
The Slinger irons may have been used by Lee Elder at the 1975 Masters, but I have not been able to confirm.
(The Sports Illustrated photos "A Magnificent Masters" were mostly about Jack Nicklaus' 5th Masters win against Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller, who both missed putts on the 18th to tie him. SI did include a photo of Elder, but he did miss the cut, and the Slingers didn't gain any traction among the Tour players.)
Miller also used a Basakwerd putter in one of those PGA Arizona Tournaments, but lost as part of a 4 man playoff to Bob Gilder.
Jim Flood probably did a little better financially after founding Aldila shaft company and later Odyssey putters
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Posted 05 November 2012 - 06:18 PM
hardpan1, on 05 November 2012 - 09:41 AM, said:
rex235, on 01 April 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:
To answer your question on Lil' David-
Lil' David Slingers irons were the creation of Jim Flood. I believe Flood also pushed the design envelope with the Power Pod Driver, and the Basakwerd putter.
(Extra points for strange if you had all three Flood creations in your bag at one time.)
The Slinger irons featured a square top line for alignment. Their ads showed the difference between traditional irons.
The Slinger irons may have been used by Lee Elder at the 1975 Masters, but I have not been able to confirm.
(The Sports Illustrated photos "A Magnificent Masters" were mostly about Jack Nicklaus' 5th Masters win against Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller, who both missed putts on the 18th to tie him. SI did include a photo of Elder, but he did miss the cut, and the Slingers didn't gain any traction among the Tour players.)
Miller also used a Basakwerd putter in one of those PGA Arizona Tournaments, but lost as part of a 4 man playoff to Bob Gilder.
Lil' David Slingers irons were the creation of Jim Flood. I believe Flood also pushed the design envelope with the Power Pod Driver, and the Basakwerd putter.
(Extra points for strange if you had all three Flood creations in your bag at one time.)
The Slinger irons featured a square top line for alignment. Their ads showed the difference between traditional irons.
The Slinger irons may have been used by Lee Elder at the 1975 Masters, but I have not been able to confirm.
(The Sports Illustrated photos "A Magnificent Masters" were mostly about Jack Nicklaus' 5th Masters win against Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller, who both missed putts on the 18th to tie him. SI did include a photo of Elder, but he did miss the cut, and the Slingers didn't gain any traction among the Tour players.)
Miller also used a Basakwerd putter in one of those PGA Arizona Tournaments, but lost as part of a 4 man playoff to Bob Gilder.
Jim Flood probably did a little better financially after founding Aldila shaft company and later Odyssey putters
Actually, I think Aldila was founded prior to Lil
David slingers, Bassakward, and Power Pod. They were 1974-1978, I believe. Aldila was from earlier in the 70's...back when graphite shafts were Heresy. I kinda still wish they were today.
