On Spec: The greatest cult clubs of all time

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7 years ago

Mar 4, 2019

Host Ryan Barath talks about some of the most beloved clubs of all time. The cult classics that are still found in players bags up and down ranges and the ones thats some will never part with.

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14 Comments

Brett Mcleroy

Mar 7, 2019 at 12:08 pm

MP18, MP68 and MP14

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Alex

Mar 5, 2019 at 2:50 pm

R7 superquad, Ping Rapture, Titleist 905 S
Mizuno MP 32, Titleist 695 CB, Taylormade rac TP,
Cleveland 588, Vokey 200 Wedges
OG Newport 2.0, Original White Hot #3, Rife Barbados

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Sal

Mar 4, 2019 at 11:32 pm

Ping Eye 2 BC LW-1 iron. Wish I had never sold them.

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Teat

Mar 4, 2019 at 7:38 pm

Titleist 962B

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Ta

Mar 4, 2019 at 7:36 pm

Tommy Armour 845

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Tom54

Mar 4, 2019 at 4:02 pm

I agree with the ping eye 2 comments. A new version with a slightly different look perhaps this time with a ferrule for a cleaner look would probably be another great club that would appeal to those that remember them and to those who never had the chance. I’ve gone through hundreds of clubs in my time but letting those go was one of my biggest regrets. I had 1-SW beryllium copper model and remember exactly the price. $747 back in the mid eighties. Could still be a very playable club today

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Ian welsh

Mar 4, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Hogan blades, sonar tech hybrids. Definitely go to clubs back in the day.

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Keith Panco

Mar 4, 2019 at 1:57 pm

The Ping Eye 2+ is the only iron I can hit all the way to the 1 iron. I wish they would make it again with a more modern head, but with the same offset, heel and toe relief, and swingweight.

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- ND Hickman
  
  Mar 4, 2019 at 2:02 pm
  
  I second this!
  
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  - DaveyD
    
    Mar 4, 2019 at 2:38 pm
    
    They would sell a ton of them. Count me in!
    
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    - Simms
      
      Mar 4, 2019 at 8:36 pm
      
      Agree, there is not one 15 and above handicapper that could possibly play a better club to this day…Ping has messed around long enough, they had the first and best forgiving irons and need to give up and make them again…would not hurt to cast them in this Country too.
      
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      - Jwebb
        
        Mar 6, 2019 at 10:52 pm
        
        Ping will make any of their old irons for you or a least they used too. Had a set of karsten I’s and I gave them my serial number and they made me a 1iron and lw to match my set. Should vé kept those too. Sigh
        
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- Pe
  
  Mar 5, 2019 at 2:41 am
  
  Keith,
  What do you think the current G-series of irons are?
  – Ping engineers
  
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  - Simms
    
    Mar 5, 2019 at 11:21 am
    
    PING, toss out all the badge BS the added colors and just get the old castings and start re-making the best game improvement iron anyone could ever need…Ok replace the square groves, there updated…sell for $799 and you take back the iron market…
    
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