Putting Contests are Moneymakers! Putting Contests in "Golf Tournaments 101 The Second Edition" are given their own Chapter Putting Contests in a … [Read More...] about Putting Competitions for Your Charity Golf Fundraiser Tournament
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Antique Golf Club Restoration
Antique Golf Club Restoration Antique Golf Clubs. Over many years I’ve put my clubmaking skills together to save and restore many hickory shafted golf clubs. More so with irons than woods. It seems most golf memorabilia golf collectors are more interested in irons. Part of that no doubt is the fact that you can learn a lot about who made the club and the period it was made because of all the “cleek” stampings on the back of the blade. So let’s talk irons. Many antique golf club collectors … [Read more...] about Antique Golf Club Restoration
Faces of Golf Club Irons
Faces: Stamping the Faces of Iron Club Heads, the Old Fashioned Way You can’t pick up a golf magazine or watch TV these days without seeing golf equipment manufacturing companies telling you about and showing you the high-tech ways they mass produce golf clubs today. There’s no doubt that today’s clubs are created by brilliant designers, using the most amazing computer programs and manufacturing equipment. Specialist companies around the world manufacture the golf heads, shafts and grips which … [Read more...] about Faces of Golf Club Irons
Red Golf Grips: The Little Red Grip That Could
The Early Days of Color in Golf Club Grips When I went to California from New Zealand in 1982, my first job was as the golf consultant at Tacki-Mac Grips in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. Back then the company manufactured grips for golf, racquetball, BMX and mountain bikes. The material they used was a thermo plastic rubber (TPR) called Kraton. Back then the colors used in the manufacture of golf grips were black, brown and dark blue. But when it came to making the BMX grips, many bright colors … [Read more...] about Red Golf Grips: The Little Red Grip That Could