In Search Of The Antique Golf Club
If you can read the history of a great old tree thru the rings on its trunk ; then you can learn the history of golfing thru the development phases of the antique golfing club.
In the start
Not surprisingly, the earliest golf clubs were made by golfers themselves and both clubs and balls were carved from wood. The competitive nature of golf soon stretched into the area of equipment creation and the carver/players strove to improve the quality of their play by improving the quality of their equipment.
The first mention of a craftsman-made set of clubs was that commissioned by King James IV of Scotland. It is great to be the king, because when he became the king of Britain , a royal maker of clubs was chosen. William Mayne became first to hold that position in 1603.
Since clubs were made entirely of wood, it is very unlikely that you might find an antique golf club from that period in time. If you were to find such a valuable club on display in a collection or museum, you might find a “longnose” used for driving. Medium range shots were made by fairway clubs, short range shots by spoons, niblicks were the
Click here to continue reading